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Weathermon Joyful Noise Endowment for Jazz Studies. A non-competitive music event, this festival aims to provide helpful feedback to jazz ensembles and band directors; to inspire the next generations of jazz musicians through professional concerts, clinics, and masterclasses; and to build connections in the jazz community within our region and beyond. Festival Highlights Performance/clinic: Each school band will perform and receive a 30-minute clinic from two professional jazz educators following their

University in 1998, and enjoys coming back to campus to talk to students about media-related topics. Samantha Lund ’16 Samantha Lund graduates this spring with a degree in communication and a journalism concentration. Lund worked at Alaska Airlines, The News Tribune and the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce during her four years at Pacific Lutheran University. On campus she managed student media and was the editor-in-chief for The Mast and creator of Mast Magazine. Next, Lund will move to Los Angeles and take a

graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with a major in English with a Creative Writing emphasis and a minor in Spanish. In 2012, he completed an MA in K-12 Education at University of Puget Sound and this spring applied to pursue a Doctorate in Educational Leadership at the University of Washington, Tacoma. He is a father of Joshua Charles, aged two. He currently teaches Language Arts and coaches wrestling, football and track at Lincoln High School where he graduated in 2004. Josh would tell you

and jazz festivals. Every four years, the UJE takes an international tour with the university wind ensemble. Past tours have included Scandinavia China, and Australia with performances at venues such as The Aula at the University of Oslo, Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, music conservatories in Beijing, X’ian, and Shanghai, the Great Wall of China, Dizzy’s Jazz Club in Melbourne, Australia, and the Sydney Conservatory of Music. Click on the “Jazz Studies Courses and Ensembles” link above for more

the PLU School of Business Research Award. As a community leader and servant, Dr. Mulder has been a recipient of the LIVE UNITED Award from the Tacoma/Pierce County United Way, and with the David T. Alger Service Community Leadership/Service Award. In the business community, Dr. Mulder has been recognized with the 40 under Forty Leadership Award from the Business Examiner, and has served on the board and as President of the local Chamber of Commerce. Serving locally, he has also served as co-chair

yet available in the regular curriculum. The title will be listed on the student term-based record as ST: followed by the specific title designated by the academic unit. (1 to 4) KINS 390 : Applied Exercise and Sports Psychology A practical, individually-oriented course designed to teach athletes, trainers, coaches, and teachers a comprehensive variety of skills and techniques aimed at enhancing sport performance. Psychological topics include: managing anxiety, imagery, goal setting, self

, collecting school records and accolades along the way. She was a NAIA second-team All-American in 1998, and PLU’s 2000 Athlete of the Year. Of all her accomplishments, Flores-Handley is proudest of graduating in four years, as a two-sport athlete. “I’m not very good about talking about myself,” she admits, but she’s eager to credit her coaches — Kevin Aoki and Tim Templin for volleyball, and Rick and Leanne Noren and Phil Scott for softball. “They taught me discipline, accountability, how to be a good