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  • PLU hosts Tamana Girls’ High School Band in friendship concert https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2018/04/13/friendship-concert/

    A prestigious all-girls high school band from Japan, Tamana Girls High School, will once again visit Pierce County this June in a friendship concert with Graham-Kapowsin High School (GKHS). Their message: friendship through music. This year, the Friendship Concert performed by Tamana Girls High School…

    School have also experienced tremendous success. They were selected to perform at the 2010 and 2014 Washington Music Educators Association Conference in Yakima, Washington. In 2015, the GKHS wind ensemble performed at the Northwest Regional Music for All Festival. Read Previous PLU University Jazz Ensemble’s upcoming concert Read Next Jazz Under the Stars 20th anniversary and concert lineup announced LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to

  • Trans-Rights Scholar/Activist Dean Spade Speaks at PLU Nov. 3 https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/10/13/deanspadelecture/

    TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 13, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University will host a lecture by Seattle University School of Law Professor Dean Spade, a leading scholar and activist in trans rights. His talk, “Romantic Notions: Soldiers, Spouses and the Limits of LGBT Equality,” will be held at 6…

    event, which is free, is sponsored by PLU’s Women’s Center, the Women’s and Gender Studies program and the Diversity Center. The last 40 years of queer and trans politics has seen a drastic shift, Spade says: Much of 1960s and ’70s queer and trans activism had complex and explicit ties to anti-war and anti-police movements, as well as to feminist disruptions of traditional gender roles, including militarized masculinities. Today, a highly visible, corporate-funded gay and lesbian rights agenda

  • PLU professor, local archaeologist team up with students to study prehistoric artifacts from Mount R https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2016/03/10/plu-professor-local-archaeologist-team-up-with-students-to-study-prehistoric-artifacts-from-mount-rainier/

    TACOMA, WASH. (March 10, 2016)- Bradford Andrews has spent a decade inviting his students to participate in archaeological research in the Mount Rainier area. This year, the work helped uncover details about prehistoric hunting groups. “This is the sort of opportunity that can only come…

    Geosciences Peter Davis. After graduation, Holm hopes to get her master’s degree and move into land research for the government. Students say Andrews inspires them to do research. Andrews says they do the same for him, pushing him to keep publishing papers on this research. “(Holm) is a great student,” Andrews said. “These research opportunities are perfect for motivated students like that.” Read Previous PLU alumna collects, studies mosquitoes in the pursuit of improved public health Read Next PLU to

  • NSCI 350: STEM Education Partnership course https://www.plu.edu/stem-education/nsci350/

    NSCI 350: STEM Education PartnershipNSCI 350 is a service-learning course with a fieldwork component where pairs of PLU students teach science or mathematics lessons in local K-8 schools. Students in NSCI 350 will learn about lesson planning and curriculum design with a focus on equity and will apply those skills by developing and teaching lessons in local schools. This upper division science course is intended for undergraduate students interested in revisiting and applying their science and

  • PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2024/07/24/dean-stephanie-johnson-college-liberal-studies/

    PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson Posted by: Zach Powers / July 24, 2024 Image: Stephanie Johnson is the new dean of PLU’s College of Liberal Studies. (Photo by Jeffrey Roberts/PLU) July 24, 2024 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsThe Pacific Lutheran University community recently welcomed Stephanie Johnson, the new dean of the College of Liberal Studies, to campus. Johnson comes to PLU from The College of St. Scholastica, where she most recently served as

  • Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance https://www.plu.edu/organ/endowed-chair/

    Thanks to the generosity of longtime university supporter Paul Fritts, owner and founder of Paul Fritts & Co. Organ Builders, the PLU School of Music, Theatre & Dance is establishing the Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance. Fritts has pledged $2 million to support and enhance Music programs at PLU. “This endowed chair represents a significant commitment to both organ performance and instruction,” Brian Galante, Associate Dean of the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, said

  • PLU Admission Blog in Gender Sexuality and Race Studies https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/topic/gender-sexuality-race-studies/

    Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve

  • Crisi Shockey https://www.plu.edu/admission/counselors/crisi-shockey/

    PLU is a great place to find long lasting community and bonds, on-campus and off-campus. It is a place that strives to make everyone feel welcome and comfortable.

    cats (Cheddar and Scrambles) or finding the best restaurants and museums around. As a first-gen college graduate, Crisi is devoted to helping students pursue their goals and understand the process, whether it’s deadlines or what to expect from college life! Pronouns: She/They Graduated from: University of California, Davis & Columbia College Majors: History & East Asian Studies Minor: Art History Crisi works with students from: Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom counties, Alaska

  • Mary Gerhardstein https://www.plu.edu/admission/counselors/mary-gerhardstein/

    PLU is a great place to grow as a person, as a student, and as a leader. We welcome your passions here and look forward to you joining our community!

    commitment to serving the community and the Earth. She’s excited to get to know prospective students and help them through their college search process! Graduated from: Whitworth University Major: Sociology, Social Service & Community Action Track Minors: History and Environmental Studies Mary works with students from: Enumclaw, Orting, Sumner-Bonney Lake,and White River school districts, all of Central & Eastern Washington, Southern California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Texas. She also works with

  • Reflections on a Day With PLU’s Rwandan Guests https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/09/24/studentrwandadebaters/

    TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 24, 2015)—On Sept. 21, I had the immense privilege of meeting and getting to know members of the iDebate Rwanda team. Although it is always an honor to spend time with international guests, their visit was of special importance to me as…

    guests, their visit was of special importance to me as I prepare to leave for Kigali, Rwanda, in January. Members of iDebate Rwanda meet students in PLU’s Diversity Center.. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) As a student of History and Holocaust and Genocide Studies, I have long been fascinated by Rwanda’s past and culture, so the opportunity to hear firsthand the stories of Rwandans was one that I did not take lightly. After a rigorous application process, these four students won a competition through an