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  • The PLU Wind Ensemble performed the world premiere of Echo Chambers on March 10, 2019. Echo Chambers came about after a conversation during a national conference in 2017 between Ed Powell, Professor of Music and Director of Bands at PLU, and Peter Van Zandt Lane,…

    , Xanthos Ensemble, East Coast Composers Ensemble, Ensemble Signal, NotaRiotous, The Quux Collective, Freon Ensemble (Rome), and the New York Virtuoso Singers. His works for wind ensemble, particularly Hivemind and Astrarium have become widely programmed among college and university wind ensembles. Peter’s work has been recognized by a number of awards and prizes –most recently the American Prize and Lili Boulanger Memorial Prize (finalist)– and has been featured national and international music

  • Exchange program enriches campus living and learning Six years ago, Candice Hughes ’08 realized that, despite her ambition, college just wasn’t in the cards. As consolation, the Trinidad and Tobago native dreamed of figuring out a way to go back to school part-time in a…

    learned a great deal about her culture. Culture is a key theme of the program. Due largely to its colonial past, Trinidad and Tobago are home to a rich mix of religions and ethnicities, from African and East Indian to Chinese, Syrian and Portuguese. Trinidadians express great pride in their diversity through a variety of festivals. The PLU program is designed to explain the deeper historical roots that anchor these festivals, Temple-Thurston said. According to Hughes, the knowledge she gained in the

  • Lutes around the world This January, more than 300 PLU students spent the term studying in places across the globe. Learn about their experiences through blogposts. The Birthplace of Western Music (Austria/Czech Republic/Slovakia) Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 By Karla Stoermer Is this real Life? The…

    farm”…MORE Read Previous Economics of golf Read Next Rock the Casbah: Challenges and Solutions in the Middle East COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences in China November 4, 2024 Lutes

  • Wall-raising of the Habitat for Humanity home for Dianna and David Sullivan sponsored by PLU and Thrivent Financial on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. Dianna Sullivan is a graduate student studying Marriage and Family Therapy. (Photo/John Froschauer) Update: Dedication Ceremony Set for Jan. 25, 2014 Building,…

    East Campus with the intention of capturing her classroom environment—but then realized school didn’t actually start for another week. So Sullivan flipped through her textbook and wrote on the whiteboard for art’s sake only—but with a happy surprise: “I’m actually getting work done,” Sullivan said. “I found a really good quote for my paper!” The Habitat crew followed Sullivan downstairs, to the Couples & Family Therapy Center, where she had worked with clients before starting her internship at

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 24, 2016)- It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas at Pacific Lutheran University. Throughout its history, PLU has developed numerous holiday pastimes that honor a variety of traditions, cultures and forms of joyful expression. UPCOMING EVENTS Celebration of Light   Nov.…

    choirs! Brian Galante conducts the Men’s Chorus and the University Singers. Tickets: $8 general admission/ $5 senior citizens (55+), military, alumni / free PLU community, students, 18 and under. Tickets available online and through the PLU Concierge Desk (253 535-7411). 26th Annual Winterfest  Dec. 10 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | East Campus (Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School) On December 10, PLU CCES will welcome local Parkland, Tacoma and Spanaway families to the 26th Annual Winterfest with coats, toys

  • May 17, 2021 If you would like to join us for this event: Zoom Link: https://plu-edu.zoom.us/j/91514705167

    far-right parties and direct support from heads of state who have accepted these extremist values. Some nations like Turkey and Russia have their own involvement in the region but have no real connection to the rise of populism. However, they are still guided by authoritarian leaders who have their own ambitions for Syria and the greater Middle East. The most pressing threat to a solution for these ongoing crises revolve around the populist far-right ideals and policies that seek to completely

  • Louis Hobson ’00 is an accomplished actor on stage and on screen. His next act includes building a production company that he hopes will infuse innovation into the entertainment industry.

    the pilot episode of the television show “Man in the High Castle,” as well as a handful of films. Most recently, he acted in the Oscar-nominated film “Captain Fantastic” starring Viggo Mortensen. Hobson also is an accomplished stage actor. Shows he’s been in have been nominated collectively for a few dozen Drama Desk awards, which recognize excellence in New York theater productions, as well as 20 Tony Awards. “Next to Normal,” the show Hobson auditioned for two days after arriving on the East

  • There are many opportunities to live, work, study, teach and volunteer abroad after graduating. Alumni and Student Connections also offers advising and a variety of resources to help you find the

    , volunteers work in Las Cruces, NM and El Paso, TX with US-Mexico border issues.Visit WebsiteBUNACVolunteers serve in 74 countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe, and the Middle East. Collaborating with local community members, Volunteers work in areas like education, youth outreach and community development, the environment, and information technology.Visit WebsiteCongress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young ProfessionalsA yearlong fellowship to study and intern in

  • The Tacoma Refugee Choir, an important support and resource for Kaelin Lor, History major and '23 alum, recently released the video, Everyone Can Love Someone and Kaelin has shared it with us.

    2021, a paper that he wrote on alliance-building and Northern Irish women during World War II was published by the University of Alabama’s Crimson Historical Review. Greyson’s History capstone paper—which discussed Holocaust education in East Germany—is in review with journals at the University of Southern California, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In the Fall of 2021, Greyson began graduate studies in Data Analytics at Boston University. Abbie Welch '19Abbie Welch

  • When Kaila Harris ’24 received her PLU acceptance letter, it was a special moment for her and her family. Upon its arrival, Harris read the letter, which included the contents of her financial aid package, aloud to her parents. “When I finished, my dad stood…

    -12 students in the Bethel and Franklin Pierce school districts. Tutoring is led by PLU student volunteers, and an average of 15 students each semester regularly donate their time. With goals to provide support to adult English language learners in the near future, the Parkland Literacy Center is fast becoming an educational cornerstone in the local South Sound community. “My goal is not only to do what I can to provide access to education for everyone, but to make sure that the community knows