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Communication Dean, Dr. Cameron Bennett, and Music Department Chair, Dr. Brian Galante for their commitment to faculty’s professional development. As professional musicians, our leaders understand the importance and benefits of our participation in such events; I deeply appreciate their support, which made my attendance at the conference possible.” Read Previous Holiday Music Events Read Next Dr. Gina Gillie Recognized for Composition LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives

Greater Tacoma Convention Center on March 4, the first day of the symposium. In 2006, after winning gold in the 500 meter race and silver in the 1000 meter race at the Turin Olympics, Cheek donated his $40,000 in award money to Right to Play – an international aid organization focused on bringing the benefits of sport and play to the most disadvantaged children in the world. Cheek’s donation inspired his sponsors and other athletes to collectively donate more than $1 million to children in Darfur. On

. “My passion is teaching. My love is music and singing. And my heart wants to give back to the music community. This award and the benefits to students is one way of achieving my goal. I am very honored.” Kopta’s passion for teaching and her love for singing continue to this day. She formed her own choir that entertains residents at local nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Kopta wants to share her gifts with others. “My choir members thank me for teaching them – I smile because they warm

, for which psychologist Daniel Kahneman won the 2002 Nobel prize in economics. It proposes that people aren’t always trying to maximize benefits, but are paying attention to a benchmark. In this case, the benchmark is par. “Do golfers pay attention to par? Yes, they sit in it,” Reiman said. This is in contrast to neoclassical economic theory that says that people are always trying to better their situation given the constraints they face. The Economics of Golf was split into two sections in order

benefits different Tacoma charities. Initially, college was supposed to be just something for Thoburn to do between tours with his band. “I didn’t plan on going to college all that much, but I got a good education at PLU,” he said. Having grown up in Tacoma—he went to the School of the Arts – Thoburn wanted to stay in the area after college, so his buddies’ brewery suggestion struck just the right note. “If you stop doing things for fun, you might as well be dead,” Thoburn said. Read Previous Capstone

the mission of Pacific Lutheran University. He understands that the donor must come first, and that his calling is to match donors with opportunity in a way that benefits both donor and the University.” Read Previous Nicaragua Spring Break Trip Read Next MESA Day at PLU: A Bridge to Success 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

wasteful since there are benefits for the planet, and for students’ wallets. “Every time you recycle, you are essentially lowering your tuition,” said Lorax. “Our recycling at PLU costs less money per ton than landfill.” (It costs $383 per ton for landfill waste and only $35 per ton for recycling.) “That’s a significant amount,” Lorax said. He also added that last year the university saved $104,000 by implementing waste-diversion efforts. To check to learn more about Recyclemania visit