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The Choir of the West takes to the road Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 21, 2013 January 21, 2013 Performing in Washington and British Columbia The PLU Choir of the West will be on tour in Washington and British Columbia later this January and in early February. The repertoire for this year’s Choir of the West tour spans many stylistic eras and genres. Audience members will hear premiere performances of three works: Exultate, by PLU choral faculty member Brian Galante; Northern Lights, by

pathology) compared to animal pathology,” she said. “And it’s incredibly important. How do we make the plant healthier overall, no matter what the fungus or infection?” Laurie-Berry is very familiar with Arabidopsis thaliana. She has worked with the plant since her time as a graduate student at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Two summers ago, she secured a grant from the MJ Murdoch Charitable Trust to study the plant’s signaling responses to the plant hormone jasmonic acid, or jasmonate. It’s a

November 3, 2008 Election could bring health care reform As an estimated 47 million in the United States remain uninsured and health care costs continue to rise, Americans are becoming increasingly concerned about access to affordable, quality health care. Presidential candidates are talking about reforming the health care system, although few details are forthcoming. For the first time since the early 1990s, the U.S. political environment offers the real possibility of fundamental health

.“Oftentimes when you are from somewhere else, you find that you have this identity crisis,” said Thapa, a member of Pacific Lutheran University’s ROTC program. “I think the military is the perfect environment that (gave) me a sense of belonging.” Following his first deployment to Afghanistan, Thapa became a Green to Gold scholarship recipient. Now, Thapa will be recognized as the 2016 Maude Foundation Green to Gold award in Washington, D.C. “I’m really honored and excited,” said Thapa, who will accept the

Neurologist Janice E. Brunstrom-Hernandez ’83 to Deliver 2015 Meant to Live Lecture Posted by: Zach Powers / October 1, 2015 Image: Dr. Janice Brunstrom-Hernandez at Pacific Lutheran University on Oct. 8, 2015. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) October 1, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 1, 2015)—Dr. Janice E. Brunstrom-Hernandez ’83 will be returning to campus on Thursday, Oct. 8, to deliver the 2015 Meant to Live Lecture.The inaugural event of Homecoming

Summer Internship: Economics major finds family environment with global company Posted by: tpotts / October 28, 2022 October 28, 2022 Travis McDaneld ’23 is entering his fourth year at PLU as an economics major, minoring in data science. When he enrolled at PLU, he had every intention of majoring in business, although he admits to not having any idea about what he wanted to do after graduation. But when he took a microeconomics class, he says it all clicked, and he knew what he wanted to study

Open to Interpretation: Advocacy (Episode 1) Posted by: Zach Powers / August 24, 2015 August 24, 2015 TACOMA, WASH. (August 24, 2015)- Hosted by Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, “Open to Interpretation” is a new podcast devoted to exploring the meanings and implications of words commonly used in the news, on social media and on college campuses.The inaugural episode of OTI is a discussion of the word “advocacy” among Young, Associate Professor of Religion Kevin O’Brien and

Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” are available at the PLU Concierge Desk, by calling (253) 535-7411 and online.Romantic NotionsLaw Professor Dean Spade on “Soldiers, Spouses and the Limits of LGBT Equality.” Tuesday, Nov. 3 in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center.2015-16 Spotlight Series: ‘Roots of Resilience’PLU’s 2015-16 Spotlight Series is inspired by a quote attributed to Martin Luther: “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” Read Previous PLU

Open to Interpretation: Violence (Episode 2) Posted by: Zach Powers / September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015 TACOMA, Wash. (September 30, 2015)- The second episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “violence” between host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Professor of Psychology Michelle Ceynar and Associate Professor of Philosophy Pauline Shanks Kaurin.“Open to Interpretation” is a new podcast devoted to exploring the meanings and implications of