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bring a uniquely organic and fresh perspective to all her artwork. Post graduation, she hopes to secure a job in sports design and marketing. ARTIST STATEMENT Being a college athlete myself, I am inspired by the demeanor of athletes. I strive to capture the commitment, perseverance, and passion they have for their sport in a visual display. The concept was inspired by the promotional hype videos and designs created for college and professional sports teams. For these pieces, I dove deep into the

Students crammed into PLU’s Studio Theatre on April 17 for the 2014 edition of PLU’s Hebrew Idol Live finale. Even the stairs and aisles were filled as the audience clapped, cheered and laughed its way through the event, hosted by Tommy Flanagan ’14 and organized by Religion Professor Antonios Finitsis. PLU Hebrew Idol reflects the knowledge students have gained in Finitsis’ introductory Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible course. Each year, students are required to apply their interpretations

June 15, 2009 Perspective: Rethinking the global citizen The field of Subaltern Studies came into existence to address a perceived problem with the way that existing scholarly paradigms in anthropology, Latin American studies, and many other fields, had understood the “objects” of study: people in cultures other than those of the scholar. Subaltern Studies sought to engage the subaltern as an ally and participant in the academic process. The communities being studied in this way, at least

February 9, 2011 PLU graduate studies the Kindertransport By Barbara Clements Their faces stare out from yellowed passport photos. Some are smiling. Some scared. Some of carrying suitcases. Many are only holding their younger siblings or nothing at all. This photo is of the first transport from Berlin as it embarks at the Hook of Holland, December 1, 1938. (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) These are the children of the Kindertransport of 70 years ago, when a hodgepodge of  English

May 31, 2011 The Andersons are leaving PLU Tuesday May 31, 2011 Loren and MaryAnn Anderson have announced their intent to leave Pacific Lutheran University in the spring of 2012, at the end of the academic year. “The time is right for the university,” Loren Anderson, 65, said. “It’s a perfect time for new leadership as another era of progress and development is about to open for PLU.” Loren and MaryAnn Anderson have announced they plan to leave PLU in the Spring of 2012. “The time is right for

The University Wind Ensemble featured at the Western International Band Clinic Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 11, 2015 November 11, 2015 Lutes played to more than 800 students, band directors and music lovers who packed the house at the Western International Band Clinic on Saturday, November 21, 2015. The PLU Wind Ensemble was featured during the festival’s Saturday night performance and was one of only four groups selected to perform and the only band selected west of Texas. “Our

Sharing Passion for Scholarship: The Kelmer Roe Fellowships in the Humanities Posted by: hoskinsk / May 6, 2020 Image: Hillary Vo writing at Mr. Rainier as a part of place-based writing research May 6, 2020 By Caitlin Klutz '22English MajorScholarships make a PLU education possible for many students, and every scholarship has a story.One story begins with Kelmer Roe, an associate professor of Greek and Religion at PLU from 1947 to 1967. In 2004, his relatives Naomi and Don Nothstein and David

March 19, 2009 Teaching by Practicing By the time the class of about 20 students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program at PLU graduate, they will have provided 10,000 hours of community service.“Everyone that we see here is from this community,” said Renee Johnson, a second-year MFT student. By community, she means the greater Parkland, Tacoma and East Pierce County area. It’s a welcomed and much-needed service provided by PLU and its master’s level students. And it also provides real life

Let’s Gaze At the Stars Keck Observatory Open House Posted by: alemanem / June 24, 2024 June 24, 2024 Join members of the PLU Physics Department and the Tacoma Astronomical Society (TAS) starting at 8:30pm on Thursday, August 15th, 2024 to take a tour of the observatory, learn about the stars, and look through telescopes (if there are clear skies)! Dress warmly. Follow the red lights to the dome. https://calendar.plu.edu/event/observatory-open-house Read Previous AWIS Scholarship Read Next