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Lindenholzhausen,  Germany.  As part of the four-day international event, the Choir of the West took second place out of 17 groups – earning a gold medal.  The Choir’s men’s and women’s groups earned gold and silver medals respectively.  PLU’s men’s acappella group, PLUtonic, also earned a gold medal at this event. While the Choir was at the festival, KammerMusikere toured the Bavarian area of Germany. They performed at a middle school in Augsberg, shared the stage with a Brass Band in the spa town of Bad

made a special stop at the Harmonie Festival in Limburg, Germany, where they stayed just long enough to gather-up all sorts of hardware. (Anyone bring an empty suitcase?) As part of the four-day international event, the Choir of the West took second place out of 17 groups – earning a gold medal – and the choir’s men’s and women’s earned gold and silver medals, respectively. PLU’s a men’s cappella group, PLUtonic, also earned a gold at the event. The performers are just returning from the trip, so

from campus. Habitat Home Dedication Event date and time: 12 p.m. Jan. 25, 2014. Celebration, fellowship and refreshments follow. Location: The Woods at Golden Given, 962 104th St. E., Tacoma; house number 10504. Admission: Free. PLU service at work: Since August 2013, 235 PLU students, staff and alumni volunteers have put in more than 1,410 hours at the build site. “This year, through good karma or good connections, chemistry happened,” said Sue Potter, Habitat’s director of Development and

that PLUTO has not only given them new teaching tools, but also improved their ability to teach traditional, brick-and-mortar classes.PLU Teaching OnlineProfessional development for faculty, a new way of learning for studentsDiane Harney, associate professor of communication, said PLUTO required faculty to stop and think critically about teaching methods. “They ask us to really wipe the slate clean,” she said. “It’s allowed us to stop and think about what we teach, how we teach it and how the

development in the education department, said this was the first year the state required universities to apply for grant funding to pay for ARC. Only nine programs statewide earned funding, and PLU tied for the third-highest award amount. Hibbs said earning the grant money speaks to the legitimacy of PLU’s program. "PLU does a fantastic job fast-tracking good, qualified teachers,” Wade said, adding that school districts don’t hesitate to bring a PLU graduate on board. “The brand speaks for itself. They

it is. Straight forward and also exciting. I think it’s interesting that the study of innovation, for you, starts with learning from historical contexts. Since WWII, nations around the world have focused on technological innovation, imagining that product development and new initiatives will boost their economies and measures like Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Innovation now is considered a positive thing, but it hasn’t always seemed beneficial. It used to be that new ideas were viewed cautiously

Theater.Admission is free, and the event is open to the public. In producing the documentary, three MediaLab students, all Communication majors, spent more than a year exploring the topic of food waste and its many implications, and their hard work has been rewarded: Waste Not has received several national and international recognitions, including a 2015 first-place nomination from the National Broadcasting Society, a national second-place finish in the Broadcast Education Association’s Festival of Arts

the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a prestigious national scholarship geared toward diversifying the types of students studying away. Zimmerman is the only Pacific Lutheran University student to receive the scholarship this year, and only the second in 10 years. Zimmerman, a nursing student, will study away in Windhoek in the spring. She will take nursing classes at the local university, as well as online PLU courses. “I’ve always dreamed of traveling,” Zimmerman said. “It had

attend the Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer Institute held at Carnegie Mellon University. He will take four courses, starting June 14, in public policy and international affairs. The program spans seven weeks, wrapping up in early August. Dolan and 20 other program participants also will take a trip to Washington, D.C., and prepare for graduate school. “I’m excited to go to Washington, D.C.,” Dolan said. “I’ve never been to D.C. before.” Riley Dolan '19 (far right) joined fellow

September 27, 2013 Mark Lee, Mimi Granlund and Matt Hubbard and the apparatus they built to help them understand how the roughness and size of a tongue would affect the amount of water an animal could lap up and still be efficient.  (Photos by John Froschauer) What exactly is a ‘CAPSTONE’ (And how will it ge me a job?) By Barbara Clements, Content Development Director So just how does one get a job – or an offer to grad school – by studying slobber? First step: Start studying slobber – or