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ACS Puget Sound Section Awards and Scholarships Posted by: alemanem / December 6, 2021 December 6, 2021 The ACS Puget Sound Section awards two $1500 4-year college student scholarships (the Julia Ann Rutherford Memorial Scholarship) each year. Application deadline is March 1st. The ACS Puget Sound Section also awards ACS Student Affiliate Chapter Grants For Activities and/or Travel Up to $500 each year.  A request must be submitted to the Education Committee with details well in advance of the

Preparation, organization, punctuality and respect is how Barry Johnson leads his singing, teaching and directing in the PLU music department Posted by: Kate Williams / December 6, 2017 December 6, 2017 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerBarry Johnson has performed in over 25 roles in the Seattle and Tacoma Operas, while also teaching voice and opera lessons at PLU for over 20 years. Today, you can find him teaching full-time to music students at PLU. What is your background? I was born and

is crucial. Many coaches talk about the importance of sport psychology but few have the appropriate training to effectively teach student-athletes how to improve their mental game. How does your Master’s Degree, in particular, help you in your role as a coach? I think my degree prepared me in a variety of ways to coach effectively. My main focus is on building up athletes’ confidence, encouraging them to be their best on and off the field, and challenging them in an appropriate manner. Ultimately

is crucial. Many coaches talk about the importance of sport psychology but few have the appropriate training to effectively teach student-athletes how to improve their mental game. How does your Master’s Degree, in particular, help you in your role as a coach? I think my degree prepared me in a variety of ways to coach effectively. My main focus is on building up athletes’ confidence, encouraging them to be their best on and off the field, and challenging them in an appropriate manner. Ultimately

Ellie Dieringer explores impact of the Holocaust in South America Posted by: Zach Powers / September 5, 2023 September 5, 2023 By Anneli HaralsonResolute Guest WriterClose to 50,000 Jewish refugees fled to Argentina during the rise of Nazism and World War II. In fact, between 1933 and 1945, Argentina received more Jewish refugees per capita than any other nation in the world, except Palestine. But to most – outside of historical scholars or researchers — those facts are likely surprising. It’s

Save the date: Documentary ‘Namibia Nine’ to premiere in February Posted by: Todd / December 9, 2014 December 9, 2014 After a year and a half of planning, production and travel, Namibia Nine will premiere on February 28 at 6:30 p.m., to coincide with Black History Month celebrations, in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Wash.The film, created by a team of PLU filmmakers, explores the impact that access to education can make in the

4 Reasons to Choose PLU’s Master of Science in Kinesiology Posted by: chaconac / September 26, 2022 September 26, 2022 Ranked by Niche as the top Kinesiology department in Washington state and the Pacific Northwest, the Master of Science in Kinesiology at PLU brings a tradition of excellence into the graduate degree.The program combines a rigorous academic experience with real-world, relevant and impactful applications designed to intentionally address critical gaps in kinesiology training and

Choir of the West receives high honors in global ranking Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 8, 2015 October 8, 2015 By Mandi LeCompteOutreach Manager The Choir of the West placed 6th in a global ranking of Mixed Collegiate Choirs and overall 25th in Choirs, according to the international organization, Interkultur. “This is a recognition where Choir of the West represents the university and our country well on the world stage,” says Richard Nance, Choir of the West director. “There are hundreds

March 12, 2014 Nelly Trocme Hewett’s parents, Andre and Magda Trocme Hiding in Plain Sight: The Story of Rescue in Le Chambon, France By Barbara Clements Content Development Director It all started in the area of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France, when a lone, and unexpected, Jewish refugee showed up in 1938, a Latin teacher from Vienna. Word spread. Others came. The Nazi occupation grew in power and the collaborative Vichy government tightened its grip, remembers Nelly Trocmé Hewett, 86, who will

Lutes for a march against gun violence in Olympia earlier this year. (Photo by John Froshcauer/PLU) Carnegie Mellon’s focus for the program is to bring together underrepresented voices in public policy. To be admitted, Dolan had to write an essay detailing how his voice would contribute to the program. Dolan talked about how his low-income background posed difficulties for him in college, and how he wants to advocate for lower-income voices. “In the university and when I studied away I didn’t really