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  • Opera star Angela Meade ’01 is the 2013 Spring Commencement speaker. The ceremony begins at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 26 at the Tacoma Dome. Angela Meade’s dreams come true with a phone call, a bit of luck and a lot of hard work. Alumna wins…

    Seven Early Songs. In May Meade was also honored with the 2011 Richard Tucker Award, conferred annually on a single artist who has reached a high level of artistic accomplishment and who, in the opinion of the panel, is on a the threshold of a major international career. Then a second prestigious award followed this year. She performed last June at Benaroya Hall in Seattle to Schubert’s Overture to Rosamunde, D. 644. T Meade said she had never been exposed to opera before she came to PLU. But once

  • Editor’s note: Speakers from the Nobel Peace Prize forum will be livestreamed at three events March 8,9 and 10 on-campus at PLU. Bruno Correa ’15 and Anna McCracken ’14 will represent PLU as Peace Scholars, accompanied by Claudia Berguson, the Svare-Toven Professor of Norwegian and…

    remainder of the program takes place at the University of Oslo’s International Summer School. Read Previous We’re like the Borg – We Swallow up Everybody Read Next Peace Forum livestreamed at PLU 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 place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK3jjMTpgOQ John Marzano ’13 gains experience on the stage in the country’s fifth largest opera. Student sings way to the Seattle Opera By Katie Scaff ’13 You may have seen him tearing up the stage in Lagerquist Hall or starting an impromptu concert in the…

    . (SPOILER ALERT) “When she dies at the end, you feel that hurt and grief that everyone else is feeling. I cry everyday.” After wiping away his tears, Marzano washes off his makeup and heads back to campus, where the vocal performance major has a full schedule between classes and leading PLUtonic, PLU’s men’s a cappella group that won the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella quarterfinals competition in February. The Tacoma-native admits it’s not easy to manage so many commitments, but he

  • Coach Justin Eckstein, left, addresses the Speech and Debate team, including Pam Barker ’14 (behind Eckstein) and David Mooney ’14 (corner of table). (Photo: John Struzenberg / PLU student) You Can’t Argue with Success PLU Speech and Debate Carries on a Tradition of Excellence By…

    come spring. This year, PLU’s team has its sights set on the National Debate Tournament in Indianapolis at the end of March. PLU consistently does well at national tournaments and made it to the final rounds of the competition in the early 2000s. “We’re hoping to be really competitive at Nationals this year,” Barker said. Read Previous International ‘Speed-Dating’ Read Next PLU Ranks 3rd Nationwide for Peace Corps Volunteers COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for

  • OLYMPIA, Wash. (March 4, 2015)— The first round of policy and fiscal committee cut-off dates has come and gone. This week, members of the Senate and House will spend much of their days alternating between passionate, public floor debates and quiet, closed-door caucus meetings. The…

    legislative ethics, writing and research, a budget exercise, mock committee hearings and floor debate, and a job shadow at a state agency. Interns also participate in seminars and workshops with state officials, policymakers, journalists and lobbyists, offering networking opportunities and a global view of the political process. Washington Legislative Internship Homepage Read Previous International Star Imparts Wisdom to Operatic Lutes Read Next The Women’s Center at 25: Stories of Inspiration and Impact

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 2, 2015)- Pacific Lutheran University’s annual Christmas Concerts have entertained and inspired audiences across the Pacific Northwest for decades. For 2015, PLU is making Christmas Concert history in celebration of its 125th Anniversary. As in previous years, the concerts will be performed…

    PBS-television networks, KCTS and KBTS. The concert will air on PBS stations nationwide in 2016.PLU: An International Choral PowerhouseThe Choir of the West has been long regarded as one of the best collegiate choirs in the country and was recently ranked the sixth-best mixed-collegiate choir in the world. The ranking comes on the heels of a summer tour of Europe in which the choir performed in five countries in 12 days, earned multiple gold awards, and won the grand prize award at the Fifth

  • Friends of 88.5 FM and Pacific Lutheran University reach agreement for the sale of KPLU Contributions of $7 million from 18,000 donors preserve KPLU as an independent, community-licensed public radio station Tacoma, WA — Pacific Lutheran University and Friends of 88.5 FM, a nonprofit community…

    direction of the station. About one-third of all public radio stations in the U.S. operate as community licensees, most notably WBEZ in Chicago, WNYC in New York, KQED in San Francisco, as well as local stations KEXP and KING-FM. Additional information is available at https://savekplu.org. CONTACTS: Donna Gibbs, Pacific Lutheran University 253-538-6023 gibbsdl@plu.edu Brenda Goldstein-Young, KPLU 425-941-5205 bgoldsteinyoung@kplu.org Read Previous International partnership helps unite young musicians

  • Note: Acting out of concern for the safety of guests, the celebration of life service for Dick has been rescheduled due to a significant winter storm that is predicted to affect the South Sound. In consultation with the family, the new date is confirmed for…

    service extended beyond his Tacoma community, including a stint in the U.S. Air Force from 1946-48. A lifetime lover of the arts, Dick served as president of the Tacoma Opera Society, the Tacoma Art Museum, the Tacoma Philharmonic and the Pantages Center for the Arts. He also was a member of the Washington Association of Fine Arts Deans and the International Council of Fine Arts Deans. In every one of the many circles that Dick worked, he made an impact with people. He will be remembered for providing

  • Senior Elana Tracy ‘21 has mixed feelings now that her studies at Pacific Lutheran University are coming to an end. On the one hand, PLU allowed her to discover a passion for global studies while studying abroad in Great Britain; but on the other, she…

    . The Las Vegas native initially wanted to attend a bigger school, but she saw the promise of a more intimate liberal arts setting after a tour of campuses in the Pacific Northwest. “Everyone told me that the rain was really going to get to me, but in Vegas everyone gets excited when it rains,” she said. “I was more surprised to hear some of the jargon that is different from what I’m used to. This is super niche, but have you ever heard of jojos?”Tracy is part of PLU’s international honors program

  • TACOMA, Wash. (May 24, 2023) – Tacoma high school students will be able to earn a college degree and teaching credential debt-free as part of a new program to help build the next generation of teachers in Washington. Tacoma-based nonprofit Degrees of Change is teaming…

    Born and raised in the Philippines, Maria Surla ’23 is now a PLU grad and a nurse at MultiCare Good Samaritan Emergency in Parkland Read Next PLU student team finishes in the top five at international math modeling competition 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 place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU