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When Kaila Harris ’24 received her PLU acceptance letter, it was a special moment for her and her family. Upon its arrival, Harris read the letter, which included the contents of her financial aid package, aloud to her parents. “When I finished, my dad stood…
all financial backgrounds. Harris grew up an hour and a half from Tacoma in Castle Rock, Washington and attended Castle Rock High School. An education major, with an emphasis in special education, and a music minor, PLU was always her first choice.253 PLU BOUND SCHOLARSPLU offers a scholarship for students who are College Bound eligible, attend a high school in Washington state, and have a 3.30 or higher weighted cumulative GPA. Students who qualify will be awarded full tuition for their four
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When Kaila Harris ’24 received her PLU acceptance letter, it was a special moment for her and her family. Upon its arrival, Kaila read the letter, which included the contents of her financial aid package, aloud to her parents. “When I finished, my dad stood…
make higher education accessible to students from all financial backgrounds. Kaila grew up an hour and a half from Tacoma in Castle Rock, Washington and attended Castle Rock High School. An education major, with an emphasis in special education, and a music minor, PLU was always her first choice. “I was really lucky because my high school band director, Mrs. Dietz was a PLU alum,” Harris explained. “We even had the opportunity to come up to PLU and attend music workshops with PLU educators while I
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Student Composition Wins Statewide Competition Taylor Whatley, right, works with Prof. Greg Youtz on Whatley’s winning composition. (Photo: John Struzenberg ’16) Taylor Whatley’s Original Piece, ‘Fanfare Giocoso,’ Premieres at LUCO’s Season-Opener By Valery Jorgensen ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker Seattle’s renowned Lake Union…
, a Music Composition major at Pacific Lutheran University. And his original composition, Fanfare Giocoso, will premiere at Town Hall Seattle at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 as the opening number of LUCO’s first concert of 2014-15. Whatley is one of three winners of LUCO’s Fanfares competition, which was designed to provide outstanding young composers with an opportunity to create a piece for a full symphony orchestra and have it performed. (He also won $500 and will have his prize presented onstage at the
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The Theatre & Dance department opens the season with Broadway Today! , celebrating and performing songs from the past two seasons of Broadway’s biggest hits. Madison Willis ’20 who is co-directing the production with Department Chair and Associate Professor Tom Smith, described it as a…
participating in the show. “We have seven women and six men to make up a cast of 13. Four of those are first year students, six sophomore and three seniors.” “One challenge we have faced is having to add in some sections and piece together music for some songs because some of the shows we selected are new and the sheet music hasn’t been released yet.” “This is also the first year we are doing this kind of show as a faculty production, so it is a little bit of an experiment!” “I am excited to be co-directing
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The Theatre & Dance department opens the season with Broadway Today! , celebrating and performing songs from the past two seasons of Broadway’s biggest hits. Madison Willis ’20 who is co-directing the production with Department Chair and Associate Professor Tom Smith, described it as a…
participating in the show. “We have seven women and six men to make up a cast of 13. Four of those are first year students, six sophomore and three seniors.” “One challenge we have faced is having to add in some sections and piece together music for some songs because some of the shows we selected are new and the sheet music hasn’t been released yet.” “This is also the first year we are doing this kind of show as a faculty production, so it is a little bit of an experiment!” “I am excited to be co-directing
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Associate Professor of Earth Science | Earth Science | davispb@plu.edu | 253-535-5770 | I graduated in the spring of 2008 from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities with a Ph.D.
rocks in northern New Mexico. My undergraduate is from the University of Wisconsin, Madison where I worked as closely as an undergraduate can to Dr. Gordon Medaris on the Precambrian evolution of the Great Lakes region. Interests Design Wood Metal and Stone Work Politics Music Fun Facts The music component ranges from jazz through new wave into noise rock.
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Christmas at PLU this year was extra special. The 2015 concert program featured the world premiere of critically acclaimed composer J.A.C. Redford’s A Christmas Invitation , composed for PLU’s Choir of the West, University Chorale and University Symphony Orchestra. Opera star Angela Meade ’01 joined…
was broadcast into more than 65,000 homes regionally. Relive the memories with the photo recap below with onstage, and behind the scenes photos of Benaroya and the 125th Anniversary Concert! Read Previous J-term adventures: Keep up with music students around the world Read Next PLU to present US premiere of St. Matthew Passion as part of larger “Passion Week” event LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending
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Liederabend: An Evening of Song Tune your radio dial to 98.1 FM or listen online this Friday, November 8 at 8 PM as the PLU Regency Voices ensemble performs live on air for KING FM’s NW Focus Live weekly radio program. Regency Voices has assembled…
Regency Voices on KING FM’s NW Focus Live Posted by: Reesa Nelson / November 6, 2019 November 6, 2019 Liederabend: An Evening of SongTune your radio dial to 98.1 FM or listen online this Friday, November 8 at 8 PM as the PLU Regency Voices ensemble performs live on air for KING FM’s NW Focus Live weekly radio program. Regency Voices has assembled a program featuring the music of Johannes Brahms. See below for roles and to learn more about the performers.Soon ChoMezzo-SopranoOksana
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Mental Health Counseling Intern | Counseling Services | rachel.steinberg@plu.edu | 253-535-7206 | Rachel is thrilled to join the PLU team as a Mental Health Counseling Intern and spend the ’24-’25 year working with the PLU community.
Rachel Steinberg Mental Health Counseling Intern she/they Phone: 253-535-7206 Email: rachel.steinberg@plu.edu Office Location: Anderson University Center - 300 Professional Biography Education Master of Arts, Psychology, Seattle University, in process Bachelor of Music, Classical Voice Performance, Boston University, 2016 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Program Assistant, Tavon Learning Center, 2022- 2023 Residential Manager and Caretaker, L'Arche Noah Sealth, 2021- 2022 Developmental Specialist
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Associate Professor of Philosophy | Innovation Studies | schleemt@plu.edu | 253-535-7218 | Mike Schleeter began teaching as an Assistant Professor at PLU in 2011, having received a B.A.
philosophy, and business ethics, as well as courses in early modern philosophy, 19th and 20th century continental philosophy, and the philosophy of race. His areas of scholarly interest include political philosophy, political economy, German Idealism, and phenomenology. In his free time, he enjoys watching films, playing music, reading literature and poetry, studying history and politics, and sampling beers from around the world. Interests Watching Films Playing Music Reading Literature and Poetry
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