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on a full scholarship- an opportunity I never imagined possible. I had never seen an opera until I was in one my freshman year. I took music classes, but also many dance and acting classes too as I was a music theater major for a time. I ended up getting my degree in Music Education and taught high school and junior high for a year before starting a graduate program at the University of Colorado, Boulder. I started teaching on the voice faculty at PLU as an adjunct lecturer in 1989, immediately
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understanding of individuals and society.What is next, and why is conservation important to you? I grew up going to national parks, going hiking and spending time outside (which is what led me to environmental studies in the first place). I’ve learned a lot more about what conservation can mean in my time at PLU and how complicated the issues can be, but I still think it’s an incredibly important field, especially as the climate crisis worsens. I would be able to use a lot of my education — obviously
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sitting in his first few classes.“Professors were encouraging students to expand our worldviews, take all sorts of different prospectives into account, and challenge what we previously held to be true,” he says. “I was into it from the start.” Wright has successfully embarked on a career at the nexus of the two driving interests with which he arrived at PLU. After graduating magnum cum laude six years ago, he’s worked for an education foundation and an environmental advocacy organization, and now
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Norwegian classes and chose to move forward with a third major in Nordic Studies. This year, Einan added Chinese to her coursework. “I think it is really important to study languages because they are how people communicate,” says Einan. She sees a strong connection between her language studies and her love of literature. “I would really like to be able to read books from different cultures in their original languages.” After graduation, Einan will begin work on her Master of Education degree at PLU. She
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‘Because We’re Lutheran’: A new PLU podcast Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / July 16, 2018 Image: Pacific Lutheran University Pastor Jen Rude, left, sits down for a conversation about Lutheran higher education and faith journeys with PLU graduates Matthew Salzano and Alaa Alshaibani on the first episode of a new PLU podcast, “Because We’re Lutheran.” July 16, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (July 16, 2018) — A new Pacific Lutheran University podcast is being
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technologies are one of the key things recruiters look for when hiring candidates into the scientific research field.”What’s next in science education upgrades?The new A&P lab is the first in a series of $10.9 million in planned upgrades to spaces and technology designed to enhance science and health sciences student education at PLU. Phases two and three of the upgrades will include the conversion of the Leraas Lecture Hall into three modular classrooms, the addition of a new exam room in the Nursing
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technologies are one of the key things recruiters look for when hiring candidates into the scientific research field.” What’s next in science education upgrades?The new A&P lab is the first in a series of $10.9 million in planned upgrades to spaces and technology designed to enhance science and health sciences student education at PLU. Phases two and three of the upgrades will include the conversion of the Leraas Lecture Hall into three modular classrooms, the addition of a new exam room in the Nursing
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Former PLU President Eugene Wiegman will be remembered for his passion for service, advocacy and Tacoma Posted by: Marcom Web Team / July 13, 2020 July 13, 2020 By Zach Powers '10Marketing & CommunicationsFormer PLU President Eugene Wiegman passed away on July 1 at the age of 90. Dr. Wiegman will be remembered for his remarkable career in education, government, advocacy and ministry—and his unceasing kindness and compassion.“Dr. Wiegman was a pure joy to talk with and work with,” says PLU
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Faculty Feature: Meet Dr. Richard Nance, Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies Posted by: Reesa Nelson / April 30, 2020 April 30, 2020 What is your educational background? I received my Bachelors of Music Education (1977) and Master of Arts in Choral Conducting (1982) from West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M) in Canyon, Texas. I received the Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from Arizona State University in 1992. Why did you want to teach at PLU? As a choral
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simple thesis is the university is strong and stable,” Anderson said. “We are planning toward the decade from great strength.” As institutions of higher education have struggled under economic restraints, PLU has fared well by nearly every measure, he said. For example: – Stable enrollment, through a savvy marketing and recruiting plan, has garnered an incoming class of over 710 students. Add in transfers, and enrollment this year comes to just under 3,600 students. ACT and SAT scores increased and
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