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  • Study Away opportunities at PLU take students around the world. (Photo of Greek coast by Markelle Lance) Study away offers students endless opportunities By Katie Scaff ’13 For PLU students like Global Studies and Anthropology double major Hailey Jung ’13 , studying away is essential…

    still cultivate that global knowledge that the school emphasizes,” Greb added. Regardless of where they study, these types of experiences are invaluable to students, according to Acting Director of the Wang Center Tamara Williams. “Because we go there to study and not travel, because of the way we engage, we ultimately get to know people and places more than if it were just travel,” said Williams. “When we say global education, we don’t just mean beyond our borders.” Studying away helps students

  • Cambodia: A reflection on the genocide by Khmer Rouge and coverage by US media by Kathryn Perkins ’13 In 1975 over one-fourth of the Cambodian people were murdered. Not by foreign aggressors or malicious diseases, but by their own people. The Khmer Rouge, a communist…

    . When genocide makes an appearance the international community should take note and act. We know genocide to be repulsive, so we cannot, must not, turn away from acting against it. We cannot be apathetic to the plight of others, no matter how different or complicated our current situation is. Read Previous Grad lands dream job Read Next Evacuation drill 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

  • Tacoma, WA (April 13, 2017) — The Board of Regents of Pacific Lutheran University and President Thomas W. Krise today announced that Krise will complete his service as president when his current term ends in May, and that he will continue at PLU as president…

    professor of English.Board of Regents Chair Gary Severson also announced that a search committee representing regents, faculty, staff and alumni will select an acting president who is expected to serve for one year while a thorough and inclusive search for a long-term successor is underway. “The Board of Regents of PLU recognizes Dr. Krise’s significant contributions to the university and its students, faculty and alumni,” Severson said. “Among his accomplishments was leading an effort to revise

  • PLU alumnus Brian Lander ‘89 grew up in Washington State’s Tri-Cities. But in early 2020, Lander was far from his childhood home, as he helped meet urgent needs in Northwest Syria. Turkish troops, Syrian and Russian armies, and opposition forces negotiated and battled over resources…

    . Lander’s contribution—along with colleagues’ contributions—led to a tremendous honor. This year, the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to WFP for “its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.” “Something we’ve seen in areas affected by conflict is that food can lead to peace,” Lander said. The UN must negotiate with various state

  • LASR worked with the department of Theatre & Dance on their final Spotlight production of the year, Twisted Tales of Poe , a staged radio drama. This show came to life in the ears of listeners tuned in to LASR or the online stream. Here’s…

    Twisted Tales of Poe: A LASR & Theatre Department Collaboration Posted by: Reesa Nelson / May 17, 2021 May 17, 2021 LASR worked with the department of Theatre & Dance on their final Spotlight production of the year, Twisted Tales of Poe, a staged radio drama. This show came to life in the ears of listeners tuned in to LASR or the online stream. Here’s what some of the student participants had to say about their experience!Hanne Ferguson '23Hanne is a BFA student with a concentration in Acting

  • We’re in a brave new world of all-online scholarship application and adjudication process. Students entering PLU in fall 2021 as a first-year or transfer student with an interest in Theatre can still apply for an Artistic Achievement Award. Read more in this blog post for answers…

    , the Theatre BA, or the Theatre minor will submit one to two videos. For an Acting/Directing BFA or Theatre BA or Theatre minor: prepare a memorized 60-90 second contemporary monologue from a play or musical. For a Musical Theatre BFA: prepare a memorized 30-60 second contemporary monologue from a play or musical AND 16-32 bars (30-60 seconds) of a Broadway show tune sung with accompaniment. Where do I upload my video submissions? We strongly prefer videos uploaded to an outside video host, such as

  • For the final Spotlight production of the year, PLU Theatre & Dance presented Twisted Tales of Poe, a staged radio drama. This show came to life in the ears of listeners tuned in to LASR or the online stream. Here’s what some of the student…

    Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration Posted by: Reesa Nelson / May 16, 2021 May 16, 2021 For the final Spotlight production of the year, PLU Theatre & Dance presented Twisted Tales of Poe, a staged radio drama. This show came to life in the ears of listeners tuned in to LASR or the online stream. Here’s what some of the student participants had to say about their experience!Hanne Ferguson '23Hanne is a BFA student with a concentration in Acting/Directing. This radio play took

  • We’re in a brave new world of all-online scholarship application and adjudication process. Students entering PLU in fall 2021 as a first-year or transfer student with an interest in Theatre can still apply for an Artistic Achievement Award. Read more in this blog post for answers…

    , the Theatre BA, or the Theatre minor will submit one to two videos. For an Acting/Directing BFA or Theatre BA or Theatre minor: prepare a memorized 60-90 second contemporary monologue from a play or musical. For a Musical Theatre BFA: prepare a memorized 30-60 second contemporary monologue from a play or musical AND 16-32 bars (30-60 seconds) of a Broadway show tune sung with accompaniment. Where do I upload my video submissions? We strongly prefer videos uploaded to an outside video host, such as

  • For the final Spotlight production of the year, PLU Theatre & Dance presented Twisted Tales of Poe, a staged radio drama. This show came to life in the ears of listeners tuned in to LASR or the online stream. Here’s what some of the student…

    Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration Posted by: Reesa Nelson / May 16, 2021 May 16, 2021 For the final Spotlight production of the year, PLU Theatre & Dance presented Twisted Tales of Poe, a staged radio drama. This show came to life in the ears of listeners tuned in to LASR or the online stream. Here’s what some of the student participants had to say about their experience!Hanne Ferguson '23Hanne is a BFA student with a concentration in Acting/Directing. This radio play took

  • About two and a half hours east of Tacoma sits the farming community of Yakima, Washington. The Central Washington county has about 243,000 residents and is probably most notable for producing the majority of the nation’s apples and hops. But it’s also where Henry Temple…

    graduated from A.C. Davis High School in 2017 and is now a theatre major. He spends his time outside of the classroom typing away on his laptop writing scripts for PLU’s Late Knight show, a comedy show run completely by students. “I go to school for theatre, but I have a small part-time job working on Late Knight,” Temple said. “I’ll often be writing about five hours a week on top of the meetings that we do.” Growing up in Yakima, Temple enjoyed performing, but the thought of scripting, acting and