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their time as Mathlete Coaches. They spend at least a few hours every week tutoring middle school students in preparation for the Washington State Math Olympiad in the spring. And the problems are not task, Dorner said. In fact, the problems are challenging even for college students, but what is the most interesting is to see how a middle school student approach something without the methods learned by college students. They create a true bond around mathematics. Hopefully, middle school students

January 24, 2014 PLU concert celebrates Black History Month Pacific Lutheran University pays tribute to the artistic entrepreneurship of African Americans with a Black History Month Concert that celebrates a lasting legacy of music, literature and art. Covering a rich tapestry of gospel, blues, jazz and concert works, along with recitations from classic African-American literature, the concert will feature PLU student ensembles—including the University Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Jazz

January 9, 2014 PLU Economics Professor Dr. Martin Wurm addresses the Pierce County Economic Index forum on Jan. 9, 2014, as fellow Professor Neal Johnson looks on. PLU Professors Deliver Pierce County Economic Forecast Pacific Lutheran University economists Drs. Neal Johnson and Martin Wurm delivered the 2014 Pierce County Economic Index (PCEI) forecast this morning at a breakfast at Tacoma’s Hotel Murano hosted by the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber. Looking ahead in 2014, the economists

Choir of the West, University Chorale, and University Wind Ensemble Spring Conference Appearances Posted by: Reesa Nelson / February 15, 2022 Image: Spokane skyline, where Choir of the West and University Chorale will be performing February 15, 2022 Three PLU music ensembles will take their performances to venues near and far next month. Two vocal groups, Choir of the West and University Chorale, are traveling to Spokane to perform at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) 2022

in orchestras like the Virginia Symphony or the Boston Camerata. Some are music teachers and professors. One of my most talented former ear-training student is now TYC conductor Dr. Leann Conley-Holcom! I even have a former student that is a movie director and another one that records for Hans Zimmer in Hollywood! By night, I play in Symphony Tacoma, but I also run the Second City Chamber Series that performs chamber music concerts around Pierce County year-round. And I have a string quartet. And

Multi-talented senior and composer TJ Wheeler ’22 views music as his vocation Posted by: vcraker / June 22, 2022 June 22, 2022 TJ Wheeler ’22 is a music composition major at Pacific Lutheran University. This semester, he was a valuable member of six music ensembles, including Choir of the West, Opera, Steel Band, Percussion Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, and the PLU Ringers handbell choir. We talked with Wheeler about his experiences at and before PLU, and how he became such a talented musician.How

Multi-talented senior and composer TJ Wheeler ’22 views music as his vocation Posted by: Silong Chhun / May 11, 2022 May 11, 2022 By Isabella DaltosoMarketing & CommunicationsTJ Wheeler '22 is a music composition major at Pacific Lutheran University. This semester, he was a valuable member of six music ensembles, including Choir of the West, Opera, Steel Band, Percussion Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, and the PLU Ringers handbell choir. We talked with Wheeler about his experiences at and before PLU

are moments of ornamentation in da capo arias in which students can show off virtuosity and extended range,” Brown explains. “Also, the orchestration is not very thick, so singers can be challenged without pushing their voices in an unhealthy way.” The opera, performed in Italian, creates a challenge with the language barrier. Luckily, PLU’s music library has the complete opera text with a word-for-word translation and pronunciation. Brown also coaches the students on the language. The audience

student clubs, and doing internships,” Brock said. “And we encourage students to get to know the faculty personally, so they can serve as guides, mentors and coaches.” In the case of Mattich, that meant being treated almost as though he was a colleague of professor Ptak – not just a first-year student. “What I like about this class is that the expectations were made very clear,” said Mattich. “Professor Ptak considered the course syllabus a contract with us. If she wanted to change anything, or we

April 10, 2014 Celebrating PLU’s Student-Athletes A breakfast on April 10 celebrated student-athletes at PLU. (Photo: PLU Athletics) April 10 breakfast highlights academic-athletic balance—and the love of the game By Tyler Scott PLU Athletics As part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division III Week, Pacific Lutheran University hosted more than 60 PLU student-athletes, coaches, faculty members and administrators for a Celebrating Our Division III Student-Athletes breakfast