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For the graduating class of 2024, freshman year was online and confined. So by the time fall came around for sophomore year, they embraced in-person classes, study groups, lunches, dinners, and more. That’s true at least for political science major Kaden Bolton ’24, who graduated…
separate times – two spring semesters and a J-term. As a double major in political science and global studies with a concentration in international relations, Bolton felt that he wanted to dive in and start learning as much as he could about the world abroad. He even did an independent research project at Oxford.“There’s a region there that they made a pedestrian-only zone,” says Bolton. “My research project was about the public’s reaction to that, and if that significantly affected their view of their
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Tacoma, May 16, 2021 This week we interviewed Mariken Lund , a PLU junior and Innovation Studies minor who recently started her own sustainable clothing business in Norway. Mariken is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects on the PLU campus. However,…
Sustainability and Innovation: An Interview with Fashion Designer Mariken Lund An Innovation Studies student explains how she started ELSK the Studio Posted by: halvormj / May 16, 2021 May 16, 2021 Tacoma, May 16, 2021 This week we interviewed Mariken Lund, a PLU junior and Innovation Studies minor who recently started her own sustainable clothing business in Norway. Mariken is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects on the PLU campus. However, during the
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Getting down to business – and winning! By Chris Albert Over Spring Break, six PLU business students took a deep breath and kept charging as a computer breakdown cut their time to complete a competition in half. “Problems happen in the real word,” said Vitaliy…
place finishes in the 47th annual ICBS competition. Senior business students Marchenko, Kasey Dorcas, Sanne Jacobsen, Alisha Fisher, Colin Zinnecker and Tiffany Brown competed in the International Collegiate Business Strategy competition in Long Beach, Calif. this April, taking home first place in Outstanding Performance and first place in Outstanding Reports. This was the first time PLU students have participated in the event. Even with the unexpected time crunch, the group successfully submitted a
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1973, a 17-year-old Gregory Youtz departed from Sea-Tac International Airport and landed in France. Meritoriously skipping the third grade, the young composer had afforded himself the luxury of a year in limbo – graduating high school a year early and giving himself time to explore…
Greg Youtz: Composing for the cannery – of boxcars, rhinos, and grapes Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 1, 2013 April 1, 2013 1973, a 17-year-old Gregory Youtz departed from Sea-Tac International Airport and landed in France. Meritoriously skipping the third grade, the young composer had afforded himself the luxury of a year in limbo – graduating high school a year early and giving himself time to explore before college. “My music is essentially dramatic, it’s story telling. Because I’ve spent
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Dean of School of Arts and Communication named By Greg Brewis A chamber musician and soloist who has had an active and varied career as an administrator, artist and educator has been named dean of the School of Arts and Communication at Pacific Lutheran University.…
served for many seasons as a chamber music performer and coach at the Victoria International Festival in Victoria, Canada, and as staff accompanist at The Juilliard School. He has taught previously at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and has given master classes at the Beijing Central Conservatory, Shanghai Conservatory, and the Chinese Cultural University in Taipei, Taiwan. He continues to be in great demand as a collaborating pianist. Bennett will join the PLU faculty this summer. Read Previous
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Two PLU professors were recently invited to teach a summer intensive course at Sichuan University, a 70,000-student public university in Chengdu, China. PLU and Sichuan have a decades-long relationship that dates back to the 1980s. PLU faculty visits took place in 2023, and in summer…
to each other, and learn from each other.University Immersion ProgramAbout UIP The two-week University Immersion Program (UIP) organized by Sichuan University is a unique summer program for international faculties and students to experience the pulse at the heart of China. This program is designed to convene faculties from all over the world to give short courses and lectures to both domestic and international students at both undergraduate and graduate levels. UIP was initiated in 2012 and is
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Robert Marshall Wells was looking out the window of his corner office at AT&T, where he was working as a public relations specialist, looking beyond the rolling hills and D.C.-area cityscape, not really seeing anything. Wells was pondering his future. He had already racked up…
Education and Journalism: Hard work and worth the effort Posted by: Todd / November 19, 2012 November 19, 2012 Robert Marshall Wells was looking out the window of his corner office at AT&T, where he was working as a public relations specialist, looking beyond the rolling hills and D.C.-area cityscape, not really seeing anything. Wells was pondering his future. He had already racked up an impressive set of credentials, with a bachelor’s of general studies from American University in Washington
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Robert Marshall Wells, associate professor of communication, works with a student in MediaLab. Photo by John Froschauer. Education and Journalism: Hard work and worth the effort By Barbara Clements Robert Marshall Wells was looking out the window of his corner office at AT&T , where…
November 1, 2012 Robert Marshall Wells, associate professor of communication, works with a student in MediaLab. Photo by John Froschauer. Education and Journalism: Hard work and worth the effort By Barbara Clements Robert Marshall Wells was looking out the window of his corner office at AT&T, where he was working as a public relations specialist, looking beyond the rolling hills and D.C.-area cityscape, not really seeing anything. Wells was pondering his future. He had already racked up an
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Blog Post: Caps and gowns and tassels … Oh, my! Dear Class of ’15: We heard you. My thanks to those students who have reached out to share concerns about graduation caps being distributed at the Tacoma Dome, separate from gowns and hoods. Rest assured that you…
Blog Post: Caps and gowns and tassels … Oh, my! Posted by: Thomas Krise / May 13, 2015 May 13, 2015 Blog Post: Caps and gowns and tassels … Oh, my!Dear Class of ’15: We heard you. My thanks to those students who have reached out to share concerns about graduation caps being distributed at the Tacoma Dome, separate from gowns and hoods. Rest assured that you will receive your complete cap-and-gown package on Tuesday, May 19. I’d like to explain why we thought of taking this action in the first
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The University Jazz Ensemble and University Wind Ensemble will travel to Australia May 28 –June 11, 2013, to discover the “Down Under” and share their music with an international audience. Traveling to Melbourne, Bairnsdale, Canberra and Sydney, 49 students will discover both the rural and…
Pacific Lutheran University’s Jazz and Wind Ensembles go “Down Under” this summer Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / May 21, 2013 May 21, 2013 The University Jazz Ensemble and University Wind Ensemble will travel to Australia May 28 –June 11, 2013, to discover the “Down Under” and share their music with an international audience. Traveling to Melbourne, Bairnsdale, Canberra and Sydney, 49 students will discover both the rural and urban aspects of Australia, and perform and participate in musical
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