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the University of Hawaii-Manoa, thank you to their director, students, and families who hosted us – it was great to share music, food, time, and conversation with all of you. The following day we were honored to be a part of PLU’s Honolulu Connection Event with alumni, prospective students, and administration.  This was a great added bonus for us – firstly, some really great alumni we had the chance, but additionally some direct interaction with a number of prospective lutes (a great showing too

, would fall in the same year, 2020. It struck me as an event worthy of a new piece. Never mind this came to me in 2013, seven years in advance. One writes when the idea hits. I knew it takes time to plan such observances, and seven years didn’t seem all that far off. What we didn’t plan for was the pandemic! Now, at last, and two years late, we’ll have the premiere.” As a piece for full symphony orchestra, written for the PLUSO, how does it honor these two belated anniversaries? “The piece draws

loyal to the industry don’t necessarily become bitter or lose passion for their profession. The editor in chief of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, Knight Kiplinger, gave us a quick and informative session. We received tours of the House of Representatives and Senate buildings, which both specifically focused on the rooms that journalists sit in or want to know about. Every speaker and event was useful to us as young journalists. By the time I left, I even felt like I was beginning to master

Lauren Buchholz ’09, are working on the promotional materials and the Oct. 4 big event. Everything points to a successful premiere. According to Wells, that is a testament to nearly a year of very hard work. “We are blessed with students willing to work hard,” he said. “And they are willing to ask the big questions.” Big questions. Big tasks. Big rewards. “Everything about this project is student driven,” said Campbell. “We all just can’t wait to step back, look at the big picture and say, ‘look what

Holocaust Conference will be March 17-19, 2011 on the PLU campus. When the opportunity came to bring Berkowitz, now a professor and the director of the Holocaust Program at the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the University College London, to PLU for a lecture, Ericksen took it. At the PLU Fall Lecture in Holocaust Studies on Nov. 11, Berkowitz will speak from his book, The Crime of My Very Existence. The event is free and open to the public and will take place in Xavier Hall at 7 p.m. The

, April 20 There will be a sustainability themed dinner in the Commons of the UC. Starting 7 p.m. GREAN is hosting a screening of “Queen of the Sun” in Ingram 100. Also the Volunteer Center will host its Celebration of Service event as part of Be the Spark. Thursday, April 21 Starting at 7 p.m., the Diversity Center will host an engaging talk about environmental justice. Appetizers will be provided. Friday, April 22 No School. It’s Good Friday. Read Previous Gift for all-purpose field primes athletic

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

, Howell was most passionate about ASPLU and the crew team. Since graduation he has enjoyed several finance-related jobs, including working for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Howell currently serves as a financial advisor with Allstate, spending his time between Seattle and San Francisco. His work with Raw Space is mostly done remotely and in addition to his job at Allstate. Despite all the success the duo has had with the venue, Howell said not every event and performance goes well. “You can have

PLU to compete in fun and exciting engineering competitions such as building stick bridges, creating prosthetic arms and designing and flying gliders. It’s a major event, filling both Olson Auditorium and Memorial Gymnasium, and about 25 PLU staff members—from the Division of Natural Sciences and other departments—volunteer each year, along with members of the community. Nobles calls it “the Olympics of MESA.”At the luncheon, MESA will award five scholarships worth a total of $10,000 to local high

every part of the world,” she said. “I knew that I wanted to be a part of global (and local) efforts to build peace.” After graduation, Lapp plans to join the Peace Corps and pursue a career with an international nonprofit organization, as well as potentially attend graduate school. As Peace Scholars, Lapp and Bozich will study on a seven-week peace seminar in Norway and join 10 others from participating universities at the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize forum, a three-day peacemaking event held by the