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Fiona Ashton-Knochel ’24 is spending her summer on a bird refuge in Brigham City, Utah. The Environmental Studies major sat down with us to discuss her exciting internship and to offer suggestions for anyone looking to land their own internship working in conservation. Why did…
: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A quick campus tour and Lute lingo with Zari Warden November 19, 2024 Major Minute Monday: Global Studies November 18, 2024 You Ask, We Answer: Do you have Marine Biology? November 15, 2024
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Bob Zellner spoke to students about his experiences as a civil rights activist in the 1960s as part of the kick-off event for the Diversity Center’s 10 year anniversary. ‘We have a lot of work to do’ By Chris Albert While an angry crowd piled…
beginning of his presentation. Much of Zellner’s story can be found in his memoir, The Wrong Side of Murder Creek: A White Southerner in the Freedom Movement. (New South Books, 2008). “What I learned in the civil rights movement is still true today, ‘Brotherhood is not so wild a dream as those, who profit by postponing it, pretend,’” Zellner said, quoting journalist Eric Sevareid. Read Previous Alaska governor and Lute visits campus Read Next The Limited Gift of Water COMMENTS*Note: All comments are
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uu94p78Pz0 ‘Sunrise’ and Stardom By Sandy Deneau Dunham One amazing Sunrise is shining quite a spotlight on Luke Olson ’16. Olson and his band, The Olson Bros, are the new national champions of The Texaco Country Showdown songwriting contest, billed as the nation’s largest and…
record and songwriting companies. “That should be pretty cool,” Olson said. “They give you a full free day of consultation, talk with you about your songs. Who knows? It’s the music business.” Read Previous Extra! Extra! Lute Wins Prestigious Award for Journalism Career Read Next Dr. William Foege ’57 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 "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins
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My best friend and I met in our residence hall at Pacific Lutheran University. The band he and I started performed for the first time in its lobby. I can remember with equal fondness all-nighters spent cramming for finals and all-nighters playing video games. Earlier…
alma mater has decided that Foss Hall will not be a part of the university’s future, but that does not mean that I am unaffected. Someday I will give my daughter a tour of PLU’s handsome woodland campus, enthusiastically recounting to her my days as a Lute and not-so-subtly lobbying her to follow in my collegiate footsteps. As I name residence hall after residence hall on our tour, my daughter will no doubt ask me which one I lived in when I was a student. That will be a sobering moment. But that
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TACOMA, WASH. (June 16, 2016) – Just three short weeks after graduating from Pacific Lutheran University, Denae McGaha ’16 will embark on the journey of a lifetime. The communication major will travel for three consecutive months, visiting five continents and more than 10 different countries.…
. “I’m looking forward to experiencing the amazing scale of it,” she said, “to stand next to something so breathtaking and enormous.” McGaha, a Whidbey Island native, says she wasn’t bitten by the travel bug until late high school, but PLU’s commitment to study away programs and ample study away scholarship opportunities were a big part of her decision to become a Lute. McGaha spent one semester studying away in London and another in Copenhagen. She counts both among the highlights of her
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TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 31, 2017)- The Rev. Jen Rude, campus pastor, says interfaith work lies at the heart of what it means to be a Lutheran institution of learning. The new Multifaith Meditation and Prayer Space is one in a series of efforts to acknowledge…
people from a variety of faith traditions. Hopefully their college education will give them the tools to do that in a thoughtful, respectful and open way.” Read Previous Lute reflects on his Japanese-American identity through pilgrimage, community event Read Next Firmly Committed: In Response to DACA decision 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 "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock
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Dear campus community, Pacific Lutheran University’s community is deeply rooted in care. It is in our mission to continue creating a campus environment that welcomes, values and protects the voices and vocations of our community members and recognizes the humanity in all of us —…
in the United States? ELCA Presiding Bishop Responds to Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Declaration of ELCA to Jewish Community Additional PLU resources Read Previous ‘Representation matters’: Lute actor earns lead role in Seattle production of ‘Legally Blonde’ Read Next Pacific Lutheran University’s holiday event roundup 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 "private" window. LATEST POSTS
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When it came time to find a college, Andre Jones ‘22 had options. He considered attending a historically black college or university, like Howard University or Morehouse College. Fortunately for PLU, the Tukwila, Washington native found himself pulled closer to home. His choice of schools…
abroad in Mexico and has been involved in a number of clubs, including the Black Student Union and the Lute Nation step team. Global Studies Program at PLUThe Global Studies Program educates students to engage critically and actively with contending perspectives on global issues, their origins, and possible solutions to global problems drawing on methods and perspectives from multiple disciplines.Jones is an advocate for the Act Six program and says he appreciates how it brings students like him into
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This week we sat down with Dr. Zachary Lyman to talk about everything from recording issues and Bach, to the new Lyric Brass CD and everyone involved in this project. Read on! What can we find in this CD? The CD contains 4 works by…
larger work entitled “Art of the Fugue.” They gradually increase in complexity. The forth Bach work is a transcription of “My Spirit be Joyful” from one of Bach’s Cantatas. We thought it would be fitting to include some music by Bach on the CD along with Dr. Jerry Kracht’s new piece since they effectively bookend the history of Lutheran music over the last 300 years! Jerry’s piece was written to commemorate and celebrate the 500th year of the Reformation. It depicts the life of Martin Luther in
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A National Honor for ‘Digging into Cancer’ ‘Fast Company’ magazine names Hunt one of its 100 Most Creative People of 2014 . A Survivor in the Global Spotlight Katie Hunt ’11 fought cancer at PLU, leads the emerging field of paleo-oncology and wowed the crowd…
Ryan “made sure I was not crazy and that I would be a good fit for the team,” and then invited her to join them in the Valley of the Kings in Fall 2008. Ryan found her anything but “unfit.” “She’s pretty impressive in many different ways,” said Ryan, who still keeps in touch with Hunt and, in fact, wrote letters of recommendation for her recent Ph.D. applications. “She’s very unique. She’s always been kind of a kind and free spirit.” Working in the Egyptian tombs, Hunt learned about the human
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