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  • Meet Your Sojourner Advocates Sonja Schaefer Studied Away in Beijing, China Fall 2014; Argentina/Antarctica J-Term 2014 Environmental Literature Class of 2016 Majors: Economics and Chinese Studies International Honors Entering PLU as undeclared but sure I wanted to study away, left me unsure on where and about what I wanted to study… But I did get started early my freshman year talking to Wang Center staff about my options. As freshman year progressed, I slowly realized that Economics and

  • Posted on November 27, 2017October 31, 2018 Commemoration, Culture, and Coco: Exploring Día de Muertos in Mexico Día de los Muertos is a holiday in Oaxaca, México that brings together the community in a week of celebrations, festivals, and gatherings. It’s a community effort with preparations beginning weeks beforehand and lots of behind the scenes work. The week is filled with events that unite Oaxaca, including plays, live concerts, and daily parades. … Continue reading Commemoration, Culture

  • quality must be at a level befitting a good public performance. HORN BM A 30-minute (minimum) recital consisting of at least 3 contrasting pieces from a range of musical eras. Instrumental assessments and recitals in the BM may not repeat repertoire from previous assessments and recitals. Performance quality must be at a pre-professional level: one or two years away from achieving a graduate school level of tone, phrasing, endurance, range, articulation, technique, facility, etc. Understanding of

  • July 8, 2008 Life is about choices. What choices have you made? A few years ago, student body president Joel Zylstra addressed the incoming freshman class at Fall Convocation. His timeless reflection on the meaning of success captures the unique culture of Pacific Lutheran University and the life-changing experiences that students encounter here. I was a camp counselor a while back for 5 to 8 year-olds. One night, after lots of games and activities, we were talking before I tucked them in to

  • classes are offered three times per week in 65-minute time blocks or twice per week in 105-minute time blocks. Other academic experiences such as labs, clinicals, discussions, independent study, field work, internships, and hybrid/online courses are largely held outside of the standard schedule, but all adhere to the credit hour policy (see Periodic Review below). One unit of credit represents three hours of learning per week where each hour spent with direct faculty instruction requires at least two

  • June 26, 2012 Jenna Serr in her kindergarten class at James Sales Elementary. (Photos by John Froschauer) A calling to teach By Chris Albert Jenna (Steffenson) Serr ’06 ’10 takes account of her flock of kindergartners. Her eyes assessing every corner of the room, she sees her students mingling in different groups, chatting the way only 5- and 6-year-olds can. To the untrained eye, it may seem like Serr, who is in her first-ever year of teaching, has lost control of her class. But that isn’t the

  • a Vice President and Senior Sales Executive for SuperGraphics, an innovative Seattle-based company that specializes in retail and environmental print solutions with a diverse client base that ranges from small local businesses to Boeing and the Seattle Seahawks. Thanks to Thorpe, that client list also includes PLU. “It’s extremely rewarding to know that I can help out my alma mater,” he said. “It’s been a great partnership and relationship. The reason I loved PLU in the first place is that PLU

  • own Wi-Fi enabled device and log in as a guest, or staff will log you into a computer that will provide access to library resources. Due to vendor licensing restrictions, we regret that access to library resources from off campus is not available to PLU alumni; ePass access expires upon graduation. An alumni library card does not include off campus access to library resources.Patron Behavior ExpectationsMortvedt Library patrons are responsible for their behavior at all times. We ask that Patrons

  • July 8, 2008 Accepted to med school For those passing through northwest­ern Idaho, here’s hoping you don’t meet Guy Jensen. Jensen is a volunteer emergency medical technician, who, during the summer, is likely to be one of the first people on the scene in the event of a car wreck, wildfire or other emergency on the rural roads near his hometown of Genesee, Idaho, population 900.Jensen, who otherwise works on the family farm when he’s not at PLU, saw this as an opportunity to serve his

  • Library Blogs Alumni News Homecoming 2015 Alumni Awards & Recognition dCenter Alumni Weekend Outcomes Campaign Alumni Profiles Class Notes Submit a Class Note Calendar New Journalist of the Year Alumni Profiles / January 20, 2015 PLU Alumna Named Western Washington’s “New Journalist of the Year” By Zach Powers '10 ResoLUTE Writer Kari Plog ’11 has spent her first two years as a reporter for The (Tacoma) News Tribune covering stories ranging from sexual harassment in a jail facility in Fife, to a