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feels Pacific Lutheran University is both for quality education and the influence it has had—and will have—in progressive support for social justice and collaboration in our global community,” Nesselquist said. “The large Norwegian-American communities in Washington and Alaska will be thrilled to learn about the visit by His Majesty, and even more thrilled to be able to see him. We are looking very much forward to this rare and important visit.” His Majesty King Harald V of Norway will visit PLU on

of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle October 5, 2022

school instrumental music teacher. Donations to the Gilbertson Endowment, from Gordon’s former students, colleagues and friends, are welcome so that his legacy can increasingly touch and support music education students at PLU.Donate here Read Previous Marathon runner and musician- an interview with new music faculty member Lark Powers Read Next University Choral Union presents Gioachino Rossini’s “Petite Messe Solennelle” LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant

conferences and international choral events. Conductor Richard Nance has served on the PLU faculty since 1992. Choir of the West will present a tour preview concert on Thursday, May 23 at 8 pm in Lagerquist Concert Hall at PLU. Tickets are available through Eventbrite. Read Previous Jazz Under the Stars concert lineup announced Read Next The Lagerquist Organ, recently featured on “Pipedreams,” showcasing David Deacon-Joyner’s work, “Un poco Bud” LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna

, Sunday December 12 at 8pm in person and live streamed We hope you’ll be able to join us for a performance and wish a healthy and happy holiday season to all students, their families, and the greater PLU community. Read Previous A Magical PLU Collaboration: Songs for the Spring of Waiting Read Next PLU Represented at Jazz Education Network Conference LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April

September 12, 2011 Nicolette Paso ’09 is now studying at Emory University for her master’s degree in divinity. Nicolette Paso: A journey of discovery By Barbara Clements For Nicolette Paso ’09, there was never really a choice. “I did not choose to be a religion major; religion grasped me,” said Paso this year, as she began her studies at Emory University in Atlanta to pursue a master’s of divinity. “Through classes at PLU, I became acquainted with Lutheran theology, especially [the theology of

communities, state institutions, and international groups, she investigates why individuals chose to leave the Protectorate; how they implemented emigration strategies; and how they experienced the process of emigration. Brade was awarded both a Claims Conference Kagan Fellowship in Advanced Holocaust Studies and a Fulbright U.S. Student Fellowship to support her dissertation research at a number of archives in the Czech Republic, including the National Archive and the Archive of the Jewish Museum in

helped me understand that with science and human bodies, nothing is a closed loop,” she recalls. “The way we work with the environment, the world and other organisms affects how we function as humans.” A holistic worldview has served Ash well. When diagnosed with long COVID her sophomore year, Ash used the experience to frame her capstone project, “Exercise is Medicine.” Because studies of the frequent impacts of exercise on patients with long COVID are few and inconclusive, Ash says she was

impressive set of credentials, with a bachelor’s of general studies from American University in Washington, D.C., and was then completing a master’s of communication, also from American. For nearly 10 years, he’d worked in banking, marketing, and finally public relations. “I didn’t like it, I certainly didn’t hate it,” Wells, associate professor of communication, mused recently during a break from sabbatical work on a certificate in documentary studies at Duke University. “But I came home at the end of

Death of Dr. William Teska: “We have lost a valued colleague, a global humanitarian, and a deeply committed leader in higher education.” Posted by: Lace M. Smith / June 28, 2016 June 28, 2016 Dear Campus Community: It is with a heavy heart that I write to inform you of the sudden passing of Professor of Biology Dr. William Teska, who was found in his home on Saturday, June 25, deceased of natural causes.  Bill leaves a lasting legacy in PLU’s Environmental Studies Program, and a huge hole in