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educator. Mr. Howes will share improvisation methods with our students in a live, play along session and also discuss entrepreneurship. Another special session for Orchestra students will be with Drs. Kimcherie Lloyd and Marguerite Richardson, who will discuss musical career paths in academia. PLU Percussion students will have three classes this semester to work on their playing. Damien Petitjean will share what it’s like to play percussion in Paris. Micah Lewis is a percussionist in the US Navy’s
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Lutes Lead Local ‘40 Under 40’ List Posted by: Sandy Dunham / August 6, 2015 Image: The five Lutes honored on the Business Examiner’s ’40 Under 40′ list, from left: Rachel Young ’06, ’13; Zach Powers ’10; , Molly Hill ’05; Mary Holste ’00; and Matthew Simon ’03. (Photo: Holly Powers) August 6, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 6, 2015)—Every year, the Business Examiner selects outstanding South Sound business and community leaders for its prestigious
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reflects on her personal and educational experiences at PLU in our Q&A with her.How did you discover your passion for chemistry? When PLU went online, I took organic chemistry after general chemistry and loved that class, because it’s about figuring out different types of puzzles. I know organic chemistry is the class everyone is supposed to hate, but it’s my favorite, and I will die on that hill. Honestly, I knew chemistry was right for me after taking organic chemistry and having a ton of fun with
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September 25, 2014 Q&A With Carrie Mesrobian MFA ’13 Rave Reviews Are Rolling in For Her New Book, ‘Perfectly Good White Boy’ By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Right out of the gate, Carrie Mesrobian’s first young-adult novel, Sex & Violence, racked up some serious accolades: • 2014 William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist • YALSA’s 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults nominee • Cybils Best Young Adult Fiction finalist • Winner, 2014 Minnesota Book Award, Young
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recording Friday, August 9, 7:30PM: Oliver de la Paz, Lia Purpura, Peggy Shumaker Watch livestream recording All the readings are free and will take place in the Scandinavian Cultural Center within the Anderson University Center at Pacific Lutheran University. (Map) The Lute Locker will have books for sale. See Bio Notes for the ReadersBio Notes for the ReadersJennifer Elise FoersterJennifer Elise Foerster received her PhD in English and Literary Arts at the University of Denver, her MFA from the
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current assignment had it not been for the complete music education experience I received at PLU. If the program had been any less, I’m not sure I’d still be teaching. After I graduated, I have kept in touch with my private instructor and my band director. They both have served as sources of information and advice. I transformed from being their student to their colleague in the profession and, looking back, I feel that this was their goal the whole time.” — Joe Boertmann, Music Education, Class
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Welcome to the Irene Creso HerbariumThe Irene Creso Herbarium serves as both a teaching resource for biology classes at Pacific Lutheran University, and as research goldmine of taxonomic and distribution gems chiefly from Pierce, Chelan, Kitsap, and other western Washington counties. The collection holds over 10,000 specimens, over 9,000 of which are digitized and accessible to researchers anywhere via the PNW Herbarium Consortium database. In addition to a good representation of vascular
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September 1, 2009 Freshman meets Obama Christney Kpodo has Oct. 13 marked forever on her calendar. That’s the day she shook the hand of President Barack Obama. She even gave the leader of the free world a hug. Kpodo, 18, was one of five youths who, through competing in a series of local, state and regional competitions for Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Youth of the Year, reached the final stage in September. Although she did not win the top slot of national Youth of the Year, she still got to
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September 11, 2009 Historical context Growing up Troy Storfjell held a certain admiration for the scholars he saw in the documentaries he watched. Now the PLU associate professor is one of those scholars. He’ll appear on the History Channel’s “Clash of the Gods” Series. (Storfjell’s episodes were previously scheduled for Sept. 14 and 21, but the episodes have been moved; keep visiting the PLU doorways for an update on when his episodes will air). “It was exciting to be that person,” Storfjell
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August 23, 2011 Helping students connect with what’s next New initiative aims to help students prepare for life after PLU. By Barbara Clements Students come to Pacific Lutheran University with passion, creativity and a resolve to change the world for the better. Now PLU has a program that will help students focus their talents on an internship, volunteer experience and taking the leap to grad school and eventually a career. From entering first-year and sophomore students who need to choose a
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