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  • Thomas W. Krise arrived as Pacific Lutheran University’s 13th president on June 1. He was chosen for his passion for a liberal arts education, as well as being a strategic thinker and first and foremost a teacher and an academic. (Photos by John Froschauer) What’s…

    starts in describing the origin of the music and drums, Tom Krise just listens. And enjoys. It was an unplanned, serendipitous welcome home. Read Previous Skones Era Choir of the West Reunion Read Next I never thought I’d study away four times and still graduate on time 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 first place in 2024 Angela Meade

  • TACOMA, WASH. (June 13, 2016)- Kiana Norman ’17 wears a lot of hats. She’s a singer, an actress and a writer. She’s a student, a sister and a daughter. A future world traveler, online journalist and theater critic, if all goes according to plan. But…

    , and the journalism major is in a place to share her story not only with those close to her, but with the masses. Professor Joanne Lisosky said she is very proud that her student’s work garnered attention on a larger scale. “I adore her,” she said of Norman, who is a member of Choir of the West and active in stage productions as a theatre minor. “She is a delight in the classroom where she demonstrates strong leadership skills and a pure joy of learning.” "I’m happy I know why I am the way I am

  • 9:15 – 10:20 a.m. | March 9 Who: Eamonn Baker, Training Co-ordinator, Towards Understanding and Healing

    Sheppard is an award-winning filmmaker who has screened her documentaries throughout the United States, and internationally in Ghana, West Africa, at the Festival Afrique Cannes Film Festival, and in Germany at the International Black Film Festival in Berlin. Sheppard is a 2017 Hedgebrook Fellow for documentary film and a 2019 recipient of an Artist Trust Fellowship. Her documentaries include stories of resilience of Liberian women and children refugees in Ghana; stories of three generations of Black

  • Fall 2024 Auditions August 31-September 4, 2024 Membership in a music ensemble is based on the results of ensemble placement auditions held in the Mary Baker Russell Music Center during move-in

    Choral Ensemble Placement Auditions Mary Baker Russell Music Center, Room 306 Choral Auditions PLU choral ensembles are open to students in all fields of study. All groups require audition. We will be posting sign up lists for auditions online by mid-August. Initial auditions will be held on: Saturday, August 31, 2024 (10:00a-3:00p) Monday, September 2, 2024 (11:00a-5:00p) Student choral ensembles at PLU include: Choir of the West, a mixed chorus of 30-40 members (primarily juniors and seniors

  • Campaign ends, surpasses goal by $22 million A performance in the Studio Theater in Eastvold Hall, which was recently renamed the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. By Greg Brewis The university’s most recent fundraising campaign was launched amid buoyant economic times, in…

    has also pledged support for a new Rieke greenhouse/laboratory that will support both teaching and research. Early in the campaign, a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer was brought online in Rieke. Faculty and student researchers use it to study the bonding of atoms in a molecule to gain a better understanding of chemical compounds. Funded by the campaign and the National Science Foundation, the facility is one of the first of its kind located at a West Coast undergraduate university

  • Violent incidents in society are becoming more frequent and mainstream around the nation and world. Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) believes your safety is the most important responsibility we are

    and west will also assist us in tracking situations. Please don’t let a lack of specific information deter you from reporting though! Pierce County Sheriff and Campus Safety would rather be called about a situation that turns out to not be a problem as opposed to not being called about something important. 3.0 Responsibilities 3.1 Management Managers and Supervisors are responsible for the implementation of PLU’s Retail Crime Prevention Program. This includes: Ensuring that retail workplaces and

  • My decision to be a WMGS major was the culmination of my intro class and a personal belief that gender equality should be a priority. The program has been great!

    pursuing a career in non-profit development. My goal is to work as the West Coast director of major gifts for the Global Fund for Women. Selina Mach, Class of 2014I entered college unsure of the direction my education at PLU would take; my first year was spent dabbling in everything from economics to chemistry. I finally found my niche in a Women’s and Gender Studies course disguised as a first-year writing seminar. I found myself absorbed in the material, often relaying studies and statistics to

  • Professor of Kinesiology | Department of Kinesiology | hackercm@plu.edu | 253-535-7363 | Dr.

    , The American Psychological Association National Convention (only one scholar selected nationwide each year) by the American Psychological Foundation William Bevan Lecture on Psychology and Public Policy, Girls and Women on the Move: Ready, Set, Grow, New Orleans, LA (2006) Invited Lecture Conde Nast Media Group, International Corporate Meeting, The Power of One: Moving From Me to We, Nevis, West Indies (2006) Invited Lecture: National Institute of Health, National Forum, The Psychology Happiness

  • If you are interested in participating in the workshop please fill out the Interest Form linked here. The Interest Form will be available beginning November 16 at 8am and will close to further

    acclaimed Choir of the West, accompanying and coaching private voice students, team-teaching numerous theater classes, and most recently she was named Music Director for productions in PLU’s Theater & Dance program, including Amélie, music revues Off Broadway, and When You Wish Upon a Star, and Jasper in Deadland (Spring 2024). Amy is frequently asked to collaborate and perform with world-renown conductors and elite ensembles at NWACDA, Washington ACDA, NAfME, and WMEA conventions. Recent notable

  • When we first catch up with environmental advocate Andrew Schwartz ‘07, he’s preparing for a massive road trip with his wife, Emily, and 8-month-old daughter, Maja. They’re headed east to visit Emily’s family in Illinois. But the 36-year-old Schwartz’s life has also been a journey,…

    bitterness, anger, and despair. But environmental work has a positive impact and can motivate and compel changes, even if in small ripples, at first. “Finding power in love really does inform and help me deal with dark moments,” he says. He cites a favorite Cornel West quote: “I cannot be an optimist but I am a prisoner of hope.” “Now that I have Maja, every date in the future has her face on it,” Schwartz says. As an example, he points to 2030 as a huge year in climate change. Will a 10-year-old Maja be