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Gramophone Magazine | Editor's Choice April 2020 “Richard Nance has polished his Pacific Lutheran choristers to perfection.
and for the Earth. The university purposefully integrates the liberal arts, professional studies and civic engagement in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. With distinctive international programs and collaborative student-faculty research opportunities, PLU helps its 3,100 students from all faiths and backgrounds discern their life’s vocation through coursework, mentorship and internships at world-class Puget Sound-area businesses and institutions. ###
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PLU alum gets a ringside seat to history as U.S. plays in World Cup Last month By Barbara Clements PLU alumna Kelsey (Dawson) Goodson, ’08, accompanied her husband and U.S. soccer player, Clarence Goodson IV, to South Africa to represent the U.S. team at the…
smiles. Most were singing and dancing their way out of the stadium. Of the 35, 287 fans at the match, two impressed me a lot. Two Algerian fans came up to some of us, shock our hands and said, “Fair play. good match.” While we walked the streets back to the buses, Clay texted me, “I am having a beer with President Bill Clinton”. Later Clay told me, I tapped his beer with mine and said, “Cheers Bill”. Players mentioned how down to earth and nice the former US President was. What an honor to meet him
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Semester-long Themed Events Begin Feb. 12 “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”—the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 15, 2015)—The semester beginning Feb. 4 at Pacific Lutheran University takes on a special focus…
celebration of the Holy Communion at 12:30 p.m. in the Ness Chapel, with Samuel Torvend, who holds the University Chair in Lutheran Studies, presiding and preaching. At 1:45 p.m. in Xavier Hall room 201, Dr. Mark Brocker, Bonhoeffer scholar and Lecturer in Theological Ethics at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (Berkeley), will speak on “Bonhoeffer’s Appeal for Ethical Humility.” Both events are free and open to the public. Tuesday, April 21: Earth Day: Dr. Carolyn Finney. The Assistant Professor of
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TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 15, 2015)—Resilience is characterized by the “power or ability to return to original form” after being “bent, compressed or stretched.” You see examples of resilience in the news all the time—in the exhausted yet determined faces of Syrian refugees, in the grace of forgiveness following…
Sandström’s setting is a thoughtful reimagining of St. Matthew Passion that honors both the Bach setting that inspired it and the contemporary audiences for whom it is intended. Performed by the Choir of the West and Choral Union with University Symphony Orchestra. Day of Vocation April 5-6 | various times and locations across campus Your Deep Gladness. The World’s Great Hunger. Annual Lemkin Lecture and Essay Contest April 7 | 7-10 p.m. | Regency Room Earth Day Lecture: Dr. Alex Wilson from the
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Through years of dedication and service, this alumnus has achieved professional or vocational distinction.
has embodied the PLU mission through service, leadership and care— for other people, for their communities and for the Earth. 2017 Michael Graven ’81 2018 Tisha Graham ’09 2019 Samuel Torvend ’73The Brian C. Olson Student Leadership AwardPresented to a student who has demonstrated commitment to the university and the alumni association. By recognizing the importance of connecting students and alumni, this student has shown a potential for lifelong service to the university.2001-2010 2001 Linda
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Formal admission to Pacific Lutheran University. Admission to the university does not guarantee admission to the School of Nursing.
be considered. Your application to PLU is also your application for direct admission to Nursing. When you apply to PLU (it’s free to apply), list Nursing as your intended major. To be considered for direct admission, you must have: A 3.4 or higher weighted cumulative GPA You can find out more information about weighted GPAs here Three or more college-preparatory math and science courses (e.g. Algebra 2 and higher, chemistry, physics, earth science, biology) with a B- or better grade First year
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In January, we announced a change that realigns PLU’s Commencement with the tradition the university has had in place for over 100 years: Commencement is returning to the PLU campus.
Justice Economics English French & Francophone Studies Gender, Sexuality and Race Studies Global Studies Hispanic & Latino Studies History Holocaust & Genocide Studies Individualized Majors Languages and Literatures Master of Fine Arts Native American & Indigenous Studies Philosophy Political Science Publishing & Printing Arts Religion Sociology STEM Education Minor College of Natural Sciences Biology Chemistry Computer Science Dual Degree Engineering Earth Science Environmental Studies Geosciences
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Spring, 2022 This issue marks an important transition for the Division of Humanities. As of this summer, the Humanities programs —English, Languages & Literatures, the Language Resource Center, the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, the Parkland Literacy Center, Philosophy, and Religion— will merge…
administering growth hormone treatments to children of short stature. Erin McKenna, also a Philosophy professor, reflects on how collaboration with her students inform her writing, making scholarship and teaching “fluid aspects of one process.” For the Good of the World In 2003, Dean Barbara Temple Thurston emphasized that all the work we do in humanities is committed to “that project at the heart of liberal learning: the humanization of life on this earth.” She continued: Through wise and careful teaching
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Grievance Policy and Procedures Adopted September 1997 Updated September 2001, April 2002, August 2005, November 2010, July 2014, and December 2021 I.
, Affirmative Action, and Sexual Misconduct may have been violated. In such cases, the grievance will follow the same notification and procedures set forth above. The Dispute Resolution Committee has the right, where appropriate, to protect the identity of a grievant and to proceed with an anonymous That right should be used only in rare circumstances, taking into consideration the inherent difficulty to the respondent, and only after consultation with the University’s attorney. Record Retention. The
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TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 28, 2016) – The Pacific Lutheran University Department of Languages and Literatures will host the Tournées Film Festival this fall for screenings of nine recently released films representing a wide variety of cultures and historical periods. (Film trailers and descriptions below.) A…
Guzman’s words “to travel from the Stone Age to the Industrial Revolution.” Weaving together archival photos of Patagonians, interviews with their descendants and sympathetic scholars, and breathtaking footage of natural wonders on earth and in space, Guzman has created a film of unusual, cruel beauty, as accessible as it is mind-boggling.* Languages: Spanish, Kawésqar MustangFriday, Sept. 30 | 5:30 p.m. | Ingram 100 Mustang begins at the point when the childhoods of five orphaned sisters in the
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