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show (out of genuine caring for the characters), you know you are doing something special. All that said, anyone who does improv, who gets out there in front of an audience in this medium, deserves a sincere pat on the back regardless of the format.TEDxTacoma 2016: Healthy FutureFriday, April 22 | 7-9 p.m. | Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing ArtsThree out of the four members are PLU alumni. Is PLU part of the Muh Grog Zoo origin story? PLU is somewhat linked to the inception of Muh

, and alumni. (PLU’s Department of Education co-organized the event and invited dozens of science and technology teachers from the Franklin Pierce School District.) Benson Lecturer Alice Steinglass addresses the audience in the Scandinavian Center. (Photo/John Froschauer) The presentation emphasized how important it is to prioritize diversity in computing, and we also learned how Code.Org has carefully scaled their efforts globally to reach thousands of teachers and millions of students. Thanks to

Association workshop on writing more effective affidavits for asylum-seekers. “The demand for expert witness work for Central American asylum applicants is only going to increase,” Levy says, referencing the current immigration climate in the US. Read Previous Diversity Center Alumni: Performative Allyship Read Next PLU professor Dean Waldow charges up his students while building a better battery COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker

. worries him a bit.  However, he was relieved to discover that a friend started the LinkedIn group, “Lutes in LA,” so PLU grads and alumni can connect and network. The PLU sense of community endures, even in new locales.  “I don’t know what I would be without this, without working this hard,” he says. “This is what I’ve always wanted to do. I’m happy to be grinding this hard.” Theatre & DanceDedicated and approachable faculty, a close-knit and diverse student community, and a commitment to helping you

important social impact. Social innovation At PLU, we’ve been studying social innovation all year in our new Innovation Studies program. As part of our work, we invited Alice Steinglass to share her organization’s strategy during this year’s Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. Steinglass participated in a workshop on teaching computer science in local schools (with Heavenly Cole and Laurie Murphy), and she delivered an exciting evening talk for about 180-students, faculty, and alumni

terms of depth instead of just volume. (So) that was a great expression of partnership.” Since then, PLU’s CCES has partnered with Habitat to continue developments within the Woods and beyond.  The Commonhouse is the most recent project. Habitat intends for the Commonhouse to be a community clubhouse at the center of the development that will serve as a place to hold meetings and host programs for residents. A group of Lutes will help with construction there as part of an Alumni Day of Service event

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

of several years of hard work, community involvement and the pursuit of vocation. That pursuit doesn’t end after graduates walk across the stage at the Tacoma Dome on May 28. Alumni will look back on Commencement day fondly for many years to come. The event isn’t simply a ceremony. It marks the end of a transformative journey and the beginning of the next chapter. Although many of those Lutes are closing the book on their time at PLU, many of them will take the university’s mission of thoughtful

April 22, 2014 PLU Alumni Embark on a Central American Adventure of Environmental Education Nathan Page ’13 and Brett Rousseau ’12 enjoy a brief vacation in Montezuma, on the southern end of the Nicoya Peninsula. (Photos courtesy of Page and Rousseau.) By Katie Baumann ’14In the heart of Central America, two Pacific Lutheran University alumni are continuing their global educations in an environmentally focused way. Follow the Travelers Read the “fantastic four” blog here. Nathan Page ’13 and

DCHAT Podcast: PLU Dean of Humanities Kevin O’Brien answers alumni questions Posted by: Zach Powers / December 8, 2016 December 8, 2016 TACOMA, WASH. (December 8, 2016)- The third episode of Pacific Lutheran University’s DCHAT podcast features a discussion with Kevin O’Brien, Associate Professor of Christian Ethics and Dean of the Division of Humanities. O’Brien teaches courses in Christian ecological ethics, religion and environment. His research focuses on the interconnections between