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November 1, 2010 ‘Think faster, work harder, feel more deeply’ By Barbara Clements Looking back, Svend Ronning ’89 can’t remember when music wasn’t part of his life. His mother was a piano teacher; his grandfather played the violin. In fact, he still occasionally uses a bow that his grandfather bought from a Sears and Roebuck catalogue in the 1920s. Sven Ronning ’89 can’t remember a time when music wasn’t a big part of his life. “Actually, it still works pretty well,” Ronning laughed. Ronning
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/change-makers. Read Previous PLU MAE alumna Brooke Brown ’06 named the 2021 Washington State Teacher of the Year Read Next Pandemic Performance: PLU theatre professor Jeff Clapp directs a live-stream virtual play 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 PLU move-in day 2024 September 4, 2024 PLU Director of Athletics and Recreation Mike Snyder named President of
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sizes where professors knew my name and offered office hours to chat about academics, career options and life in general. How did your experience and background prepare and inspire you for your new role as Director of Career, Learning & Engagement? Working with teenagers (as a high school English teacher) taught me that one of my biggest passions is helping students find their vocational calling, and then helping them turn their dreams into reality. Are you working on any projects that you would
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internal conflicts nurses can experience when working in a correctional setting. The innovative, complex topic was of personal concern and interest to Surla. Correctional nursing doesn’t attract as much interest because of the unique internal tensions around ethics, safety and other staff. “A certified nurse must also be prepared in switching roles from acting as an emergency room nurse to a psychiatric nurse in a matter of minutes because you will never know what is going to come through the
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Sandström, one of the world’s best-known composers, on Tuesday, March 22 and Wednesday, March 23 at 8 p.m. in PLU’s Lagerquist Concert Hall. How did it feel to receive the 2016 Northwest ACDA Leadership Award? It was a huge honor! I have such respect and admiration for my colleagues in ACDA circles, many of whom are also very close friends. To be singled out as a leader among them is humbling and wonderful. What would you say are the secrets to being a great leader in the choral world? I don’t know if
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learned the wonders of what a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar can do in a steaming 8 oz. cup of Throat Coat. Choir of the West at one of their exchanges during the Southwest tour in January. (Photo courtesy of Kiana Norman-Slack '17) The tour wasn’t all work and no play. We had a few free afternoons and evenings, and with some pretty fun stuff planned. When we stopped in Vegas, we went to Treasure Island and caught the Cirque du Soleil show, “Mystère.” It was definitely a show to remember — vibrant
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APO show opens in the Studio Theater Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 1, 2012 November 1, 2012 “Buried Child,” written by Sam Shepard, opens December 5 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater. The production will run December 5*, 6, 7, 8 at 7:30pm and December 9 at 2pm. First presented in 1978, this powerful and brilliant play probes deep into the disintegration of the American Dream. It won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and launched Shepard to national
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March 1, 2013 Peace forum livestreamed at PLU Three speakers at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum will be livestreamed at PLU on March 8,9 and 10. Discussion by faculty will follow. March 8: The first lecture will be by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, the father of the micro-credit movement, and it will be streamed live at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 8 in room 133 of the Anderson University Center. Faculty-led discussion will be led by professors Priscilla St. Clair (economics), and Mark Mulder and Fern
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New American Colleges and Universities Summer Institute to be held at PLU – Call for proposals Posted by: hassonja / February 8, 2018 February 8, 2018 The 2018 New American Colleges and Universities (NAC&U) Summer Institute will be held at Pacific Lutheran University June 19-21. The Summer Institute theme is Engaging Civility: Leading Dialogue In and Beyond the University. PLU is excited to welcome colleagues from across NAC&U institutions to campus this summer and we encourage faculty and
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APO show opens in the Studio Theater Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 1, 2012 November 1, 2012 “Buried Child,” written by Sam Shepard, opens December 5 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater. The production will run December 5*, 6, 7, 8 at 7:30pm and December 9 at 2pm. First presented in 1978, this powerful and brilliant play probes deep into the disintegration of the American Dream. It won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and launched Shepard to national
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