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. What makes you proud to be a PLU faculty member? The accomplishments of former students. To watch them thrive in highly competitive fields is gratifying. That might be grad schools, or the professional world. Does PLU feel different than other universities that you’ve studied or taught at? Yes it does! It is a much more personalized and caring environment. When I first came to campus, I was struck by the obvious level of care and personalized attention. High standards and rigor create pressure
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Choir of the West, University Chorale, and University Wind Ensemble Spring Conference Appearances Posted by: Reesa Nelson / February 15, 2022 Image: Spokane skyline, where Choir of the West and University Chorale will be performing February 15, 2022 Three PLU music ensembles will take their performances to venues near and far next month. Two vocal groups, Choir of the West and University Chorale, are traveling to Spokane to perform at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) 2022
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PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance Posted by: Liza Conboy / January 29, 2024 January 29, 2024 By Liza ConboyPLU College of Professional Studies Beginning in Fall 2024, PLU will be welcoming Dr. Justin Murphy-Mancini as the Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance. Murphy-Mancini began organ study at age 10, beginning his journey in church, “quite literally as soon as I was tall enough to reach the pedalboard,” he
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December 1, 2009 I never thought I’d start a Unicycle club (and people would actually come) By Steve Hansen In the summers, Tyson Bendzak’s dad used to ask kids who came home from college if they brought their unicycles to campus with them. He’d taught a majority of them how to ride in elementary school. When it came time for Tyson to head to PLU, he thought of the question his dad asked everyone else. Tyson Bendzak started a unicycle club on campus – the L.U.N.I.C.Y.C.L.E.R.S. (Lutes with a
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excited to join your class, because transition times are unsettling. We, like you, are feeing anxious and bit uncertain, wondering if they will like us, and wondering if we will make it out there in the real world beyond Pacific Avenue and 512. Yes, at this important turning point in life, good friends and classmates are more important than ever! And MaryAnn and I are proud to claim membership in your class, because you are an accomplished and remarkable group. There are some 680 of you graduating
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August 1, 2012 I never thought I’d study away four times – and still graduate on time Maryn Johnston ’12 and some of her new friends in South Africa. By Katie Scaff ’13 When Maryn Johnston ’12 came to PLU, she knew she wanted to study away. The Phoenix, Ariz., native traveled to Europe for two weeks with her family in high school and took a 10-day trip to Mexico after graduation, but those trips pale in comparison to the experiences she’s had since she’s been at PLU. Since coming to PLU
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September 1, 2012 Department of Languages and Literatures Film Festival 2012-13 presents: “The Invisible War” The Department of Languages and Literatures Film Festival 2012-13 presents a screening of The Invisible War at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8 in Ingram 100. Kristina Setchfield, Marine Corps Veteran and survivor, will introduce the film. The event is open to the public. It is co-sponsored by the Departments of Marriage and Family, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, the Voices Against Violence
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. From the fellowship, Granum, an art and English major, hopes to parlay his love of the natural world and photography into full-time employment. “The experience of putting together this capstone has been absolutely invaluable,” he said. Eventually, Granum would like to make photographing and writing about endangered species his life’s work. “Yeah, I know it’s a cliché, but yes, I’d like to work for National Geographic,” he laughed. Jenny Stein studied colloidal dots and their capacity to absorb and
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Brooke Thames ’18 recommends delectable options for breakfast, lunch and dinner at PLU Posted by: Zach Powers / August 29, 2016 Image: Brooke Thames is a junior from Modesto, California majoring in journalism. ( Photos by John Froschauer/PLU) August 29, 2016 Breakfast at Tahoma Market & CafeSausage, egg and cheese sandwich and a venti chai tea latteLocated on Lower Campus, Tahoma Market & Cafe is the one-stop shop for everything food-related. From snacks to smoothies to made-to-order sandwiches
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Because We’re Lutheran: Interfaith work, why it’s important and how it shapes students Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / June 5, 2019 June 5, 2019 By Kenzie Gandy '20Marketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (June 5, 2019) — Pastor Jen Rude sits down with Aziza Ahmed ‘19 and Kara Barkman ‘19 to talk about their involvement with interfaith work on campus and how it has impacted their experiences as Lutes.Coming from different backgrounds — one Muslim and one Lutheran — Aziza and Kara both speak to
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