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one day after PLU’s 11th annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education, a conference that empowers attendees to use the lessons of the Holocaust to challenge prejudices, violence and other forms of dehumanization. The timing served to heighten the shock. There are no words. There are no words for our anguish, our anger and our despair when we experience this heart-wrenching news. As Rabbi and PLU partner chaplain Bruce Kadden said at a solidary event Sunday night at Temple Beth El in

his back on the finance industry and launch the business in tribute to his grandfather. “There’s no doubt that my grandfather’s gift of designing this tree for our family has been a great thing for me,” Bliss said. “It would make me happy to turn him into a pop culture icon.” The Disneyland Hotel ordered 16 custom trees shortly after Stoecker passed away in 2012. The modern tree display is part of the hotel’s annual holiday décor. Modern Christmas trees have been staged at the governor’s mansion

.” Duffy, Madeline and Matthew competed in 2022 as well, solving a problem on asteroid mining, an experience which set them up to assist associate professor of mathematics Mei Zhu in running the workshop that prepares students for the annual competition in February. Zhu has taught the J-term class on overload for almost twenty years. Before PLU had a BS in Applied Mathematics, it was one of the few opportunities for students interested in applying math skills to real-world problems. Each year she

they get. These professionals know that they must learn and evolve to stay in the game. Marketing analysts study consumer trends, conduct research for clients, analyze data and survey results, make recommendations to advance business profits and more.The Career Outlook for Marketing AnalystsMarketing Analysts earn a median annual salary of around $63,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS predicts this role will grow 23 percent by 2026, which is faster than average. As

emerged in the new millennium with additional focus and fiscal discipline. Long-range planning and short-term initiatives were instituted, the former producing planning documents titled PLU 2000 and PLU 2010, the latter involving annual creation, monitoring and assessment of shorter-term goals. The university is currently in the first year of a three-year, pan-university cycle to produce the next planning document, PLU 2020. The last decade has seen strengthening of our three institutional hallmarks

Musical Memories Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 21, 2014 Image: Choir of the West members prepare to board the bus at Pacific Lutheran College in 1939 for a 3,000-mile tour. (Photo courtesy of Lorna Vosburg Burt) March 21, 2014 Editor’s Note: When Lorna Vosburg Burt ’40, ’69 read our story on PLU’s annual Christmas Concerts in the winter 2013 edition of Scene magazine, she was inspired to recall—and share—her own Choir of the West story … from 1939. It was so full of history and facts and

An Insider’s Look at O Nata Lux Posted by: Reesa Nelson / December 5, 2019 December 5, 2019 One of the most beloved holiday traditions in the Northwest, The Choir of the West, University Chorale, and University Symphony Orchestra present PLU’s annual Christmas concert, O Nata Lux. Works by Dan Forrest, Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, Benjamin Britten and others will be mixed with traditional carols and seasonal favorites as we celebrate the glory, hope and light of the Christmas season. Read

emerged in the new millennium with additional focus and fiscal discipline. Long-range planning and short-term initiatives were instituted, the former producing planning documents titled PLU 2000 and PLU 2010, the latter involving annual creation, monitoring and assessment of shorter-term goals. The university is currently in the first year of a three-year, pan-university cycle to produce the next planning document, PLU 2020. The last decade has seen strengthening of our three institutional hallmarks

.    Student Leadership Series. Chapter members will contribute to an annual student leadership series by planning and presenting several workshops. 3.    Together with Parkland. Each spring, the chapter will coordinate an event that will bring together the PLU campus and the Parkland community. 4.    Senior Leadership Reflections. The chapter will coordinate a senior leadership reflection event wherein members share their PLU story, including the scholarship, leadership and service experiences that have

PLU Presents Service Awards to Students, Staff and Community Posted by: Sandy Dunham / April 24, 2015 Image: PLU’s annual Celebration of Service honored students, administrators and community members. (All photos by John Froschauer/PLU) April 24, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (April 24, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University awarded six student scholarships and other awards on April 22 for outstanding contributions to service at PLU and the surrounding