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PLU Organist performs Bach at Portland’s St. James Lutheran Church Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 8, 2016 November 8, 2016 Sunday, December 4 at 5 pmPLU Music Professor and Organist Paul Tegels will play Bach Cantata Vespers and a Mozart Church Sonata for organ and strings at the historic downtown Portland’s St. James Lutheran Church on Dec. 4. The Bach Vesper will feature Cantata 61, Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, based on the Advent hymn, Savior of the Nations, Come performed by choir

would a hall have that reputation, even when the students change year after year? McKnight says it gets back to community. “At some front desks, people are just sitting around doing homework. But here, there is always someone who is saying ‘hello’ or ‘goodbye,’” said McKnight. “Some people make it a mission to get to know everyone’s name when they come through. And when that happens, it is hard not to build a community.” Hinderlie Hall by the numbers * 130 students * 4 floors, 8 wings. Wings are

PLU Chorale tours the southeast, uses music to make the world a better place Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 8, 2016 January 8, 2016 The Chorale will perform in Georgia, Alabama and Florida and will close the tour with a homecoming concert in PLU’s Lagerquist Concert Hall.By Mandi LeCompteOutreach Manager In a program titled “I Can Tell the World,” the Pacific Lutheran University Chorale will perform a repertoire of choral music, featuring works by Felix Mendelssohn, Halsey Stevens, Norman

October 21, 2014 MediaLab’s Newest Film Breaks Down the Food Equation MediaLab member Olivia Ash, left, conducts an interview in London while Taylor Lunka operates the camera. (Photo courtesy of MediaLab) ‘Waste Not’ premieres in Tacoma on Nov. 8 By Natalie DeFord ‘16 MediaLab TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 23, 3014)—An estimated one-third of food produced in the world each year goes to waste, causing economic, energy and environmental losses of more than $750 billion annually, according to a 2013 United

Symposium uplifts collaborative student-faculty research Posted by: Kari Plog / April 3, 2017 Image: Mackenzie Deane and Associate Professor of Chemistry Tina Saxowsky work in a biology lab at PLU. (Photo/John Froschauer) April 3, 2017 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 3, 2017)- Pacific Lutheran University is aiming to increase visibility of student-faculty research across campus with its first Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 8. Previously, an

Lutes to teach English abroad through Fulbright Program Posted by: Kari Plog / May 8, 2017 Image: Fulbright Scholars Alexandra Dreher ’17 (left) and Sydney Otey ’17. (Photo by Molly Ivey ’20) May 8, 2017 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (May 8, 2017)- Two Lutes were accepted into the prestigious Fulbright Program and will serve as English teaching assistants around the world. A third Pacific Lutheran University student was recognized as an alternate.Sydney Otey ’17

p.m. | Ness Family Chapel Come celebrate the Advent season with an authentic service conducted in Norwegian. Students studying Norwegian at PLU participate with songs and the reading of Scripture. The event is free and open to anyone who longs to hear, sing and celebrate the beauty of Christmas time using the Norwegian language. Reception to follow featuring homemade krumkake and kransekake. Come join us and help encourage the learning of Norwegian at PLU! PLU Swing Club Holiday Dance  Dec. 7 | 8

about Palmer Scholars from my career counselor and my teacher when I was a sophomore in Foss High School. 2. What prompted you to apply to the program? I applied to this program because I saw the opportunity in Palmer Scholars that many other programs lacked in or did not have altogether. I applied specifically because of the support they were providing to high school students pursuing higher education with backgrounds that did not consist of support, like (first-generation) students or immigrants

? I am most excited to learn more about the science of sport psychology, but I am even more excited to learn about how to use that information ethically and competently in an applied setting. The faculty and my peers have so much knowledge, I just can’t wait to collaborate and learn from all of them. How would you use this degree in your future career? Well I don’t know yet exactly what “job” or “career title” I’m after, but I want to be in a coach or teacher role. So whether I become a college

spring break, she had volunteered to help her high school teacher with music coaching. I have since learned that this kind of selfless service is a theme in Meagan’s life. As Faculty Advisor to Mu Phi Epsilon, I see how much she gives to this organization musically and socially every day– she is truly and exemplary Lute, modeling the very best in scholarly excellence and service. And– she’s a fabulous flute player, too! I’m delighted she was selected to perform in the Student Showcase this year– no