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, “worth giving your life for.” PLU students search for, and articulate to themselves and to each other, convictions that provide steadiness and inspiration. They test their aspirations and convictions against the ideas, concepts and theories they engage in class. They search out faculty who will converse with them about how what they are learning in their courses connects to who they are becoming. They spend time with mentors who listen as they give voice to their developing senses of themselves and

Boaz As Sorayah Surkatty reflects on her new career in the realm of big voices and classical music, she credits her connections with her voice coach and PLU music lecturer Holly Boaz, and Jim Brown, associate professor of music, with securing her connections with the Vashon Opera on Vashon Island, Wash. More >> Stories by Barbara Clements, Chris Albert and Steve Hansen.  Photography by John Froschauer. Read Previous Evacuation drill Read Next Artifacts Day COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated

by Seattle CityClub in 2016 to bolster the number of high-quality, nonpartisan debates available to the public, echoes that sentiment. With 1,800 debate attendees and more than 1 million television and streaming viewers in its first year, the Coalition has succeeded in making political candidates for public office more accessible to voters. “When neighborhoods are underrepresented, they lose their voice,” Eckstein said. “By bringing this debate to the area, we’re working to enhance our community

Stephanie Pfundt. There will be three prize winners. Third prize is a $250 cash prize, second prize is a $500 cash prize, first prize will be $1000 cash prize and a trip to a national destination to hear Meade perform as well as a consultation and/or voice lesson with one of Meade’s mentors. Sing at PLU!If you love to sing, PLU is the place for you.PLU’s vibrant vocal and choral program provides singers from all academic disciplines with outstanding opportunities for performance and study. The Finale is

establishing PLU as a hub for creative and original music. A colleague wrote, “Gina Gillie has quickly become one of the best-known and most-played composers of chamber ensemble works in our day. She is sought out for commissioned works, and the demand for her new and established works grows continually.” Another colleague described her as a “double threat” as both performer and composer and described her compositional style as accessible yet challenging. She has become an important voice, particularly for