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  • Lute Plays Piano ‘Up Close with the Masters’ Natalie Burton ’13 plays a Bach piece on the piano for master pianist Vladimir Feltsman during Portland Piano International’s Up Close With the Masters series. (Photo courtesy of Portland Piano International) A Q&A With Natalie Burton ’13…

    just this year: an “Up Close With the Masters” session with Vladimir Feltsman, one of the best-known concert pianists in the world. “Up Close with the Masters” classes are intimate work sessions put on by Portland Piano International each season in concert with its recitals. Offered to the public, for free, the classes provide young musicians an opportunity to see and hear a master teach. Burton did just that on Jan. 13. Feltsman, who was in Portland for two sold-out Portland Piano International

  • On Exhibit: Common Reading Book 2021, The Best We Could Do The 2021-2022 academic year Common Reading book is the critically acclaimed graphic novel,  The Best We Could Do  by Thi Bui. In this timely and breathtaking memoir, Bui explores her experiences as a daughter…

    , the library has online films and journal articles and links to other content. Below is the virtual exhibit with links to resources.   Website Critical Refugee Studies Collective. (n.d.) Critical Research, Teaching, and Public Initiatives on Refugees. https://criticalrefugeestudies.com/ Refugees have long been the objects of inquiry for fields such as sociology, history, and political science. Refugees are also often featured in the media serving as objects of suffering or agents of terrorism. The

  • In their own words By Chris Albert Soon new PLU graduates will go out into the world. In the following, some Lutes share their stories of why they came to PLU, what their experiences have been and what’s the next chapter in their lives. More…

    success to the opportunities PLU has provided me. What’s next? I am currently seeking weekly and daily newspaper jobs in the greater Pacific Northwest region. I have a passion for community journalism, and hope to connect with people by telling their stories through whatever outlet I am given the opportunity to use. I hope to eventually go back to school after gaining some practical experience and get a masters in education and teach media literacy and journalism in local public schools. Lauren

  • Maria Altmann worked for decades to reclaim five family owned portraits painted by Gustav Klimt for her family, including this portrait of her aunt,  Adele Bloch-Bauer. The painting had been shown in an Austrian art museum for years. Nazis had stolen the painting after Altmann…

    survivors, he said at the Lemkin Lecture. (Photo by John Froschauer) that began in the 1980s and in the 1990s, he said. The Cold War had to end, Germany’s economy had to revive, and the class action lawsuit had to gain clout in US courts. Finally, the view of the war had to change for survivors or their heirs to gain traction is the public eye as well as in the legal system. This holds true for getting a monetary settlement, as well as regaining lost art treasures, Hayes said. And in terms of art, the

  • TACOMA, WASH. (July 28, 2015)-  It’s safe to say Forrest Griek ‘00, ’02 loves being at school. Currently the principal of Tacoma’s Browns Point Elementary, Griek has spent his career serving in a variety of positions at schools throughout the South Sound, including Todd Beamer…

    PLU Alumnus Named National Emerging Leader in Education Posted by: Zach Powers / July 28, 2015 Image: Forrest Griek ’00, ’02 is the principal of Tacoma’s Browns Point Elementary and a national “Emerging Leader” in education. [Photo Courtesy of Tacoma Public Schools] July 28, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (July 28, 2015)- It’s safe to say Forrest Griek ‘00, ’02 loves being at school. Currently the principal of Tacoma’s Browns Point Elementary, Griek has spent

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 4, 2016)- Kamari Sharpley-Ragin reluctantly admits that he used to joke about racism. The ninth-grader from Lincoln High School in Tacoma says it didn’t seem like a big deal, since he never really experienced overt discrimination himself. Now, he says he knows…

    final handbook. “Many of them had never ridden public transit at all,” Kraig said of her students. The bus passes were free for students; some of the proceeds came from the provost’s Innovative Teaching Grant, reserved for faculty members with spur-of-the-moment ideas or out-of-the-ordinary methods that promise improved instruction. The rest came out of Kraig’s own pocket. The class and partnership were brand new, and Kraig said she couldn’t have done it without the four teaching assistants. The

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 8, 2016)- Gabri Joy Kirkendall ’09 studied political science and French languages and literature at Pacific Lutheran University. Now, she’s a published author and artist. Below is an edited discussion about her vocational journey and her experience creating hand-lettering books. Question: How…

    science and French while working with the nonprofit World Vision on its malaria program. When I graduated, I was deep into the world of public health and applying to graduate schools. But then the unthinkable happened; I was diagnosed with cancer and my whole life seemed to spin off the rails. It took two years of surgeries and treatments to come out on the other side, and by that time my life was unrecognizable. I could no longer physically work a normal 9-to-5 job and grad school seemed out of the

  • A pair of nursing students in grey scrubs knock on the door, wash their hands, and greet little Jillian, who rests in a bed connected to beeping monitors. The child opens her eyes and whimpers, then coughs. As the students listen to Jillian’s lung sounds,…

    Nursing’s new Clinical Learning and Simulation Center. Located on the corner of Garfield Street and Pacific Avenue in the building that formerly housed the PLU bookstore, the 16,000-square-foot center will help PLU respond to a critical public need, as Washington state is facing a drastic shortage of nurses. There is a growing demand for bachelor- and graduate degree-prepared nurses fluent in both technology and leadership to address the complex and rapidly changing healthcare environment. PLU is known

  • More than 850 students will graduate from PLU for the 2011-2012 academic year. Spring Commencement takes place Sunday, May 27 in the Tacoma Dome. (Photo by John Froschauer) In their own words Compiled and edited by Chris Albert This spring, new PLU graduates closed a…

    Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) so I will have the opportunity to work with staff scientists from NREL as well as use the facilities. The Ph.D. program will take 5-6 years to complete and following the completion of my degree I plan to either enter a teaching position or work in public policy relating to renewable energy. Caitlin Walton – Bachelor of Arts in elementary education Caitlin Walton ’12 is from  Colorado Springs, Colo. Why PLU? My decision to come to PLU is both eclectic and similar to many

  • He was working by age 8, picking cherries and apples under the Yakima Valley sun. In the spring he worked as a smudger. He’d sleep overnight in an orchard and when the alarms rang he’d sprint to light the smudge pots that warmed the trees…

    , Melody Ferguson worked 40 hours a week to help pay her way through the University of Washington – 20 hours at the academic advising office, plus 20 hours off-campus in the Seattle Supersonics’ media relations office. Now, in her role as PLU associate dean of admission, she still feels the weight of her heartstrings when students from her old neighborhood receive the support they need to attend PLU.  “I’m passionate about working here because we value serving our regional community,” she says. “Of