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Class of 1971 Reunion Giving https://www.plu.edu/homecoming/1971-gift/

Mancke Sletten ‘75 and Elizabeth Mancke, in honor of their parents. The scholarship is intended to support students from Africa, or recent African immigrants, pursuing their degree at PLU. Mr. Halvar E. Olstead – Gordon O. Gilbertson Instrumental Music Education Scholarship – Alvina Hauf Olstead ’73 and Halvar Olstead ’71 established this scholarship in memory of their former professor of music, Gordon Gilbertson. Halvar played under Gordon in the band when Halvar was studying to become a public

Alyson Rake https://www.plu.edu/writingcenter/staff/alyson-rake/

Alyson Rake Consultant She/Her Biography Biography Alyson is a Viola Performance Major with a minor in Writing. In her free time, she enjoys arranging music, singing in the PLU Chorale, and playing with her dog.

Connecting the dots: How Jaeda Reed ’13 found her vocation – Acclaim 2016-17 https://www.plu.edu/acclaim/2016-17/10/05/connecting-the-dots-how-jaeda-reed-13-found-her-vocation/

the most important during her time at PLU. “A big selling point for my business is the fact that I am a traditional artist, I have a lot of experience developing my eye for composition and color theory,” Reed said. While at PLU, Reed took nearly all her classes in Ingram, but she says her most useful class was her figure drawing class. “Understanding anatomy and the way the human body looks in a certain light, that has helped me beyond any other class,” Reed said. “I never thought my drawing class

PLU Associate Professor Rebekah Mergenthal to Join Actor Danny Glover at Buffalo Soldiers Museum Eve https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/01/20/plu-assistant-professor-rebekah-mergenthal-to-join-actor-danny-glover-at-buffalo-soldiers-museum-event/

. EVENT DETAILS What: Buffalo Soldiers Museum and Broadway Center present: An Evening with Danny Glover. When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25. Ticketed meet-and-greet in Studio 2 begins at 6 p.m. Where: Theatre on the Square, 901 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402. Tickets: $19, $29, $35, $49. Preshow Meet and Greet: $40 includes desserts and savory snacks. More information: 253-272-4257. Read Previous PLU Wind Ensemble to Premiere Crowd-Commissioned Composition on Tour of Tennessee Read Next Schnackenberg

The Big 9-OH: Celebrating 90 years of Choir of the West – Acclaim 2016-17 https://www.plu.edu/acclaim/2016-17/09/23/the-big-9-oh-celebrating-90-years-of-choir-of-the-west/

By Genny Boots ’18 Almost a century of students have counted the Choir of the West as a part of their PLU story. For 90 years, Lutes have joined in the community, passion and song of Choir of the West. This fall during Homecoming weekend, generations of Choir of the West members came together to celebrate a program that has anchored PLU as a premiere music program in the Northwest. The performance brought together 350 voices. It’s this part that Geoffrey Boers (who directed the Skones era

Caitlin Collins https://www.plu.edu/writingcenter/staff/caitlin-collins/

Caitlin Collins Consultant She/Her, They/Them Biography Biography Caitlin is a fourth-year Elementary Music Education Major and Dance Minor. In her free time, she enjoys playing Dungeons and Dragons and Genshin Impact, along with reading and cooking.

PLU Media Lab students win Emmy for documentary https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/plu-media-lab-students-win-emmy-for-documentary/

the MediaLab drone. Co-Director of Photography Hanna McCauley filming a cactus in the Arizona desert. Read Previous PLU’s Kinesiology Team takes third at national sports medicine knowledge bowl Read Next Recent Music and Theatre graduates share their experience at PLU LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic

You Ask, We Answer: How do you match roommates? https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/you-ask-we-answer-how-do-you-match-roommates/

chance to have a conversation. If you don’t know your roommate, that’s ok; ask questions about hobbies, music, sleeping and eating styles. If you end up with a roommate you requested, then you should be asking questions relevant to the new experience of living together. Living with an acquaintance or a friend requires just as much effort to create a positive living situation for both of you as it does with someone new! Guest Blogger: Dhaval Patel, Associate Director for Campus Life Operations Read

Accreditation and Institutional Research https://www.plu.edu/catalog-2023-2024/university-information/accreditation/

Therapy: Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Music: National Association of Schools of Music Nursing: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission Social Work: Council on Social Work Education Any current or prospective student may, upon request directed to the Office of the President, review a copy of the documents pertaining to the University’s

Speakers https://www.plu.edu/congregations/troubled-waters-or-river-of-life/speakers/

into advocacy for the waters of Commencement Bay and participation in the Sustainable Tacoma Commission. He is well known for his exacting chronicle of federal deregulation of protections for the environment. He will lead a workshop on serving as an advocate for clean, local waters. Kathryn NicholsCo-Director of Music Christ Episcopal Church The Rev. Kathryn Nichols directs the 40-voice Christ Church choir, composes settings of liturgical texts, and promotes a range of traditional and contemporary