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his passions. The day after PLU’s Commencement, May 25, a group of 71 – including 64 students – will venture to China for a two week whirlwind tour. The performances will include Youtz’s original composition “The Monkey King,” the tale of the Chinese mythical character Monkey who is smarter than most, but a constant trickster. The PLU Wind Ensemble and the PLU Jazz Ensemble will perform at the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music, the Xian Conservatory of Music, the Sichuan Conservatory of Music

, joined the group last year as a chorus member in the production of Turandot by Puccini. After the show ended on Aug. 18, Marzano was invited back as a chorus member in La Boheme. Rehearsals for the universally popular classic began in January and since then Marzano has been leaving campus right after Choir of the West practice to head up to Seattle. Leaving at 5 p.m. puts him in Seattle around 6 p.m., so he can get his makeup done and costume on before the curtains go up at 7:30 p.m. “The good thing

learning, eager to foster intercultural relationships, willing to step out of their comfort zones, committed to serving those around them, and want to use their college education to make a difference on campus and in their communities at home. “Just their presence in the classroom brings a diverse perspective,” Melannie Cunningham, director of multicultural outreach and engagement at PLU, said of Act Six Scholars at PLU. “I look at the group of students we have and every one of them is unique in their

-profit farm which aims to promote self-sufficiency, inclusion and independence for people with developmental disabilities and rural youth. “I just liked their mission,” Anna Payton, a first-year student from Puyallup, Wash., said. “I really like that they give disadvantaged youth and people with disabilities the opportunity to work.” Payton and the rest of the students in her group spent the day learning about Left Foot’s mission and helped farm workers pull weeds.“Their hearts seem to be in the

, Markuson said. Students’ majors include everything from music to science, and there is a diverse mix of under and upper classmen. Bendzak said LUNICYCLERS is one of the most culturally diverse groups on campus, representing men, women, international students and even football players. With growing popularity and the graduation of its founder, LUNICYCLERS was in a transitional period and Markuson stepped up to continue the group and its mission. “When people succeed or laugh or have fun, those are the

Texas A&M University REU Program Summer Research Posted by: alemanem / January 2, 2018 January 2, 2018 The REU summer research program focuses on interdisciplinary projects in biological, materials, and sustainable chemistry. In the program, students become full members of a research group, carrying out fundamental research on topics that span the chemical sciences. Application Window: December 15, 2017 – February 15, 2018 Program Dates: May 29 – August 3, 2018 To learn more and to apply visit

Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 9, 2020 Image: Image: Professor Laura Fitzwater-Gonazles, Students: Morgan Hanseen, Christina Easley, Robert Gallagher, Aziza Ahmed, and Michele Matthew. March 9, 2020 By Jeannette ShimkoCommunications Coordinator/Admin AssistantOAKLAND, CA - PLU Students & Faculty Attend Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting/Conference A group of PLU Sociology majors (Morgan Hanseen, Christina Easley, Robert Gallagher

component helped him pay for textbooks and supplies. When asked about the changes he has seen on campus, Austin describes the rise in student action groups on campus. The Collective, a group of Diversity Center students, went to the sitting president and expressed a need for bias training, a culturally competent staff, and hiring staff and faculty of color. “The Collective as a student group and organization has built out these demands for institutional justice, and we can follow these [demands] to

. Getting new dancers to come makes it all the more exciting, said Jepsen. “It was fun to get beginners in there,” Jepsen said after their first dance of the year in October. “They all came ready to have fun and meet new people. We had them dancing by the end of the night.” That night, the group danced to classics, like “Don’t Let Go”, “King of Swing”, “In the Mood”, “Sing Sing Sing” and “Daddy-O.” These dances are a time for club members and other PLU students to show off the moves they have been

Library. The photo exhibition, created and sponsored by the Munich-based White Rose Foundation (Weiße Rose Stiftung), chronicles the brief yet intense history of the White Rose resistance movement against the Nazi regime. The exhibit is currently on tour across the United States and comes to PLU during the university’s renowned Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education, March 12-14. According to exhibit organizers, The White Rose was a small, nonviolent resistance group formed in 1942 by