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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
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PLU awarded $15,000 from NSF for COVID-19 DEI Challenge Posted by: nicolacs / June 12, 2022 June 12, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University was named a winner in the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Taking Action: COVID-19 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Challenge. PLU received a $15,000 prize for its work in mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM.“This important challenge rewards institutions for
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Solar Eclipse 2017 @ PLUOn August 21st, 2017 the Moon passed between the Earth and the Sun creating an amazing celestial display visible across the United States. Although our corner of Washington did not experience a total solar eclipse, it came close with about 94% of the Sun being blocked by the Moon. The PLU Physics Department invited the community to view the eclipse on campus. An estimated attendance of over 1,000 accepted the invitation to join in the fun!The morning began in the
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Celebrating the Life of Thor HeyerdahlThe year 2014 is a big year in Norway. Not only is the 200th anniversary of the constitution being celebrated, but it also the 100th birthday of one the country’s most beloved citizens, the explorer and writer, Thor Heyerdahl. Heyerdahl first came to the world’s attention in 1947 for his dramatic Pacific voyage aboard the “Kon-Tiki,” an experimental replica of an ancient seagoing raft built to test the possibilities of a scientific theory. The expedition
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Scholarships Schiller Endowed ScholarshipThe Schiller Endowed Scholarship began in 1979 by John and Aleen Schiller. Professor Schiller served as a sociology faculty member, department chair and dean during his tenure at PLU and was the professor who was instrumental in bringing the social work undergraduate major to PLU. This award is “stackable” meaning that it does not have a negative impact on other financial aid. Eligibility criteria: junior standing, majoring in social work; overall GPA of
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How I Learned to Drive – a vehicle toward empowerment Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 3, 2013 March 3, 2013 How I Learned to Drive, by Paula Vogel, opens March 8 in the Studio Theater of the new Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at Pacific Lutheran University. Often described as one of the most disturbing love stories in theatre, How I Learned to Drive contains issues of pedophilia, incest and misogyny. The audience is urged to examine their relationship with the term
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Recording of Glory M. Liu’s 2023 Benson Lecture Released Dr. Liu Explored the Legacy of Adam Smith's Writings on Capitalism in America Posted by: halvormj / November 21, 2023 November 21, 2023 By Michael Halvorson ’85 On Thursday October 19, 2023, the PLU community welcomed Glory M. Liu of Johns Hopkins University to present the 17th Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. The lecture took place in the Regency Room of the Anderson University Center. There was also a pre-lecture
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Hints and Help for Your Virtual Theatre Scholarship Application We’re in a brave new world of all-online scholarship application and adjudication process. Students entering PLU in fall 2021 as a first-year or transfer student with an interest in Theatre can still apply for an Artistic Achievement Award. Read more in this blog post for answers… January 18, 2021 Musical TheatreTheatre
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Hints and Help for Your Virtual Theatre Scholarship Application We’re in a brave new world of all-online scholarship application and adjudication process. Students entering PLU in fall 2021 as a first-year or transfer student with an interest in Theatre can still apply for an Artistic Achievement Award. Read more in this blog post for answers… January 18, 2021 Musical TheatreTheatre
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What election season reminds us about higher education Each election cycle I’m reminded of how incredibly multi-disciplinary the responsibilities of our elected officials have become. Similarly, the challenges faced by the leaders of the world’s most successful corporations and NGOs grow ever more global, complex, and nuanced, seemingly by the day. Very few,… December 2, 2016 Higher Education
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