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on the private college campus for the better part of a decade after the photo was taken — and private school in general seemed unlikely. Still, as far as my parents were concerned, college was never an “if;” it was a “where?” My mom always wanted to pursue a degree. A teenage pregnancy and four children delayed her plans. Although our parents never went to college before us, they worked hard to ensure we did not go without. That included my dad’s late nights in the garage, rebuilding the engine
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, Montana, would not step foot on the private college campus for the better part of a decade after the photo was taken — and private school in general seemed unlikely. Still, as far as my parents were concerned, college was never an “if;” it was a “where?” My mom always wanted to pursue a degree. A teenage pregnancy and four children delayed her plans. Although our parents never went to college before us, they worked hard to ensure we did not go without. That included my dad’s late nights in the garage
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PLU Symphony Orchestra ReunionThe Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra will close its concert season at PLU in May 2023 with a special event marking the end of an era, and a celebration of the orchestra’s long tradition. Professor Jeffrey Bell-Hanson will close his tenure with the orchestra as he prepares for retirement, conducting part of a gala concert featuring the members of the current PLUSO joined by alumni of the orchestra. Dr. Jerry Kracht, Conductor Emeritus, will also join
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Resident Artist, Jessica Spring, Wins Major Award From Tacoma Arts Commission Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / September 28, 2014 September 28, 2014 Jessica Spring Will Accept AMOCAT Award—and Exhibit Her Work—in Tacoma Oct. 2 By Taylor Lunka ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker Pacific Lutheran University resident artist Jessica Spring has been selected to receive an impressive AMOCAT award from the Tacoma Arts Commission. Every year, the commission honors those who contribute to the
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Annual ‘Empty Bowls’ event fills empty stomachs Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 6, 2015 Image: Empty Bowls with bowls my by PLU students and faculty in the Anderson University Center on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. (Photo/John Froschauer) November 6, 2015 Pacific Lutheran University students and faculty have found the perfect recipe to fill empty bowls around Pierce County. The sixth annual Empty Bowls will be held from 4-6 p.m. November 18 outside Old Main Market in the Anderson University
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Relationship Self TestRelationship Self Test Does your partner: Put you down and make you feel ashamed? Tell you what to do and who to see? Ever threaten to hurt you or your family? Ever push or hit you or force you to have sex? Follow you around or constantly keep tabs on you? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may be in an unhealthy relationship. You deserve to feel safe at PLU. If someone is hurting you, help is available.24-Hour Help Is AvailablePierce County Sexual
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The Big Idea: Interested in joining PLU’s Anthropology and Geoscience Departments in a fun day long field trip to explore the intersection of geology and anthropology? Two sites will be explored through this lens: Alder Lake was formed as an impoundment dam in the 1940’s to generate the electricity we use as a society. What are the results? We will view the dam itself and local landscape on the way to the second stop of the day. Ohanapecosh Campground southeast corner of Mt Rainier National
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We are pleased to announce that Anna Marko and Austin Karr have been selected as 2023’s Kurt Mayer Summer Scholars. Anna and Austin will be invited to share their culminating research projects at this Fall’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education. Congratulations, Anna and Austin! Kurt Mayer Summer ScholarsThe Kurt Mayer Summer Scholars program offers generous financial support for PLU students who complete substantive research projects in Holocaust Studies. Up to 2 fellowships of up
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Jenny Johnson Poetry Biography Biography Jenny Johnson is the author of In Full Velvet (Sarabande Books, 2017). Her poems have appeared in The New York Times, Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics, Waxwing, and elsewhere. Her honors include a Whiting Award, a Hodder Fellowship, and an NEA Fellowship. She has also received awards and scholarships from the Blue Mountain Center, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and Yaddo. She is an
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Studio Theater production shows a dark side Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 30, 2015 March 30, 2015 Studio Theater production shows a dark sideOn April 17 and 18 at 7:30pm, PLU senior Cameron Waters brings to life playwright Tracy Letts’ Bug, a tale of paranoia and conspiracy that is riveting, exciting, and thoroughly entertaining. Bug follows Agnes, a lonely waitress, who isolates herself in the hopes of avoiding her abusive ex-husband. When she’s introduced to Peter, she can’t help
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