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Welcome to the new home of the PLU School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Our passionate faculty are proud to offer a dynamic, diverse, and meaningful curriculum in the Mary Baker Russell Music Center and Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. We strive to foster an artistic environment that inspires creativity, discipline, and excellence in the next generation of performers, creators, directors, educators, choreographers and more! Music HomepageTheatre & Dance HomepageMusic

Dedicated and approachable faculty, a close-knit and diverse student community, and a commitment to helping you reach your professional goals sets PLU Theatre & Dance apart from other programs.PLU Theatre & Dance prides itself on our dynamic and challenging curriculum supported by a season of up to 10 productions each year. Our program trains students in all aspects of theatre and dance: from musical theatre, acting, technical theatre and design, to foundational dance styles, stage management

The Department of Communication, Media & Design Arts offers a strategic and creative curriculum to prepare students for careers in diverse fields including print and digital design, journalism, PR & advertising, film & media production, and studio art. Our classes are taught by a supportive faculty of accomplished professionals, emphasizing hands-on, collaborative learning. Classes in Communication, Media & Design Arts (CMDA) focus on developing students’ skills in a variety of media and means

Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, North Carolina, began his academic career in 1974 at PLU, offering the university’s first college-level Holocaust course. Dr. Browning’s research and teaching excellence put PLU on the academic landscape of Holocaust and Genocide Studies. His work continues to influence the field of Holocaust scholarship worldwide. This year’s conference will be offered both in a virtual and in-person format, with registration for both. In-person

PLU's Musical HeritageHistorian Philip Nordquist reports that the first faculty member hired in 1892, as the fledgling academy was preparing to open its doors, was a music teacher, “the energetic musician Carlo Sperati.” Music has continued to be at the center of campus life since that time. The University Symphony Orchestra has long been one of the most important centerpieces of a stunningly rich musical calendar. Unique among the musical ensembles on campus, the orchestra plays a role in

Conference for Holocaust Education, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in the AUC at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean)Dr. Terrence Peterson, Assistant Professor at Florida International University and a faculty affiliate in the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program at FIU, delivers his speech titled “Vichy and the Jews of Tunisia at the Crossroads of Colonialism and the Shoah,” during the 15th Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in the AUC at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean)Carol

WAC 296-8001.0 IntroductionThe first consideration of the safety program at Pacific Lutheran University is the well-being of its students, faculty, and staff. PLU has an obligation to prevent injuries and suffering to persons and their families as well as a legal responsibility to keep the University safe for all. In addition to humanitarian reasons, there are also economic and efficiency reasons for a safety program. Whenever an accident occurs, operating efficiency is adversely affected. In

other Washington schools, colleges, and universities to issue a statement regarding our profound disappointment in the call to terminate DACA early this September.×Hispanic Studies Program StatementIn response to hate speech and dehumanizing rhetoric after the 2016 elections, the PLU Hispanic Studies Program released the following statement in a video that went viral on social media (November, 2016)ResoLUTE Covers Lutes & ImmigrationResoLUTE highlighted various students, faculty, and alumni in their

. There is no explicit or implicit political intent in any of our activities. CIWA provides a wide range of support that includes Chinese instructors, cultural programming such as festival celebrations, artistic presentations or performances, standardized Chinese proficiency tests (Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì or HSK), short-term study trips to China as well as Chinese language and China studies scholarships.

education. Appointed by the PLU Board of Regents in April 2019, President Belton previously served as PLU’s Acting President and Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to coming to PLU, he enjoyed a 25-year career with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he served most recently as Managing Director and Chief Operations Officer for global treasury management.MissionPresident Belton is working to ensure that PLU continues to prepare students for lives of service, leadership and