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PLU Jazz Day in Seattle May 3 Posted by: Zach Powers / April 23, 2015 Image: The Jazz Sound Trio, comprised of PLU faculty members David Deacon-Joyner on piano, Clipper Anderson on bass and Mark Ivester on drums, performs at Jazz Under the Stars at the Gonyea House. (photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 23, 2015 Showcase at Tula's Will Feature the Jazz Sound Trio, the University Jazz Ensemble, Student Combos and Little Big BandsBy Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsSEATTLE, Wash. (April

PLU Hosts Rwanda’s Best Young Debaters Posted by: Sandy Dunham / August 28, 2015 Image: Students from iDebate Rwanda will visit campus and hold a mock debate on Sept. 21. (Photo: iDebate Rwanda) August 28, 2015 Free Public Debate Sept. 21 Addresses U.S. Intervention in Global GenocidesBy Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 28, 2015)—During a two-day visit to Pacific Lutheran University in September, four of Rwanda’s best young debaters will immerse themselves in

PLU Earns Multiple, Major National Honors Posted by: Sandy Dunham / September 9, 2015 Image: Joanna Royce-Davis, Vice President for Student Life at PLU, speaks as part of the First-Year Experience Program, which was cited in PLU’s recent College of Distinction honor. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) September 9, 2015 University Named a College of Distinction and Ranked No. 14 in the WestBy Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 9, 2015)—The accolades continue to amass

This Week at PLU: Veterans Day, Veterans Resource Fair, Military Appreciation Football Game Posted by: Zach Powers / November 10, 2015 November 10, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 10, 2015)- Throughout the week of Nov. 8-14 Pacific Lutheran University is hosting a trio of events celebrating and resourcing veterans and military service members.On Wednesday morning, the university will host a Veterans Day Celebration. On Saturday morning, it will host the

PLU Hebrew Idol competition returns with more student-produced films than ever before Posted by: Kari Plog / March 30, 2016 Image: Associate Professor of Religion Antonios Finitsis honors one of the student groups at last year’s Hebrew Idol finale event. This year’s PLU Hebrew Idol competition has yielded 12 videos, more than ever before. (Photo by John Froschauer) March 30, 2016 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 30, 2016)- Dr. Antonios Finitsis didn’t

PLU professor launches new class that immerses students in the local Buddhist community Posted by: Kari Plog / April 25, 2016 Image: Erik Hammerstrom’s class visits Tacoma’s Hongwanji Buddhist Temple on April 24. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 25, 2016 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 25, 2016)- Erik Hammerstrom, assistant professor of East Asian and comparative religions, teaches Pacific Lutheran University students the fundamentals of Buddhism from the

PLU alumna, first black woman to serve as state senator, dedicated 20 years in politics to health care, social justice Posted by: Kari Plog / May 2, 2016 Image: Rosa Franklin ’74, the first black woman elected to the Washington state senate. (Photo: Angelo Mejia/PLU) May 2, 2016 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2016)- Forty years of nursing experience is not on the usual résumé for politicians, but that did not stop Rosa Franklin ’74 from running for office

Former Foss Hall Resident Reflects on the End of an Era Posted by: Zach Powers / August 17, 2015 Image: Opened in 1965, the sun will soon set on PLU’s Foss Hall. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) August 17, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsMy best friend and I met in our residence hall at Pacific Lutheran University. The band he and I started performed for the first time in its lobby. I can remember with equal fondness all-nighters spent cramming for finals and all-nighters

Peter Serko to Perform “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” at PLU on October 27 Posted by: Zach Powers / October 22, 2015 Image: “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” will be performed in the Karen Hille Phillips Studio Theater at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27. October 22, 2015 By Matthew Salazano '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 22, 2015)- Members of the Pacific Lutheran University community have the unique opportunity to learn about the AIDS epidemic through theatre.The one-man

/PLU) November 17, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 17, 2015)— “We’re all a bunch of nobodies, trying to tell everybody, about somebody who can save anybody,” Rev. Dr. Arthur Banks told the congregation at Eastside Baptist Church on Sunday, Nov. 15. It was “PLU Sunday” at the predominantly black faith community located a few blocks from Tacoma’s Salishan neighborhood and First Creek Middle School. The three-hour service ran an emotional gamut, joyously