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PLU has been teaching music for 130 years Posted by: mhines / September 19, 2023 September 19, 2023 “I’m confident that here at PLU we can give you an experience that will make you a much better player, whether you choose to pursue music passionately or professionally.” – Svend Rønning, PLU Professor of Music – Violin; Coordinator of String Studies PLU offers the most comprehensive music program of any private university in the Pacific Northwest. String majors and non-majors alike have access
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Short of a recent hike PLU students took at Mt. Rainer. Read Previous Internship with the Portland Pickles: 8 questions with Simon Luedtke ’24 Read Next Student Internship: Annica Stiles ’25 studies in Iceland LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June
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identity as a student of color at a predominantly white institution and how it intersects with other identities. The Environmental and Social Justice RAs will be trained to learn, understand, and utilize environmental studies and the “social change leadership model” in their programming and community building efforts. Environmental and Social Justice RAs will work collaboratively with the Center for DJS to enhance learning in this community. Lavender RAs are placed in a wing of both returner and first
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connections. Instead, she found support in her interactions with faculty, including now-Dean of Inclusive Excellence Jennifer Smith and Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies Giovanna Urdangarain. Benge, who has a background in theater and interdisciplinary studies, was awarded a doctorate in gender studies in April by Arizona State University. While at ASU, Benge won a prestigious Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies in 2019. She has recently been named a Robert A. Oden Jr
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Chemistry Dr. Fred L. Tobiason to support PLU students engaged in studies related to our outdoor learning spaces and natural areas. This supports a campus tradition in which students’ environmental actions and values are intentionally and locally aligned, and empower students to work toward change. All PLU students who are excited to work independently as individuals or in a group, and who are passionate about plant and animal sustainability and outdoor learning, regardless of their major, are
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environments. That work is illuminated in each of our stories of this year. You can read about Hispanic Studies major Riley Dolan (’19)’s engagement with the difficult history of genocide in Guatemala, and his use of our Digital Humanities lab to map memory sites there. Visiting professor of fiction writing Melissa Michal used her classes to empower students and advance PLU’s commitment to social justice. Philosophy faculty are sharpening critical thinking skills in our community with the “Tacoma
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. Ralph Flick from PLU’s School of Business. Their research project investigated the use of artificial intelligence in human resource management, with an emphasis on new business practices within the Pacific Northwest region. A summary of their findings can be found in this research abstract. Ben Merrill (left) and Prof. Ralph Flick are the Summer 2020 Benson Research Fellows Dr. Michael Halvorson announced the fellowship and spoke on behalf of the Innovation Studies steering committee, which
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moving forward, Habimana shares his story with others. He visited Pacific Lutheran University in October 2016 to speak to an intimate group of genocide studies, anthropology and social work students. “It’s a really tough responsibility,” he said. “Sometimes, it’s not easy.” Director of Holocaust and Genocide Studies Programs, Kirsten Christensen, introduces Emmanuel Habimana, filmmaker and survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Emmanuel Habimana co-directed “Komora: To
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Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar . THE DEACONS Pacific Lutheran University's Original Rock Band Reunites for Homecoming 2014 Read the Story New Stories Justice In Society In support of PLU’s commitment to promote justice and peace, the fourth annual Lutheran Studies Conference, scheduled for Sept. 25, will be devoted to Justice in Society: Lutheran Sources of Social Change. Read More A New Chapter PLU Associate Professor of English Rick Barot takes over
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Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar . THE DEACONS Pacific Lutheran University's Original Rock Band Reunites for Homecoming 2014 Read the Story New Stories Justice In Society In support of PLU’s commitment to promote justice and peace, the fourth annual Lutheran Studies Conference, scheduled for Sept. 25, will be devoted to Justice in Society: Lutheran Sources of Social Change. Read More A New Chapter PLU Associate Professor of English Rick Barot takes over
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