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  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 14, 2020) —The Gospel Experience Concert is returning to Pacific Lutheran University on Saturday, Feb. 15., featuring an encore performance by national recording artist and event headliner Crystal Aikin ’97. The renowned gospel singer was born and raised in Tacoma, and graduated…

    others are exposed to new insights about people who are different from them,” says Cunningham. PLU Senior Ian Rice, a member of University Congregation, attended last year’s Gospel Experience Concert and reflected on his experience of the event. “Overall the concert was very different than what I’m used to, especially because Lutherans traditionally sit and stand fairly still while singing a hymn. This was louder and longer — since each song seemed Spirit-led in terms of when it actually finished

  • PLU Peace Scholars leave for Nobel Peace Prize Forum Juniors Andrew Larsen and Amy Delo will be attending the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize forum this year in Minneapolis. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Dr. William Foege ’57 is a keynote speaker at the event By Barbara Clements…

    2013 Peace Scholar, will introduce Dr. Foege. Watch Forum Speakers Live at PLU As a full sponsor of the Nobel Peace Prize Forum, PLU will Livestream the March 7-9 keynote addresses for the campus and community. The events are free and open to the public, and audience members can participate in the live Q&As following the addresses. Here are the dates, times, locations and speakers: Friday, March 7, 1:15-3:30 p.m., Rieke 103: Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group. Saturday, March 8, 1

  • Pacific Lutheran University is proud to announce the establishment of the Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance, thanks to the generosity of longtime university supporter Paul Fritts, owner and founder of Paul Fritts & Co. Organ Builders. Fritts has pledged $2 million…

    events.Department of Music at PLUDistinguished teachers, talented students, and supportive public: these are the people who make the Department of Music at PLU a nationally recognized center for musical learning, serving, and sharing. Read Previous Hope, a Pacific Lutheran University Christmas Concert Read Next Ian Lindhartsen ’20 uses his individualized major to pursue his passion for music COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are

  • Robert N. Bellah, the Elliott Professor of Sociology Emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley, was the lecturer for the annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture, Oct. 24. (Photo by John Struzenberg ’15) Adapting to the advancements of modernity By Katie Scaff ’13 How…

    Ian Morris, which measures a society’s energy capture, organization, information management, and war-making capability. “Twice before 1800 the index of development reached 43: during the Roman Empire in the first century CE and during the Southern Song Dynasty around 1000 CE. In the last 18th century, both the West and China had reached 43 again, but seemed headed for another hard ceiling when something new under the sun happened,” Bellah said. The new advancement was the invention of the steam

  • Annual Event Celebrates PLU’s Student Leaders By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communication PLU’s annual Celebration of Leadership, held in the Anderson University Center on May 12, recognized students who live lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care while empowering their peers to…

    service. Students are inducted into the honor society the spring of their junior year and serve as active members throughout their senior year. PLU’s inaugural Mortar Board list includes three December 2013 graduates who are now alums (Colton Heath, Kimberly Stone and Selina Mach). Katherine Caras David Chen Mackenzie Deane Kaitlyn Elms Austin Erler Emily Everson Lillian Ferraz Tommy Flanagan Gigi Gariglio Kaitlyn Gervais Katrina Graven Tabitha Gross Colton Heath Danay Jones Thomas Kim Ian Kinder-Pyle

  • PLU Earns Prestigious Mortar Board Chapter By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU is populated with outstanding student leaders and meaningful, campuswide ways to recognize them—from Emerging Leaders to the Ubuntu Award and Pinnacle Society—but until now, there was no opportunity for national recognition. That’s where Mortar…

    Involvement & Leadership will oversee the processes for selection, installation and initiation of PLU’s initial cohort—and all subsequent ones—and the chapter will be advised on a rotating basis by Lizz Zitron, Ian Jamieson, Eva Johnson and Baillon. Membership is quite a distinction for students—and for PLU: As a member of The Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS), the nation’s only certifying agency for college and university honor societies, Mortar Board is a widely recognized symbol of

  • The 253 PLU Bound scholarship recipient from the Key Peninsula near Tacoma began his first year intending to major in music education. But best-laid plans often go awry. Lindhartsen soon realized that wasn’t the path for him. He knew he wanted to study music, but…

    classes from that discipline included “Colonization, Slavery, Genocide & the Black Atlantic.”  Ian Lindhartsen ’20 at Real Art Tacoma, the all-ages concert hall in South Tacoma where he works. INDIVIDUALIZED MAJOR PROVIDES OPPORTUNITYIn the 30-year history of the individualized major, PLU students have designed degrees spanning a variety of disciplines including digital media, Indigenous studies, global health and environmental education. Students draw from PLU courses and develop their expertise

  • Cassio Vianna has been a teacher since he was 8 years old. At that time, his mother was learning to play the organ and Vianna decided to go with her to her lessons rather than stay at home with his siblings.  “To this day, my…

    listener already reflected the idea of jazz as a universal language; a language in which everyone and every tradition is welcome,” Vianna says. “Jazz is not a particular type of music, but how you perform any type of music. It relies on the performer’s creativity. This broad vision is what keeps jazz reinventing itself for over 100 years now.” Even before beginning his undergraduate studies at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Vianna studied under famed Hungarian musician Ian Guest

  • TOP 10 REASONS why PLU can be a great fit for you Montserrat Walker ’14 Loves the focus PLU places on global issues, and how her classes investigate issues from multiple perspectives Every student has different reasons why they have found PLU to be a…

    Questions.” No doubt you have your own reasons why PLU remains a top choice. Probably a lot. Here are some of the things we feel like PLU does really, really well. (And many students agree.) So dive in. As you make one of the most important decisions of your life – the university you will attend – remember that more than 3,500 students all have their own reasons why PLU is a good fit for them. We look forward to hearing yours. Ian Kinder-Pyle ’14 likes that PLU provides numerous opportunities to get

  • For the 2012-2013 academic year, 877 students will have graduated from PLU. Spring Commencement takes place Sunday, May 26 in the Tacoma Dome. (Photo by John Froschauer) In their own words Compiled and edited by Chris Albert This spring, new PLU graduates closed a chapter…

    Old Town Tacoma. I plan on lost of lazy days by the water and cooking delicious summer food. In August, I will be moving to Atlanta, Ga. to start my journey toward a Ph.D. in neuroscience at Emory University. Ian McMichael, Bachelor of Arts in Hispanic studies and religion Why PLU? It was a mix of things. I am Lutheran, so I knew I would have the opportunity to expand my faith on campus. I had the opportunity to play tennis, which was a great first-year experience. The admission team and school