Lute Fest | Schedule
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8:30 am – 12 pm, University Center
Join us in the morning for a festival-like atmosphere all Lutes can enjoy! Complete with a continental breakfast and performances from Hawaii Club, Hermonic (student a cappella group) and the Parkland Youth Symphony (a jazz quartet), learn about PLU today, enjoy reuniting with classmates, faculty and more.
Nursing Alumni Reunion Reception
8:30 am
Join us for the annual business meeting of the Nursing Alumni Association. Also, register for the Homecoming Celebration Luncheon on Sunday to honor outstanding alumni, including the 2009 Nursing Alumni Association’s Distinguished Nursing Alumna Mary Lynn Pannen ’81.
Lute Loop
8:30 am, Meet at the Anderson Clock Tower
$ 10, kids under 13 are free.
Join the PLU community in a 5k fun run or one mile walk for parents and kids around campus! Receive a commemorative water bottle. History of PLU
8:30 am
Learn about the establishment and development of Pacific Lutheran University from Professor Emeritus and University Historian Phillip Nordquist ’56 and University Archivist Kris Ringdahl ’82. Coffee Hour Reunions, ongoing throughout Lutefest
9 am
The
following classes and affinities will gather individually for coffee
and reminiscing: Classes of 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989,
1994, 1999, 2004 and student media.
Children’s Culinary Corner
9 am
Fun for the whole family as Erin McGinnis ’90, Director of Dining & Culinary Services helps kids decorate Homecoming-themed cookies! Campus Tour
9:30 am
Meet at the Clock Tower, Free Hawaii Club Performance
9:30 am
Take a sweet escape to the islands with the student led Hawaii club as they tell stories through hula. Lutes in the Media!
10 am
Join Lutes who have chosen careers in media to hear about the current landscape of media today: the challenges, successes and much more! Wild Hope Seminar
10 am
“What will you do with your one, wild and precious life?” This is the question that focuses study and discussion of vocation at PLU. Participate in a conversation with current Wild Hope Committee Chair, Dr. Samuel Torvend, ’73. Children’s Hula Lessons
10:30 am
Bring the whole family to join members of the Hawaii club to learn the ancient tradition of Hula. Global Scholars
10:30 am
With over 40 percent of the PLU student body studying away some time during their collegiate career, come learn about global education at PLU.
Media Tours
10:30 am
Led by current members of PLU student media, tour the newly remodeled spaces in the University Center for The Mast, KCNS, KCCR, Saxifrage and
The Matrix.
Hermonic
10:30 am
Listen to the student led Hermonic, the women’s a cappella group. Nursing Alumni Panel
11 am
Join alumni from the School of Nursing to learn about the health challenges facing the world/our local communities today.
Making Music
11 am
PLU music professors host a time for children to come learn about music and even create some original scores. Alumni Faculty Panel
11 am
From student to professor, hear the stories and reflections of Dr. Samuel Torvend, ’73, Dr. Norris Peterson, ’75, and others who have transitioned from PLU as collegiate to professional home. Parkland Youth Symphony
11 am
Enjoy the student-led jazz quartet perform during the morning’s festivities.
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