Meet Trailblazer Connor O’Brien: student, athlete, and entrepreneur
PLU junior Connor O’Brien ’27 is juggling a lot — soccer, school, and his own business! He’s a finance major with a data science minor, plays midfield on the soccer team, and somehow still finds time to run 360 Home Services LLC, a home maintenance…
Major Monday: Theatre & Dance
Tom Smith , Chair of Theatre & Dance, shares why it’s a great time to study theatre and dance and why PLU is a great place for it. PLU Theatre & Dance Program Highlights: Cool opportunities. Each season the Theatre & Dance Department produces 4…
The Making of a Documentary
Students in Multimedia 344 class had an opportunity to practice a variety of media production skills — game production & poster design, podcast, photo essay, and documentary filming. The class started off with smaller assignments as students developed their skills to be able to record,…
How to make the most of your college campus visit
You’ve been looking at colleges’ websites, finding schools that have your major, looking through emails they send you, their social media, YouTube, etc., and now you’re ready to see that school in-person! A visit is honestly one of the most important parts of your college search…
Major Minute Monday: Music
Brian Galante , Music Professor and Department of Music Chair shares why it’s a great time to study music and why PLU is a great place to do so! PLU Music Program Highlights: Participate in ensembles regardless of your major. The total of 11 vocal…
When the Mountain Calls
Did you know that PLU is the closest university to Mt. Rainier (also known as Tahoma and by many other names)? We are thankful for the limitless opportunities the mountain provides for our students to learn, play and connect more deeply with the Earth.
Making Movies (and Moves) at PLU: Ivan Wilson ’25
When Ivan Wilson (’25) first arrived at PLU, he was set on studying vocal performance. He soon realized it wasn’t for him. “It didn’t breathe life into me,” he shared. However, “[…] art did. But I was too scared to major in it. Not because…
Guillermo’s Life: One Big Project
Whether he’s designing soda cans or throwing pottery, Guillermo Baltazar-Munoz (’25) is always making something cool. Guillermo knew early on that PLU was the right fit. “It was the closest school to home, only a 10-minute drive,” he said. With automatic admission and scholarships ,…
Let’s Get Creative: The Arts on Red Square
What is ‘The Arts on Red Square?’ Third-year student Kateryna Savienkova takes us through this annual event, highlighting the efforts of students involved in the creative arts across PLU’s campus. Students who attended were able to put their minds at ease through listening to music…
Robots with Lasers! Computer science students create robots.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science Alex Bacula shares how students in CompSci 488 built roomba-style robots to map their classroom using an industry-standard coding framework called ROS. It’s just one example of how Lutes are combining fun projects with serious skills that set them up…
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