MBA students get their hands dirty, help brand Skagit Valley
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 8, 2017)- Last semester, master’s students in Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Business got their hands dirty and counted craft breweries, farms and grocery stores as their classroom. The MBA Marketing Management course brought them to the agricultural community of Skagit County,…
‘Learning from Standing Rock’ event at PLU to feature tribal leaders from Washington state, the Dakotas
UPDATE (1.8.17): Due to weather concerns, the Learning from Standing Rock event has been moved to Chris Knutzen Hall (CK) in PLU’s Anderson University Center. TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 31, 2017)- Pacific Lutheran University will host an event titled “Learning from Standing Rock” on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at…
Lute catches ‘activism bug,’ gains confidence in political arena
TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 2, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University junior Austin Beiermann struggled to find confidence as a political activist. Beiermann’s sense of political engagement heightened after Bernie Sanders announced his candidacy for president. As the election cycle progressed, he began attending monthly dinners hosted by…
Lutes give back to community, troops ahead of Thanksgiving
TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 17, 2016)- Thanksgiving break is right around the corner. Pacific Lutheran University students are ready to go home, spend time with family and eat a nice home-cooked meal. But PLU’s service-based nursing club, Delta Iota Chi, has a way for students to…
PLU student recounts election-night experience in TV newsroom
TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 17, 2016)- Editor’s note: A group of Pacific Lutheran University students volunteered in a TV newsroom on election night, as they have for every election in newsrooms across the region since the early 2000s. Here is a first-hand, real-time account from one…
PLU Choral Union concert an opportunity to move “Beyond Walls”
TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 10, 2016)- On Sunday, Nov. 13, the Pacific Lutheran University Choral Union, which is comprised of alumni of the PLU choral program, will be performing “Beyond Walls,“ a program consisting of music and texts dedicated to peace and reconciliation. PLU Director of…
Students plan to build upon archaeological research following museum partnership, summer dig in Roche Harbor
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 26, 2016)- Roche Harbor, Washington, sits on the northwest side of San Juan Island at the edge of the Canadian border. For one week over the summer, Roche Harbor served as a site of discovery for a handful of Lutes interested in…
Newest MediaLab documentary film, set to premiere Nov. 12, warns PLU community and beyond about troubled waters
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 24, 2016)- In the U.S. and around the world, rivers represent primary sources for the water we need to live. But PLU digital media major Rachel Lovrovich ’18 did not become aware that many major water sources are in serious trouble until…
Scholars gather at PLU for International Transformative Learning Conference
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 19, 2016)- Hosted by the Pacific Lutheran University Transformative Learning Club and Associate Professor of Communication Amanda Feller, the XII International Transformative Learning Conference is Oct. 20-23 at PLU. Devoted to embracing and engaging difficulties and challenges through learning, the conference is…
Grit City All-Access: PLU’s new TIES program to immerse students in the City of Destiny
TACOMA, Wash (October 17, 2016) – Pacific Lutheran University prides itself on global education—it was the first university with a Study Away student on every continent at once, and nearly 50 percent of students study away, compared to the national average of 10 percent—but its…
PLU professor composes music for ‘timeless’ Chinese opera featuring student and faculty performers, libretto by Zhang Er
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 20, 2016)- In the opera titled “Fiery Jade — Cai Yan,” the ancient story of Chinese poet Cai Yan proves an excellent example of diverse perspectives and student-faculty collaboration. The opera’s first production runs Nov. 17-19 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 20…
MediaLab reminisces on a decade of service, invites alumni to mark anniversary with fundraising event at Tacoma Art Museum
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 17, 2016)- MediaLab at Pacific Lutheran University, the multimedia, applied research organization that celebrates 10 years of success this fall, counts more than 200 students as participants throughout the decade. Those participants are invited to mark the organization’s milestone anniversary Nov. 5…