Pacific Lutheran University

Last day to withdraw from a 2nd half semester class: Instructor signature required.

Tabling -- Recruitment for summer 2010

University Chapel is a time and place for the PLU community to come together to reflect and be challenged. Our worship and chapel speakers encompasses the diverse religious expressions on campus.

Chemistry Department Seminar with Professor Andy Berglund from the University of Oregon speaking.

Chemistry Department Faculty Candidate Seminar.

Weekly team meeting with film session. All sessions meeting in Leraas EXCEPT the first session - SEPT 14, which will meet in XAVIER 201.

Grad School Information Discussion.

Tabling to recruit participants for a psychology experiment attached to the psychology department and Dr. Grahe's social psychology lab. The experiment is funded by a Severtson grant (sponsored by the Department of Social Sciences) awarded to Emily Hoppler Treichler.

Students will be completing sociology research surveys as part of the Sociology Research Experience class requirement. ALL SESSIONS WILL TAKE PLACE IN ADMIN-216.

We will be teaching and practicing unicycling. Meets in CK West EXCEPT for the following dates in East Campus gym: SEPT 21, SEPT 28, OCT 5, OCT 12, and NOV 23.

Weekly swing dance lessons and a dance at the end of the month!

One-on-one counseling sessions. Most meetings take place in UC-206 with the following exceptions: OCT 22 in UC-134 and DEC 2 in UC-205.

Director's meeting for Ramstad Common's. -- Meetings take place in UC-205 with the exception of OCT 6th; Location to be determined.

Admission Presentation for Woodbrook Middle School.

Meeting for PSYC 113 Instructors

SOAC Capstone Presentations

Applications & final Academic Program Contracts (APCs) are due for students intending to complete degrees for May 2009 or Aug 2009. Applications are available in Student Services and APCs are available via the Dept. Chair of the major/minor area. Submit completed applications and signed APCs to Student Services.

Students: Turn in your applications to the Student Service Center in Hauge.

Jazz Series: Jazz Combos

TA Sessions taking place every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the fall term.

ASPLU senators and directors meet to conduct legislation for the student body. Meetings are held every Tuesday at 6:15pm and are open to campus. Students are encouraged to attend. Meetings held in UC-133 with the following exceptions: SEPT 22 in UC-171 (SIL Multi-Purpose Room) and SEPT 29 in UC-201.

The tradition of Death taking on a fumbling apprentice might seem fully plumbed by now in the literature of the fantastic, on a par with all those "deal with the devil" tales. But if any contemporary humorist could be relied on to spin engaging variations on this riff, it would be Christopher Moore. Since his debut in 1992 with Practical Demonkeeping, Moore has produced eight books that deftly blend surreal, occult and even science-fiction doings with laugh-out-loud satire of contemporary culture. Powered by engines of the abnormal and unlikely, his tales feature eccentric lowlifes who find their desperate existences hilariously remade by intrusions from other spheres.

Regency Concert Series: Regency String Quartet.

Holden Evening Prayer centers on prayer, meditation, and silence. Worship is held Tuesday evenings at 9:00 PM in Tower Chapel in Eastvold. A light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.

u-shape head table

Delta Iota Chi Meeting.

Admission Presentation for Woodbrook Middle School.

Rank and Tenure Committee Meetings. NOTE: OCT 28th meets in UC-134; NOV 11th to be determined.

The December Chapel services will reflect the themes of the Advent and Christmas seasons especially hope.

Senior capstone presentation by Emilie Sunde, French major. (In English).

Join us for the annual lighting of the tree in Red Square. We will sing Christmas Carols, sip on hot cider, and President Anderson will throw the switch that Lights Up Red Square!

Annual ceremony and reception recognizing Dec graduates of Pinnacle Society and Certificate of Accomplishment

On her way home from school on a snowy December day in 1973, 14-year-old Susie Salmon ("like the fish") is lured into a makeshift underground den in a cornfield and brutally raped and murdered, the latest victim of a serial killer--the man she knew as her neighbor, Mr. Harvey. ' The Lovely Bones works as an odd yet affecting coming-of-age story. Susie struggles to accept her death while still clinging to the lost world of the living, following her family's dramas over the years like an episode of My So-Called Afterlife. Her family disintegrates in their grief: her father becomes determined to find her killer, her mother withdraws, her little brother Buckley attempts to make sense of the new hole in his family, and her younger sister Lindsey moves through the milestone events of her teenage and young adult years with Susie riding spiritual shotgun. Random acts and missed opportunities run throughout the book--Susie recalls her sole kiss with a boy on Earth as "like an accident--a beautiful gasoline rainbow." Though sentimental at times, The Lovely Bones is a moving exploration of loss and mourning that ultimately puts its faith in the living and that is made even more powerful by a cast of convincing characters. Sebold orchestrates a big finish, and though things tend to wrap up a little too well for everyone in the end, one can only imagine (or hope) that heaven is indeed a place filled with such happy endings.

End of season team banquet.

Edwin Powell, Conductor

Grad Gift hosts a party to celebrate December graduates and spread awareness about the Grad Gift scholarship to the entire 2010 class.

Faculty Affairs Committee meetings. All meetings take place in UC-212 with the following exceptions: OCT 1, OCT 8, and OCt 29 which will take place in Admin 211A.

High school students from Sumner and Puyallup area attending career and education fair as well as relevant workshops.

Admission Presentation for Woodbrook Middle School.

PLU Kendo Club meeting and practice.

Preparation for J-Term course in Latin America

Choral Series: Sounds of Christmas

Dr. Sid Olufs will present an overview on the impact that the Supreme Court's decisions has on American culture. What might lie ahead for the court with the possibility of some long time serving judges opt for retirement?

NEW LOCATION!!! Free workshops to any and all students interested in learning more about IMPROVisational theatre! Everything in improv is completely made up, like a play or scenes without a script. The CLAY CROWs, PLU's improv troupe, make improv accessible and fun for everyone. This workshop series will cover basic principles and improv styles - applicable on stage or in life. Workshops will be held in Eastvold Classroom #227.

Have dinner and hang out with Foss Hall residents.

Drag Show Fundraiser for Pierce County AIDS Foundation.

Annual Sankta Lucia Celebration.

Reception with refreshments, dancing, etc.

Join us every Saturday for a kids craft and storytime

Come have fun with the Hawaii Club!! There will be games, movies and FOOD!

Get ready for the holidays at Garfield Book Company with this great craft set. Make a beautiful holiday necklace for Mom, a photo frame for dad, an ornament for the tree, and cards for everyone on your list.

A Time of Wonder and Song Please join Pacific Lutheran University's Choir of the West, the University Chorale and members of the University Symphony Orchestra in what has become one of the region's most inspirational Christmas celebrations. This year's concert has special significance as it will take place in three new venues: Seattle's Benaroya Hall, Portland's Newmark Theater, and three performances in PLU's Lagerquist Concert Hall. Our theme this year is "From Heaven Above," inspired by composer Felix Mendelssohn's cantata "Vom Himmel Hoch," which will be performed by our combined forces at the climax of the program. This work is in six movements, with a vigorous opening chorus built on the familiar carol, "From Heaven Above to Earth I Come." This year is the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn's birth, and we join the musical world in celebration of this composer's life and work. The combined choirs and orchestra will open the concert with Lara Hoggard's powerful arrangement of the medieval carol, "Personent Hodie," and will also perform a colorful "Gloria" by Dallas composer Randol Allan Bass. In addition, University Pastor Nancy Connor's accompanying oratory and the Choir of the West and the University Chorale will each perform sets of beautiful and interesting Christmas works. The audience will participate as well, joining with our students to sing several beloved carols during this jubilant event.