![PLU students Jimmy Aung and Jamie Escobar (not pictured) led a science class at Four Heroes Elementary as they explore the education through a grant funded program.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2019/10/science-ed-grant-4-17-19-334.jpg)
PLU students take STEM into local elementary classrooms
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 28, 2019) — Drop by drop, the lesson comes into focus for this classroom full of fifth-graders. Jimmy Aung ’19, a PLU biology major, and his teaching partner, Jamie Escobar ’19, also a biology major, lead the students at Four Heroes Elementary…
![The cast of "Spectrums of Color" takes a curtain call after a performance.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2019/10/spec-of-color37.jpg)
Refracting Spectrums of Color
Nayonni “Nai Nai” Watts has autism, and she’s not afraid to be open and honest about it. “If people want to learn about autism, it’s best to learn from an autistic person rather than a non-autistic person,” she says. In January Watts debuted her student-led…
![Moses Mbugua '20, wearing a bracelet with the colors of Kenya, his birthplace, and his phone with the procrastinate app be developed as a student at PLU, Friday, April 26, 2019. (Photo/John Froschauer)](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2019/10/studentswsidegignewsbanner.jpg)
Students with a Side Gig
The college experience is about education in the classroom, but it’s also deeply rooted in building tools and traits that translate into rewarding professional careers after graduation. For some PLU student entrepreneurs, those budding careers get started while they’re still on campus. An app to…
![Chloe Wilhelm smiles at the camera](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2019/10/plu-mag-photo-econ-mentoring-story.jpg)
PLU’s new economic mentorship program matches students with working professionals
PLU provides a well-rounded education that helps students prepare for a professional career. Sometimes, however, it’s the reassuring helping hand of an experienced mentor that best smooths the transition from classroom to the workforce. That’s where PLU’s new Economics Mentorship Program comes into play. Backed…
![The 253 PLU Bound scholarship awards qualified students full tuition for all four years at PLU through a combination of federal, state, PLU grants and scholarships, and the College Bound Scholarship.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2019/09/253pluboundnewsbanner.jpg)
Student stories from the 253 PLU Bound Scholarship
Pacific Lutheran University believes that a private liberal arts education should be available to students from all walks of life and all economic backgrounds. The 253 PLU Bound Scholarship provides full-tuition financial aid to College Bound-eligible prospective students who attended a Washington high school and…
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Explore with Outdoor Rec
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 28, 2019) — For PLU students looking to venture off campus and explore, the university’s Outdoor Recreation program is a reliable portal to the Pacific Northwest’s endless natural bounty. A quick scribble through a disclaimer and you’re off on a weekend adventure…
![Justin Martinez '22 sits in a PLUS 100 course with his first-year football teammates. The first-year football player-only cohort is the first of its kind at PLU, a push by head coach Brant McAdams to support new student-athletes on and off the field.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2019/01/plus100newsbanner.jpg)
PLUS 100 helps PLU student-athletes with college transition
TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 10, 2019) — For student-athletes, loaded down with team meetings, practices and weight room, transitioning from high school classes to collegiate course loads can be challenging. But PLU football coach Brant McAdams believes it doesn’t have to be that way. That’s why…
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How First Gens thrive
I am proud to be a first-generation college graduate, or what Pacific Lutheran University calls “first in the family” — someone whose parents didn’t graduate from four-year, degree-granting institutions in the U.S. Navigating college can be difficult for any student, but it’s particularly challenging when…
![Fences by August Wilson preformed in the Studio Theater at PLU (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2018/02/fences.jpg)
Breaking down Fences
PLU junior’s first production fields university’s first all-black cast Josh Wallace ’19 wanted to do something different for his directing debut with PLU Theatre. A creative who also dabbles in acting, music and art, the junior figured the time was right to take on a…
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