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Preparing you for your future career(s): how PLU helps
Do you keep getting the question, “What’s your major going to be in college?” which is essentially a different version of “What are you going to be when you grow up?” Or maybe it’s this question: “What do you do with that major?” Perhaps you…
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You Ask, We Answer: What is public transportation like around PLU?
While PLU’s Campus is neither in an urban or rural area, our middle of the road residential location of Parkland has plenty of public transportation options through Pierce Transit. Just a block from campus sits the Parkland Transit Center. The two main bus options here…
YouTube Short: PLU volleyball takes on cross-town rivals!
Watch the Lutes chop down the Loggers in four sets! #GoLutes
YouTube Short: Favorite hangout spots at PLU
The PLU campus has some cool spots to connect with the community. Hear from three PLU students who share their absolute favorite hangout spots!
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Academic advice for students on the spectrum
First-year PLU student Bethany Vigil ’27 recently received Study.com’s scholarship for students on the autism spectrum. Bethany will major in biology , minoring in psychology , and hopes to attend medical school after graduating from PLU. We asked what academic advice Bethany would give to…
YouTube Short: Campus Engagement Fair 2023
PLU has countless opportunities, student organizations (50+!), and exciting ways to get involved. Every year, during the first week of the school year, PLU hosts an engagement fair. The engagement fair is the ultimate showcase of what it means to be part of our tight-knit…
This is PLU.
Pacific Lutheran University is many things: a research center, a laboratory, a forum, a leadership institute and—most importantly—a community.
First day of school tradition at PLU
Convocation is a unique PLU tradition. Professors line up to welcome new students to PLU as they walk across campus. Professors and staff then join this first-day ceremony, which marks the official beginning of a student’s academic journey at PLU.
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You Ask, We Answer: Is campus welcoming to the LGBTQIA+ community?
“PLU seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care – for other people, for their communities and for the Earth.” Within that mission statement, the highlight here is “for their communities.” We recognize and value the differences and diversity of…
Rerun: Advice for first-year students—communicate with your professors
We are a little over a week away from welcoming our new Lutes to campus. Experience the energy, spirit, and tight-knit community that makes PLU a truly special place. Student-athlete Ahi Holden ’24 offers some tips for succeeding during your first year of college. From…
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