2026 Rachel Carson Science, Technology, and Society Lecture
Presented by: PLU College of Natural Sciences Keynote Speaker: Dr. Banu Subramaniam , Luella LaMer Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Wellesley College Date: Monday, February 23, 2026 Time: 7 p.m. Location: Chris Knutzen Hall in the Anderson University Center, 12180 Park Ave S,…
PLU awarded 2025 NWCCU Beacon Award for Excellence in Student Achievement and Success
PLU’s Retention and Progression Advisory Group (RPAG) was recognized for their “distinctive, measurable, and replicable innovations” toward student achievement and success by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). Pacific Lutheran University was honored with the Beacon Award during the annual Northwest Commission on…
WA Legislative Basics: Restoring Washington State Student Aid
We are on a mission to restore funding for the College Bound Scholarship and the Washington College Grant, but we can’t do it alone. If you have ever wondered about how Washington’s legislative process works, this video will bring you up to speed and share…
PLU Professor receives special recognition from tennis legend and equality champion Billie Jean King
Professor of Kinesiology and sports psychologist, Dr. Colleen Hacker, received a surprise video greeting from Billie Jean King during a recent episode of the “Welcome to the Party” podcast. Hacker , a six-time Olympic coach and internationally recognized sports psychologist, was a guest on a…
Laser Robots at PLU!
Robots with lasers? This is exactly what students in Professor Bacula’s “Programming for Robots” lab used to create maps of the classroom using LiDAR technology.
Reconstructing a Gray Whale Skeleton
Biology students at PLU recently undertook a literal “whale” of a project! As part of Professor Egge’s “Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy” class, students reconstructed the skeleton of a gray whale recovered from the Puget Sound.
What is an MSW (in one minute)?
We challenged Master of Social Work professor Dr. Anissa Rogers to tell us all about PLU’s MSW program in one minute or less. Can she beat the clock?
Professor Eckstein on the power of sound in political protests
Dr. Justin Eckstein, author of Sound Tactics, joins Good Day Seattle about how his book explores how sound is used in political protests as a tactic to demand social and political change.
Exploring the PLU Archives
South Sound Magazine interviewed Pacific Lutheran University’s archivist and special collections librarian, Lauren Loftis, and digital preservation specialist, Josh Smith, about PLU’s history and their favorite “historical nuggets.”