Mission

PLU seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care – for other people, for their communities, and for the Earth.

Planning

PLU’s new 2021-2025 Strategic Plan

PLU’s decennial vision documents lay out the long-range objectives of the university

  • PLU 2000 formulated our mission statement ( “We seek to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care–for other people, for their communities, and for the Earth”)
  • PLU 2010 identified our three areas of special distinction: Global Education, the Discernment of Vocation, and Close Collaborative Student-Faculty Research.
  • PLU 2020 stressed three key values: Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability.