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quality within a health system, collaborate with inter-professional teams to improve health outcomes, and be leaders in the nursing profession. Information Sessions How to Apply Graduate Programs at PLUThe graduate programs at Pacific Lutheran University are designed to combine practice and theory to prepare students to take the next step in their careers.Vision: PLU graduate students will be highly skilled, knowledgeable, ethical professionals and leaders for their businesses, organizations, and

methodology, statistics, and historical and systemic perspectives. In addition, professors offer seminar level courses in their own specialties, ranging from physiological to social issues relevant in psychology. Our psychology courses focus on the development of skills in critical thinking, theory building, research methods, statistical analysis and using psychology in human contexts. Throughout the program direct experience and interactive teaching methods are emphasized. Our goal is to prepare you to

critical gaps in Kinesiology training and practice. Unique features of the program include a commitment to diversity and inclusion, along with intentional mentorship and leadership development opportunities. Through coursework, mentoring support, and an applied project, M.S. candidates develop the knowledge and skills they need to become effective evidence-based practitioners who can enhance their own career while positively impacting those they serve.Program GoalsHighlights of our program include

Jazz at PLU The education of improvisation Jazz at Pacific Lutheran UniversityWelcome to the PLU Jazz website! Here you find information about our jazz courses and ensembles, events and concert schedule, and more. PLU offers classes in jazz history, jazz theory, private instrumental lessons, as well as lessons in jazz composition and arranging. The jazz ensemble and combos provide students and audiences with the opportunity to experience jazz music both in its traditional form and in a variety

Pacific Lutheran University develop the skills needed to ask important questions, collect and evaluate evidence, work collaboratively with others, and offer clear and evidence-based explanations of past events and phenomena. History Faculty Mike Halvorson, Beth Griech-Polelle, Gina Hames, and Rebekah Mergenthal (May 2024). Through research and writing projects, internships, lively discussions, class presentations and other opportunities, students build their confidence as poised critical thinkers and

institution.The Strategic PlanAnnual Objectives and Key ResultsUpdates and Special ReportsInstitutional AccreditationPacific Lutheran University is accredited through the Northwest Commission for Colleges and Universities.Accreditation OverviewNWCCUPeer InstitutionsData Integration and Institutional ResearchData on critical topics is accessible through interactive dashboards. Other data requests should be submitted to Institutional ResearchDashboardsInstitutional Research

Program prepares students for successful participation in Pacific Lutheran University’s distinctive academic and co-curricular culture by promoting critical thought, impassioned inquiry and effective expression in learning communities that are both supportive and challenging. Would you like to recommend the next common reading book? Please fill out this form and submit.For StudentsFind out how the First-Experience Program is tailored to new PLU studentsMoreUnderstanding Gen EdLearn more about General

respect for the dignity of every human being and our work for justice and peace. At this conference, scholars, students, musicians, and college leaders will present their research and reflection on one of the most critical dimensions of our common life: the quest for racial justice in a region of the country that continues to bear the open wounds of racist policies and actions. The conference is free and open to the public and is made possible by the generosity of the anonymous donors who endowed the

part of schooling that centers critical thinking and justice. This pedagogical approach views cultural diversity as an asset to be sustained that provides students with the opportunity to develop dynamic cultural dexterity. Teachers who are trained to use Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy are equipped to effectively teach all students for a multilingual, multicultural, and democratic society.Quick Links Course Catalog CS-STEM Teacher Program Master of Arts in Education

Understanding PLU's General Education ProgramPLU’s General Education Program prepares graduates to ask significant questions, engage relevant knowledge, and wrestle with complex issues. The program is rooted in the classical liberal arts and sciences as understood within the Lutheran educational tradition, and is grounded in an understanding of scientific perspectives, mathematics, languages, and the longstanding traditions of critical discourse about nature, humanity, and the world. The array