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  • Jason Padgett is an aspiring number theorist and mathematician with acquired savant syndrome and synesthesia. His memoir, Struck By Genius, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2014, is the story of his transformation from mullet-sporting college dropout to mathematical marvel via a traumatic brain injury he received during a violent mugging. His art, drawings of the grids and fractals he sees synesthetically, won Best International Newcomer at the Artoconecto A-B(o)MB show at the

  • John Englehardt Tuesday, October 5, 2021 7PM, Scandinavian Cultural Center, AUC This event is open to the campus community for in-person, socially distanced attendance. John Englehardt is a writer and educator from the Pacific Northwest. His first novel, Bloomland, won the Dzanc Books Prize for Fiction, the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, and was named a book of the year by Kirkus Reviews and Electric Literature. He has previously taught writing at Seattle University, Hugo House, and

  • E-mail FAQsHow do I tell if an email is a hoax or a phishing attempt?If you are concerned that a message you have received is not legitimate and is asking you to provide some personal information, such as your account password, you can always contact the I&TS Help Desk (helpdesk@plu.edu or 253-535-7525) for advice.  If a message is found to be fraudulent and is coming from a PLU address, we can take immediate action to lock the account down and keep the messages from spreading.  Listed below

  • First-Year Admission Admission Decision Priority Dates PLU has four admission decision dates – October 15, November 15, December 15, and January 15. Students who complete their application materials prior to one of these dates can expect an admission decision and notification of academic scholarship eligibility prior to the next decision date. Can you still apply after January 15? Yes! Applications completed after January 15 will be reviewed on a rolling basis.Application ChecklistUndergraduate

  • FAQSHow do I know if IHON is a good fit for me?We’re looking for students who: Like intellectual challenges Don’t think in boxes….and who don’t like to be put in boxes Who doubt that we’ve got all the answers – and want to consider what other cultures, and other times and places, have said about fundamental problems of human existence Unlike some other honors programs, IHON focuses on your intellectual potential, rather than what you may have already achieved. IHON includes both students who

  • com­munity, and get precious job skills to boot. He spent his summers training as an EMT. He took classes at the state fire academy. He completed a rope-rescue training course. He learned Spanish volunteering at a medical clinic that treats migrant workers. For a while, he considered studying to be a paramedic but realized that wouldn’t quite satisfy him. “Dropping people off at the hospital and that being the end of my contact with them just wasn’t fulfilling,” Jensen recalled. “I wanted to know how

  • Calendar Highlights Alumni News Homecoming 2017 Listen, browse, watch: the Homecoming and Family Weekend recap includes a podcast and poem by Tim Sherry ’67 — inspired by the 50th class reunion — as well as a photo gallery of events and a video highlighting the Harstad family reunion. View Now Alumni Survey To learn more about the alumni community, PLU launched a listening initiative last fall. The university sought alumni opinions about PLU’s priorities and how connected those alumni feel to their

  • BUILD YOUR CAREER SCHOLARSHIP GET $9,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE 2024 COHORT Apply for admission by January 15 to be eligible APPLY NOW Build Your Nursing Practice Career with a DNPNurses with a DNP are eligible for leadership roles and ARNP certifications as well as for roles in research, administration and policy. In Washington state, an ARNP certification qualifies you for unrestricted practice autonomy as a nurse practitioner. A DNP is also a fantastic option if you’re looking to specialize

  • In Spring of 2020, Pacific Lutheran University received funding through through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which was signed into law on March 27, 2020. Half of this funding is designated for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus (including eligible expenses under a student’s cost of attendance such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and

  • PLU researchers (faculty, staff, administrators)Welcome! We review all research with human participants conducted by or with members of the PLU community. We work to ensure that participants are treated with dignity and respect by upholding the principles of the Belmont Report and established federal guidelines. PLU also has an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) to ensure the humane and ethical treatment of laboratory animals. PLU’s HPRB and IACUC perform the functions of what