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  • Financial Appeals https://www.plu.edu/financial-services/students/financial-appeals/

    When students enroll at PLU, they accept financial responsibility for charges associated with their enrollment at the university.  These include, but are not limited to tuition and fees, on campus room and meal charges, and miscellaneous fines that may be incurred for misuse of parking, library and/or on-campus living privileges.  Financial responsibility is spelled out on the Payment Contract students must sign before registering for classes.  These charges are posted on the Cost Information

  • Meet Our Graduates https://www.plu.edu/economics/meet-our-graduates/

    . Johanne (Jo) Madsen, 2016Jo is currently working for State Farm as a claim handler and is excited about learning more about insurance hands-on. She is still working towards going back to school for her masters, but is enjoying learning about economics outside “theory land” as it is a great way for her to find out what topics she wants to dive into when she returns to school. Elizabeth (Molly) Maloney, 2016Elizabeth (Molly) Maloney is continuing her studies at University of California, Irvine, where

  • Title”Killer Drones: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/10/29/titlekiller-drones-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/

    October 29, 2012 “Killer Drones: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” A screening of “Killer Drones: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly” will take place at 7 p.m., Nov. 8 in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. The film will be followed by a short response by Pauline M. Kaurin, associate professor and chair of the PLU department of philosophy, with a discussion to follow. The film addresses the ethics of lethal drone warfare, presented by Bradley J. Strawser, assistant professor of philosophy at the

  • Department of Religion Welcomes New Professor https://www.plu.edu/prism/2015-department-of-religion-welcomes-new-professor/

    Department of Religion Welcomes New ProfessorDr. Michael Zbaraschuk, a fifth-generation Washingtonian, returns to PLU from the University of Washington Tacoma, where he was a lecturer in the Politics, Philosophy and Economics program of the division of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.  Prior to his time at UW Tacoma, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Religion Department at PLU from 2007-2011.  In 1993, Dr. Zbaraschuk completed a B.A. from Walla Walla College (now Walla Walla

  • Assessment at PLU https://www.plu.edu/assessment/assessment-at-plu/

    Assessment at PLUThe resources provided here meet two goals: 1) to give important background context to the assessment endeavors at PLU, and 2) to clarify the philosophy of assessment that underwrites this work. Assessment LeadershipClick here to viewGuiding Principles for Academic AssessmentClick here to view Questions or comments? Please contact the Office of the Provost (253)535-7126 or provost@plu.edu Return to Assessment Home

  • Kara Atkinson ’23, transfer history major and former military linguist, on her PLU experience https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/kara-atkinson/

    did you enjoy about collaborating and researching with Professors [Peter] Grosvenor and Hames? I really appreciate the international relations theory aspect that Dr. Grosvenor was able to provide, as he has been to Palestine. I was able to get feedback and more nuance from him. I don’t shy away from peer reviews, because they just make the paper stronger, having multiple sets of eyeballs on it. Dr. Hames assisted me in tailoring some of the writing, because this paper is what I used when applying

  • The Contemplation of the Humanities https://www.plu.edu/prism/the-contemplation-of-the-humanities/

    lines from his “Credibility,” Who could believe an ant in theory? a giraffe in blueprint? Ten thousand doctors of what’s possible could reason half the jungle out of being. I speak of love, and something more, to say we are the thing that proves itself not against reason, but impossibly true, and therefore to teach reason reason. [2] Since Plato, the Beautiful, the True, and the Good—these words and the ideals they express—have been significant in humanistic study. Aristotle, Plato’s student, added

  • Reappraising the Rift Between Faith and Reason: Could Science Help Us Think About Religion? https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/reappraising-the-rift-between-faith-and-reason-could-science-help-us-think-about-religion/

    unconditional commitment). In this essay, I will consider the third of these objections, especially as it applies to Christian belief, and argue that there is in fact no incompatibility.  Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Keith Cooper How could it not be inappropriate to take belief in God as a hypothesis to be tested? Faith, as many would say, is a matter of commitment, unconditional commitment that precludes discussion about the strength of its rational support. Since adherents of religious faith are not

  • ALL-STAR ATTAWAYS ‹ Resolute Online: Fall 2015 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2015/all-star-attaways/

    1972-2003, was named NAIA Division II Coach of the Year in 1983 and 1993 and NCAA Division III Coach of the Year and led his teams to four national championships. He was Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005 and remains one of only 11 college football coaches who have won at least 300 games. While no PLU team under his guidance ever suffered a losing record, his rich legacy also includes his sportsmanship-at-its best EMAL (“Every Man A Lute”) coaching philosophy, which is carried

  • Our History https://www.plu.edu/university-house/history-of-the-university-house/

    Our HistoryThe University Scholars Association was founded in 1972 by Dr. Curtis Huber (philosophy), Dr. William Hutcheon (business), Charles Nelson (registrar), Dr. Richard Jungkuntz (provost), and Dr. Tony Lauer (business).  The association purchased a house located across the street from PLU.  The homeowner they bought it from was a PLU faculty member, Cap Jacobs (physics). Newsletter 1972: Founding of University Scholars Association An early brochure to join the University Scholars