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Mission StatementWhat is studying history all about at PLU? Traditionally, the discipline of history has focused on the critical analysis of text-based evidence from the past and seeks a detailed, complex understanding of individual and collective human behaviors as they have changed over time. PLU students of history develop lifelong habits of critical thinking, inquiry-based reading of texts, effective research and technical skills, and the appreciation of complexity and diversity in human

Pacific Lutheran University is committed to enlarging and maintaining the representation of ethnic, gender, cultural and economic diversity among its employees, as well as among its student population.  PLU is further committed to the reasonable accommodation of persons with disabilities.  In furtherance of these goals and in accordance with state and federal law, Pacific Lutheran University has adopted a Program that reflects its intent to provide applicants, employees, and students equal

the value of literature and writing is even more paramount as we move forward, because it’s acting as kind of a resistance to forces in our culture that want to reduce or simplify experience,” Barot said. “What literature does is restore complexity to the things that people feel and do and think, and celebrate complex emotional, social, intellectual experiences.” As for the future of the Rainier Writing Workshop, Barot looks backward and forward, always with the founders’ vision—and achievements

methods to promote social, economic, and environmental justice and advance human rights and well-being, particularly in underserved and marginalized communities. The mission and objectives of the MSW program are based on the purpose and values of the social work profession such as integrity, dignity and worth of humankind, respect for human diversity, the significance of human relationships, and the importance of viewing problems and solutions through a person-in-environment lens. The mission and

Ministry Supporting the religious and spiritual lives of the PLU community Anderson University Center 190 253.535.7465 www.plu.edu/campus-ministry/ cmin@plu.edu Campus Restaurants Provides food services and creation of culinary delights for campus Anderson University Center 253.535.7472 www.plu.edu/dining/ dining@plu.edu Campus Safety Parking and safety information Neeb 1st Floor 253.535.7441 www.plu.edu/campus-safety/ campussafety@plu.edu Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability Provides

out our values of diversity, justice and sustainability, and students here–simply put–are nice. There’s a reason we’re ranked in the top 25% in the nation on the feel good index. And we love our location–PLU is the closest university to Mt. Rainier National Park, we’re minutes away from the water, a short drive to Seattle and an even shorter drive to downtown Tacoma! So what interests you? Feel free to explore and learn more about what campus life could be like for you. THE ARTS EXPLORE THE