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  • Two years before he founded the only local peace prize in the nation, Thomas Heavey ’74 was in the middle of a war.

    the world and more. This year’s laureate focuses her work on clean water and sanitation projects in rural Bolivia. Pennye Nixon is founder and director of operations for Etta Projects, an organization created in memory of her daughter, who died when she was 16 in a bus crash in Bolivia just three months into her Rotary International exchange program. Nixon believes that quality health care and sanitation create peaceful conditions, in which stable communities can progress and grow. “Peace is the

  • Gateway & J-Term Health Form PART D Self-Care Plan Study Away 2024-2025 (pdf) view download

  • PLU offers a number of direct transfer degree opportunities from community colleges, that provide automatic junior status upon enrolling at the university.

    professors, so you have access to the support you need. You will be challenged and have to work hard, but PLU prioritizes access to student wellbeing services, accommodations, but also and importantly, inclusivity, and identity." Dannie Class of '22 "PLU graduates are difference makers who engage the world in all its complexity with open minds and caring hearts. They’re engaged citizens who strive to serve the common good, and who are local, regional and global leaders in fields like health care

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  • PLU offers a number of direct transfer degree opportunities from community colleges, that provide automatic junior status upon enrolling at the university.

    common good, and who are local, regional and global leaders in fields like health care, technology, the performing arts, and education." Allan Belton, President Pacific Lutheran University "One of the main reasons I chose to attend PLU was because I can participate in both the arts and the natural sciences, and I am incredibly grateful to be able to sing in Choir of the West, major in physics, and work different jobs, too!" Ryan S. 2022-2023 COSTSMore affordable than you think.$50,928 Tuition (Fixed

  • TACOMA, WASH. (June 13, 2016)- Kiana Norman ’17 wears a lot of hats. She’s a singer, an actress and a writer. She’s a student, a sister and a daughter. A future world traveler, online journalist and theater critic, if all goes according to plan. But…

    her first year at the university in 2014 that Norman made a breakthrough. A combination of her own research and talks with the campus doctor led to a bipolar diagnosis and the proper medication. She built a trusting relationship with a campus counselor and appreciated how consistent and comfortable the Counseling Center was, she said.   “I’m happy I know why I am the way I am,” she recalled feeling at the time. “Now, I can figure out the steps to take care of myself.” Fast-forward a couple years

  • PLU is the small, private university in Tacoma, Washington where everyone shares a bold commitment to expanding well-being, opportunity, and justice.

    , and who are local, regional and global leaders in fields like health care, technology, the performing arts, and education." Allan Belton, President Pacific Lutheran University "One of the main reasons I chose to attend PLU was because I can participate in both the arts and the natural sciences, and I am incredibly grateful to be able to sing in Choir of the West, major in physics, and work different jobs, too!" Ryan S. WHAT'S CAMPUS LIKE?Get your bearings.Take the Virtual Tour Schedule a visit HOW

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  • PLU is the small, private university in Tacoma, Washington where everyone shares a bold commitment to expanding well-being, opportunity, and justice.

    . They’re engaged citizens who strive to serve the common good, and who are local, regional and global leaders in fields like health care, technology, the performing arts, and education." Allan Belton, President Pacific Lutheran University "One of the main reasons I chose to attend PLU was because I can participate in both the arts and the natural sciences, and I am incredibly grateful to be able to sing in Choir of the West, major in physics, and work different jobs, too!" Ryan S. WHAT'S CAMPUS LIKE

    Office of Admission
    253-536-5136
    Pacific Lutheran University 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • The PLU School of Business is a community of engaged faculty, staff & administrators who provide an excellent business education in a student-centered learning environment grounded in the liberal

    Academic PathwayPLU Student Perspectives: 5 Things to Know About the School of Business Message from our Student AmbassadorsWe are so glad that you are interested in the School of Business at PLU -- it is definitely a great place to be! We are so lucky to attend a university filled with staff, faculty, and administrators who are not only passionate about our education, but also care about us as individuals. The School of Business is more than just a place to learn -- it is a community. Each class has

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  • U.S. Congressman Rick Larsen shares how interactions with constituents has changed him.

    Juan counties, as well as portions of Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom counties. In explaining the value of listening, Larsen harkens back to 2009, when the country was entrenched in debate over President Barack Obama’s proposed Affordable Care Act. To accommodate the large crowds hoping to speak to him about the ACA, Larsen said his staff moved a town hall meeting to Everett’s minor league baseball stadium. The experience left a lasting impression. “I think I had the largest town hall attendance in

  • Tacoma, May 16, 2021 This week we interviewed Mariken Lund , a PLU junior and Innovation Studies minor who recently started her own sustainable clothing business in Norway. Mariken is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects on the PLU campus. However,…

    there.” What about the future of ELSK the Studio? “ELSK the Studio may be growing in the future. But I didn’t start this business to make money. I really just wanted to try a creative venture that would express my values about sustainability and friendship. Clothing design is one way to do that, but there are also other ways, including working on social innovation projects in the South Sound area and beyond.” “At PLU, I learned that entrepreneurship begins with critical thinking—learning about a