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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

PLU’s vibrant vocal and choral program provides singers from all academic disciplines with outstanding opportunities for performance and study. Degrees are available in vocal performance and music education. The nationally renowned choral program, led by Brian Galante, offers an active schedule of performances on and off campus each year, appears regularly at professional music conferences, and tours regionally, nationally and internationally. PLU Opera presents a fully staged production with

YouTube LivestreamThursday, September 29, 2022 The 12th Annual Lutheran Studies ConferenceResisting an Ancient Hatred: Antisemitism in Church and Society Scandinavian Cultural Center in the Anderson University Center Each session will also be live-streamed on PLU’s YouTube channel This year’s conference, Resisting an Ancient Hatred: Antisemitism in Church and Society, is animated by the sharp increase in Antisemitic hate speech and crimes since the Fall of 2016 and the rise of white “Christian

Welcome to Pacific Lutheran UniversityWe are very pleased that you will be joining our faculty as someone who is committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.  On these webpages you will find important information which will help you in your orientation to the university and assist you throughout the year.Quick Links New Faculty Orientation Schedule City of Tacoma Information Pierce County Information Parkland InformationOrientation for new faculty is not a one-time event but

risk and help make PLU an affordable option. We’ll work with you through the process from start to finish! (See full cost of attendance information from Student Financial Services here.) Costs & Financial Aid Info $52,259 Tuition (fixed) and Fees$13,008 Room and Meals$65,267 TotalAfter financial aid, the average cost of PLU goes down to just over $19,000. DO YOU HAVE MY MAJOR?You'd be surpised. With 40+ majors and 50+ minors, you’re sure to find your fit. Check out the full list Create Your Custom

can be intimidating. PLU has multiple scholarship opportunities and initiatives like our fixed tuition guarantee to reduce financial risk and help make PLU an affordable option. We’ll work with you through the process from start to finish! (See full cost of attendance information from Student Financial Services here.) Costs & Financial Aid Info $52,259 Tuition (fixed) and Fees$13,008 Room and Meals$65,267 TotalAfter financial aid, the average cost of PLU goes down to just over $19,000. DO YOU HAVE

PLU is Top Peace Corps Producing College! For the third year in a row, PLU is one of the top 25 producers of Peace Corps Volunteers in schools of our size (under 5,000). Congratulations Lutes! Andrew Larson '15 Learn about Andrew's time serving in the Peace Corps in Comoros Peace Corps Prep Lutes are Peace Corps Bound! From the first cohort of PLU's Peace Corps Prep certificate program are Haley Bridgewater ’18, Margaret Chell ’18 and Madeline Wentz ’18, headed to Guinea to serve in the Peace

Bon appétit! Sometimes you just have to seize the day, cancel class, and have a French pique-nique. Learning Styles: The French & Francophone Studies program honors a diversity of learning styles. Here students build their interpretation of Christine de Pizan’s City of Ladies. High Impact Educational Practices: These students were the first to translate Louise Dupin’s “Preliminary Discourse” into English after first transcribing it from 250-year-old manuscripts. Cultural Events on Campus

services, please visit https://www.plu.edu/health/new-students LUTE Welcome Mission & Learning ObjectivesPacific Lutheran University welcomes new Lutes—incoming students, their families and their communities—through LUTE Welcome, a series of intentionally designed learning experiences that support students’ academic and social transitions into college. Among these events, New Student Orientation (NSO) is an integral step on Lutes’ journeys toward understanding and expressing the distinctive PLU mission

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 The 13th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference``Anxiety in an Age of Overwhelm: Gaining Understanding and Resilience`` Anderson University Center, PLU The 13th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference will take place from 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and will flow into the 18th Annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture in the evening at 7 p.m. This conference focuses on a pressing issue in our time: A newly-named “pandemic” of Anxiety that is present on individual, relational