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  • Biomimicry 3.8 founder to speak at PLU’s annual Rachel Carson Lecture https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2022/02/17/rachel-carlson-lecture-2022/

    Genius” on March 1 at 6:30 p.m. in the Karen Hille Phillips Center at PLU.  Baumeister is co-founder of Biomimicry 3.8, a bio-inspired consultancy offering biological intelligence consulting, professional training, and inspirational speaking. Her work has been critical to the biomimicry movement, establishing it as a new and innovative practice and a philosophy to meet the world’s sustainability challenges.  She has helped more than 100 companies consult the natural world for elegant and sustainable

  • Textbook Resources for Faculty https://www.plu.edu/student-success/course-material-resources-for-faculty/

    students proactively consider what resources are necessary to manage the cost of their attendance at Pacific Lutheran University and make informed choices about their purchases by researching them on the open market. By participating in the textbook adoption process, adopting materials on time through Verba Collect and complying with federally mandatory adoption deadlines, faculty play a critical role in facilitating a central location where students can search for required materials. With few

  • On Exhibit: Books in Honor of Women’s History Month https://www.plu.edu/library/news/on-exhibit-books-in-honor-of-womens-history-month/

    of Color in American Islam Women in the Crossfire : Understanding and Ending Honor Killing Behind the Veil : a Critical Analysis of European Veiling Laws The Lady Swings : Memoirs of a Jazz Drummer Troubled Memories : Iconic Mexican Women and the Traps of Representation A Lab of One’s Own : Science and Suffrage in the First World War Brown Beauty : Color, Sex, and Race from the Harlem Renaissance to World War II God Save the Queens : the Essential History of Women in Hip-Hop Soviet Women and

  • Urgent / Emergency Resources https://www.plu.edu/health/urgent-emergency-resources/

    Line, or visit a local urgent care clinic.  The MultiCare Good Samaritan Parkland Emergency Department is also located near the PLU campus in the event of an emergency.  View below for more info.Call the Multicare Consulting Nurse Line at 253-693-7714 for urgent after-hours medical assistance.  This line is available 24/7/365 (evenings, weekends, holidays).TimelyCare (formerly Lute Telehealth) is a 24/7/365 free medical care resource for currently enrolled PLU students, using HIPAA compliant, on

  • Pre-Dental https://www.plu.edu/pnwu/pre-dental/

    So You Want to Be a Dentist?Dentists are responsible for the oral health care of their patients. Dentists diagnose and treat problems with patients’ teeth, gums, and related parts of the mouth. They provide advice and instruction on taking care of the teeth and gums and on diet choices that affect oral health. People come to dentists to have their teeth cleaned or to find the cause of tooth or gum pain. In a typical day, a dentist may fill cavities in teeth, perform surgeries to repair or

  • Pre-Dental https://www.plu.edu/prehealthsciences/pre-dental/

    So You Want to Be a Dentist?Dentists are responsible for the oral health care of their patients. Dentists diagnose and treat problems with patients’ teeth, gums, and related parts of the mouth. They provide advice and instruction on taking care of the teeth and gums and on diet choices that affect oral health. People come to dentists to have their teeth cleaned or to find the cause of tooth or gum pain. In a typical day, a dentist may fill cavities in teeth, perform surgeries to repair or

  • Introduction https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/introduction/

    . What for us is the prism? The literary imagination, spiritual quests through the ages, texts of the great philosophers, the power of language. Just as importantly, the humanities mold the critical eye, so that the flashes of brilliance, the paradoxes, the intellectual and aesthetic transformations, may be discerned and appreciated. Janet Rasmussen, Professor of Norwegian, served as Dean of Humanities from 1986-1991. Photo from University Archives, 1978. The “clear and wondrous vision” of humanistic

  • Financial Health https://www.plu.edu/administrative-services/financial-health/

    . Nursing grant to help serve the community Service is a fundamental part of our university’s mission, and as Lutes we’ve always tried to answer the needs of our communities. The PLU School of Nursing recently received a $1.4 million ANEW grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The grant is targeted at expanding curriculum, doubling nurse practitioner student numbers and sending those students into medically underserved areas around the state. Mellon Foundation grants

  • The book you need to read this summer https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/06/14/the-book-you-need-to-read-this-summer/

    you’ll get out of your college education,” Baillon said. “We want every student to start at PLU with at least one shared experience,” said Matthew Levy, assistant professor of English and Common Reading Program co-director. “And it is important to us that it is an intellectual experience involving communication, community and critical thinking – the themes of our First-Year Experience Program.” It won’t just be first-year students taking part in the program. PLU faculty members, staff and returning

  • President’s Philanthropy Report 2020 https://www.plu.edu/advancement/the-impact-of-your-gift/philanthropy-report-2020/

    Read the President's Investor LetterView the 2020 Endowment ReportDear PLU Investors, I am honored to share with you both the good work that you make possible, and also the care we take in stewarding your investment. Even in a global pandemic, the endowment finished the year at over $100 million for the first time ever. Endowed funds are, and will continue to be, vital resources to enhance academic experiences and co-curricular learning opportunities. Lutes in turn exemplify ethical character