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  • The Alumni and Student Connections can help you explore possible majors and careers!

    report high levels of satisfaction working in various career fields. Assessments like these do not tell you which major is “the right major” for you, but the results can help you generate ideas about majors and occupations that are worth further exploration. Researching Majors Does PLU offer the major(s) that you are considering, or would you have to transfer to another school? Do your interests, abilities, values, and motivations conflict with each other, or are they in agreement? Will you be able

  • “It was an incredible experience that left my brain, heart, and hands full,” said Christiana Slater ‘20 of her study away trip to Oaxaca, Mexico. “My favorite expedition was to Mexico City, because I’d dreamed about visiting since I saw textbook pictures when I began…

    Scholars ProgramIt was established in 2011 as an annual program designed to deepen students’ understanding of the issues and theories regarding peacebuilding, conflict and war.Peace Corps PrepIt is an undergraduate certificate program that helps students prepare for service in the Peace Corps, a US-government organization that sends US citizens abroad to volunteer. “Studying away reiterated to me how vast yet connected our world is today,” Slater said. “My time abroad challenged me to understand and

  • Original New York Times article here . My Response to  Bryan College Is Torn: Can Darwin and Eden Coexist? by Alan Binder At Pacific Lutheran University, we think of “Lutheran” as an ethic that informs how we think, how we teach and how we help students…

    religious dimension, ignorance is not bliss. Think about it: all these issues are charged with religious language – abortion, creationism vs. evolution, fundamentalism, LGBTQ rights, environmental defense and degradation, health care, Holocaust studies, human rights, international terrorism, the Iraq conflict, land use in the Northwest, presidential politics, the quest for peace, poverty, and stem-cell research. The value of your college education actually increases when you have a better understanding

  • We think you’ll be pleased to know that your student is moving from one caring environment to another.

    talk with his or her student Resident Assistant (RA). RAs are trained to assist with conflict and may be able to coach or mediate. If not, the RA will refer the situation on to his or her supervisor, the Community Director (CD), who is a full-time professional staff member living on campus and within the community. Room or Residence Hall Changes Community Directors approve and coordinate all room changes within the same building and are a first step when seeking to switch halls. If your student has

  • The World Conversations series is one of the Wang Center's activities that support and strengthen the university's globally focused academic programs and offer public education programming.

    illegal wildlife trafficking. Professor Colleen Hacker also gave a keynote presentation about her experiences as a coach in the Beijing Olympics. The Closing Plenary was given by David Suze Manda who spoke on the current conflict in Eastern Congo. World Conversations 2009 concluded with “Canboulay,” a carnival celebration, staged by students fro Trinidad and Tobago along with the International Student Club. World Conversations 2011 focused on Student Reflections on Study Away, Research, Internships

  • News articles and blog posts from Pacific Lutheran University.

    Two Lutes Attend Peace Scholars Program at the Oslo International Summer School With seemingly unending conflict in the Middle East, and now horrible atrocities in the Ukraine with the downing of the Malaysian jet, it’s easy to throw up one’s hands and wonder if anything, really, anything is going to make a difference in this world. But… July 25, 2014 What's a Lute?

  • It’s been 25 years since David Akuien ’10 was separated from his mother at age 5, 16 years since he came to the United States as an orphan.

    ,” he says. “Pain is something that I don’t like to show, so I’ve learned to just internalize it. It’s how I’ve learned to keep living despite all that I’ve gone through.” “This is not a vacation. This is a trip that will redefine who I am.” I met David nine years ago, in an international conflict resolution class at Pacific Lutheran University. We quickly became friends and, eventually, roommates. The following summer he invited me to move into a house three blocks from campus, affectionately

  • Advising Weeks: October 21 - November 1 Registration Weeks: November 4 - 15 Contact your faculty advisor first if you have declared your major.

    . Students who need permission to register for a course should contact the course instructor. Only the course instructor can override a course restriction (e.g. prerequisites, instructor permission, course capacity, time conflict, etc). If students are feeling overwhelmed by the process, the CSS will have drop-in advisors available throughout registration and they can help you get registered! Remember – advisors cannot override holds on your account. Registration ResourcesClasses availableHow to

  • Summer 2023 Cohort Select your program below to see the schedule for students entering the cohort in Summer 2023.

    : Educational Leadership: Instructional Leadership (3) EDUC 743: Educational Finance in P12 (2) EDUC 747: Central Office and Programmatic Leadership (2) EDUC 795a: Executive Leadership Internship (1) Spring 20245 courses (8 credits) EDUC 760: Evaluation & Supervision in Educational Leadership (2) EDUC 744: Community & Family Engagement (2) EDUC 746: Crisis, Conflict, Emergency Management (2) EDUC 745: School Board Relations (1) EDUC 795a: Executive Leadership Internship (1) 2024-25 Academic Year TermCredit

  • Wired connections are available in most locations around campus, which will allow you access to the network once your device has been registered.

    have additional configuration settings and we do not recommend using these types of devices. The signals coming from these devices can conflict with the PLU access points and cause performance problems and confusion for others in the rooms around you. Most importantly, when in doubt or unsure about setting something up, call the Help Desk at 253-535-7525. It is best to have a tech setup the device properly, as an improperly configured device will disrupt PLU’s network. NOTE:  We discourage users