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  • The PLU Writing Center is a resource for all PLU writers and teachers of writing. Because we believe that all writers, whether novice or professional, benefit from feedback, our mission is to provide

    Welcome to the Writing Center For the 2023-2024 school year, the PLU Writing Center is offering a combination of in-person and virtual writing consultations to students who are on and off campus. Book an appointment and choose an appointment time using the button below. After you’ve selected a 30 or 60-minute appointment, your consultant will get in touch as soon as possible to arrange a format for the meeting. For in-person meetings, we are located on the second floor of the Mortvedt Library

    Writing Center
    Writing Center, Library 220 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 20, 2015)- Thomas Kim ‘15 is passionate about “Justice.” So passionate, in fact, that he likes to really emphasize the word by treating it as a proper noun. His passion doesn’t include just capitalizing Js, however: he’s walking his talk (and type)…

    expenses, taking full course loads and leading co- and extracurricular groups in his free time. “I thank Pacific Lutheran University,” Kim says. “It is my prayer that this institution continues to raise up generations of world-changers. It is also my prayer that PLU continues to be a powerful platform, a training and an equipping ground for forerunners who contend for the full release of true Justice in this nation.” A PLU Economics Degree: The First Step For Many World-Changing LutesHow did you get to

  • August 1, 2012 I never thought I’d study away four times – and still graduate on time Maryn Johnston ’12 and some of her new friends in South Africa. By Katie Scaff ’13 When Maryn Johnston ’12 came to PLU, she knew she wanted to study away. The Phoenix, Ariz., native traveled to Europe for two weeks with her family in high school and took a 10-day trip to Mexico after graduation, but those trips pale in comparison to the experiences she’s had since she’s been at PLU. Since coming to PLU

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 7, 2016)- Have you ever dreamed of running away with the circus? Nicole Laumb ’11 did and plans to do it again. “The giggles were endless,” she told her loyal Facebook followers at the end of the tour with the Flynn Creek…

    University, as well as a minor in sociology. She bounced around between various extracurriculars during her time on campus, including working as an ally at what was then known as the Women’s Center (now the Center for Gender Equity). As Laumb approached her senior year, she didn’t really have a clear picture of what she wanted to do after graduation. When the time arrived, Laumb dabbled in a few different jobs, such as working for a parks and recreation program and as a freelance writer at the Puyallup

  • The Thorniley Collection of Antique Type, a massive donation to PLU’s Publishing and Printing Arts Program, has elevated the university’s letterpress resources.

    Mathews, chair of art and design at PLU. “The press is a nice juncture between concerns of design and concerns of studio disciplines. This donation amplifies that significantly. The possibilities for students are that much greater.” Spring says the addition of the Thorniley Collection builds upon PLU’s commitment to printmaking and book arts in the greater Tacoma community. “Now we have type and presses of the same time period,” she said, showcasing a continuum of some of the earliest type to digital

  • Last year Martha Spieker ’16 was ASPLU president, now she works at Congress.

    Martha Spieker ’16 Martha Spieker ’16 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2016/05/martha-spieker-cover-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Zach Powers '10 Zach Powers '10 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2015/09/zach-powers-100x100.jpg May 17, 2016 May 5, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan 30, 2017)- At this time last year, Martha Spieker ’16 was halfway through her senior year and serving as president of the Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran

  • At the PLU School of Nursing, care for our patients and for our world combine with highest professional ethics and commitment to academic and practice excellence, to prepare you for a deeply

    entering as a transfer student16 months (BSN-preparation)15 months (RN-preparation) + 12 months (MSN + Nursing Leadership or Nursing Education) Start termFall, SpringFall, Spring, SummerSummer CurriculumGeneral education courses + nursing specific courses + clinical experiencesNursing-specific courses + clinical experiencesNursing-specific courses + advanced-level leadership courses + clinical experiences Learning Format & LocationFull-time, combination of in-person courses, skills and simulation labs

    School of Nursing
    253-535-7590
    School of Nursing Ramstad, Room 214 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • PLU alumnus Scott Foss ’91 serves as a top paleontologist for the Department of the Interior.

    right there for everything that happens,” Foss said. “I know about every fossil that’s being discovered before it hits the news. I know who is working where and on what. That’s the excitement of it, being on the edge of everything going on in paleontology.” Scott Foss '91Sitting and smiling next to a large animal skull. Foss juggles a variety of hats in an average week at the office, ranging from policy expert to to public relations officer. “I spend a lot of time helping to develop policy as well

  • disruption news for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Can the Innovation Studies minor help you to be more (well…) innovative? By Damian Alessandro. Innovation .  If you read the popular press, you’ll see that this word is constantly thrown around in professional settings. But what does it mean? For some, innovation is all about progression and disruption. One of the defining ideologies of our time,… November 8, 2017 Damian Alessandrodisruptionentrepreneurial thinkinghistory of technologyInnovation minorinterdisciplinary

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 1, 2016)- Bryanna Plog ’10 seems to have done it all in her years after Pacific Lutheran University – teaching English abroad in Colombia, writing books about travel and interning for a conservation nonprofit. But now, she says, serving as a park…

    says is a more education-focused time of year while kids are in school. “I’m very lucky to have a winter job,” she said. “Not many rangers do.” Plog is also lucky to serve as a ranger during the National Park Service’s centennial, something she says has been especially amazing. “It’s awesome how much I help people,” Plog said of her job. “And I get to work in very interesting and beautiful places. “I love it here. Right now I’m sitting outside my house looking at the evening lights. With this job