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  • June 29, 2010 LeMays see good stewardship on campus and seek to support it By Steve Hansen Gene ’62 and Carla (Hansen) ’64 LeMay met on the PLU campus when a mutual friend suggested to Gene that there was “this gal” that might need some tutoring. It is probably fair to say the tutoring sessions were very successful. The LeMays would be quick to point out that they got more than a great marriage out of their time at PLU. Gene ’62 and Carla (Hansen) ’64 LeMay. They both speak highly of their time

  • PLU has one commencement ceremony. This ceremony is held at the end of the Spring term. Students must have completed their degree in the previous August, December or January or be enrolled in their

    Pacific Lutheran University Spring Commencement May 23 and May 24, 2024 Olson Gymnasium at Pacific Lutheran University This year, we’re announcing a change that realigns PLU’s Commencement with the tradition the university has had in place for over 100 years: Commencement is returning to the PLU campus. To create the sort of intimate and meaningful experience graduates are telling us they desire, and in order to accommodate the families, friends, and guests of our graduates, we’re hosting four

    Commencement Weekend
  • Amy Spieker ’09 on community health advocacy, service and building relationships Posted by: Marcom Web Team / February 25, 2020 February 25, 2020 By Lisa Patterson '98Marketing & Communications Guest Writer TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 18, 2020) — If you’ve ever wondered whether leaders are born or made, the answer is both. At least it is when you’re referring to Pacific Lutheran University graduate Amy Spieker ’09. Growing up in a Navy family, Spieker moved her fair share of times, and in doing so was

  • Pacific Lutheran University Organ Studies. Most lessons are taught on the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, a wonderful instrument well known to the organ world, nationally and internationally

    Organ Study at PLUOrgan study is alive and well at PLU. Besides their weekly organ lessons, organ students have a weekly organ seminar, plenty of performance opportunities both as soloist as well as accompanist, and usually can easily find a church position in the area if they so desire. Most lessons are taught on the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, a wonderful instrument well known to the organ world, nationally and internationally acclaimed. It is a tracker instrument in a beautiful hall with

  • PLU French & Francophone Studies. At PLU, you will learn to speak, write, and comprehend French through interactive classes grounded in diverse media forms and cultural contexts.

    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

    French & Francophone Studies Program
    Administration Building Room 222-G Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • ultimately the most important thing for me and be able to play softball at the same time. I’ve also had friends here before me who’ve only had good things to say about it.What did your friends tell you about PLU that piqued your interest? It was a lot about the sense of community that they felt. I went to a smaller private school at home and wanted something similar where I could build a relationship with my teachers and classmates. A place where I wouldn’t just be a name or a number on a roster —and

  • STORY Transformative Science Exciting improvements are coming to the Rieke Science Center and the Nursing Clinical Learning and Simulation Center. VIEW WEBSITE MEET THE CLASS OF 2023 The latest class of PLU graduates includes researchers, educators, advocates, artists and innovators. Captivated by Chemistry Emily Struck made the most of her chemistry major at PLU, conducting individualized research with professors and tutoring other students on campus. She’s now pursuing a Ph.D. in organic chemistry

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 9, 2015)- Pacific Lutheran University admission representatives will begin spreading the word on Tuesday, Dec. 15, about the new 253 PLU Bound Scholarship. Admission Office staff members will fan out on that day and talk with area high school students, teachers and…

    PLU Scholarship Awards Full Tuition to Eligible 253 Area Code Students Posted by: Zach Powers / December 9, 2015 Image: (Image courtesy of 253heart.com) December 9, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 9, 2015)- Pacific Lutheran University admission representatives will begin spreading the word on Tuesday, Dec. 15, about the new 253 PLU Bound Scholarship.Admission Office staff members will fan out on that day and talk with area high school students, teachers

  • mission and a commitment,” said Gregson, now PLU’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. “As a physical space, the CSS is our on-campus hub for academic support and planning services. Our mission is to help students make meaning of the curriculum and to understand how their interests can connect to their future career and their vocation. And our commitment is that we will be ‘student-ready,’ ensuring students have access to the resources they need to navigate the academic side of

  • Throw a dart at a world map, and it’s likely to hit a location where Pacific Lutheran University students or faculty members have conducted research.

    in 2013-14 and used it to return to Oaxaca, Mexico, where she previously studied away for a semester. She examined the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on the formation and continuation of artist collectives there. “My Wang Center research grant enabled me to expand the areas of interest I had in my Hispanic studies courses and semester in Oaxaca with my personal interests,” said Refaei, who earned a degree in environmental studies and now serves as PLU’s coordinator for