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Pacific Lutheran University has a strong commitment to diversity, social justice and sustainability rooted in our Lutheran heritage and featured in PLU strategic planning documents. Our Lutheran tradition calls on us to see diversity, social justice and sustainability not as three separate concerns but as one crucial cause demanding our best attention and action. These principles provide the backbone for student-run clubs and organizations. Clubs will intersect with these issues in different

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EDUCATIONThe School of Education offers direct admission for the Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAE) program. This allows students to pursue Elementary Education (K-8) at the time they are officially enrolled at PLU. No additional application or interview is necessary for the BAE program. The education program which culminates in a BAE degree and Washington State Teaching certificate begins in fall of your junior year. Current PLU students considering switching majors to

Building a Career in a Data-Driven AgeA Guide to a Master’s in Marketing Analytics /* in a variety of roles at a number of organizations, but wants to establish a clear and valuable skill set? Or are you someone who loves their current workplace, but sees a need for more strategic, data-driven decision making and wants to fill the need? Or maybe you’re looking for a brand new

Long Range PlanningPacific Lutheran University has identified three meta-priorities that infuse all of the work at the university: Lutheran Higher Education, Market Position, and Diversity, Justice and Sustainability (DJS). Advance Academic Excellence 201320142020 (GOAL) Faculty Quality Excellence in Teaching, Scholarship, ServiceMetrics created Incoming Student Quality (measured under SEMAC priority) Program Quality Major/Minor Programs % of disciplines w/honor societies % of departments that

Mission PLU seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care—for other people, for their communities, and for the earth. Diversity Statement Diversity is “the condition of difference necessary to all life and creativity.”  Martusewicz, Edmundson, and Lupinacci, 2011 At PLU, diversity is intrinsic to the vitality of learning, resilience, and growth. Thus, we will: Be responsive to how intersections and context impact how power is experienced Act upon the

Fireside Chat with PLU Alumna Suzy Levy, ’99, and Author of Mind the Inclusion Gap: how allies can bridge the divide between talking diversity and taking action Tuesday, October 1, 2024 12 noon – 1pm Pacific time Register for Zoom details We live in a wonderfully diverse and increasingly connected world. With that rise in connection comes a steep rise in expectations…Expectations that we know how to talk about diversity, including with people who are different than ourselves…Expectations that

Color (SOC)For Students of Color interested in exploring their racial and ethnic identities. With a commitment to creating more spaces where Students of Color can connect with one another, Students of Color (SOC), in the Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability (DJS) Learning Community seeks to honor, celebrate, and uplift the stories and experiences of residents. The SOC community will focus on the cultural wealth Students of Color bring to the Pacific Lutheran community by celebrating their

community connections, academic support, and personal wellness skills within the context of PLU’s values of diversity, justice, and sustainability.  Section 20: Neurodivergent Students | Instructor(s): Dr. Joanna Royce-Davis, Vice President for Student Life  Topic-Based Sections of PLUS 100Becoming a Lute PLUS 100 SectionsThis section is for students who would like to explore what it uniquely means to be a new Lute at PLU in their first year and is open to all first-year students, regardless of where