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  • At PLU, we don’t call our living facilities “dorms - residence halls are so much more! PLU provides quality on-campus living and learning environments that encourage and enhance engagement in and

    housing the entire university. Today, Harstad Hall houses the single-room only Upper Division Learning Community.  Harstad tends to be more quiet than other halls, and its residents have the same type of independence that South Hall or off-campus residences offer, yet still provides the traditional-hall on campus experience. This traditionally designed residence hall has been converted to a building of all single rooms and houses approximately 100 residents on five floors.  Since residents living in

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 12, 2018)- Hundreds of community members are expected to attend a gathering at Pacific Lutheran University on Wednesday, Jan. 17, to celebrate the life of a Pierce County Sheriff’s deputy who died in the line of duty. A two-hour, public memorial for…

    , located at 10th Avenue South and 124th Street South in Parkland. Public livestream viewing of the service also will be available in Lagerquist Hall and Eastvold Auditorium. The campus community should anticipate a large law enforcement presence, as well as significant effects to parking and campus operations.   McCartney died Sunday after responding to a drug-related armed robbery in the Frederickson area of Pierce County, according to The News Tribune. McCartney responded to the 911 call to find two

  • We are located near the corner of 121st St S & Park Ave in the Hauge Administration Building, Suite #110, door #106. (Across from Office of Financial Services)

    Office LocationWe are located near the corner of 121st St S & Park Ave in the Hauge Administration Building, Suite #110, door #106. (Across from Office of Financial Services) Driving DirectionsThe Pacific Lutheran University Payroll Office is located seven miles south of downtown Tacoma, Washington off of 121st St S. From Interstate 5 Take exit 127 off Interstate 5 and head east on Highway 512 Continue on 512 for approximately two miles to Pacific Avenue S (Parkland-Spanaway exit) Turn right

  • Who doesn’t love penguins? Professor to write about relationship between bird and humans. By Barbara Clements It’s hard to get Chuck Bergman to stop talking about penguins. And really who can blame him? They’re cute. They mate for life, and seem to care for their…

    the largest penguin species and lives in the Falkland Islands. Leaning back in his office, with a penguin cap hanging off his desk, Bergman, an English Professor and self-trained photographer, was recounting – through his photography – his latest trip to study these tuxedoed icons of the south polar seas. Bergman had just returned from the Falkland Islands, 400 miles off the west coast of Argentina to study the birds last November. A year before, in 2009, Bergman spent a month off South Georgia

  • Prof appears on Discovery Channel this week Classics professor Eric Nelson will once again be featured in prime time, this time talking about torture, animals and the environment, all in the time of the Caesars. Nelson will be featured this week on a Discovery Channel…

    much so that the species were virtually wiped out in certain areas. “There are letters from the first century AD that repeatedly ask Cicero for some leopards from Asia Minor,” Nelson said. “He essentially writes back and says “There aren’t many left, you’re going to have to ask someone else.” There is much evidence that the ancient world, with fewer humans and many more animals “was a wild and wooly place,” he said. Clearing out predators so that farmers could move in, was “seen as a good thing

  • The Chemistry Department is housed on the second floor of the Rieke Science Center. The Rieke Science Center is outlined in red on both maps below.

    Getting to the Chemistry DepartmentThe Chemistry Department is housed on the second floor of the Rieke Science Center. The Rieke Science Center is outlined in red on both maps below. For directions on how to get to PLU, click on the first image below for a Google Maps link or see the directions at the bottom of the page. There are also Local Hotels near by as well. Pacific Lutheran University is located 7 miles south of downtown Tacoma, Washington. Take exit 127 off Interstate 5 and head east

  • All K-12 students from public, private, and home schools in Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, and Thurston Counties are invited to participate.

    Who can participate?All K-12 students from public, private, and home schools in Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, and Thurston Counties are invited to participate.Where is the fair?The fair will be permanently virtual.Who sponsors the fair?The fair is managed, in partnership with PLU, by the South Sound STEM Fair Alliance, a Washington state nonprofit corporation with IRS tax exempt status. Donations, grants, and in-kind support covers the costs of planning and

  • WorkSource is the State of Washington's official site for online employment services to assist people in finding jobs, get job search help, locate workforce services in their area, access career

    below:WorkSource Tacoma 1305 Tacoma Ave South, Suite 201 Tacoma, WA 98402 Hours: M-F; 8am-5pm Phone: 253-593-7300 Services Available: Open Lab, Personal Assistance Bates Technical College – WorkSource Affiliate 1101 South Yakima Avenue M210E Tacoma, WA 98405-4895 Hours: M-F; 8am-5pm Phone: 253-680-7240 Services Available: Open Lab Clover Park Technical College WorkSource Affiliate 4500 Steilacoom Boulevard SW Lakewood, WA 98499 Hours: M-F; 8am-5pm Phone: 253-589-5548 Services Available: Open Lab, Occasional

  • ‘Lofty’ is just a word to crush For as far as the eye-can see white follows the landscape, lightly bleeding into a calm blue sky. Wind can make or break success and even determine survival here. There are no animals and the conditions often make…

    April 6, 2009 ‘Lofty’ is just a word to crush For as far as the eye-can see white follows the landscape, lightly bleeding into a calm blue sky. Wind can make or break success and even determine survival here. There are no animals and the conditions often make any adventure silent amongst its travelers. This is Antarctica and in 2001 Liv Arnesen, from Norway, and Ann Bancroft, from Minnesota, became the first women to make the trip across the continent through the South Pole. On March 31, the

  • Learning Communities are an integral component of the PLU experience, adding to the learning that happens both in the classroom and beyond the classroom.

    diversity, justice, and sustainability Linked Residence Hall(s)Harstad, Hinderlie, Ordal, Pflueger, South Hall, TingelstadUpper Campus Harstad Hall is the most historic building on campus, once housing the entire university. Today, Harstad Hall provides a living experience for approximately 200 students and is home to the Upper Division Learning Community. Harstad also has some of the largest rooms on campus, with varying room sizes that add character to the five story hall. It is conveniently located