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  • ¡Bienvenidos! | Welcome! Study Tour to Pueblos Mancomunados del Norte. September 15-17 2017. Development | Culture | Social Change Designed for advanced Spanish language students with an interest in Latin American Studies, this unique semester program explores the intersection of development, culture, and social change through the lens of the dynamic and evolving context of contemporary Mexico. Located in the southwestern Mexican state of Oaxaca – declared “Humanity’s Cultural Patrimony” by the

  • By the time she earned the university’s highest degree, she left with more than a shiny new title. The nurse practitioner for Providence Medical Group at Hawks Prairie Internal Medicine in Lacey,

    accepted for publication in The American Journal of Family Therapy. Ward’s original research was published in 2010. He said one fundamental role of a therapist is to build hope, or a client’s belief and feeling that a goal is attainable. The key is moving the client from a place of despair to a place of hope through sustained therapy sessions, he said. Read More About Ward's ResearchMFA New Writer In-ResidenceRigoberto González joined the MFA program in 2017 as an inaugural Stan Rubin Distinguished

  • Capstone Title: “Leaving it Open”

    : The novels Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal address female duties through characters living in restrictive marital structures and how they work to fight against societal norms to protect and gain their agency. Soniah Kamal’s Lady and Alys Binat are retellings of Lydia and Elizabeth Bennett that show us how Austen’s concerns in the 19th century are still alive and well in 21st-century Pakistani American culture. I examine the behavior of Lady and Alys around

  • Barr reflects on her PLU education, work overseas Career diplomat Joyce Barr ’76 spoke to the Class of 2008 and their families during Spring Commencement on May 25 at the Tacoma Dome. The following is the text of her speech: Chair Gomulkiewicz, President Anderson, Provost…

    best that people can give. The Foreign Service: Excitement & Enlightenment Since my graduation from PLU, I have spent most of my career working for the Department of State as a Foreign Service Officer. It has been exciting, enlightening and at times enormously difficult but I have found it to be not only extremely satisfying but a lot of fun! The State Department is looking for intelligent, well educated, and highly motivated people like you to promote and protect American interests abroad. The U.S

  • PLU President Allan Belton is a morning person. He’s frequently among the first employees to arrive at the Hauge Administration Building, but not before his morning cup of joe. His favorite coffee stand is on South Tacoma Way, the seven-mile arterial that is the economic…

    communities share an origin story. When PLU was established in a forest south of Tacoma 140 years ago, school employees and their families built many of the first houses and businesses in Parkland.As the decades passed, Pierce County’s population boomed, Tacoma’s urban footprint grew beyond the city’s borders, and Parkland transformed from a secluded, predominantly European-American neighborhood to a dense and richly diverse suburban community. PLU students have always been active in the Parkland

  • President’s Remarks Good morning!  I’m delighted to welcome you all to the 2015 University Convocation!

    Forces.  My father had helped found the Army Community Service, which included many resources for combating racism and helping the Armed Forces become the first major American institution to desegregate.And my father, with my mother’s important help, founded the Defense Race Relations Institute to train professionals to deal with racism and bias.  As a child, I remember protesters waving the Confederate flag and spitting invective at my parents and their coworkers. The murders in Charleston happened

  • The traditional undergraduate program is designed for students who do not hold licensure in practical or registered nursing. The L.P.N. to B.S.N.

    of Nursing is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the National League for Nursing (NLN). Washington State Approval The School of Nursing is approved by the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission. Accreditation The BSN program is accredited and approved by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org) and Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission. High School Preparation Applicants are

  • Once you've started your application, you can check on the status of each checklist item through our application portal.

    APPLY Every year, PLU welcomes international undergraduate and graduate students from over 30 different countries. First Year UndergraduatesApplication information for international students who are coming directly from upper secondary school See InformationTransfer UndergraduatesApplication information for international students who are transferring from another college (including American community colleges and other four-year institutions) See InformationGraduate AdmissionApplication

  • In January, we announced 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.

    Justice Economics English French & Francophone Studies Gender, Sexuality and Race Studies Global Studies Hispanic & Latino Studies History Holocaust & Genocide Studies Individualized Majors Languages and Literatures Master of Fine Arts Native American & Indigenous Studies Philosophy Political Science Publishing & Printing Arts Religion Sociology STEM Education Minor College of Natural Sciences Biology Chemistry Computer Science Dual Degree Engineering Earth Science Environmental Studies Geosciences

  • Jillian graduated with a BA in Economics and a BBA in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. She is starting work at Ann Clark Ltd as their Digital Marketing Analyst.

    University of Washington School of Law. He intends on using his undergraduate background in economics and geosciences to pursue a career in environmental law. Thomas Kim, 2015The PLU Economics department congratulates Thomas Kim (’15) on his graduation from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and will serve as the commencement speaker.  Thomas E. Kim served as Chair of American Bar Association’s Law Student Division, representing the entire 120,000+ law students of America as the chief executive