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  • the similar goal of, as Torvend likes to say, “allowing students, faculty, and staff to pause and ponder meaning and purpose in life – something few places cultivate.” The Center for Vocation will also focus on training faculty and staff through workshops, study seminars on Lutheran Higher education and the like. Early on, organizers realized that, to be truly impactful, PLU needed to support faculty and staff – after all, they are the ones who are here year-after-year. “We have worked to train

  • relatively warm and dry. It was only fitting that Pearl Django, the group whose performance inspired the whole idea of Jazz Under the Stars, was the headliner for the special tenth-anniversary kick-off concert on Tuesday, July 8, 2008. That concert was a unique double bill, where Pearl Django shared the stage with the Northwest’s most popular jazz vocal artist, Greta Matassa. The “stars” concept of “Jazz Under the Stars” came from two ideas. One, of course, was that the performances would be in the

  • out the photos from students this J-Term studying in England! Are you interested in learning more about travel away J-Term classes? See where PLU students can spend their J-Term in 2025. Lutes in Oxford are studying the contested history of religion and politics through visiting sites where people fought for freedom from imperial Christianity, where early evangelicals registered their dissent against the established order, and where future prime ministers and other members of Parliament developed

  • students at the Press has been exhibited at King’s Books, the Karpeles Manuscript Museum, and the University of Puget Sound. The Elliott Press is in Ingram Hall, between the graphic design and printmaking studios. The Press features two platen letterpresses from the early 1900s and a Vandercook proof press from 1940 along with a small, portable parlor press, dubbed Baby Elliott. The Press houses more than 300 different cases of type, many intricately carved ornaments, and stamps depicting everything

  • Schedule Connect with us on Facebook before your arrival!Everyone is welcome to attend International Student Section of NSO!International Students at PLU hold F-1 or J-1 visas. Do you hold another type of visa or are you a U.S. citizen or Legal Permanent Resident with an extensive experience living abroad? In that case, please consider attending the International Student Section of NSO! We can offer you early move-in to on-campus residence halls and interactions with peers who are new to living and

  • AdministrationDivisions and Schools Your department chair and the division/school dean should be consulted early on in the grant seeking process to ensure that the project is consistent with division priorities. The chair and dean will need to approve the project’s faculty and staff time commitments, divisional cost-sharing or matching requirements and the use of department facilities. Additionally, they would need to approve the overall cost of any equipment to be purchased, including shipping, set-up and

  • Meet Your Sojourner Advocates Sonja Schaefer Studied Away in Beijing, China Fall 2014; Argentina/Antarctica J-Term 2014 Environmental Literature Class of 2016 Majors: Economics and Chinese Studies International Honors Entering PLU as undeclared but sure I wanted to study away, left me unsure on where and about what I wanted to study… But I did get started early my freshman year talking to Wang Center staff about my options. As freshman year progressed, I slowly realized that Economics and

  • publishing. One of only a few such programs in the country, PLU’s distinctive interdisciplinary curriculum in Publishing and Printing Arts (PPA) is highly respected by employers. It combines pre-professional skills and experience, with the solid foundation of a liberal arts education. PPA is a six-course minor that gives students with talent and interest in writing, graphic design, communication or business a head start into the world of publishing and a broad variety of related professions. The

  • College-level Credit at PLUPLU grants college-level credit to students who have taken and scored a certain level on AP, IB and Cambridge exams. Additionally, PLU will grant college-level credits to students who have completed Washington State Running Start or other college courses while in high school.Weighted GPAPLU grants special status to IB, AP, Cambridge, Honors and Accelerated courses. PLU will weight grades in these courses when calculating an admission GPA in order to benefit those

  • business education in a student-centered learning environment grounded in the liberal arts that inspires students to: LEARN for Life, LIVE Purposefully, LEAD Responsibly, and CARE for Others.Becoming a Lute Donwen transferred from Bellevue College to PLU for the opportunity to play volleyball and earn her business degree. She says she always knew she would return to Whidbey Island and work for the family business in some capacity. She just wasn’t certain what that would entail.   “My first degree is in