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  • The PLU Computer Science department has small class sizes, dedicated and caring faculty, great facilities, and an excellent curriculum.

    writing code for software simulations of proteins, creating the next big video game, or developing a social application that connects people in new ways.  The possibilities seem limitless. Software is a fundamental part of modern life.  Most of what we do runs on software, and the world needs quality people to create that software.  At PLU, we strive to educate our students to be responsible citizens, critical thinkers, effective communicators, and to value life-long learning.  Employers value our

    Department of Computer Science
    Morken Center Room 252 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • PLU’s mission to support the education of our students and larger community on issues of diversity and justice are intimately connected to the study of the tragedy of the Holocaust.

    marginalization of a minority group, such as the Jews of Nazi Germany, can lead to life-threatening situations culminating in one of the world’s modern genocides. Issues of distortion and denial make the process of reconciliation and healing less likely and serve as an insult to the memory of all those whose lives were destroyed in the Holocaust.PLU Lutecast videos of the 14th Annual Annual Conference for Holocaust Education Conference ScheduleCheck out this year’s conference schedule. ScheduleDonate

    Powell-Heller Holocaust Education Conference
    12180 Park Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • PLU's annual celebration of undergraduate student work is named in honor of Dr. Rae Linda Brown, PLU Professor of Music and former Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.

    Symposium in 2017. After her passing in August 2017, the symposium was renamed the Dr. Rae Linda Brown Undergraduate Research Symposium, and in 2022 the name was updated to the Dr. Rae Linda Brown Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects Showcase. Dr. Brown believed deeply in the importance of faculty-mentored student research, and especially in the benefits of students engaging in this work early in their undergraduate careers. Click here for the 2025 schedule.About the Research and Creative

    Office of the Provost
    253-536-5103
    Hauge Administration Building, 103 Tacoma, WA 98447
  • PLU Guitar Orchestra and Ensemble is open to guitarists and lutenists of various levels. Guitar Orchestra is open to anyone with basic guitar and music reading skills.

    ensembles. Guitar Ensemble is also open to other instrumentalists and singers who are interested in working with guitarists/lutenists. In addition, there are regular performances of early and baroque music at PLU (including baroque opera), which lutenists are especially encouraged to participate in.Quick Links Elizabeth C.D. Brown's websiteSee upcoming guitar events here

    Guitar & Lute Program
    Mary Baker Russell Music Center, Room 206 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • The Department of Economics offers the unique opportunity to participate in an economics alumni mentoring program for all majors to help you prepare for your life beyond PLU.

    Brian Sung ’24 discusses his business and econ majors, Oxford trip, and PLU experience as a first generation Chinese immigrant Read More Welcome to PLU Economics Opportunities Summer Internship: Economics major finds family environment with global company Read More Here Keegan Dolan's Dream Internship and the Mentor Who Helped Guide Him Full Story Here Economics Mentorship Program Life at PLU is about preparing for life after PLU Fall 2020 Resolute article Economics student paper accepted to

    Professor Krisztina Nagy, Chair
    Xavier Hall, Room 107 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • The symposium “Understanding the World Through Sports and Recreation” will explore the impact of sports and consider the ways in which sports and recreation both contribute to, and can be used to

    2010 International Symposium Understanding the World Through Sports and Recreation As early as the 1920s, journalists described sports in America as an obsession. But of course the United States is not alone in being captivated by its ever-increasing international appeal. The symposium “Understanding the World Through Sports and Recreation” will explore the impact of sports and consider the ways in which sports and recreation both contribute to, and can be used to understand, the complexities

    Wang Center Symposium
  • PLU’s mission to support the education of our students and larger community on issues of diversity and justice are intimately connected to the study of the tragedy of the Holocaust.

    diversity and justice are intimately connected to the study of the tragedy of the Holocaust. Students can see that marginalization of a minority group, such as the Jews of Nazi Germany, can lead to life-threatening situations culminating in one of the world’s modern genocides. Issues of distortion and denial make the process of reconciliation and healing less likely and serve as an insult to the memory of all those whose lives were destroyed in the Holocaust. Conference ScheduleCheck out this year’s

    Powell-Heller Holocaust Education Conference
    12180 Park Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • This website is just one aspect of PLU’s ongoing commitment to advocate with and for undocumented students at PLU.

    other Washington schools, colleges, and universities to issue a statement regarding our profound disappointment in the call to terminate DACA early this September.×Hispanic Studies Program StatementIn response to hate speech and dehumanizing rhetoric after the 2016 elections, the PLU Hispanic Studies Program released the following statement in a video that went viral on social media (November, 2016)ResoLUTE Covers Lutes & ImmigrationResoLUTE highlighted various students, faculty, and alumni in their

    Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability
    Anderson University Center Room 150 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • PLU offers the most comprehensive music faculty of any private university in the Pacific Northwest. String majors and non-majors alike have access to a rich culture of opportunities to perform

    non-majors alike have access to a rich culture of opportunities to perform orchestral music, chamber music, and early music (taught by faculty with extensive professional experience in authentic performance and baroque strings), as well as opera and musical productions and, of course, solo recitals. Our degree programs are particularly distinguished in the field of music education, where our graduates have gone on to become some of the best known string educators in the region, both in the

    PLU Strings
    Mary Baker Russell Music Center, Room 206 Tacoma, WA 98447
  • In the Department of Philosophy undergraduate study is fundamental in pursuing the most important questions regarding one’s understanding of themselves, others and the world in which they

    Symposium Videos!Aaron Bell '04: A Philosopher in Finance PLU graduate Aaron Bell ’04 learned early on that life is full of pathways — and that it was his responsibility to pursue his interests with passion to find his purpose. Uses of PhilosophyUndergraduate study in philosophy is fundamental in pursuing the most important questions regarding one's understanding of themselves, others and the world in which they live.MoreCareers``Asking questions like ‘is that the way it should be?’ was a hallmark of my

    Department of Philosophy
    Administration Building Room 103 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003