Search

Travel the World, Share Your GiftsConnecting With HistoryAs a member of the PLU Orchestras, you will have the opportunity to travel both in the United States and around the world. While these trips are opportunities to see other places and learn about other cultures, they also give you the chance to share your gifts with other people. In recent years orchestras have traveled to: Ireland Spain Portugal Germany France Hungary Romania Bulgaria Alaska Montana Idaho Oregon California …and of course

WelcomeWelcome to the Clubs List! Click a tag below to find clubs matching your interest! For a more updated, simpler clubs list, click here! Academic / Honor Societies Get your study on! With these clubs, pursue your academic interests! Econ Club, Chem Club, and more! View Clubs Performance and Creative Interest These clubs focus on performance! Drama, Improv, and music! View Clubs Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability Be the change you want to see in the world. Get active in your communities

College students struggle with identifying an appropriate scope for their research and with matching their research strategies to the needs of their work or project. By spending time on determining their information needs, students can begin to see both when a focus is too broad or too narrow, and how to target their research efforts toward relevant information, rather than whatever appears first. As expert researchers, we often determine our needs without necessarily writing them down, but by

Data Analysis StrategiesEvery assessment tool will produce particular forms of data. Matching, tool, data, and analysis strategy is critical to getting valuable information that will help you answer questions about what/how students are learning in your classes. See the table below for some common data types with corresponding data analysis strategies. Contact the director of assessment for help selecting assessment tools and/or analysis strategies. Data TypeAnalysis Strategies Test

Saving For the FutureThe PLU endowment provides the university with income to fund student scholarships, and technological and classroom innovation through gifts from PLU friends. Policies are in place to guide the endowment investing and spending. Please click on the following link to view these policies in more detail: PLU Endowment Investment and Spending PolicyQuick Links Office of AdvancementCurrent EndowmentValue of Endowment as of May 31, 2022: $123.1 million As of 9/30/2022, an

34 Years of Winterfest Winterfest is a Parkland-Spanaway community event that inspires hope by connecting low-income families with gifts and resources during the holiday season. In previous years, Winterfest has served hundreds of local families by offering a place to share refreshments, children’s fair with games, face painting, a visit with Santa, crafts, and so much more! Parents also have the opportunity to select holiday gifts for their children, connect with local resources, and access

Natural Sciences majors who received scholarships from our generous donors in 2019. Photo by John Froschauer How to Support the College of Natural SciencesThank you for your interest in supporting Natural Sciences at PLU! There are many great options for designating your gifts to a particular department or area of the sciences. We’re currently participating in PLU’s Bjug Day of Giving, a big-hearted annual tradition named after PLU’s bearded founder, the Rev. Bjug Harstad. During Bjug Day

Holocaust Studies Professorship turns into Holocaust ChairNew gifts in 2010 in support of the Kurt Mayer Professorship in Holocaust Studies have pushed that endowment total beyond $2 million, making it the third endowed chair at PLU. The Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies again secures the university’s position as one of the premier centers for Holocaust studies in the nation. Holocaust studies is not a new idea at PLU. It is an area of academic distinction and excellence that has been built

Holocaust Studies Professorship turns into Holocaust ChairNew gifts in 2010 in support of the Kurt Mayer Professorship in Holocaust Studies have pushed that endowment total beyond $2 million, making it the third endowed chair at PLU. The Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies again secures the university’s position as one of the premier centers for Holocaust studies in the nation. Holocaust studies is not a new idea at PLU. It is an area of academic distinction and excellence that has been built

Holocaust Studies Professorship turns into Holocaust ChairNew gifts in 2010 in support of the Kurt Mayer Professorship in Holocaust Studies have pushed that endowment total beyond $2 million, making it the third endowed chair at PLU. The Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies again secures the university’s position as one of the premier centers for Holocaust studies in the nation. Holocaust studies is not a new idea at PLU. It is an area of academic distinction and excellence that has been built