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  • information Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs253.535.7126provost@plu.eduAcademic policies and programs, faculty appointments, and curriculum topics, Academic Planning, Assessment, Accreditation and Institutional Research Vice President for Student Life253.535.7200slif@plu.eduCenter for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability; Campus Life (Residential Life, Commuter Student Services, Clubs & Organizations, LUTE Welcome New Student Orientation, Student Government [ASPLU] & Leadership, Co

  • The Washington Monthly Also Names PLU a ‘Best Bang for the Buck’ Institution TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 24, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University ranks number 25 in the Best Master’s Universities category of the national 2015 Washington Monthly College Rankings released Aug. 24. That’s PLU’s best ranking in…

    for the money based on “net” (not sticker) price, how well PLU graduates the students it admits and whether those students go on to earn at least enough to pay off their loans. Founded in 1969, Washington Monthly is a bimonthly nonprofit magazine covering politics, government, culture and the media. Read Previous Teacher/Coach/Award-Winning Alumnus Inducted into National High School Hall of Fame Read Next Open to Interpretation: Advocacy (Episode 1) COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the

  • Aimee Hamilton’s undergraduate course, Religion and Culture: Contemporary Religions of South Asia, gathers for a morning site visit at the Khalsa Gurmat School in Kent. Khalsa Gurmat is a nonprofit school that emphasizes Sikh history, Punjabi language, computing, art and math. The school also functions as…

    as a gurdwara, or temple. Amardip Kaur, Sikh community member and teacher, leads the Religion 230 class through a question and answer session.  The Sikh religion began in the Punjab region of South Asia in the 15th Century. Sikhism is the fifth largest religion in the world, yet many Americans are unfamiliar with its history or practices. Listen Now ( )   Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. jQuery(document

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 12, 2016)- Steinar Bryn’s peacebuilding work has kept him busy in Norway, eastern Europe and elsewhere around the world, but his ties to Pacific Lutheran University run deep. The repeat Nobel Peace Prize nominee has developed and supported dialogue centers in the…

    dialogue seminars in Lillehammer, Norway, and the western Balkans. He’s been a student, teacher, researcher and acting principal at the Nansen Academy in Lillehammer. Bryn is a longtime friend and colleague of Associate Professor of Communication Amanda Feller, Ph.D. The two have worked together since 2004, the year Bryn first taught a class at PLU. “Steinar has been an integral part of PLU life since that time,” Feller said. “His presence at PLU represents one of the most important niches of our

  • The new PLU Fixed Tuition Guarantee ensures tuition for the 2022–23 incoming class of first-year and transfer students will remain the same throughout their undergraduate years, adding to the list

    the most affordable in Washington State. Will new fees be added or existing fees substantially increased to cover the cost of providing a Fixed Tuition Guarantee?No. Decisions about annual increases to fees as well as room and meals will be made independently of any cost associated with the Fixed Tuition Guarantee. I'm planning on transferring to PLU. Will I still get the Fixed Tuition Guarantee?Yes! The fixed tuition guarantee applies to both incoming first-year and transfer undergraduate

  • New Honor Society Enters LutedomeEvery year, nine thousand students worldwide join Sigma Tau Delta, an English Honor Society founded in 1924. This international group of readers and writers engages in formal and informal discussions about literature, fosters literacy education through outreach programming, and celebrates the impact of words on culture and experience. In the 2014-2015 academic year, Sigma Tau Delta made its way to PLU. PLU students and faculty have joined a conversation that

  • December 17, 2012 KPLU names new general manager Erik Nycklemoe has been named General Manager of KPLU/Pacific Public Media, succeeding Paul Stankavich, who will retire at the end of January 2013 after leading the station since 2007. “The quality of applicants was extremely high, reflecting the high regard KPLU has across the country and the fine work of the KPLU staff,” said Steve Olson, Vice President of Development & University Relations at Pacific Lutheran University, licensee of KPLU-FM

  • April 22, 2010 New Holocaust Studies Chair announced at Pacific Lutheran University By Steve Hansen When the third annual Powell and Heller Holocaust Conference wrapped up its last session on March 20, organizers viewed the three-day event as nothing short of a success, especially with the announcement of a new chair at PLU. The conference was also a time to celebrate important milestones that will ensure the Holocaust will be studied at PLU for years to come. New gifts in support of the Kurt

  • PLU community."- Rev. Jen Rude Last spring, the university, in partnership with the Southwestern Washington Synod of the ELCA with which PLU is affiliated, began the first comprehensive review of campus ministry in more than 20 years. In addition to providing leadership for worship life at PLU and serving as pastor of the university congregation, the campus-wide review created new expectations for the university’s next pastor. “Pastor Rude’s experience working in congregational and community

  • anymore, but still preserve and maintain as important parts of our identity and background. Or in other words, our current ways of thinking are influenced by and continually manifest older modes of thought in ways we aren’t typically aware of.” Dr. Arnold looks forward to the opportunity to teach and explore many other philosophy classes at PLU. “As my philosophical interests are quite wide, any new courses that I have the opportunity to teach are also opportunities to further explore and deepen my