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or exemption paperwork on the Health Center Documents and Forms webpage. (Fully vaccinated = completion of initial vaccine series; up to date = all recommended boosters have been received.) New employees should submit their vaccination or exemption documentation through Human Resources. Testing: Students and employees coming to campus for the first time or after being away are strongly encouraged to participate in COVID PCR or antigen testing prior to their arrival. If positive, students should

MediaLab reminisces on a decade of service, invites alumni to mark anniversary with fundraising event at Tacoma Art Museum Posted by: Kari Plog / October 17, 2016 Image: MediaLab members for 2016-17. Front row (left to right): Jenny Kimura ’17, Michelle McGrath ’17, Chris Boettcher ’17, Eric Zayas ’17, Julia Grosvenor ’19 and Elise Anderson ’17. Back row (left to right): Joshua Wiersma ’17, Kelly Lavelle ’18, Nicole Jones ’19, Rachel Lovrovich ’18, Cara Gillespie ’17, Rhiannon Berg ’18 and

Hands-on conservation program launched by PLU’s military outreach director helps connect students to the earth Posted by: Kari Plog / April 27, 2016 Image: Volunteers from PLU, in partnership with Forterra, remove invasive plant species and plant trees as part of an environmental restoration project at Clover Creek Reserve on March 19, 2016. The group included a blend of military veterans, non-veterans, PLU students and prospective students working together as a form of community engagement and

PLU works with local Habitat for Humanity to build lasting partnership, sustainable community, homes for people in need Posted by: Kari Plog / April 26, 2016 Image: Volunteers, including some from PLU, secure and align a wall at a Habitat for Humanity build site in the Woods at Golden Given, a sustainable 30-home housing community. The house was built for a student who, at the time, was studying marriage and family therapy. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 26, 2016 By Brooke Thames '18PLU

the national 2015 Washington Monthly College Rankings released Aug. 24. That’s PLU’s best ranking in years, and places the university among the top 4 percent of the country’s more than 700 master’s universities. “We at PLU are pleased to be recognized for the high quality of our programs and outcomes,” said PLU President Thomas W. Krise. “The key thing to note in any ranking is what goes into the formula; Washington Monthly focuses on social mobility, research and service, and our faculty, staff

. In the current system, families have to wait till the end of the tax year and then file their FAFSA beginning January 1 of the school year they plan to attend.  From there, some are selected to have their information verified before an offer of financial aid is complete.    Time is a critical factor, says the NASFAA. Under the current structure, delays can cause an unfavorable chain reaction: A delay in completing the tax return can mean a delay in submitting the FAFSA, which can result in a

PLU professor, local archaeologist team up with students to study prehistoric artifacts from Mount Rainier Posted by: Kari Plog / March 10, 2016 Image: Professor Bradford Andrews with Emma Holm ’17 (left) and Georgia Abrams ’17 (far right) look over artifacts collected at Mount Rainier in PLU’s anthropology lab on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 10, 2016 By Samantha Lund '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 10, 2016)- Bradford Andrews has spent a

the PLU nursing group Delta Lota Chi with the help of other PLU organizations and residence halls. Delta Lota Chi collects money and donations throughout November and uses the funds to go grocery shopping and put together bins with an entire Thanksgiving dinner inside. “Being able to provide Thanksgiving meals to families in need feels amazing,” Kerri Selk ’16 said. “Especially when the majority of the families we serve are single mothers.” The volunteering, shopping and delivering is all done by

contributing to work that aims to educate and inform people about infectious diseases.   The third-generation Pacific Lutheran University graduate conducts backyard surveillance of mosquitoes in Atlanta, where she works as a field manager at Emory University. Her team collects and identifies the insects, working in and outside the lab studying the spread of West Nile virus. Blakney said it was PLU’s commitment to global citizenship, social justice and environmental conservation that helped her discover her

Concert Hall at 6 p.m.Pfeifle died Aug. 29, just before he planned to return to PLU for his sophomore year. Following the news, President Thomas W. Krise asked the entire Lute community to join him in remembering Pfeifle’s vigor, spontaneity, leadership and hopes for the future. The celebration of life next week will provide an outlet for all Lutes to remember those qualities and more. The ceremony is one of many ways the campus community is honoring Pfeifle, who was an active member of Outdoor