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  • Helpful Links Here are a few links to get you started on writing your literature analysis paper: What is literature analysis (including a glossary of literary terms)? Purdue Owl: What Makes a Good

    understand the text in a more holistic way.  Therefore, knowing how to craft a good argument and defend it well using textual evidence is an important skill to learn in preparing for your college career. The most important things to consider when writing a literary analysis paper are: what is your argument? Are you expressing it correctly via a well-placed thesis statement? Do you support your argument well throughout your essay? Support for an argument typically involves using lots of evidence from the

  • If you can't find an advising guide for your major, then email AADV@plu.edu for assistance.

    and Fitness Education with K-12 Certification, BAK Kinesiology – Health and Fitness Promotion, BAK Kinesiology – Exercise Science Concentration, BSK Kinesiology – Pre-Physical Therapy Concentration, BSK Nursing, BSN Social Work, BSWCollege of Liberal StudiesChinese Studies, BA Criminal Justice, BA Economics, BA English – Creative Writing, BA English – Literature, BA English – Professional, Public, and Digital Literacies, BA  Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies, BA Global Studies – Development and

  • School’s Out Washington and the Washington State Department of Commerce has awarded Pacific Lutheran University a grant for $14,000 from its Washington Youth Development Nonprofit Relief Fund. The grant will go toward the Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA program, which prioritizes early exposure to STEM topics…

    . Of the 612 eligible applicants submitted, 421 were approved funding —including PLU. Learn moreTacoma/South Puget Sound MESA was established in 1984 and served an initial population of approximately twenty students. Since that time, the program has grown immensely and currently serves over 800 students. Read Previous Professor Rick Barot discusses being longlisted for the National Book Award and teaching creative writing during a pandemic Read Next PLU’s MBA program named one of the nation’s best

  • Jakob Maier entered PLU as a first year in 2011 having been accepted into the academically rigorous International Honor’s program (IHON).

    A Semester in OxfordJakob Maier entered PLU as a first year in 2011 having been accepted into the academically rigorous International Honor’s program (IHON). When Professor Greg Johnson of the Philosophy Department revealed that he would be leading a program in Oxford, England specific to IHON students, Jakob quickly applied, being a Philosophy major himself. Also majoring in English Creative Writing, Jakob is now a senior, having studied away in Oxford the Spring semester of his Junior year

  • TACOMA, Wash (October 17, 2016) – Pacific Lutheran University prides itself on global education—it was the first university with a Study Away student on every continent at once, and nearly 50 percent of students study away, compared to the national average of 10 percent—but its…

    corporate social responsibility, truth in advertising, meaningful work, and environmental protection. Multicultural Perspectives in the Classroom – Dr. Vidya Thirumurthy – EDUC 205 (A – 4 credits) Issues such as ethnicity, gender, disability, racism, and poverty examined through field experiences in Tacoma public schools. Writing Tacoma – Dr. Jason Skipper – ENG 385 (WR – 4 credits) Creative nonfiction writing course featuring place-based writing methods. “We anticipate students falling in love with

  • Students applying with coursework and degrees from institutions outside the U.S. must submit the following documents: Official Transcripts & Credential Evaluation You must submit official

    is not English must demonstrate English language proficiency. Proficiency can be demonstrated by the official score from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). See below for the minimum requirements for each graduate program.English Proficiency RequirementsMinimum TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo requirements are as follows: ProgramTOEFL-iBTIELTSDuolingo Business - Master of Business Administration836.5120 Creative Writing – Master

  • Prose writer and PLU Rainier Writing Workshop faculty member Sejal Shah will be the first writer in PLU's 2020-21 Visiting Writer Series. See her bio at RWW's site and also at her website.

    Sejal ShahProse writer and PLU Rainier Writing Workshop faculty member Sejal Shah will be the first writer in PLU’s 2020-21 Visiting Writer Series. See her bio at RWW’s site and also at her website. Shah’s debut essay collection, This Is One Way to Dance, was published by University of Georgia Press in June 2020 to much acclaim. Publishers Weekly noted: “The poetic, probing debut from short story writer and essayist Shah forcefully tackles the complicated intersection of identity, language

  • Making the Most out of Our Resources While drop-in visitors are always welcome in the Writing Center, to be sure that a consultant is available it's best to make an appointment in advance.

    Appointments Making the Most out of Our Resources While drop-in visitors are always welcome in the Writing Center, to be sure that a consultant is available it’s best to make an appointment in advance. There are three ways to set up an appointment before you stop by: Go to www.plu.edu/student-success and click “Schedule and Appointment” Call us at (253) 535-8709 Email us at writing@plu.edu (describe your assignment and when you are available) For shorter pieces of writing, consultations last 30

  • Engineer turned poet named Washington State Poet Laureate By JuliAnne Rose ’13 Realizing her passion and remarkable talent for poetry in her thirties, engineer-turned-poet Kathleen Flenniken’s work was bolstered when she received Washington State Poet Laureate earlier this year. Kathleen Flenniken ’07 was named the…

    of her PLU experience. Not part of a traditional degree program, Flenniken was a member of the first full graduating class of the Rainier Writing Workshop at PLU, receiving a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing in 2007. Trained as an engineer with degrees from Washington State University and University of Washington, it was a night class designed to merely get her out of the house that got Flenniken really interested in poetry. “I fell madly in love with poetry from the first night of that

  • Occasionally, we are fortunate enough to find things that are more exciting than what we are searching for. This is certainly true for Dr. Jen Jenkins, Associate Professor of German in the Languages and Literature Department at Pacific Lutheran University. Dr. Jenkins spent the 2016-2017…

    Geistesgeschichte and has two further articles currently under review with the Journal of Austrian Studies. Clayton Regehr is a senior English / Writing major, also completing minors in History and Holocaust and Genocide Studies. He completed this article as part of his work in English 320: Intermediate Creative Nonfiction. Read Next The Trail to Social Justice: Ultrarunning Meets Dark Green Religion LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May