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  • While many of their classmates braved a chilly winter back in Parkland, three Lutes sat on a beach in Hawaii watching whales. No, it wasn’t vacation. It was research.

    studies minor, said she decided to participate in the internship to gain research experience. She loved being with the whales every day and hopes to work with animals in the future. “I enjoy learning about animals and marine life, specifically,” she said. “I also like learning about the environment and how pollution affects ecosystems.” Haglund, also a biology major, applied for the internship because it focused on environmental biology. A different kind of whale watchingStudents used binoculars to

  • Our curriculum provides students with the skills to contribute to a complex society that encourages justice, diversity, and sustainability at the local, state, national and international levels.

    , what purposes are and ought to be served, and what effects result from political phenomena. Political Science encourages a critical understanding of government and politics in the belief that a knowledgeable, interested, and aware citizenry is needed in a democratic society.Quick Links My Academic Pathway Catalog Declaring a Major or Minor?Department of Political Science Statement on Racial Violence2022 Political RoundTableNorthwest Now Political Roundtable (featuring Political Science Department

    Professor Michael Artime, Chair
    Xavier, Room 106 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • New engineering minor offers students invaluable internship opportunity Pacific Lutheran University leaders recently announced two new natural sciences programs. Officially launching in fall 2022, students will be able to pursue a major in applied mathematics and/or a minor in engineering and industry. The engineering and industry minor will take advantage of courses already… March 23, 2022 AcademicsEngineeringInternshipsMathematics

  • person I am now, a much more confident and self-assured individual compared to who I was in September 2009 as a first-year student. What’s next? I plan on taking the year off to work in a field related to sustainability or geology before attending Colorado State University to attain my master’s degree in watershed science, focusing on alpine hydrology. Bernice Monkah, Bachelor of Arts in economics with an mathematical economics concentration and political science with a minor in mathematics Why PLU

  • The PLU Department of Social Work program is preparation for generalist social work practice with individuals, families, households, groups, communities, and organizations.

    Department of Social Work offers:Undergraduate ProgramExplore our Bachelor in Social Work (BSW)MOREGraduate ProgramExplore our Master of Social Work (MSW)MOREMinor in Social WorkExplore our minor in social workMORE

    Heidi Brocious, BSW Program Chair
    Xavier Hall, Room 104 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
    Anissa Rogers, MSW Program Chair
    Xavier Hall, Room 144 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • Sociology major Allen Tugade ’24 has been a dynamic researcher and student leader at PLU Posted by: Zach Powers / May 28, 2024 Image: (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) May 28, 2024 By Fulton Bryant-Anderson ’23PLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer As a student, Allen Tugade ’24 engaged in academic and applied sociological research on the student population of Pacific Lutheran University. Tugade was a member of Choir of the West and a well-known student leader on campus, serving as a Wild Hope Fellow

  • Sociology major Allen Tugade ’24 has been a dynamic researcher and student leader at PLU As a student, Allen Tugade ’24 engaged in academic and applied sociological research on the student population of Pacific Lutheran University. Tugade was a member of Choir of the West and a well-known student leader on campus, serving as a Wild Hope Fellow and with… May 28, 2024 Research & Academics

  • Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away

    Resolute Online: Winter 2018 – RESOLUTE is Pacific Lutheran University's flagship magazine, published three times a year. Search Features Features Welcome Multiculturalism in Norway Greater Tacoma Peace Prize Lutes Broker Peace Våre Røtter: Our Roots The Mooring Mast to The Evening Post Around the World in 17 Years On Campus Discovery Discovery Attaway Lutes Accolades Lute Library Blogs Alumni News Homecoming 2017 Alumni Survey Upcoming Events Regent Spotlight Re•forming Legacy Lutes Alumni

  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 12, 2015)—Brockton Gates ’12 walked through a backyard toward the basement of a quiet house in Seattle. He was on his way to interview for a job at a small and successful startup, Porch, where he eventually would become the Head of…

    would become the Head of Executive Communications and Evangelism.“Coming out of school, I was really keen on the idea of starting my own business, and I had heard from a friend and fellow PLU alumni about a little startup company that he had been working at, and he mentioned they were hiring, so I applied,” said Gates, who earned a degree in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations and Advertising and a minor in Marketing. “Fortunately I got the job and, in the true spirit of how

  • PLU professor adds ‘board game inventor’ to his résumé.

    him a doctorate degree and, subsequently, a role as visiting assistant professor of sociology at Pacific Lutheran University. His play — which turned out to be a lot of work, too — earned him the title of board game inventor. Ciscell created the cooperative board game “Atlantis Rising,” which was released by Z-Man Games in 2012 after being accepted upon first pitch. “I’ve been into gaming since I was a kid,” Ciscell said. His personal collection of board games amounts to about 200, including