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. 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

Justin Huertas’ “Semi-Autobiographical” Musical Premieres at the Seattle Repertory Theatre Posted by: Zach Powers / April 16, 2015 Image: Justin Huertas and William A. Williams in Lizard Boy. Photo: Alabastro Photography. April 16, 2015 By Matthew Salzano ’18 PLU Marketing & CommunicationsSEATTLE, WASH. (April 16, 2015)- Ordinarily, it takes many years for a Theatre Major to earn the opportunity to write, compose or star in a high-profile musical production. However, one Lute is dramatically

pursuing postsecondary education. Eligible students have a household income that is less than 70 percent of the state’s median household income (currently $58,405). Recipients can use the financial aid at Washington’s public two- and four-year colleges and universities and at many accredited private/independent colleges, universities and career schools in the state. “PLU currently enrolls more than 600 students (more than 20 percent of students) who receive the grant, which amounts to more than $5

.“Oftentimes when you are from somewhere else, you find that you have this identity crisis,” said Thapa, a member of Pacific Lutheran University’s ROTC program. “I think the military is the perfect environment that (gave) me a sense of belonging.” Following his first deployment to Afghanistan, Thapa became a Green to Gold scholarship recipient. Now, Thapa will be recognized as the 2016 Maude Foundation Green to Gold award in Washington, D.C. “I’m really honored and excited,” said Thapa, who will accept the

require a video assignment at the start of his religion course at Pacific Lutheran University. The creative ambition of a group of students in 2008 planted the seed for what’s become a university tradition — PLU Hebrew Idol.The competition features short films written, filmed and edited by students in Finitsis’ course titled “Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible.” Each year, online voting by students determines the top three movies, which go on to face evaluation by a panel of judges. This year

avoided students sitting idle in a classroom.So, she called up Premo, who has worked 16 years for the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, the organization PLU contracts to run Campus Safety. He and Gregson created the course with help from the guest lecturers, such as Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor. It included field trips to the precinct and the Pierce County Jail. Premo says the speakers were selected because of their knowledge of the topics within the course, which included policing philosophies