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  • Government scientist shares passion for empowering women and minorities By Katie Scaff ’13 The science world needs more women , particularly in academic and research institutions, said government scientist Debra Rolison. “They’re too white — and too male,” said Rolison. “There’s a statistical imbalance between…

    at PLU about her views on how scientific fields need to include more women in leadership positions. Rolison currently heads the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Advanced Electrochemical Materials section and serves as an Adjunct Full Professor of Chemistry at the University of Utah. Forty percent of chemistry Ph.D.’s go to women, but only about 10 percent apply for high-level positions, according to Rolison. The few women who advance in their academic and research institutions are often

  • CIC approval, 9/2015 SNO approval, 9/2015

    Background The Doctor of Nursing Practice Family Nurse Practitioner curriculum was developed according to guidelines set out by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF). The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education (2021) from AACN establishes competencies that all DNP prepared graduates must achieve. Nurses with previous graduate level coursework are able to apply previous graduate level

  • 1. These guidelines are intended to provide employees, who are authorized to travel on behalf of the university, with adequate means of transportation, lodging, meals and other services necessary to

    university’s total expenditures, appropriate efforts must be taken to contain and control these costs. In order to fairly administer the policy, few exceptions will be permitted. All expenditures that appear to be in conflict with the intent of these guidelines will be submitted to the next highest level of authority for review. The University greatly appreciates the adherence of its employees to this Travel and Business Expense Policy, and to all other PLU policies.

  • We are updating our scholarship and financial aid information for the next academic year.  Check back in November for updated information!

    International Scholarships & Grants: Aid for Study in the USAWe are updating our scholarship and financial aid information for the next academic year.  Check back in November for updated information!Graduate Student ScholarshipsInternational graduate students can find information about scholarship opportunities on the Graduate Programs website: https://www.plu.edu/admission-graduate/cost-aid/plu-scholarships/

  • The Harstad Heritage Society celebrates the visionary commitment of individuals and families who have secured PLU's enduring prosperity through planned gifts.

    Gift Planning at PLU Incorporating PLU into your estate plan is a powerful way to leave a lasting impact that benefits students, faculty and programs. Planned giving costs nothing during your lifetime yet enables you to expand access to higher education, enabling students to think critically, globally, and empathetically for years to come. LEARN MORE FreeWill: A Gift from PLU to You PLU is committed to providing our alumni and friends with helpful resources for lifelong learning and growth

  • How and why do you choose allyship even when it is unpopular? Katie Monsen ‘96 and Emily Davidson ‘98 (links to full interviews here and here)

    How and why do you choose allyship even when it is unpopular? Katie Monsen ‘96 and Emily Davidson ‘98 (links to full interviews here and here)Katie Monsen ‘96 and Emily Davidson ‘98 were two allied PLU alumnae whom Beth recommended I contact. Though they didn’t overlap too much in their years at PLU, they both dedicated themselves to formal and informal allyship through student organizations and their social circles. Katie wrote a column in The Mast that she leveraged to combat the anti-queer

  • Our mission as the Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University is to promote the growth of the collective student body community as a whole, while actively encouraging the advancement of the

    Commitment to Diversity, Justice, and SustainabilityASPLU embraces our university’s values of diversity, justice, and sustainability (DJS). This is because DJS is necessary in living out the mission of PLU as a whole: inquiry, service, leadership, and care. Mission StatementOur mission as the Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University is to promote the growth of the collective student body community as a whole, while actively encouraging the advancement of the individual.DJS StatementIn

  • Source: Yale Center for Teaching and Learning on Formative and Summative Assessment

    Formative and Summative AssessmentSource: Yale Center for Teaching and Learning on Formative and Summative AssessmentPrintable pdfAssessment allows both instructor and student to monitor progress towards achieving learning objectives. Formative assessment refers to tools used throughout a class or course that identify misconceptions, struggles, and learning gaps, while assessing ways to close such gaps. Formative assessment can help students take ownership of their learning when they understand

  • Because PLU is a university rooted in the tradition of Lutheran Higher Education we value religious and spiritual diversity, engagement, learning and connection with our neighbor.

    Holi Celebration (Spring 2023) Religious and Spiritual Diversity at PLUBecause PLU is a university rooted in the tradition of Lutheran Higher Education we value religious and spiritual diversity, engagement, learning and connection with our neighbor. We encourage students, faculty and staff to participate in  experiences of religious and spiritual diversity on campus and in our community. For a Lutheran perspective on Religious and Spiritual Diversity work: Why Interfaith Work is Not a Luxury

  • A Statement related to Religious and Spiritual Identities and Practices (for Students, Faculty, and Staff) As a University rooted in the tradition of Lutheran Higher Education, enacting a mission of

    PLU Religious Inclusion & Accommodation Policy A Statement related to Religious and Spiritual Identities and Practices (for Students, Faculty, and Staff) As a University rooted in the tradition of Lutheran Higher Education, enacting a mission of critical inquiry, service, leadership, and care, and committed to Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability, Pacific Lutheran University values the multiple  religious and spiritual traditions and practices within our campus community and supports faculty