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  • At PLU, we take pride in creating a campus that’s welcoming, inclusive, and truly reflects the diversity of our students. This year, our commitment to the LGBTQIA+ community is recognized with a 4.5 out of 5 stars score on the Campus Pride Index —an accomplishment…

    creates a community where everyone plays a part in building an inclusive, welcoming environment.“All Are Welcome” Is More Than a MottoAt PLU, “all are welcome” isn’t just a slogan; it’s a commitment to every student. We know that a true sense of belonging starts with feeling seen, heard, and valued. Our Campus Pride Index score is a step forward in our mission to create an equitable, inclusive campus. When you join the PLU community, you’ll be part of an environment that not only celebrates who you

  • We all have our own definitions and expectations of what it means to truly be and feel safe. In short, I would say PLU is a safe campus. The amount of work and preparation Campus Safety and other departments around the University does to accomplish…

    /7 and can be reached by calling 253-535-7441 or on our emergency line at 253-535-7911. Reporting things like people hanging around a parking lot or around campus property for a period of time, looking into car windows or underneath a car, loitering inside a building, gaining access into restricted areas, and anything that didn’t sit well with you. Reporting the incident will allow Campus Safety to assess and mitigate risk to the University community. Campus Safety’s priority is life safety

  • New biology lab an interactive plus for students By Barbara Clements The lab tucked in the north side of the Rieke Science Center is all about drywall, dust and stacks of cabinets right now. But come spring semester, the new Louis and Lydia Sheffels Biology…

    an enhance science instruction and student-faculty research. Update classrooms Improve the second floor open lab space. Update various building infrastructures, such as heating and ventilation.   Read Previous Rock hound gets to follow his dreams Read Next 208 Garfield, much more than a coffee shop COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins

  • Our Middle Name: People of Wondrous Ability Editor’s note: This essay is the first in a series of writings in Scene from various authors on Lutheran outreach in the world, and the impact and meaning of a Lutheran higher education. By Professor Samuel Torvend, Chair…

    letter to German councilmen—“We are such blockheads and beasts when we dare to ask, ‘Why should we have schools?’”—imploring them to establish Christian schools and to use municipal taxes to maintain them and pay their teachers (does that arrangement ring a bell?). Building on that centuries-old premise, the PLU Faculty Assembly added these words to the faculty handbook in fall 2011: “The individual faculty member upon appointment becomes a member of a community of scholars who respect and uphold the

  • PLU’s Resident Artist Wins Major Award From Tacoma Arts Commission PLU Resident Artist Jessica Spring works in studio. (Photo courtesy of Jessica Spring) Jessica Spring Will Accept AMOCAT Award—and Exhibit Her Work—in Tacoma Oct. 2 By Taylor Lunka ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker…

    Month Opening Party, which also will feature exhibits of her work. The event is Thursday, Oct. 2, from 6-9 p.m. at the Tacoma Post Office Building, 1102 A St. in Tacoma; Mayor Marilyn Strickland will present the awards starting at 7:45 p.m. Read Previous PLU Welcomes New Nursing Dean Read Next Business Alum’€™s Startup Gets Huge Boost From Salesforce.com COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a

  • Cross-Cultural Coursework By Steve Hansen Even though Mike Engh ’10 grew up in the rural town of Laurel, Mont., he had a good idea what it was like to study away. All four years of high school, his family hosted an exchange student from another…

    PLU faculty and, in some cases, taught by PLU faculty. All programs fit perfectly with PLU’s long tradition of building an academically rigorous curriculum that is globally focused. The programs are as unique as they are challenging. Each year, PLU has students studying in gateway programs in Chengdu, China; Telemark and Hedmark, Norway; Port of  Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; and Oaxaca, Mexico. And here is the best part: Each of these programs cost exactly the same as PLU room and board for a

  • Melissa Castor ’14 helps a sixth grade student at Keithley Middle School with her math work. (Photos by John Froschauer) Lives of Service: It’s what neighbors do By Chris Albert In Mrs. Allen’s sixth grade math class at Keithley Middle School , Ms. Castor is…

    influence on both, Bullock said. “It can form a better bond between the two,” she said. “Keithley can benefit from PLU, but so can PLU.” She’s excited to see PLU students play alongside Keithley students in places like the basketball courts by Foss and Pflueger Halls. “They’re just looking for someone to hangout with,” she said. “It’s been cool to see some PLU students on campus get that.” Opening up campus to Keithley is an important step in community building, Bullock said. “It has changed my

  • Melissa Castor ’14 helps a sixth grade student at Keithley Middle School with her math work. (Photos by John Froschauer) Lives of Service: It’s what neighbors do By Chris Albert In Mrs. Allen’s sixth grade math class at Keithley Middle School , Ms. Castor is…

    influence on both, Bullock said. “It can form a better bond between the two,” she said. “Keithley can benefit from PLU, but so can PLU.” She’s excited to see PLU students play alongside Keithley students in places like the basketball courts by Foss and Pflueger Halls. “They’re just looking for someone to hangout with,” she said. “It’s been cool to see some PLU students on campus get that.” Opening up campus to Keithley is an important step in community building, Bullock said. “It has changed my

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 15, 2016) Pacific Lutheran University alumna Jessica Anderson ’07 is passionate about education, geosciences and technology, and has combined all three to become an award-winning educator. In 2016, Anderson was named the Montana Teacher of the Year and received a Presidential Award…

    strategies filmed and showcased on their website."PLU is where I learned how to learn… It was in college that learning became authentic and meaningful. It felt like my learning had a purpose. In retrospect, it wasn’t the teaching concepts or philosophies that have gotten me to this point of my career, but the modeling of building relationships."- Jessica Anderson '07What is #MTedchat, your involvement with it, and what impact has it had on the education community in Montana? #MTedchat is a participant

  • Cheri Souza’s philanthropy leadership is motivated by the responsibility she feels to serve her Hawaiian community. When Cheri Souza ’01, MBA ’03 first stepped onto campus at Pacific Lutheran University, the undergraduate from Hawai‘i could not have imagined her future would include redefining philanthropic efforts…

    young people could confidently choose to live, work, and thrive in the communities they called home,” Souza explains. “The result was a three-fold approach rooted in community resiliency and community power-building, prioritizing neighbor islands and rural communities.” Souza manages a portfolio of about 80 grantees that includes community organizations and institutional partners. She spends much of her time visiting with her grantees and gathering information, feedback, lessons learned, and impacts