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  • PLU will launch into Earth and Diversity Week with the Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture and the Steen Family Symposium Earth & Diversity Week is an opportunity to explore the interconnected relationship between diversity, justice, and sustainability and how these values experienced in our contexts today. Earth & Diversity Week is hosted annually during the week of Earth Day and features Earth Day lectures, campus… April 9, 2024 Equity, Faith, JusticeEvents, Performances, AthleticsNews

  • You Ask, We Answer: Is campus welcoming to the LGBTQIA+ community? “PLU seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care – for other people, for their communities and for the Earth.” Within that mission statement, the highlight here is “for their communities.” We recognize and value the differences and diversity of… September 8, 2023 DiversityDiversity Justice SustainabilityFAQ'sJusticeLife on CampusStudent Life

  • TACOMA, WASH. (August 6, 2015) — Thanks to a major award, one Lute is spending her summer in a juvenile detention center — as a mentor who is paying it forward. Jessica Milian ’15 is the second recipient honored with the Patricia L. and Thomas…

    University. Milian said she feels “honored to receive this award” and “truly grateful” for the opportunity to put her internship as her highest priority, without juggling a summer job. This is more than just an internship opportunity, however — for Milian, this is a full-circle moment. Milian, a psychology major at PLU, is passionate about serving at-risk youth within the Juvenile Justice System (JJS) — one could say it is her vocation — because she was also an at-risk youth. “I was a child who had been

  • Free at last? Lutheran Perspectives on Racial Justice Sixth Annual Lutheran Studies Conference at PLU – Thursday, September 29, 2016 At this conference, scholars, students, musicians, and college

    respect for the dignity of every human being and our work for justice and peace. At this conference, scholars, students, musicians, and college leaders will present their research and reflection on one of the most critical dimensions of our common life: the quest for racial justice in a region of the country that continues to bear the open wounds of racist policies and actions. The conference is free and open to the public and is made possible by the generosity of the anonymous donors who endowed the

    Dr. Samuel Torvend, University Chair in Lutheran Studies
  • About PLU & Diversity, Justice, & Sustainability (DJS) Mission PLU seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care-for other people, for their communities and for the earth. Vision At PLU, caring means more than kindness and consideration. It means a bold commitment to expanding well-being, opportunity, and justice. It’s a community-wide commitment to care for each other and for our neighbors both down the street and around the world. The PLU experience

  • The PLU Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability works with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members to imagine and create equitable and thriving communities, and offer a network of advocacy resources.

  • About Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability (DJS) CommunityTaezha and Jamae (First Year Students, Residents of the DJS Community - Students of Color) “The SOC community offers us an opportunity to meet people who can relate to how we feel. We value the feeling of knowing each neighbor by name and being friends with everyone. Our hall is known for dancing to music, cooking, and playing games that bring us closer together ay. We love our hall because it gives us a home away from home with a

  • As your student government organization, the Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University (ASPLU) supports the values that uplift all students on this campus: diversity, justice, and

    ASPLU meetings are held on Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm in AUC 203.  They are open to all students! Please email asplupres@plu.edu if you have questions about attending a meeting. Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University For more information about these elections, please refer to the Executive Elections Packet. All questions can be sent to asplu@plu.edu. Diversity | Justice | SustainabilityAs your student government organization, the Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University

    Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University
    Anderson University Center Rm 172
  • Q & A with ASPLU Environmental Justice Director Posted by: vcraker / September 2, 2021 Image: Kenzie Knapp ’23, incoming ASPLU Environmental Justice Director at the Pierce Co Transit center near campus, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, at PLU. One of her goals is encouraging public transit use. (Photo/John Froschauer) September 2, 2021 By Veronica CrakerMarketing & CommunicationsIn the spring of 2021, Kenzie Knapp ’23 was awarded a Udall Foundation scholarship. The Udall Foundation awards scholarships

  • Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability (DJS)/Civic EngagementDiversity, Justice, and Sustainability (DJS)/Civic Engagement Clubs and Organizations seek to create a safe, supportive, and diverse environment that challenges students to explore social justice issues and begin the work towards equity as engaged citizens on both local and global levels. These clubs and organizations are great for students that are interested in gaining an increased understanding of their cultural identities through