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  • PLU seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care—for other people, for their communities, and for the earth.

    Mission StatementPLU seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care—for other people, for their communities, and for the earth. Approved by the Board of Regents, January 22, 2011.HistoryPacific Lutheran University was founded in 1890 by a group of Scandinavian Lutherans from the Puget Sound area. They were led by the Reverend Bjug Harstad, who became PLU’s first president. In naming the university, these pioneers recognized the important role that a

  • Teranejah Lucas, 28, is now in her senior year at Pacific Lutheran University, and majoring in social work. She’s preparing to do great things—after already accomplishing significant wins—and wrapping up a fascinating capstone. “As a single parent, first-generation college student, I’m out here defying the…

    was signed into law in 2020, sponsored by Rep. Melanie Morgan (D-Parkland). Nationally, the CROWN act is now state law in 20 states, and city law in many others, but a federal CROWN act is needed, Lucas says. “If the United States can undo these wrongs after many centuries of oppression, other countries will follow suit,” she writes. Lucas’ capstone also notes that hair discrimination is a global issue. “Hair for women in general is of value,” Lucas says. “It shows our love for ourselves.” It’s

  • Kelly Luce is the author of Three Scenarios in Which Hana Sasaki Grows a Tail, which won Foreword Review’s 2013 Editor’s Choice Prize for Fiction.

    Southern Review, and other publications. She received an MFA from the Michener Center for Writers at UT Austin in 2015. She’s a Contributing Editor for Electric Literature and a 2016-17 fellow at Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies. Her debut novel, Pull Me Under, is due November 1 from Farrar, Straus and Giroux. She hails from Illinois and lives in California’s Santa Cruz mountains.

  • Speaker: Dr. Pilar Hernández-Wolf, Ph.D. Date: November 17th, 2017 Time: 10:00am-1:00pm Location: Chirs Knutsen East Room in the Anderson University Center (AUC) Offer 3 CE Credits Free for PLU

    Continuing Education OpportunityThe Professional Helper’s Resilience: How Does Vicarious Resilience Strengthen Therapists And Other Helpers? Speaker: Dr. Pilar Hernández-Wolf, Ph.D. Date: November 17th, 2017 Time: 10:00am-1:00pm Location: Chirs Knutsen East Room in the Anderson University Center (AUC) Offer 3 CE Credits Free for PLU students or Alumni, $45 for Professionals. Please join us for a continuing education opportunity hosted by the PLU Marriage and Family Therapy program. This

  • “The Ethics of Lethal Drone Warfare” – Dr. Bradley Strawser

    Ruined by Talking: Kierkegaard on Language, Nature, and Communication (pdf) view download

  • Please contact the Office of Student Rights & Responsibilities at (253) 535-7462, srr@plu.edu, and www.plu.edu/srr.

    expected to be familiar with and to follow all policies, rules and regulations promulgated by the university, as well as local, state and federal laws. Failure to abide by the policies, rules, and regulations may result in disciplinary action(s) outlined in “The Student Rights & Responsibilities System.” The university policies/student code of conduct and Student Rights & Responsibilities system procedures can be read in full at www.plu.edu/srr. Other rules and regulations developed by the university

  • Asking the student how you can be of support. Asking how the disability affects the student's learning and participation in your class.

    Good Practices Asking the student how you can be of support. Asking how the disability affects the student’s learning and participation in your class. Informing the student about services available through Disability Support Services, Nesvig Alumni House, Main Level. Asking for any support you need. Remember that records related to accommodations are protected by FERPA and should be treated with discretion. Going Beyond The ClassroomAccommodations made both inside and outside the classroom can

  • Employees must utilize machinery, tools, materials, or equipment, whether owned by the employee or the University, in accordance with the safety or health requirements of this program or any

    WAC 296-806, 807 & 876;WAC 296-24; WAC 296-46B;& WAC 296-1551.0 General Protection (WAC 296-24)Employees must utilize machinery, tools, materials, or equipment, whether owned by the employee or the University, in accordance with the safety or health requirements of this program or any applicable Washington Administrative Code (WAC). Selecting the proper tool or piece of equipment for a particular job is an important step in maintaining a safe work place. Tools and equipment must be used in

  • The goal of the PLU Health Services is to provide quality medical care in a supportive and confidential environment, and to educate and empower students to make healthy life choices.

    Student Insurance All international students will be required to purchase PLU’s international health insurance coverage. Students who have insurance provided by their government or who have a spouse or parent employed in the U.S. may be eligible to waive this insurance. Students must provide proof that their insurance coverage is at least equal to what is required by Pacific Lutheran University. The waiver form can be found on the Risk Services website and must be submitted by the first day of the

  • Originally Published 1999 “The Artist, the thinker, the hero, the saint —who are they, finally, but the finite self radicalized and intensified? . . . The difference between [them] and the rest of us . . . is a willingness to undergo the journey of…

    Gaps and Gifts Posted by: alex.reed / May 26, 2022 May 26, 2022 By Patricia O’Connell KillenOriginally Published 1999 “The Artist, the thinker, the hero, the saint —who are they, finally, but the finite self radicalized and intensified? . . . The difference between [them] and the rest of us . . . is a willingness to undergo the journey of intensification into particularity to the point where an originating sense for the fundamental questions and feelings that impel us all, and a rare response