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TACOMA, Wash. — Pacific Lutheran University has established new Parkland Promise Scholarships, allowing PLU to provide even stronger support for outstanding students from our community. PLU will award scholarships of $5,000 each to selected students from Franklin Pierce and Washington high schools, both in the…
PLU Establishes Parkland Promise Scholarships Posted by: Sandy Dunham / March 12, 2015 Image: (Photo: Zach Powers/PLU) March 12, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. — Pacific Lutheran University has established new Parkland Promise Scholarships, allowing PLU to provide even stronger support for outstanding students from our community.PLU will award scholarships of $5,000 each to selected students from Franklin Pierce and Washington high schools, both in the
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My best friend and I met in our residence hall at Pacific Lutheran University. The band he and I started performed for the first time in its lobby. I can remember with equal fondness all-nighters spent cramming for finals and all-nighters playing video games. Earlier…
now parents, guardians and grandparents, and the children they care for are sure to ask them the timeless question, “What was your favorite part about college?” And the answer, for many of us, will be Foss Hall. The author and his band, 10th & Commerce, perform for the first time for friends in the lobby of Foss Hall in 2007. Mt. Rainier and Foss Hall seen from Mary Baker Russell at PLU on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) Foss Hall Scheduled to Be DemolishedOriginally built in
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Established in 2022 through a gift from David and Lorilie Steen, the Steen Family Symposium brings informed speakers who challenge current thinking and propose healthy change to the PLU campus for
American and Mexican history as well as environmental history. He previously taught at Dartmouth College and was a postdoctoral fellow at Mexico’s National University (UNAM). His research on the urban and environmental history of Mexico has appeared in numerous journals. His book, A City on a Lake: Urban Political Ecology and the Growth of Mexico City, was published by Duke University Press in 2018. His talk was titled: “What Environmental History Can Teach Us: Lessons for Building a Just and
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TACOMA, WASH. (January 12, 2016)- Sylvia May ’18, a doctoral student at Pacific Lutheran University, was one of just eight students in the country to receive the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship in 2015. The prestigious scholarship will cover her tuition, books and other fees…
motivation to serve in the Air Force as a nurse versus as a civilian nurse will bring challenges both large and small – some I like and some I do not like. I am willing to take the good with the bad in this career. As a nurse in the military, I will not always be in a comfortable hospital or clinic setting. At times, I will have to care for patients in dangerous settings, especially during deployments to foreign war zones. I will have opportunities to travel around the world and experience life that I
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PLU is a great place to find long lasting community and bonds, on-campus and off-campus. It is a place that strives to make everyone feel welcome and comfortable.
Contact Phone: (253) 535-7375 Text Only: (253) 527-5359 Email: cshockey@plu.edu Admission CounselorCrisi is originally from rural northern California, but was quick to fall in love with Washington. She especially values the balance of nature and city environments that Tacoma has to offer. While in college, Crisi was active with an on-campus admissions job, various clubs, and two study abroad programs to Japan and China. During her off-time she can be found either at home lounging with her two
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Find a job. Students and alumni can use PLU’s Opportunities Board to find jobs on and off campus. Upload your resume and start your search. Get advise.
, you will not be able to work for PLU until it is mailed to you. Not working during college can limit your career prospectsChoosing to not work during college can severely hurt your future job prospects. Many employers are hesitant to hire college grads who don’t have much work experience. We recommend that you begin working your very first year at PLU. You must be 18 years old and take at least 6 credits to work on campusStudents who are not yet 18 years old may work off campus or apply for on
Current HoursMonday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.Thursday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.Friday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.Student EmploymentDepartment of Human Resources Hauge Administrative Building Suite 110 Tacoma, WA 98447 -
accomplishments of transfer students working toward their first bachelor’s degree with a number of merit scholarships. FAFSA To apply for federal and state financial aid, students must complete a Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA). Net Price Calculator The Net Price Calculator provides an early approximation of what a new first-year, undergraduate student can expect to pay to attend PLU. Yellow Ribbon Program PLU is proud to partner with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to offer a number
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TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 28, 2015)—In eighth grade, Annika Smith-Ortiz ‘19 competed in a distance-kicking competition during gym class. Now, she’s competing with Pacific Lutheran University’s football team as its first female player. Photo: Matthew Salzano ’18 After playing Junior Varsity and Varsity games at Edina…
meetings we have.” For her, the PLU football family has been accepting, and there was never a discussion about her gender; she is simply a member of the team. “This team is very different,” Smith-Ortiz said. “Everyone here plays for the heart, and it’s a real team.” In addition to making history at PLU, Smith-Ortiz also has high hopes for life after college. Currently studying Pre-Med and a member of The Reserve of Officers Training (ROTC) at PLU, she plans on becoming an Army surgeon and serving her
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The 9th Wang Center Symposium – Disarming Polarization: Navigating Conflict and Difference – takes up the issue of heightened political and societal polarization within the U.S.
REMINDER: March 6 keynote with Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb has been cancelled due to travel disruption. Click here for symposium recordings!Thank you for an incredible symposium!March 5-6, 2020, Anderson University Center PRÉCIS9th WANG CENTER SYMPOSIUMDisarming Polarization: Navigating Conflict and DifferenceThe 9th Wang Center Symposium takes up the issue of heightened political and societal polarization within the U.S. and globally as well as its primary consequence, the increasing inability to
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8th WANG CENTER SYMPOSIUM Migration: Towards an Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Understanding of Human Mobility
arduous and treacherous treks, to search for water and food, flee from danger, or find more hospitable environments to achieve their goals. More recently, migration patterns have been disrupted and accelerated as all species confront the very real consequences of climate change, which include an increase in global health crises and the destruction of fragile ecosystems and the life that dwells in them. “While movement is not a required element of trafficking, it is the case that those fleeing are
Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education868 Wheeler St. Tacoma, WA 98447
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