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Hello from England! Posted by: mhines / January 30, 2024 January 30, 2024 January Term (J-Term for short), PLU’s month-long term between fall and spring semesters, is when many of our students take advantage of our incredible study away options in multiple places around the world. Planned and coordinated by professors and PLU’s study away center, J-Term study away class options range from Marine Biology in the Bahamas to a Political Science course on the Presidency in Washington D.C. Check out

Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship Posted by: nicolacs / April 11, 2017 April 11, 2017 The Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship was established by Paul R. Jones, in memory of his wife, to provide scholarships for female undergraduate majors in chemistry or related disciplines who are beginning their junior or senior years of study and do not intend to go to medical school. Priscilla Carney Jones wished to have this scholarship established because of the difficulties she faced as a female chemist

April 23, 2012 PLU named leader in recycling By Katie Scaff ’13 PLU is a leader in recycling among colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada that participated in the international RecycleMania competition. PLU ranked second in Washington and 15th out of the 605 colleges for recycling efforts in the 2012 competition with a recycling rate of 58.7 percent. RecycleMania coordinator and sustainability technician Princess Reese credits this year’s success in part to their efforts to educate

like to be made into glass; glass artists might select your design and make it come to life (and yes, you get to keep the finished piece)! Event sponsored by ArtsWA, with support from the University Students Museum Advisory Committee. Hosted by the School of Arts and Communication. Read Previous Seven PLU Faculty Artists, One Incredible Show Read Next PLU Photography collaborates on Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund and Benefit LATEST POSTS Meet Professor Junichi Tsuneoka August 20, 2024 Pacific Lutheran

September 29, 2008 The comic book final gets some respect as literature Harvard professor Hillary Chute took students and faculty alike into the world of graphic novels, from a woman’s point of view, last week. In a talk titled “Comics as Literature: Women’s Contemporary Graphic Narratives,” Chute spoke of how the issues in women’s lives, from significant others to sexual abuse, are explored in graphic novels, or narratives written on comic book form. Now teaching at Harvard University, Chute

March 19, 2012 President Loren J. Anderson will be the Spring Commencement speaker. (Photo by John Froschauer) A final address In his 20th and final year as Pacific Lutheran University’s President, Loren J. Anderson will give the Spring Commencement keynote address Sunday, May 27 at the Tacoma Dome. For 20 years, Anderson’s leadership has guided the university through a series of community-based, long-range plans, major fundraising campaigns, outstanding student achievements, with emphasis in

October 12, 2012 ASPLU aims to increase student voices in upcoming election For many PLU students the upcoming election will mark the first chance they’ve been able to vote — at least in a presidential election. In an effort to increase the number of young voters, which make up the largest demographic in this year’s election, ASPLU and several other on campus partners started a new project called Lute Drive. The five-week drive ended on Oct. 5, but it surpassed its goal of registering 300

University Center Late Night Snack: chicken burrito from Taco Bell Read Previous Follow your dreams and say “yes” to opportunities, Patricia Krise advises Read Next Snow much fun 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 A family with a “Bjug” legacy of giving and service September 27, 2024 PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth

October 1, 2013 Did You See This? Share Your Slice of History On Sept. 27, 1963—just weeks before his death—President John F. Kennedy spoke at a joint PLU-UPS Convocation at Tacoma’s Cheney Stadium. Speaking to a huge crowd of rapt Lutes and major-league dignitaries (including then-PLU President Robert Mortvedt, U.S. Sens. Warren Magnuson and Henry (Scoop) Jackson, Washington Gov. Albert Rosellini and Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall), Kennedy called for social justice, community and

Lutes Help Stuff the Bus with Back-to-School Supplies Posted by: Sandy Dunham / July 28, 2015 Image: The Stuff the Bus donation drive is underway at PLU. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) July 28, 2015 By PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (July 28, 2015)—Hard to believe, but it’s almost back-to-school time, and for many children, that means heading to class without the basics.To help, Pacific Lutheran University is again partnering with Tacoma’s Communities in Schools for the Stuff the Bus