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  • The Pacific Lutheran University community recently welcomed Stephanie Johnson, the new dean of the College of Liberal Studies, to campus. Johnson comes to PLU from The College of St. Scholastica, where she most recently served as the chair of the Department of English and Communication.…

    the chair of the Department of English and Communication.Although she’s only been on campus for a few short weeks, Johnson says PLU is already beginning to feel like home. “The people on this campus are incredibly welcoming, so my first few weeks here have felt like a homecoming,” Johnson says. “The thoughtfulness that underlies all of the work being done is rare and encourages me for the future.” The College of Liberal Studies houses the humanities and social sciences, including 19 academic

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 15, 2015)—As Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off across the country on Sept. 15, this year’s observation at Pacific Lutheran University takes on extra emphasis with two new campus-wide components: • the revival of a student organization representing Latino/a and Hispanic students, and…

    University takes on extra emphasis with two new campus-wide components: • the revival of a student organization representing Latino/a and Hispanic students, and • the inauguration of an annual Latino Studies Lecture at PLU. Amigos Unidos Amigos Unidos held a bonfire Sept. 11 at Stuen Hall to welcome new and returning Lutes and to introduce them to faculty and staff. (Photo courtesy of Amigos Unidos) Over the summer, Sociology major Ashley Carrasco ’17 worked with Resident Directors Luke Ruiz and Ángel de

  • PLU is pleased to provide the following scholarship opportunities for International undergraduate students (effective Fall 2025):   International Grants Eligibility: International students, both

    International Scholarships & Grants: Aid for Study in the USAPLU is pleased to provide the following scholarship opportunities for International undergraduate students (effective Fall 2025):   International Grants Eligibility: International students, both First Year and Transfer. Students may be residing overseas or already attending a U.S. high school or college. Amount: $37,500 (renewable) Application: Not required   Nordic Grants Eligibility: International students from Nordic countries

  • Professor of Religion and Culture | Environmental Studies | suzanne.crawford@plu.edu | 253-535-8107 | Suzanne Crawford O’Brien’s area of specialization is Religion and Culture, with emphases in Native American religious traditions, and comparative studies of minority religious communities in North America, including religion and healthcare, gender and ethnicity, and religion and popular culture.

    Biography Suzanne Crawford O’Brien’s area of specialization is Religion and Culture, with emphases in Native American religious traditions, and comparative studies of minority religious communities in North America, including religion and healthcare, gender and ethnicity, and religion and popular culture. Her research interests address questions of healing, place, and ecology, and how religious belief and practice can work to promote ecological and social justice in Ireland and in North America. Most

  • Hispanic and Latino Studies - Study Away Hispanic and Latino Studies students are encouraged to consider studying away! Below you can learn about a few Spanish language immersion study away options that are a good fit for HISP/LTST students. J-Term Program: Montevideo, UruguayIMPORTANT: In the past, there has been a HISP J-Term program offered in Uruguay. However, since J-Term study away course offerings are different each year there is no guarantee that short term faculty led programs that

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

    institution was reorganized as a university in 1960, reclaiming its original name. It presently includes a College of Health Professions, College of Humanities, Interdisciplinary Studies, and Social Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, College of Professional Studies, and both graduate and continuing education programs. PLU has been closely and productively affiliated with the Lutheran church throughout its history. It is now a university of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, owned by the more

  • Introduction to Holocaust and Genocide Studies - VW, GE HISP 201 Intermediate Spanish - VW, GE HISP 202 Intermediate Spanish - VW, GE HISP 231 Intensive Spanish (Study Away) - VW, GE HISP 252 Spanish for Heritage Speakers - VW, GE HISP 301 Hispanic Voices for Social Change - VW, GE HISP 321 Iberian Cultural Studies - VW, GE HISP 322 Latin American Cultural Studies - VW, GE HISP 331 Intensive Spanish (Study Away) - VW, GE HISP 351 Hispanic Voices for Social Change for Heritage Speakers - VW, GE PHIL 121 The

  • Guangzhou University, China Sichuan University, China Reims Management School, France Instituto Cultural Oaxaca, Mexico University of Namibia Telemark University College, Norway Bjorknes College,

    Partnerships, Agreements, & MembershipsPLU and the Wang Center have partnered with numerous organizations and institutions over the years to reach the vision and the goals of both PLU and its partners.Academic Partnerships and Agreements Guangzhou University, China Sichuan University, China Reims Management School, France Instituto Cultural Oaxaca, Mexico University of Namibia Telemark University College, Norway Bjorknes College, Norway Thor Heyerdahl Institute, Norway Regents Park College

  • A wide variety of events, both on and off campus, play important roles in the Native American and Indigenous Studies Program.

    Sigbjørn Skåden (Sámi) reads from his novel Watch over the Sleeping One in his 2016 Bjug Harstad Memorial Lecture. Anti-DAPL activists, including Raymond L. Kingfisher (Northern Cheyenne), share with PLU community during the 2017 Learn from Standing Rock event. Poet and Professor Dian Million (Tanana Athabascan) speaks on “Genocide and Ecocide: Race and Specie in Our Time” in 2017. Inclusion, Community and VarietyA wide variety of events, both on and off campus, play important roles in the