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  • Two PLU professors were recently invited to teach a summer intensive course at Sichuan University, a 70,000-student public university in Chengdu, China. PLU and Sichuan have a decades-long relationship that dates back to the 1980s. PLU faculty visits took place in 2023, and in summer…

    PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences in China Posted by: Chris Albert / November 4, 2024 Image: Ann Auman, professor and Dean of Natural Sciences, and Bridget Haden, professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs, recently taught a summer intensive course at Sichuan University. PLU is working to establish a future exchange that would bring Sichuan faculty to the PLU campus. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) November 4

  • The University provides for the distribution of literature created by outside organizations. This includes pamphlets, papers, and stickers provided by a non-PLU organization that will be distributed

    As an institution founded on the tenets of Lutheran Higher Education, the University encourages its student organizations to contribute to the role of the University as a forum for intellectual discussion, diversity of thought, debate, investigation, and/or artistic expression. The University has final discretion in decisions regarding the distribution of literature, the sponsorship of visiting speakers and public performances, and the screening of films that utilize University facilities or

  • The economy of Washington State is deeply connected to business on the Pacific Rim, and in particular China.

    increasingly valued resource. As long as there are economic and cultural activities between the United States and China, there will be a need for the kinds of learning programs which CIWA supports.How is CIWA different from all other Confucius Institutes in the United States?CIWA is unique as the only institute in North America founded by a sitting Governor of the state–Governor Gregoire–with the explicit purpose to support the economic development and cultural ties between China and the United States

  • News for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Pacific Lutheran University Communication students help forgive nearly $1.9M in medical debt in Washington, Idaho, and Montana Students in Professor Amy Young ’s Fall and Spring Strategic Communication classes created a crowdfunding campaign with Undue Medical Debt that raised nearly $19,000 which, in turn, settles nearly $1.9M in medical debt for our neighbors in Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Students researched key audiences… May 20, 2024 Communication

  • The Humanities faculty at PLU are not only great teachers and able servants of the university, they are also highly-regarded researchers and authors.

    BooknotesThe Humanities faculty at PLU are not only great teachers and able servants of the university, they are also highly-regarded researchers and authors. We are proud to feature recent single and co-authored books by faculty in the PLU Humanities division. Click on the book cover to visit publisher websites! Chord by Rick Barot The Purposes of God: Providence as Process-Historical Liberation by Michael Zbaraschuk Jesus, Debt, and the Lord's Prayer:First-Century Debt and Jesus' Intentions

  • TACOMA, Wash. (April 7, 2015)—The Black Student Union of Pacific Lutheran University is holding a “Die-In“ protest at 10:30 a.m. April 8 in the Diversity Center. All members of the Pacific Lutheran University community are invited to attend—and lie down, as if dead—in response to …

    PLU’s Black Student Union Holds ‘Die-In’ To Show Solidarity Posted by: Sandy Dunham / April 7, 2015 Image: PLU’s Black Student Union has scheduled a Die-in protest for April 8 to continue the discussion on racial inequality begun after events in Ferguson, Missouri. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 7, 2015 By Matthew Salzano '18 PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (April 7, 2015)—The Black Student Union of Pacific Lutheran University is holding a ``Die-In`` protest at 10:30 a.m. April

  • Major in Economics Minimum of 32 semester hours Required Courses for all Economic Majors 20 semester hours ECON 101, 102, and 499 ECON 301 or 302 STAT 231 or MATH/

    253.535.7294 www.plu.edu/economics/ econ@plu.edu Priscilla St Clair, Ph.D., Chair Economics is the study of how people establish social arrangements for producing and distributing goods and services to sustain and enhance human life. Its main goals are both to understand these arrangements and to improve them, seeking the best possible allocation of our scarce resources. Bachelor of Arts DegreeMajor in Economics Minimum of 32 semester hours Required Courses for all Economic Majors 20 semester

  • Check out this panel discussion from International Education Week at PLU, featuring representatives from all of the Wang Center's Gateway locations!

    Anthropology The slide presentation can be found here. Prior to class, Dr. Shah has recommended that participants read these four pieces before the lecture and that you read them in the order listed: The Council on Foreign Relations: What Does the World Health Organization Do? https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-does-world-health-organization-do The World Economic Forum: 5 Things COVID-19 has taught us about inequality https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/08/5-things-covid-19-has-taught-us-about

  • This exhibit, displayed in a living room setting in the Library lobby, is made up of reading materials from the Library’s collection . Books highlight political and societal polarization, and the inability to communicate and collaborate, as it relates to problems such as climate change,…

    On Exhibit: Books in Support of Disarming Polarization Symposium Posted by: Holly Senn / February 4, 2020 February 4, 2020 This exhibit, displayed in a living room setting in the Library lobby, is made up of reading materials from the Library’s collection. Books highlight political and societal polarization, and the inability to communicate and collaborate, as it relates to problems such as climate change, food and water insecurity, immigration, poverty, and income inequality, as well as

  • On the day of high school class choices, a middle school teacher noticed the normally outgoing Jackson Reisner sitting quietly, acting withdrawn. Jackson grew increasingly anxious as the morning progressed. A movie buff, the Burlington eighth grader had seen all the difficult depictions of high…

    On the Court and in the Classroom: A Brother and Sister Find Success at PLU Posted by: shortea / March 23, 2023 March 23, 2023 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer On the day of high school class choices, a middle school teacher noticed the normally outgoing Jackson Reisner sitting quietly, acting withdrawn. Jackson grew increasingly anxious as the morning progressed. A movie buff, the Burlington eighth grader had seen all the difficult depictions of high school. Teens