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  • Students need not worry about financial aid If there’s one message Financial Aid Days offered last week, it’s don’t worry. Students who already secured financial support for the 2008-2009 school year will still receive there support packages for next semester, said Kay Soltis, director of…

    support. The university’s Office of Financial Aid has expertise in navigating financial packages that keep student’s college careers a reality. Getting the most bang for their buck really boils down to working with financial aid counselors, working ahead and providing as much financial information as possible. Filling out the FAFSA is a must and the sooner the better, even if it is just initial information, Soltis said. “The more they can give us, the better we can work with the information,” Soltis

  • We’re proud to offer on-campus housing to more than 1,300 students each year, with nearly 85% of our first-year students choosing to live in the residence halls! If you’re wondering, “Do I have to live on campus?” while attending PLU, our answer is “Technically, no.”…

    hours of college credit on their academic record. This “Residency Rule” will most often affect first-year students who would be joining us directly out of high school or running start. Students who are younger than twenty and won’t be waiving the requirement with transfer credits or have children to care for, may choose to live at home with their parents or spouse by filling out the Confirmation of Living at Home form that is available on our Residence Life homepage. Students who want to live with

  • Furry Therapy: ASPLU Brings Pets Back to PLU to Relieve Test Stress PLU student Maylen Anthony ’16 gets a kiss from Addy the therapy dog during finals week in December 2013. ASPLU will bring more pets to campus for Spring finals week, May 19-23. (Photo:…

    May 15, 2014 Furry Therapy: ASPLU Brings Pets Back to PLU to Relieve Test Stress PLU student Maylen Anthony ’16 gets a kiss from Addy the therapy dog during finals week in December 2013. ASPLU will bring more pets to campus for Spring finals week, May 19-23. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) PLU Marketing & Communications To spread cheer and relieve stress during Finals Week, Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University is again partnering with volunteer organizations, including Therapy Dogs

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 29, 2016)- First-generation immigrant Shiva Thapa ’17 struggled to find a sense of belonging in his new country. After two years of searching, he finally found his identity in the Army. “Oftentimes when you are from somewhere else, you find that you…

    .“Oftentimes when you are from somewhere else, you find that you have this identity crisis,” said Thapa, a member of Pacific Lutheran University’s ROTC program. “I think the military is the perfect environment that (gave) me a sense of belonging.” Following his first deployment to Afghanistan, Thapa became a Green to Gold scholarship recipient. Now, Thapa will be recognized as the 2016 Maude Foundation Green to Gold award in Washington, D.C. “I’m really honored and excited,” said Thapa, who will accept the

  • Student learns disaster’s impact firsthand By Kari Plog ’11 Boats remain docked in Venice, La. as oil continues to gush from a ruptured BP oil well offshore in the Gulf Coast. “I would love to talk to y’all, but my job is my number one…

    environmental to economic. (Photo courtesy of the United States Coast Guard) Narratives like this are common surrounding the clean-up efforts. Oil has damaged more than open waters within the past two months, since the April 20 explosion killed 11 men on the offshore rig and ignited the disaster. During my short trip to Venice, I tried talking to a few fishermen who would not comment on camera about what they though about the spill. Many of them have lost work due to the environmental devastation and are

  • Film Festival Series: Most People Live in China The Department of Language & Literatures Film Festival Series 2011-2012 presents: Most People Live in China (Norway, 2002) at 5 p.m. Friday, April 13 in Ingram 100. Folk Flest Bor I Kina (Most People Live in China)…

    April 5, 2012 Film Festival Series: Most People Live in China The Department of Language & Literatures Film Festival Series 2011-2012 presents: Most People Live in China (Norway, 2002) at 5 p.m. Friday, April 13 in Ingram 100. Folk Flest Bor I Kina (Most People Live in China), directed by Martin Asphaug, is a political satire from Norway, consisting of nine separate episodes, each reflecting a different Norwegian political party. PLU Associate Professor of Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 24, 2019) — Research has become Pacific Lutheran University grad SarahAnn McFadden’s life. This year, McFadden ‘11 landed a position as a postdoctoral associate at the Yale Institute of Global Health in New Haven, Connecticut, where she spends her time analyzing factors…

    , McFadden ‘11 landed a position as a postdoctoral associate at the Yale Institute of Global Health in New Haven, Connecticut, where she spends her time analyzing factors that have caused child vaccination rates to decline in many parts of the country.Not that poring over such data was always her forte. Her passion was kindled years ago as a psychology undergrad at PLU — even if she had to overcome her initial dread of statistics and methods first. “I was terrified to take that class because I never

  • A Seasoned Skater Lands on Her Feet By Valery Jorgensen ’14 Pacific Lutheran University first-year student Jordan Lee decided to become a figure skater during this time of year—winter—about 12 years ago. “I got inspired when I started watching the 2002 Olympics,” Lee said. Lee…

    , Wash. When she was 9, she switched her home rink to Sprinker Recreation Center, just down the road from PLU, where she continues to train today. Jordan Lee ’17 trains at Sprinker five days a week, two hours a day, and attends classes. (Photo courtesy of Jordan Lee.) As a child, Lee had Olympic aspirations of her own, but as she has grown, so has her plan. “My goals have changed because I got injured a lot, and I lost a lot of time training,” Lee said. “In the future, I want to start coaching.” Lee

  • Now that you’re officially a Lute, the next big step is New Student Registration (NSR), where you get your get your fall class schedule. NSR appointments happen throughout June, but there are some smaller steps you need to complete before a) you can request your…

    PLU ePass & PLU Email Posted by: shortea / May 6, 2020 May 6, 2020 Now that you’re officially a Lute, the next big step is New Student Registration (NSR), where you get your get your fall class schedule. NSR appointments happen throughout June, but there are some smaller steps you need to complete before a) you can request your appointment and b) you can be registered for classes. We’ll share a couple of steps each week you can easily get done so that you’re fully prepared by the time you have

  • Now that you’re officially a Lute, the next big step is New Student Registration (NSR), where you get your get your fall class schedule. NSR appointments happen throughout June, but there are some smaller steps you need to complete before a) you can request your…

    PLU ePass & PLU Email Posted by: shortea / May 6, 2020 May 6, 2020 Now that you’re officially a Lute, the next big step is New Student Registration (NSR), where you get your get your fall class schedule. NSR appointments happen throughout June, but there are some smaller steps you need to complete before a) you can request your appointment and b) you can be registered for classes. We’ll share a couple of steps each week you can easily get done so that you’re fully prepared by the time you have