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  • The PLU Teaching Online Institute (PLUTO) provides pedagogy and technology training for faculty to learn and to innovate together as a cohort working to design online courses.

    PLUTO and Language Instruction: Pedagogical InnovationsThe PLU Teaching Online Institute (PLUTO) provides pedagogy and technology training for faculty to learn and to innovate together as a cohort working to design online courses.  Over this last year, several faculty from the Department of Languages and Literatures participated in the program.  In Summer 2014, Dr. Bridget Yaden (Hispanic Studies) participated in the cohort for developing hybrid courses and, in January-term (J-Term) 2015, Dr

  • The Psychology Department’s mission is to foster a community of scholars committed to the science of psychology, as an epistemology and as a set of practical tools and ethical obligations.

    Psychological Science & the Liberal Arts:Integrating the psychology major with the general education curriculumAdopted by the Department of Psychology Faculty 04.04.08The Psychology Department’s mission is to foster a community of scholars committed to the science of psychology, as an epistemology and as a set of practical tools and ethical obligations. As Psychology faculty, we understand the department’s mission within the historic context of the classical liberal arts and sciences. We strive

  • In September of 2019, the SCC opened a new exhibit “Living History and Nordic Identity: Bringing the Past to Life in the Present” based on KD Williams’ capstone project for her BA in

    Bringing the Past to Life in the PresentIn September of 2019, the SCC opened a new exhibit “Living History and Nordic Identity: Bringing the Past to Life in the Present” based on KD Williams’ capstone project for her BA in Scandinavian Area Studies, which Dr. Schroeder supervised. The exhibit encouraged visitors to interact with conceptions of the past and Nordic identities by presenting KD Williams’ fieldwork with Viking Age and medievalist re-enactors. Groups that were featured in particular

  • If you have any questions or would like to consult regarding the process or opportunities, please reach out to AVP for Campus Life Tom Huelsbeck (tom.huelsbeck@plu.edu) directly.

    SARF for Productions SARF for Events Off Campus SARF for Club Support If you have any questions or would like to consult regarding the process or opportunities, please reach out to AVP for Campus Life Tom Huelsbeck (tom.huelsbeck@plu.edu) directly.The Student Activities & Resource Fee (SARF)The Student Activities & Resource Fee (SARF) is a $20 fee per semester for each student, and was voted in by the student body during the 2017-2018 school year. The Student SARF Committee consists of students

  • PLU THEATRE AND DANCE’S MISSION Pacific Lutheran University Theatre and Dance supports students in reaching their professional and academic goals through providing meaningful educational and

    Mission StatementPLU THEATRE AND DANCE’S MISSION Pacific Lutheran University Theatre and Dance supports students in reaching their professional and academic goals through providing meaningful educational and production experiences, fostering leadership, promoting community, and nurturing passionate, responsible, and caring artists. PLU THEATRE AND DANCE’S VISION Pacific Lutheran University Theatre and Dance will be a nationally recognized program of preference and distinction noted for its

  • Thank you to all of the students that participated in our annual Wild Hope Essay/Video Contest! This year's theme was care.

    Wild Hope Video and Essay Contest Winners2024 Winners We appreciate everyone who participated in this year’s Wild Hope Essay/Video Contest! This year’s prompt revolved around the Blue Zones Project here in Parkland Spanaway. Click below to see the winning entries.2024 Essay - Lily Jenkins2024 Essay - Josiah Johnson2023 Winners Thank you to all who participated in this year’s annual Wild Hope Essay/Video Contest! This year, we encouraged students to touch on how global engagement promotes human

  • Business and Economic History news for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Recording of Glory M. Liu’s 2023 Benson Lecture Released By Michael Halvorson ’85 On Thursday October 19, 2023, the PLU community welcomed Glory M. Liu of Johns Hopkins University to present the 17th Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History . The lecture took place in the Regency Room of the Anderson University… November 21, 2023 Benson LectureBusiness and Economic History

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 28, 2017)- Community leaders behind the Pierce Center for Arts & Technology (PCAT) have big plans to create a wide variety of new opportunities for both youth and adults in the South Sound region. The recently established nonprofit organization is working toward…

    simply still got too many young adults who aren’t finishing high school,” said PCAT board secretary Linda Nguyen, who also serves as the CEO of WorkForce Central. “We know the arts engage and inspire many young people, but these programs are being cut in a lot of our schools. This is a great way to help our young adults see more for themselves.” A community fundraiser for Pierce Center for Arts & Technology is planned for March 6, 6-8 p.m., at 208 Garfield St. South, Suite 101. The event will be an

  • In 2022 — when polarities abound and institutions and individuals alike have been called to reflect, redefine and transform — what does it mean to call the work of equity “innovative”? As a concept, innovation can be used interchangeably with words like ingenuity, progress, newness,…

    : That makes a lot of sense. I think it depends on what this question is asking. It’s innovative because of the ways in which we have been taught to think in the systems we’ve built. And the systems are very cleverly hidden by white supremacy. Jen: Exactly. Here’s a great example: A philosophy faculty member gave a talk years ago on whether faucets are racist. He was looking at these automatic faucets that don’t pick up darker skin tones*. So a touchless faucet is an innovation, right? But it’s

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 8, 2017)- Last semester, master’s students in Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Business got their hands dirty and counted craft breweries, farms and grocery stores as their classroom. The MBA Marketing Management course brought them to the agricultural community of Skagit County,…

    ,’” Miller said. “But I know Mark, I know this project and I know this experience.” Students, such as Alex Domine ’16 and his team, focused on crafting the Skagit Valley experience. Domine studied how farmers markets, such as Pike Place or others, are more of an experience than a trip to a grocery store. “We were selling the experience of being part of a common good and made it convenient,” Domine said. Dr. Mary Noel ’18, a family physician at Madigan Army Medical Center, worked on branding the region