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  • 16th Annual Jazz Under the Stars Kicks Off July 10 By Sandy Deneau Dunham, PLU Marketing & Communication  As a gift to the community—and really, to everyone who attends—the Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music kicks off its free summer concert series, Jazz Under the…

    POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle October 5, 2022

  • The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Pacific Lutheran University teaches students to understand the social and structural context of our human experience.

    are studying families, policing, gender, or deviance, the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Pacific Lutheran University teaches students to understand the social and structural context of our human experience. Our classes highlight how inequalities in American Society impact individual opportunities, such as access to housing, bail, healthcare, or legal representation. Our programs in sociology and criminal justice provide unique opportunities for independent research, faculty

    Professor Laura McCloud, Chair
    Xavier Hall, Room 242 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • Contact the Student Help Desk at x7525 for any problems relating to the telephone service to your room.

    you from your voice mailbox.  If you leave a message after regular business hours, make sure we can understand your message and please include your building, office number, name, extension, and a brief description of the problem. If you are in doubt about us having received the notification, please call back during business hours to confirm that we have a service order opened for you.  Your department will be held accountable for damages that are determined to be your responsibility, which could

  • Designed to help you delve deeper into your personal and PLU experiences, use the following journal prompts by copying and pasting the content into a Word document or writing them into your own

    Mindfulness and Acceptance ExercisesJournal Prompt QuestionsDesigned to help you delve deeper into your personal and PLU experiences, use the following journal prompts by copying and pasting the content into a Word document or writing them into your own journal.Anxiety What is something that brings you hope? How do you foster spaces in your life where you can connect with and experience hope? How do you protect your experience of hope? Write about the last time you were completely present. A

  • Pacific Lutheran University students are people of many interests. Last fall semester, several courses illustrated how the university’s curriculum caters to those eclectic interests. One of these classes was Beyoncé and Black Feminist Theory. “Who Beyoncé is for?” is not usually a question that you…

    other hundreds of hit songs that have made Beyoncé a worldwide music icon. But it was just one of the questions students tackled in the Women’s and Gender Studies course titled Beyoncé and Black Feminist Theory. “The general premise of the course is to think about Beyoncé as a social, political and cultural figure through the lens of black feminist theory,” said Jennifer Smith, PLU’s first dean for inclusive excellence. Smith co-taught the class with PLU’s Center for Gender Equity Outreach and

  • Just as students do, faculty, staff, and administrators can experience increases in demands, stress, and anxiety at any time.

    For Faculty and StaffJust as students do, faculty, staff, and administrators can experience increases in demands, stress, and anxiety at any time.  Don’t hold your concern for a student alone, and don’t hesitate to reach out for support in assisting your students. Information on Consultation Services PLU Faculty and Staff Guide to Helping Students in Distress In addition to (and in many cases even before) seeking consultation from our counseling staff, we strongly urge faculty and staff to

  • The College of Liberal Studies educates students to engage critically and creatively with what it means to be human and how humans form communities across diverse cultural contexts, time periods,

    students for careers grounded in their fields and for wide-ranging graduate study.  All of our programs include the essential tools of a liberal arts education: critical thinking, collaborative learning, strategic problem solving, and the ability to thoughtfully and creatively make connections. Our students work closely alongside faculty in discussion, research, and reflection, as we support and honor students as whole people, in a complex world. The College of Liberal Studies offers B.A. degrees in

  • The tallest building in Parkland Tingelstad Hall will not be ignored. At a whopping nine stories, it proudly bears the title of Parkland’s tallest building. Naturally, Tingelstad is also Pacific Lutheran University’s largest hall. The sheer size, though, was not what surprised first-year student Madeline…

    expected to take the stairs,” Gunter said. Is there an explanation for this? No, although most of the other residence halls have three stories with stair access only – perhaps three is the magic number. In terms of the building itself, Tingelstad is centrally located on lower campus, which makes it easy for students to get to Olsen auditorium, the University Center, the Columbia Golf Course and the fitness center. As an added bonus, the only fenced and gated parking lot is right across the street

  • Knutson Lecture

    and there is a special morning event with Dr. Bussie for congregations on Oct. 4 as well. This will be an online Zoom event to make it possible for congregations and community members to tune in and contribute from multiple locations: together and individually. We invite you to read and discuss Bussie’s book along with many PLU students in preparation for the conference events. This lecture will follow the 13th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference. Contact: Dr. Marit Trelstad, University Chair of