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  • This website is just one aspect of PLU’s ongoing commitment to advocate with and for undocumented students at PLU.

    other Washington schools, colleges, and universities to issue a statement regarding our profound disappointment in the call to terminate DACA early this September.×Hispanic Studies Program StatementIn response to hate speech and dehumanizing rhetoric after the 2016 elections, the PLU Hispanic Studies Program released the following statement in a video that went viral on social media (November, 2016)ResoLUTE Covers Lutes & ImmigrationResoLUTE highlighted various students, faculty, and alumni in their

    Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability
    Anderson University Center Room 150 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • See all the projects and art that our Art and Design seniors have created.

    Brittany PressBA, Studio Art | Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor Brittany uses social media and mixed media studio arts to express her individuality. After graduation, she will pursue a degree in interior design to help future clients convey their personalities in their environments.Portfolio Ibau RechesengelBFA, Graphic Design Born and raised on the small pacific island Palau, Ibau set out to further her artistic journey in the land of opportunity! She hopes to establish a creative community back

  • Zach Grah ’13, left, and his fellow students ran a simulated company for 20 consecutive quarters, culminating in a competition against 29 other universities in Long Beach, Calif. (Photo by John Strutzenberg) Capstone teaches student the strength to take risks By Barbara Clements Zach Grah…

    August 22, 2013 Zach Grah ’13, left, and his fellow students ran a simulated company for 20 consecutive quarters, culminating in a competition against 29 other universities in Long Beach, Calif. (Photo by John Strutzenberg) Capstone teaches student the strength to take risks By Barbara Clements Zach Grah ’13 gained the mental toughness and confidence to take risks through his business capstone – a business strategy competition. And that toughness and confidence paid dividends, later, when an

  • The President of the university, ex-officio Three Bishops of the synods of Region 1 of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America No less than one-half of the total number of Regents are from the

    positions Officers FirstLastPositionOccupationHometown MarkGriffith '02ChairPastor, St. Luke's Lutheran Church, BellevueNorth Bend, WA Bruce Deal '87Vice ChairManaging Principal, Analysis GroupAtherton, CA SaraKass '88Vice ChairFamily Physician and Healthcare ConsultantBethesda, MD ThomasSaathoff '87Vice ChairVP, Strategy and Portfolio Management, Hewlett-PackardMossyrock, WA TroyAndrade '07SecretaryAssistant Professor and Director, Ulu Lehua Scholars Program, University of Hawai'i at ManoaHonolulu, HI

  • Diversity, Social Justice, and Sustainability are not separate concerns, but instead interrelated ones, no one of which can be addressed without addressing the others.

    Executive Summary PLU 2020: Affirming Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability Based on a Report from the Ad Hoc Committee for DJS Spring 2014 Recommendations for Common Language Around Integrating the Imperatives of Diversity, Social Justice, and SustainabilityDiversity, Social Justice, and Sustainability are not separate concerns, but instead interrelated ones, no one of which can be addressed without addressing the others. For what, exactly, is ‘social justice,’ and how can one begin to arrive

  •  In May 2000, a grant was awarded to the Division of Social Sciences for a student-faculty research program to honor S. Erving Severtson.

    S. Erving Severtson Research Fellowship Forest Foundation Undergraduate Research Program In May 2000, a grant was awarded to the Division of Social Sciences for a student-faculty research program to honor S. Erving Severtson. Endowed by the Forest Foundation, the grant seeks to encourage joint student and faculty research by providing financial assistance. For student researchers, the grant covers up to $500 for project expenses and a $2500 award per student. Faculty are also eligible for up to

  • Many students want to know how governments are organized, how rules are made and how government influences the amount and distribution of social rewards.

    Why Political Science?Many students want to know how governments are organized, how rules are made and how government influences the amount and distribution of social rewards.  As a citizen you may want to know how to wield influence and change rules or outcomes, either through government or in other political situations.  You may wish to work in government or in the many organizations that are regulated by and try to influence government.  Any of these purposes can be served by a greater

  • 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
  • Cacioppo, John T., & Patrick, William. (2008). Loneliness: Human nature and the need for social connection (1st. ed). Norton. (PLU Library link) Hargittai, Eszter. (2022).

    Resources: Wang Center Symposium 2024The Matter of Loneliness: Building Connections for Collective Well-BeingAcademic ResearchIsolation/Loneliness Cacioppo, John T., & Patrick, William. (2008). Loneliness: Human nature and the need for social connection (1st. ed). Norton. (PLU Library link) Hargittai, Eszter. (2022). Connected in isolation: Digital privilege in unsettled times. The MIT Press. (PLU Library link) Seefeldt, Kristin S. (2017). Abandoned families: Social isolation in the twenty

  • Thanks for your interest in the Chorale and our 2015 spring tour. This website contains information about the choir and interim conductor Lauren Whitham, as well as print media designed to help

    Spring 2015 Chorale Tour: Dances to LifeApril 15-19, 2015 to Southern Washington and OregonThanks for your interest in the Chorale and our 2015 spring tour. This website contains information about the choir and interim conductor Lauren Whitham, as well as print media designed to help spread the word about our tour concerts. Our tour repertoire will feature a wide variety of styles and genres–something for everyone! We hope you will explore this website to find out more information about our