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  • News articles and blog posts from Pacific Lutheran University.

    5 Reasons to Pursue a Graduate Degree at Pacific Lutheran University Pacific Lutheran University master’s programs are designed to combine practice and theory to prepare students to take the next step in their careers. So, if you are asking yourself — where should I go to grad school? — you’re not alone. We know that you… October 5, 2021

  • The Office of Advancement works to raise charitable contributions, which support the mission of Pacific Lutheran University.

    FundThe PLU Fund provides vital support during the academic school year. Donors to the PLU Fund provide scholarships to deserving students with financial need. They support academic and co-curricular excellence, and provide critical resources for student-athletes through gifts to the Lute Club Athletics Fund.MoreEndowmentPLU relies on its endowment to provide support in perpetuity for a host of needs, including financial aid and research and faculty development. The principle of the endowment is never

    Office of Advancement
    253-535-8377
    12501 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447-0018
  • TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 13, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University will host a lecture by Seattle University School of Law Professor Dean Spade, a leading scholar and activist in trans rights. His talk, “Romantic Notions: Soldiers, Spouses and the Limits of LGBT Equality,” will be held at 6…

    diversity, justice and sustainability in action—both within an academic context and within activism,” says Jennifer Smith, director of the Women’s Center. “He demonstrates how to put thought and theory into action. Additionally, his work is explicitly intersectional, focusing on race, class, sexuality and gender simultaneously.” Before joining the faculty of Seattle University, Spade was a Williams Institute Law Teaching Fellow at UCLA Law School and Harvard Law School, teaching classes related to

  • The PLU Computer Science department has small class sizes, dedicated and caring faculty, great facilities, and an excellent curriculum.

    writing code for software simulations of proteins, creating the next big video game, or developing a social application that connects people in new ways.  The possibilities seem limitless. Software is a fundamental part of modern life.  Most of what we do runs on software, and the world needs quality people to create that software.  At PLU, we strive to educate our students to be responsible citizens, critical thinkers, effective communicators, and to value life-long learning.  Employers value our

    Department of Computer Science
    253-535-8700
    Morken Center Room 252 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • Courses in the Pacific Lutheran University Innovation Studies minor build essential analytical skills to evaluate business and economic activity in historical and ethical contexts.

    own solutions to contemporary problems and strategic opportunities. The program also prepares students to tell a unique story about their college experience to future employers. Each course emphasizes critical thinking and the skills that organizations most want from graduates. Think of the minor as a toolkit with essential business and problem-solving skills that will enhance your core proficiencies and apply those skills to the real world. Typically, the INOV program offers Hist/Phil/Coma 248

    Innovation Studies
    Hinderlie Hall, 1st Floor Tacoma, WA 98447
  • The Pacific Lutheran University English department offers emphases in writing and literature, as well as minors in Children’s Literature and Culture and Publishing and Printing Arts.

    What Can You Do With a PLU English Degree? … Almost Anything! Learn more about these recent PLU English alums -- And how their English degree prepared them for their exciting careers! Read More Study a Minor in Publishing and Printing Arts Program Details Study English at PLUWhether you choose a concentration in Writing or Literature, an English major will help you understand and practice the creative, critical, and persuasive uses of the written word. Writing and literature are powerful means

    Professor Jim Albrecht, Chair
    Hauge Administration Building Admin 207D 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447
  • Within the environmental studies curriculum at PLU, the social sciences provide perspectives on the environment from a human point of view, balancing the ecological perspectives contributed by the

    EthicsNathalie op de Beeck, Associate Professor of EnglishMeet Our FacultyPassionate faculty committed to critical thinking and care for the Earth support environmental studies students as they learn how to integrate multiple disciplinary perspectives to environmental issues on campus and on the Clover Creek watershed.View allEarth Day LecturesEach spring semester, Environmental Studies coordinates the PLU Earth Day Lecture. Our speakers have included prominent scholars, noted activists, and political

    Environmental Studies
    253-535-8700
    Rieke Science Center Room 158 Tacoma, WA 98447
  • Mare Blocker and Jessica Spring, visiting assistant professors of art and design, discuss the massive letterpress donation by WCP Solutions — the Thorniley Collection — and the interdisciplinary

    reward. Setting type and printing is a lot like making lefse, the soft Norwegian flatbread familiar to many Lutes. Both acts require critical Ps: patience, perseverance and potatoes. The first two are significant to the success of makers. As for potatoes? Printers need to eat to stay alert when running a press. The donation of the Thorniley Collection is a watershed moment that expands the depth of our type, press and equipment collections, as well as our possibilities. We are grateful for the

  • Throw a dart at a world map, and it’s likely to hit a location where Pacific Lutheran University students or faculty members have conducted research.

    probability theory at Wayne State University in Detroit. Grace Wang also holds a Ph.D. from Wayne State, in chemistry.

  • PLU Debate Season Starts Oct. 8 TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 11, 2015)—Just weeks before its own academic season kicks off with a high-profile event, PLU’s TOH Karl Forensics Forum partnered with the local nonprofit Climb the Mountain to present the first annual Climb the Mountain Speech…

    is on Cloud Nine about today. Can’t tell you how awesome it was for you to offer this experience.” It was awesome for those who participated, too. PLU student Angie Tinker ’16, served as an instructor and said it was an opportunity to gain teaching experience and provide a valuable service to her community. “It’s especially exciting knowing that these students will take this knowledge home with them and share the skills they’re learning in critical thinking and advocacy with their communities