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  • Information & Technology Services (I&TS) provides technology, library resources, and a wide range of services, planning, and leadership in support of the university’s core teaching-learning

    I&TS Service DirectoryInformation & Technology Services (I&TS) provides technology, library resources, and a wide range of services, planning, and leadership in support of the university’s core teaching-learning mission. This directory provides a comprehensive listing of Information & Technology Services offered to the PLU community.TopicsA-ZSearchTopicsAccounts and PasswordsPLU ePass accounts, changing passwords, department & organization accountsCybersecurity Awareness Training253-535-7525

  • Dean of School of Arts and Communication named By Greg Brewis A chamber musician and soloist who has had an active and varied career as an administrator, artist and educator has been named dean of the School of Arts and Communication at Pacific Lutheran University.…

    May 10, 2010 Dean of School of Arts and Communication named By Greg Brewis A chamber musician and soloist who has had an active and varied career as an administrator, artist and educator has been named dean of the School of Arts and Communication at Pacific Lutheran University. Cameron Bennett has been named dean of the School of Arts and Communication at Pacific Lutheran University. Cameron Bennett comes to PLU from Ohio Wesleyan University where he is professor and chair of one of the most

  • The purpose of the Bias Incident Response Team (BIRT) is to anonymously collect data regarding instances of experienced bias within the PLU community and monitor the type and frequency of such

    , the BIRT will be better equipped to identify any patterns of bias that exist on campus. In addition, documentation will allow the team to evaluate the effectiveness of educational efforts. Collection of data will be coordinated with Campus Safety to ensure compliance with the Clery Act as well as with the University Dispute Resolution Committee and the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities so as to gather information related to all incidents of experienced bias and thus create as complete

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 4, 2016)- Kamari Sharpley-Ragin reluctantly admits that he used to joke about racism. The ninth-grader from Lincoln High School in Tacoma says it didn’t seem like a big deal, since he never really experienced overt discrimination himself. Now, he says he knows…

    .   Another performance demonstrated the difficulty of starting conversations about difficult topics related to race: “I’m a straight white guy, who wants to talk about racism?!” one participant exclaimed. “I have plenty of black friends, I’m not racist.” “Seriously?” a poster in response read. A poetry slam intertwined images of racial epithets and stereotypes with monologues about injustice. The large, hand-made puzzle made by Kamari’s group included several pieces depicting individual experiences with

  • Pacific Lutheran University’s Center for Graduate and Continuing Education will host the spring virtual convening of The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness conference on March 30. The People’s Gathering conference is a day-long Zoom-based professional and personal development experience offering a supportive space to…

    Spring edition of The People’s Gathering will encourage attendees to ‘Double Down on Justice’ Posted by: Zach Powers / March 17, 2023 Image: Melannie Denise Cunningham, pictured right, is PLU’s director of multicultural outreach and engagement and the founder of the People’s Gathering. (Photo by PLU/John Froschauer) March 17, 2023 Pacific Lutheran University’s Center for Graduate and Continuing Education will host the spring virtual convening of The People's Gathering: A Revolution of

  • ‘The holy cow’ moment As Clarice Swanson ’89 walks in the barn located on her family’s 400-acre Walla Walla cattle ranch, her mind isn’t on the hundred or so Herefords and Black Angus chewing on new grass just down the road. It’s on the tiny…

    May 9, 2008 ‘The holy cow’ moment As Clarice Swanson ’89 walks in the barn located on her family’s 400-acre Walla Walla cattle ranch, her mind isn’t on the hundred or so Herefords and Black Angus chewing on new grass just down the road. It’s on the tiny balls of grey striped fluff peeping at her feet. These turkey chicks, or poults, represent one of the few Unimproved Standard Bronze flocks on the West Coast. Even if the chicks or their parents didn’t have the shelter of a barn to escape the

  • PLU’s language offerings have been enhanced this year with the addition of new courses entitled “SOLU 101: Southern Lushootseed: Introduction to Oral Language” and “SOLU 102: Southern

    By Autumn Robbins '20Division of Humanities PLU’s language offerings have been enhanced this year with the addition of new courses entitled “SOLU 101: Southern Lushootseed: Introduction to Oral Language” and “SOLU 102: Southern Lushootseed: Oral Language Dialogue.” Both courses are dedicated to reclaiming the language and the current culture of the Coast Salish region. The instructor, Professor Nancy Jo Bob, oversaw instruction in  Southern Lushootseed language and  the culture embedded in the

  • Nancy Simpson-Younger sits at her desk, poised to explain how communicating remotely is completely different from speaking face-to-face, when a loud bang sounds from behind her. She laughs. “That was my cat knocking the little whiteboard off the back of the bookshelf.” She considers the…

    Scholarship, Sleep, and Self in the Pandemic Posted by: dupontak / May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 By Jenna Muller '22English Writing MajorNancy Simpson-Younger sits at her desk, poised to explain how communicating remotely is completely different from speaking face-to-face, when a loud bang sounds from behind her.She laughs. “That was my cat knocking the little whiteboard off the back of the bookshelf.” She considers the question again, saying, “There are moments like that, that you don’t expect

  • Tacoma, WASH. (August 29, 2016) — Washington Monthly’s annual college guide ranks Pacific Lutheran University 15th nationally on its list of “Best Master’s Universities,” according to a report published Monday. It also ranked PLU the 72nd “Best Bang for the Buck” institution among western colleges.…

    go on to serve in the Peace Corps, 23rd for the percentage of students who serve in ROTC, 26th for loan repayment, 27th for the number of bachelor’s degree recipients who go on to receive a Ph.D. (relative to school size), and 47th for the combined number of students participating in community service and the total number of service hours performed (both relative to school size.) These factors contributed to PLU’s “Best Master’s Universities” ranking. PLU’s rise in Washington Monthly’s rankings

  • Poster courtesy of Pierre Sauvage. Hiding in Plain Sight: Filmmaker researches his roots and into the rescue of Jews at Le Chambon-sur-Lignon By Barbara Clements Content Development Director Pierre Sauvage, just 18, remembered being shocked by the news: He was Jewish? And his parents survived…

    March 12, 2014 Poster courtesy of Pierre Sauvage. Hiding in Plain Sight: Filmmaker researches his roots and into the rescue of Jews at Le Chambon-sur-Lignon By Barbara Clements Content Development Director Pierre Sauvage, just 18, remembered being shocked by the news: He was Jewish? And his parents survived WWII and the Nazi regime largely by finding a safe haven, with up to 5,000 others, in a little-known part of south-central France? The news, belatedly told by the Sauvages to their son, led