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  • Sustainability at PLU focuses on three key components: care for people, care for the planet, and prosperity, both now and in the future.

    environments. Thus we: ● Work collectively to reimagine models and practices that create ecological, social, and economic systems and relationships where all can thrive, today and in the future. ● Affirm sustainability efforts that respect, care for, and lift up those communities most disadvantaged by ecological degradation, communities both human and non-human, both local and global. ● Immediately establish and nurture a long-term sustainability strategy, which permeates throughout the PLU community and

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  • students in STEM, but it will also allow us to better integrate PLU resources and build new structures to support these students’ success.” The grant, funded by the NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program, will be awarded over a five-year period. It will provide scholarships and enhanced support for students who meet the criteria for federal Pell grants, with a particular focus on transfer and commuter students.   Sixty percent of the funds will provide

  • the military and into a new career field.” said Michael S. Farnum, director of military outreach. “What makes us great is our commitment to the veteran, assisting them with finding their passion, then getting after achieving it. We do this by having founded our PLU Center for Military Support which can help with any needs students may have.” “Our staff members include veterans who serve as our Director of Military Outreach and Washington State Vet Corps Navigator” continued Farnum. “In fact, for

  • options as well. Having only budgeted for lunch, the college students had to come up with a way to provide a second meal while continuing to provide the program they advertised. That hiccup in the plan is something they will keep in mind for future camps. Zyreal Oliver-Chandler ’25 is a music education major with a high school choir focus. Ashton Allen ’25, music education major with a high school band focus teaches guitar to campers. Kaila Harris ’24 (left), Zyreal Oliver-Chandler ’25 (middle) and

  • Stay connected with PLU this summer and enroll in summer courses. Undergraduate PLU and non-matriculated (visiting) students can participate in two, four-week terms* filled with general education

    ×Summer Sessions at Pacific Lutheran University Enroll in summer courses!Undergraduate PLU and non-matriculated (visiting) students can participate in two, four-week terms* filled with general education and major courses.  Summer classes are offered in face-to-face, blended, or online formats. Enjoy a lower tuition rate during Summer Sessions, smaller class sizes, and a variety of classes to fit your schedule! Please check out the Summer Sessions schedule for tentative schedule and contact your

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  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 29, 2016)- First-generation immigrant Shiva Thapa ’17 struggled to find a sense of belonging in his new country. After two years of searching, he finally found his identity in the Army. “Oftentimes when you are from somewhere else, you find that you…

    military science, said Thapa’s accomplishment shows the rest of the nation what PLU students are capable of. “We (at PLU ROTC) are really good at what we do,” Dye said. “Three out of the last five years, we’ve won the regional MacArthur Award. Thapa beat out people from Stanford, people from Berkeley, MIT (for this honor). It’s good for the nation and the Army to see that little PLU has great students, too.” Thapa studies biology and anthropology and plans to earn a master’s degree in public health

  • PLU students intern with Trinidad and Tobago Division of Health, Wellness and Social Protection Posted by: mhines / February 12, 2024 Image: PLU students at the Division of Health orientation during J-Term 2024. February 12, 2024 January Term (J-Term for short), PLU’s month-long term between fall and spring semesters, is when many of our students take advantage of our incredible study away options in multiple places around the world. Planned and coordinated by professors and PLU’s study away

  • began teaching immediately, which isn’t typical of the experience in the United States. “These students did well above what a normal student teacher does,” said Paula Leitz, associate professor of education who organized the study-away experience. “They had to be flexible … they really had to find ways to engage the learners.” Leitz developed the program over two years, finalizing the details during her sabbatical last year. With the heavy credit load, it’s difficult for students in the education

  • Q&A with Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Students share how PLU has impacted their lives Posted by: vcraker / November 5, 2021 November 5, 2021 PLU’s student-athletes understand what it means to be part of a team. They learn how to build on their teammates’ strengths, overcome failure and achieve collective goals. We spoke with Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) officers Danny Samson ’22 and Bridget Duven ’22, both political science majors, about the impact athletics has on their