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  • Dean says travel broadens perspectives At a time with the United State is no longer the 800-pound gorilla, it’s time for future leaders graduating from college and universities to take stock of what they can offer the world, according to PLU’s new business dean. At…

    September 22, 2008 Dean says travel broadens perspectives At a time with the United State is no longer the 800-pound gorilla, it’s time for future leaders graduating from college and universities to take stock of what they can offer the world, according to PLU’s new business dean. At least that’s what James Brock, the dean of PLU’s School of Business, plans to talk about Wednesday night when he kicks off the State Farm MBA Executive Leadership Series in the Morken Center, Room 103 at 6 p.m

  • Service in Between Schooling Biology Graduate Spends a Year with Lutheran Volunteer Corps Between PLU and Med School By Valery Jorgensen ’14 Anthony Markuson ’13 traveled the world as a Pacific Lutheran University student and moved across the country as a new graduate—and, always, everywhere,…

    February 27, 2014 Service in Between Schooling Biology Graduate Spends a Year with Lutheran Volunteer Corps Between PLU and Med School By Valery Jorgensen ’14 Anthony Markuson ’13 traveled the world as a Pacific Lutheran University student and moved across the country as a new graduate—and, always, everywhere, a little bit of PLU goes with him. Anthony Markuson, right, jokes around with a resident of the group home in Baltimore where Markuson is working with the Lutheran Volunteer Corps before

  • Pacific Lutheran University Pre-Law Club President Quan Huynh ’25 unexpectedly stepped into the world of state government, with a bold new perspective. A self-described political newcomer, Huynh proudly represents PLU in Olympia as an intern at the Washington State Senate. As a member of Sen.…

    Quan Huynh ’25 Discusses her Internship at the Washington State Senate Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 24, 2023 Image: Quan Huynh ‘25 at Washington State’s capitol building (PLU photo/Sy Bean) February 24, 2023 By Grant Hoskins ’23PLU Marketing & Communications Student WriterPacific Lutheran University Pre-Law Club President Quan Huynh ’25 unexpectedly stepped into the world of state government, with a bold new perspective. A self-described political newcomer, Huynh proudly represents PLU in

  • Pacific Lutheran University Pre-Law Club President Quan Huynh ’25 unexpectedly stepped into the world of state government, with a bold new perspective. A self-described political newcomer, Huynh proudly represents PLU in Olympia as an intern at the Washington State Senate. As a member of Sen.…

    Quan Huynh ’25 Discusses her Internship at the Washington State Senate Posted by: Marcom Web Team / February 28, 2023 Image: Image: Quan Huynh ‘25 at Washington State’s capitol building (PLU photo/Sy Bean) February 28, 2023 By Grant Hoskins ’23PLU Marketing & Communications Student WriterPacific Lutheran University Pre-Law Club President Quan Huynh ’25 unexpectedly stepped into the world of state government, with a bold new perspective. A self-described political newcomer, Huynh proudly

  • We’re in a brave new world of all-online scholarship application and adjudication process. Students entering PLU in fall 2021 as a first-year or transfer student with an interest in the Dance minor can still apply for an Artistic Achievement Award in Dance. Read more in…

    Tips and Tricks for Your Virtual Dance Scholarship Application Posted by: Reesa Nelson / January 15, 2021 January 15, 2021 We’re in a brave new world of all-online scholarship application and adjudication process. Students entering PLU in fall 2021 as a first-year or transfer student with an interest in the Dance minor can still apply for an Artistic Achievement Award in Dance. Read more in this blog post for answers to frequently asked questions.How do I apply? Apply online via Acceptd, a

  • Dr. Seth Dowland, Seminar in Religion

    further advancing an identity-based bisexual theology is important because it helps mitigate the negative impacts of bi invisibility, while also shedding new light on some theological themes, specifically the Trinity. Why I Majored in Religion: I majored in religion because it is the most interesting thing! I find it fascinating that throughout time, humanity has seemed predisposed to look to a power outside of themselves to make sense of the world and to deepen their sense of meaning and purpose. I

  • PLU Associate Professor Vidya Thirumurthy draws a kolam, an artful design that Hindu households use to communicate with their community. (Photo by John Froschauer) Connecting the dots: Letting neighbors know “all is well” with the world By Steve Hansen, Scene Editor Each morning, on the…

    July 1, 2011 PLU Associate Professor Vidya Thirumurthy draws a kolam, an artful design that Hindu households use to communicate with their community. (Photo by John Froschauer) Connecting the dots: Letting neighbors know “all is well” with the world By Steve Hansen, Scene Editor Each morning, on the doorstop of every home in Vidya Thirumurthy’s hometown of Chennai – indeed, in much of Southern India – women and girls create what’s known as a kolam out of rice flour. An intricate geometric

  • Pacific Lutheran University is excited to announce the establishment of the Steen Family Symposium on Environmental Issues. David ‘57 and Lorilie Steen ’58 have generously donated funding to the PLU Environmental Studies program to support this new annual symposium. The gift is being invested in…

    PLU receives a major gift to fund environmental issues programming Posted by: Silong Chhun / October 3, 2022 Image: Appearing from left to right: Professor Sergia Hay, President Allan Belton, David Steen ’57, Lorilie Steen ’58, and Chair of Environmental Studies Adela Ramos accepts the generous gift to fund the PLU Environmental Studies program’s new annual symposium. October 3, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University is excited to announce the

  • Learning about the environment offers opportunities to integrate studies of nature and natural systems with those of human systems, and to bring both into dialogue with a humanistic understanding of

    Why Study Environmental Studies?Learning about the environment offers opportunities to integrate studies of nature and natural systems with those of human systems, and to bring both into dialogue with a humanistic understanding of ideas and values. Environmental studies also offer tools and knowledge with which to respond to many of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the coming century. We live in an increasingly endangered and altered world: plants and animals are driven to extinction

  • The Learning Outcomes for General Education are listed below. Gen Ed learning outcomes were originally approved via EPC in March 2022 (see below).

    individuals and groups interpret reality and human experience. Students will understand and explain how individuals, groups, and communities experience and interpret the world. Students will identify and examine the beliefs and values that inform their own decision making. Students will draw conclusions that consider multiple perspectives and prioritize relevant evidence. The Academic Study of Religion (RL)The Academic Study of Religion (4 credits): Students will engage in critical and empathetic analysis