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Degrees and CertificatesPacific Lutheran University offers graduate and post-baccalaureate certificate programs in advanced professional education within a context of the liberal arts tradition. Graduate degree programs in business, marketing analytics, creative writing, education, marriage and family therapy, kinesiology, social work, and nursing challenge students to increase their understanding and competence in theory, research and practice. Graduates are prepared to become thoughtful and

Jake Taylor Jake learning some Tzotzil from children in Chiapas, Mexico PLU Class of 2009/2010 Spanish and Global Studies Double Major Studied away in Oaxaca, Mexico; Wang Grant in Ecuador Completed Peace Corps in Panama Now working on Masters in Latin American Studies in the Netherlands I’m currently enrolled in a MA Latin American studies program with public policy emphasis at Leiden University here in the Netherlands. It’s the only program in Europe outside of Spain offered entirely in

History of the School of NursingPrior to 1950, for two decades, pre-nursing at Pacific Lutheran College (PLC) was offered in cooperation with Tacoma General Hospital, Swedish Hospital, and the California Lutheran Hospital in Los Angeles. The first indication that a bachelor’s degree with a major in nursing existed at PLU is identified in the 1945-46 PLC catalog. In the fall of 1950, the nursing curriculum was submitted for consideration by the State of Washington. On April 23, 1951, the State

Mycal Ford Mycal standing on a bridge in Taiwan PLU Class of 2012 Chinese Studies and Political Science Double Major Studied away in Hamar, Norway and Chengdu, China; Wang Grant in China Completed Fulbright in Kaohsiung, Taiwan Will begin Masters of International Affairs in Global Governance, Politics, and Security I graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Studies and Political Science. In Fall 2009, I studied conflict resolution abroad in Hamar, Norway under Nobel Peace Prize

Maestros | Faculty Martha Aparicio Rojas | holds a law degree from the Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez Oaxaca and she is an associate at the Women Studies Group Rosario Castellanos, a thirty-year-old multi-service organization serving women in the state of Oaxaca. She is also an associate of the Fondo Guadalupe Musalem, where she has assisted indigenous women from Oaxaca state sot that they can obtain their undergraduate degree. Her collaboration with civil organizations and NGO is extensive

Norway and PLU: 125 Years and Counting Founding of PLUIn 1889, the Norwegian Synod sent Bjug Harstad to the Pacific Coast to start a school. He visited Portland, Seattle and Tacoma, and it was decided that Parkland, Wash., should be the Lutheran education center of the Northwest. Harstad, born in Valle, Setesdal, Norway, arrived in Parkland on Oct.  14, 1890, our Founder’s Day. Pacific Lutheran University Association was incorporated Dec. 11, 1890, with Bjug Harstad as President, and with a

Progression in the nursing major is dependent upon satisfactory completion of the prescribed sequence of courses. Undergraduate (BSN and ABSN): Nursing students must obtain a minimum grade of “C” (2.0 on a 4.0 scale) in all required nursing courses before students may progress to the next sequence of nursing courses. Students who earn less than a “C” (2.0 on a 4.0 scale) in any nursing course must repeat that course in its entirety in order to continue in the program. Required courses may be

Why Study Sociology?Sociologists study social life and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Sociologists investigate the structure and development of individuals, communities, organizations and societies. Few disciplines have such broad scope and relevance.Why Study Sociology at PLU?As a student of sociology, you will move beyond the world that is taken for granted. Sociology provides students with distinctive ways of looking at the world in order to generate new ideas and

The Value of the Peace Corps Experience: A Panel PresentationAbout the Panelists Photo of Shella Biallas Shella Biallas ‘04 graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with degrees in sociology and psychology and a minor in Norwegian language. After graduating, she served as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer in St. Paul, MN working with immigrants and refugees at a non-profit law center. Shella attended the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington in Seattle through the Peace