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Why Study Global & Cultural Studies at PLU? English will continue to grow as a global language, but the disadvantage of being an English-only speaker will grow as well: the world is becoming increasingly multi-lingual. Studying a foreign language may be a strategic – or even necessary – choice in bringing your “wild hopes and big dreams” onto the world stage. Learning to navigate a complex and global world requires a complex and global set of skills. Our programs aim to do more than enable you

in other cultures and allow them to examine the complexity of global issues from other local, national and regional perspectives. However, not all PLU students are able to take advantage of these study away programs. Even with 50 percent of every PLU graduating class participating in a study away program for a month or more (the national average is under 3 percent) it means nearly 50 percent do not. For these students we need to bring the world to them and the campus, and the symposia are part of

Thinking About Messy War My recent book, The Warrior, Military Ethics and Contemporary Warfare: Achilles Goes Asymmetrical, represents my scholarly inquiry around military ethics and non-conventional warfare over the last fifteen years, in which I have explored questions like: What is a warrior and how is that different from a soldier? What are the rules and moral principles that our military ought to follow in war? How does the changing nature of warfare impact these rules? How do we train and

Why Study History?The discipline of history focuses on critical analysis of text-based evidence from the past and seeks a detailed, complex understanding of individual and collective human behaviors as they have emerged, intersected, and altered over time. Historical study examines and attempts to explain processes of change over time as they pertain to cultures, nations, institutions, value systems, and other major social phenomena. Historians also consider and outline patterns of causation

The University’s mission is to “educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, leadership, service, and care—for other people, for their communities, and for the earth.” Emerging from the University’s Lutheran heritage, our mission emphasizes both freedom of inquiry and a life engaged in the world. Our location in the Pacific Northwest, and our commitment to educate students for the complexities of life in the 21st century, also shape the University’s educational identity. The University

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

Dean's WelcomeA Message from Dean Rhoberta HaleyDear Students, Alumni, Staff, Faculty, and Friends of Nursing: It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Pacific Lutheran University School of Nursing. You are joining a nursing school with a long history of educational excellence and service in the Pacific Northwest. The PLU School of Nursing promotes the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities through education, scholarship and service. Our core values of inquiry, service

Information for the 2025 Guitar Festival is still being updated. Check back soon for more details! PLU Guitar Festival March 2, 2024Mary Baker Russell Music Center | Elizabeth C.D. Brown & Stephen Howland, DirectorsThe festival will feature hands on Classical and Jazz guitar workshops, lectures and concerts with PLU guitar faculty members Elizabeth CD Brown and Dr. Stephen Howland alongside guests Stella Kosim and Elliott Turner.  Festival participants will have the opportunity to rehearse and