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  • PLU’s General Education Program prepares graduates to ask significant questions, engage relevant knowledge, and wrestle with complex issues.

    the world from various perspectives. PLU thus educates students for courageous lives: lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care – for other people, their communities, and the earth. General Education is important for who you are and who you will become. We invite you to see the way in which this program intersects with your major and electives, and prepares you for meaningful careers and courageous lives.Quick Links Course Catalog 2023-24 GenEd Program Info General Education LOs

    General Education
    Administration Building, Room 103 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • PLU offers the most comprehensive music faculty of any private university in the Pacific Northwest. String majors and non-majors alike have access to a rich culture of opportunities to perform

    students for service, leadership, and care. We hope that you will decide to be a part of the PLU’s string community as we strive to provide the service and leadership necessary to preserve, cultivate, and celebrate the great music of the ages, here at PLU, around the region, and around the world. Enjoy your visit and — Go Lutes!See upcoming string events hereUniversity Symphony OrchestraPreparing students for all aspects of orchestral performance.MorePLU ArtsFulfilling the human spirit through creative

    PLU Strings
    Mary Baker Russell Music Center, Room 206 Tacoma, WA 98447
  • PLU recently combined its Alumni Office and Career Center to create the Alumni & Student Connections office, which supports each Lute in creating their own career vision and then connects them to

    2024 Homecoming & Family Week Registration Now Open! Learn more and register here Create an account on LuteLink, a networking platform exclusively for the PLU community Learn more & connect PLU Internship Fund application is open! Students may apply for up to $500 to support internship-related expenses for a summer unpaid internship Learn more Check out the PLU Opportunities Board! Find job and internship listings in the Opportunities Board. This is a resource for PLU students and alumni. Visit

    Alumni & Student Connections
  • The PLU Department of Kinesiology (KINS) provides a rich variety of educational experiences that help students satisfy both General University Requirements (GURs), as well as pre-professional

    intended to help students increase their awareness, knowledge and behavioral skills regarding the role of physical activity as a foundation for lifelong health and fitness. Further, we believe our undergraduate pre-professional preparation programs, which integrate both liberal arts and professional education, truly prepare students “for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care.”Department of KinesiologyQuick Links My Academic Pathway Catalog AKA Member (www.americankinesiology.org) A

    Current Hours
    Monday: 8am - 4pm
    Tuesday: 8am - 4pm
    Wednesday: 8am - 4pm
    Thursday: 8am - 4pm
    Friday: 8am - 4pm
    Department of Kinesiology
    Olson Auditorium Building Room 101 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • Office of the President Allan Belton. As the 14th President of Pacific Lutheran University, Allan Belton serves as the university’s chief executive and is responsible for the organization and

    care.Current Initiatives Partnership for Health Innovation Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan The 2021-25 Strategic Plan University Assembly Student Office Hours with President Belton "PLU truly is a university that lives, learns and serves from the heart. And while we can compete on academic merits and graduate outcomes with the best of ‘em, what sets us apart - far more than anything else - is the level of care that is fundamental to how we approach everything we do." Allan Belton PLU President

    Office of the President
    Hauge Administration, Room 118 Tacoma, WA 98447
  • The mission of the PLU Chemistry Department is to provide high quality educational programs for all students who study chemistry at PLU.

    U.N. advisory agency to simplify and interpret a dataset on Iraqi migration. Emily Struck ’23 reflects on her time at PLU, captivated by chemistry and research. "Honestly, I knew chemistry was right for me after taking organic chemistry and having a ton of fun with that." Welcome to the Chemistry Department! Are you interested in research, forensic science, developing new medicines, pursuing a career in health care, designing new materials for alternative energy technologies, studying the

    Department of Chemistry
    253-535-8700
    Rieke Science Center Tacoma, WA 98447
  • The PLU EXPLORE! Retreat supports PLU’s commitment to a campus education environment rich with reflection and dialogue about meaning and purpose in life. The EXPLORE!

    experiences you might have in your coursework, through leadership and involvement, by attending lectures and films, etc. to engage in opportunities for inquiry, service, leadership and care for others, for your communities and for the Earth. Vocation exploration was at the root of PLU’s mission upon its founding in 1890. Ever since then, the University has continued to honor its Lutheran heritage by supporting students as they seek meaning and purpose in their learning, in their work, and in their lives

    EXPLORE!
    Office: AUC 161
  • In the Department of Philosophy undergraduate study is fundamental in pursuing the most important questions regarding one’s understanding of themselves, others and the world in which they

    PLU experience, especially in my philosophy classes.``More2016 Food SymposiumPLU's Philosophy Department, Arbaugh Family Endowment, Southwestern Washington Synod ELCA will hold a multi-day Food Symposium on the topic of food democracy.More

    Department of Philosophy
    253-536-5132
    Associate Professor Mike Schleeter, Chair of Philosophy Administration Building Room 222 F Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • The Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies (GSRS) program at PLU provides students with an innovative curriculum that examines how gender, sexuality and race are embedded in complex dynamics of power

    prepare them to pursue social justice and work in diverse communities. GSRS graduates will be able to solve problems in diverse environments, work effectively across difference, and lead from an equity mindset, some of the most important skills and abilities desired by employers.Please join GSRS, Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy next Tuesday 10/17/23 to recognize Mental Health Awareness Week and LGBTQIA+ History Month with the following events

    Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies
    Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • PLU Hispanic and Latino Studies students learn to think critically in a complex world through the study of the Spanish language, linguistics, literature, film, and a vast array of cultural

    Parker Brocker-Knapp ’23 grew up in Portland, but Puget Sound never seemed far—thanks to close family ties to PLU. We sat down with Brocker-Knapp to learn more about how this senior made the most of his time at PLU. Read More Language, Literature, Film, and Cultural Studies Arte callejero en Oaxaca, México Engaging Learning Communities Spanish for Heritage Speakers, Class of 2020: Ashley Carreño-Millan, Brenda Ochoa, Valeria Pinedo Chipana, Dr. Emily Davidson, Omar Miranda, Óscar Cantú, Sandra

    Hispanic and Latino Studies
    253-536-5132
    Administration Building Room 220 H Tacoma, WA 98447-0003