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Language Resource CenterThe Language Resource Center is a center for all students located in Kreidler Hall as part of the Global Community, designed to serve as a virtual and physical hub of international studies across the campus of Pacific Lutheran University. Our mission: To provide a welcoming environment and learning resources that facilitate and promote the research and study of the world’s languages and cultures. We have student tutors (free!) through Knack available for appointments

The Department of Communication, Media & Design Arts offers a strategic and creative curriculum to prepare students for careers in diverse fields including print and digital design, journalism, PR & advertising, film & media production, and studio art. Our classes are taught by a supportive faculty of accomplished professionals, emphasizing hands-on, collaborative learning. Classes in Communication, Media & Design Arts (CMDA) focus on developing students’ skills in a variety of media and means

PLU Flute Studies PLU fosters a vibrant and exciting environment for flutists to continue their musical growth.The Sølvvinden Flute Ensemble’s latest project is music to our ears.See upcoming flute events hereInformation on Music ScholarshipsFollow us on Facebook!

Distinguished teachers, talented students, and supportive public: these are the people who make the Department of Music at PLU a nationally recognized center for musical learning, serving, and sharing. The Mary Baker Russell Music Center is our home. It features spaces for performing, teaching, and rehearsing; a music library; an outdoor amphitheater; and the acoustically impressive Lagerquist Concert Hall, home to the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ.Fall 2024 lesson registration can be found

Welcome to Impact!We are a student-managed, student-run design and advertising solution for Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA. Impact team members are creatively driven to shape meaningful relationships between students, faculty, and staff through our advertising platforms. Impact’s creative team consists of students of all ages, majors, skills, and backgrounds. We hope to work with you soon! Click the button below to learn more about all of our services and follow us on our Instagram

Welcome to Pacific Lutheran UniversityWe are very pleased that you will be joining our faculty as someone who is committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.  On these webpages you will find important information which will help you in your orientation to the university and assist you throughout the year.Quick Links New Faculty Orientation Schedule City of Tacoma Information Pierce County Information Parkland InformationOrientation for new faculty is not a one-time event but

PLU's Musical HeritageHistorian Philip Nordquist reports that the first faculty member hired in 1892, as the fledgling academy was preparing to open its doors, was a music teacher, “the energetic musician Carlo Sperati.” Music has continued to be at the center of campus life since that time. The University Symphony Orchestra has long been one of the most important centerpieces of a stunningly rich musical calendar. Unique among the musical ensembles on campus, the orchestra plays a role in

Pacific Lutheran University Horn StudioWelcome! The PLU Horn Studio is a friendly group of horn players made up of music majors, minors and non-majors. Some are majoring in music performance, others want to become music educators, while still others play horn just because they love it. Opportunities in the studio consist of weekly lessons with Dr. Gina Gillie, a weekly horn seminar/horn choir with discussions on various horn related topics as well as performance practice, mock audition

Center for Student SuccessSummer 2024 hours:  The CSS is working virtually on Monday and Friday during Summer with varying in-person days.  Students are welcome to make appointments in-person or via zoom Monday-Friday.  Office hours are 9am-4pm. In July, the CSS will be registering incoming students and will have extremely limited availability. If you have a quick question and would like to talk with an advisor, you can live chat with us M-F 9 am to 4 pm. Academic AdvisingBuild your Degree Get

Master of Social Work at PLUThe Master of Social Work (MSW) program at PLU will prepare you to become a skilled, ethical, professional service-oriented leader and change agent, committed to advocate for social and economic justice and equality for individuals, families and communities. Our MSW has an emphasis on healthcare and behavioral health, with significant content on anti-racist practices, diversity, equity and inclusion. The program will be accredited by the Council on Social Work