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  • Diversity and inclusion are what we’re tasked with doing because it’s who we are. We must continue to re-evaluate our institutions, curriculum, campaigns and more to guarantee an authentically

    to create inclusive environments where all members of the PLU community can learn, live, work and — most importantly — thrive. Diversity & Inclusion at PLUAs an institution of Lutheran higher education, Pacific Lutheran University understands that difference is intrinsic to all life, creativity, vision and innovation — the cornerstones of higher education. Diversity is vital to the vibrancy and sustainability of our university community, and our world beyond it. PLU’s mission is to nurture

  • Our MFA, the Rainier Writing Workshop, is the Pacific Northwest’s premier low-residency Master of Fine Arts in creative writing.

    Information Speak to the Program Director Ask a Question Quick Links Current RWW Soundings Visiting Writer Series Graduate Catalog RWW Facebook MFA Program Brochure MFA Program Fact SheetOutside ExperienceOur MFA has other features that have made The Rainier Writing Workshop the Pacific Northwest’s premier low-residency MFA in creative writing.  We offer a unique “Outside Experience” component that allows each participant to design an independent project that will enhance their skills and advance specific

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  • Travel with our music students in the footsteps of the Masters. Posted by: marshrl / January 8, 2018 January 8, 2018 Travel with our music students in the footsteps of the Masters. Read Previous Concert web streaming of PLU’s annual Christmas Concert, Gloria Read Next Backstage with Violinist Svend Rønning LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural

  • Harald Gaski and Britt Rajala (Sámi) visiting in 2013. Professor David Huelsbeck engages with students at the Makah Research and Cultural Center in Neah Bay. 2. Northwest Language and Worldview8 semester hours Students will take 8 semester hours that explore Indigenous language and worldviews of the Pacific Northwest. Equivalent coursework or demonstrated fluency to an equivalent level in another Indigenous language may be substituted for SOLU 101 and SOLU 102. SOLU 101: Southern Lushootseed

  • “I Like People, Places…and Things!” Posted by: Kendall Jeske / July 17, 2019 Image: Martin Luther Statue in Red Square at PLU on Friday, Aug. 19, 2011. July 17, 2019 ``I like people, places...and things!``Greetings, Friends and Colleagues in Ministry, I bring you greetings in the midst of all the beautiful chaos that summer ministry can hold! As I near the six-month mark of being the Director of Congregational Engagement at Pacific Lutheran University, I have recently taken some time to reflect

  • Senior Exhibition Opens April 23 in the University Gallery Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 21, 2014 April 21, 2014 ART IS THIS, the 2014 Senior Exhibition at Pacific Lutheran University, will begin with an opening reception on Wednesday, April 23 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in PLU’s University Gallery. It is featured as the last event in the 2014 SOAC Focus Series on Entrepreneurship. Visitors will see a wide variety of media from graduating artists in the Department of Art and Design. Works will

  • meaning of family, relational functioning, and changes over time. Throughout the semester, we will study how race, gender, social class, immigration, religion, spirituality, sexual orientation, and other factors impact family development. You will take part in several projects, including a group cultural “immersion,” a religious community observation, and on-going volunteer work in the community. (4) MFTH 505 : Research Methods in Marriage and Family Therapy This course focuses on helping students

  • continued quality of patient care and evidence-based outcomes in our nation’s health care system. The need for strong, effective nursing leadership and nursing faculty in health care has never been more critical. In response, Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Nursing offers the Doctor of Nursing Practice for nurses seeking a terminal degree at the highest level of nursing practice. Each year, PLU awards scholarships up to $8,500 to new students in the DNP program. The number of scholarships

  • 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

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2016)- Forty years of nursing experience is not on the usual résumé for politicians, but that did not stop Rosa Franklin ’74 from running for office. Franklin hasn’t been concerned with what is usual. She’s concerned with bringing people together to…

    . Franklin hasn’t been concerned with what is usual. She's concerned with bringing people together to solve problems. Franklin, the first African-American woman to serve as a Washington state senator, attended several South Sound universities, but earned her master’s degree in social science and human relations from Pacific Lutheran University in 1974. At the time of her attendance, Franklin was raising children, working and taking night classes. “At PLU, you get to see your professors, you get to see