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  • When talking about locating sources for an assignment, students often remain task-oriented and focus on “finding” rather than on learning, and our own research demonstrates this remains true for many PLU students. In general, students already know how to search for information but are unable to apply what they already know into a new context. In other words, students need guidance with framing research questions, seeing patterns in the literature, weighing the relevance of evidence, and

  • About Lavender Community Lilyanna (First Year Student, Resident of Ordal Hall - Lavender Community) “At PLU, the Lavender wing has allowed me to open up and express myself in ways I’ve never been able to before, I can finally talk openly about my experiences as a queer mixed-race woman without facing ridicule. I feel like I’ve really found a community here and am excited to see what opportunities and experiences await me in the future.” For Students Who Are Interested in LGBTQ+ Histories

  • September 3, 2014 Today’s Chapel at PLU: Collaboration, Community, Choice (and a Celebratory Song That Needs Your Lyrics!) University Pastor Nancy Connor at the 2013 Blessing of the Animals service in PLU’s Lagerquist Hall. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications In 1952, Pacific Lutheran University made Chapel mandatory for the first time: Seats were assigned, attendance was taken and that, dear congregant, was that.   To say Chapel has changed over

  • May 27, 2008 Grads charged to be global citizens At the Spring Commencement ceremony May 25, the Class of 2008 was encouraged to take risks, be global citizens and pass on the legacy of PLU. The Tacoma Dome was packed with family and friends, all gathered to support the more than 700 undergraduate and graduate students who received their degrees. The ceremony featured a keynote address by former career diplomat Joyce Barr ’76, as well as a speech by graduating senior Candice Hughes. A native of

  • Staff Marketing and Communications Kari Plog ’11, senior editor Kari returned to PLU in January 2016. She previously spent five years working in nearly every corner of the newsroom at The News Tribune in Tacoma. Her experience spanned from sports and news copy editing and pagination to local government, communities and breaking news reporting. In addition, Kari’s investigative stories earned her multiple awards, including New Journalist of the Year in June 2015. During her time at PLU, the 2011

  • January 3, 2008 New director joins Campus Safety The new director of Campus Safety is Tony Berger, who began transitioning into the role Dec. 17.“I’ve been adjusting well,” Berger said, noting the quiet time around the holidays has made the transition less stressful. “I’ve been gliding into the post, versus being thrown right into the fire.”Berger is replacing outgoing director Jesus Villahermosa, who is leaving PLU after just over a year to head up the core security division of the County-City

  • Dear Reader, On this blog I will slowly tell stories about my life, each being represented by a song. Sometimes the song itself and its lyrics will represent something for a story, and sometimes the song just reminds me of a memory. It’s not always how it was, but how it seemed, or how its remembered. Either way, it will be a series of songs, that I love. I will try to post monthly. You won’t love them all, but as best said by one of my favorites, John Denver, “Some days are diamonds, some are

  • PLU to Host Events Throughout Holiday Season Posted by: Lace M. Smith / November 24, 2016 November 24, 2016 TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 24, 2016)- It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas at Pacific Lutheran University. Throughout its history, PLU has developed numerous holiday pastimes that honor a variety of traditions, cultures and forms of joyful expression. UPCOMING EVENTS Celebration of Light  Nov. 30 | 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Red Square The PLU Celebration of Light is Wednesday, November 30th on

  • generated from an event occurring in the clinical setting will be submitted to the Clinical Placement Coordinator for tracking. Incident reports generated from an event occurring in the classroom or lab settings will be submitted to the Advising, Admissions, and Student Support Coordinator. Injury reports for on-campus injuries are to be submitted to the School of Nursing Lab Coordinator. Needle Stick Injury Injuries resulting from clean or dirty needle sticks must be reported within 1 hour of

  • PLU announces UMBC president Freeman Hrabowski III as Commencement 2018 keynote speaker Posted by: Kari Plog / April 3, 2018 Image: Freeman Hrabowski III — president of University of Maryland, Baltimore County — will serve as the keynote speaker at Pacific Lutheran University’s Commencement 2018 ceremony. (Photo courtesy of UMBC) April 3, 2018 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 3, 2018) — Freeman Hrabowski III — longtime president of University of Maryland