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  • PLU Names New University Pastor Posted by: Zach Powers / May 13, 2016 Image: The Rev. Jen Rude will join Pacific Lutheran University as university pastor on August 1, 2016. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) May 13, 2016 By Donna GibbsPLU Marketing & CommunicationsThe Rev. Jen Rude is an ordained pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Metro Chicago synodTACOMA, WASH. (May 16, 2016) – The Rev. Jen Rude will join Pacific Lutheran University as university pastor on August 1, 2016

  • Confucius ClassroomsConfucius Classrooms are local institutions, based in U.S. schools, which stimulate and support innovative teaching and learning of Chinese language and culture. Confucius Classrooms adopt flexible teaching patterns and adapt to suit local conditions when teaching Chinese language and promoting culture in foreign primary and secondary schools. The Confucius Institute of the State of Washington serves as a liaison for Confucius Classrooms established in Washington

  • March 12, 2012 ‘My journey into compassion fatigue’ Editor’s note: In this story, Katie Scaff ’13 writes about her experiences creating the documentary Overexposed – an examination of compassion fatigue, with two other students and her communications professor. The faculty-student research project exposes students to the realities of world issues and makes them masterful storytellers. By Katie Scaff ’13 A detour to Joplin We stepped out of the car and were immediately hit with a hazy fog. We

  • Undocumented StudentsUndocumented students attending PLU are considered for the university’s academic and artistic achievement scholarships in the same manner as domestic students. Academic awards are made on the basis of a student’s record of academic achievement in high school or college and artistic achievement scholarships are awarded on the basis of an in-person or video audition or by submitting a portfolio of their work.First-Year ScholarshipsTransfer ScholarshipsArtistic Achievement

  • Student Rights and ResponsibilitiesAs a member of the PLU community, we assume that you possess an earnest purpose, the ability to exercise mature judgment, the ability to act in a responsible manner, a well-developed concept of and commitment to honor, morality and integrity, and a respect for law and the rights of others. The university adopts only such policies, rules and regulations that seem necessary for the welfare of the educational community. Each student associated with PLU is

  • Posted on September 27, 2017October 31, 2018 How we live our days is how we live our lives Scroll down to see more content Detail from the back porch of the Instituto Cultural Oaxaca. Photo Credit: Amanda Clendenen.   August 28th, 2017. ‘First Day of School’ like never before. Cross the street Héroes de Chapultepec, enter through the gate, up the path lined by palm trees, and ya, here we are. On the patio of the Cultural Institute of Oaxaca (ICO), our group of twelve nervous, but excited

  • September 25, 2014 Q&A With Carrie Mesrobian MFA ’13 Rave Reviews Are Rolling in For Her New Book, ‘Perfectly Good White Boy’ By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Right out of the gate, Carrie Mesrobian’s first young-adult novel, Sex & Violence, racked up some serious accolades: •    2014 William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist •    YALSA’s 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults nominee •    Cybils Best Young Adult Fiction finalist •    Winner, 2014 Minnesota Book Award, Young

  • Scheduling Best PracticesThe weekly schedule of classes is too important to all members of the University (faculty, students, student life, and others) to not have agreed upon best practices.  The scheduling process requires input from, and interaction among, all corners of the university and involves consideration of academic program needs, faculty availability and preferences, facility limits, finance and budget planning, and processes of the Registrar’s office. Because faculty best

  • . The challenge, she says, is that she’s enjoying every aspect of her studies. That’s no surprise, because getting to medical school – and becoming a doctor – has been her lifelong goal.After double majoring in chemistry and classics at PLU, Hatton spent three years working as a medical scribe and a certified nursing assistant with medically fragile children before beginning her graduate studies. To prepare for medical school, she completed the one-year Master of Arts in Medical Sciences (MAMS

  • For PLU grad, American citizenship is personal Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / November 2, 2017 Image: Thomas Kim ’15, speaks on behalf of the Arizona Dream Act Coalition at a press conference leading up to the Supreme Court’s June 23, 2016, ruling on Deferred Action for Parents of Americans. November 2, 2017 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 2, 2017)- “What makes an American an American?”This is a question Thomas Kim ‘15 thinks about often. As a newly married