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  • For Cece Chan ’24, what began as a love of student advocacy and social justice in high school, has blossomed into activism through art at Pacific Lutheran University. From serving as ASPLU president her junior year, to spending a semester in Trinidad and Tobago, to…

    Previous Big picture learning: Physics major Julian Kop ’24 studies the universe and his family background at PLU Read Next Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A quick campus tour and Lute lingo with Zari Warden November 19, 2024 Major Minute Monday: Global Studies November 18, 2024 You Ask, We Answer: Do you have

  • Bailey Hamilton is a senior nursing student at PLU. She is also a member of PLU’s swim team. Recently, she was a member of the winning four-member relay team at this year’s Northwest Conference Championships —one of which set a new PLU record for the…

    consider to be like family. Winning meant so much because I got to do it with the people who mean the most to me! As for holding a relay record, I still can’t believe this. I have been on relay teams for the last four years, all of which were trying to break the 200 medley relay record. To finally achieve this goal feels incredible. I could not imagine ending my swimming career on a better note, and I am so amazed by the other swimmers who made this possible. What are your plans and goals for the

  • For many college students, residence halls are the fertile grounds of first-year camaraderie from which lifelong friendships spring. At Pacific Lutheran University, students get to roll that experience over to the classroom by enrolling in courses thematically linked to their Residential Learning Communities (RLCs) —…

    are just another benefit of the linked course learning experience: a readymade group of friends and study partners for first-year students transitioning from high school to college and adjusting to life on campus.“It’s amazing how well we get along,” Cherish said. “We already have this similar interest in STEM that brings us together, but my roommate has become my best friend and these people are now like my family. We eat together, we study together, we hang out together… we’ve got so close

  • Have you been reading headlines about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (aka the FAFSA) in the news? That’s because this year, the federal government is rolling out a brand new form, and while it’s designed to be more streamlined and easier for students…

    some helpful information and recommendations as we all navigate the new FAFSA form and delays together.Why is the FAFSA so important?The FAFSA is the method the federal government uses to determine how much you and your family can afford to contribute to your education, and it’s how colleges (like PLU) determine what need-based scholarships and grants, as well as loans and work study, we can offer you. Completing the FAFSA is the best way colleges can build a comprehensive financial aid package for

  • In our new series, “Office Hours,” faculty open their doors and give you a look into their creative spaces. Join these faculty for their own office hours at PLU. Come in, sit down, have a conversation, you might just learn something new! Associate Professor Spencer…

    afternoon. I love to be around my kids and my family, and you’ve got to do things around the house, but I love being here. This year's Father’s Day gift: go to the studio all day and all night! I came in at 6:30 in the morning and I was here until 10 at night. This stuff is in my blood. I love making and creating. In school there were plenty of things that I struggled with in terms of learning process, but I was tenacious. I stuck with it- you know, keep going, keep going, keep trying, keep trying. I

  • Kyle Drugge, the Head Men’s Golf Coach at PLU, is excited to be a part of the first cohort of the new PLU’s Master of Science program. Amazing faculty, the scope and style of the program, and an opportunity to coach at the university, were…

    journey to the MSK program. What is one fun fact about yourself? One fun fact about me is that I am related through the family tree to Amelia Earhart, an aviation pioneer. What inspired you to join the MSK program at PLU? I have a strong desire to deepen my competence in the field of Kinesiology, specifically sport psychology.  I majored in business for my undergraduate (BBA ’18) at PLU, but minored in exercise and sport psychology and that is really when I figured out that I wanted to pursue a

  • Dance 2017: Innovation features PLU dancers working with guest and student choreographers exploring inventive themes through dance. The performances are on Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Eastvold Auditorium of Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. This year’s…

    focuses on Community in upcoming Godspell Read Next Some people build fences to keep people out… and other people build fences to keep people in. LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023 Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration May 16, 2021 Theatre Guest Artists in Spring 2021 February 16, 2021 Hints and Help for Your Virtual Theatre Scholarship Application January 18, 2021

  • PLU Theatre and Dance are thrilled to announce our Spring 2021 guest artist meet-ups and masterclasses! Our diverse roster of professionals will be connecting with our students about dance, acting, voice work, auditioning, directing, and more! R.J. Tancioco R.J. Tancioco has served as the music…

    Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023 Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration May 16, 2021 Hints and Help for Your Virtual Theatre Scholarship Application January 18, 2021 Tips and Tricks for Your Virtual Dance Scholarship Application January 15, 2021

  • The PLU Wind Ensemble traveled to Hawaii at the end of January for their 2019 Hawaiian Tour. The trip was the groups’ first time touring the islands in over 20 years. The group toured January 23rd – 30th on the island of Oahu, with stops…

    School. Tomorrow we’ll visit ‘Iolani High School, and then share a final luau dinner and show at the Polynesian Cultural Center. We’ll get up early and head home the final day. Thank you to all of the wind ensemble student performers, Dr. Powell, all other PLU family, and our school hosts. We have had a wonderful time in Hawaii and we are honored to have shared our tour with all of you. Our tour has been a success and we can’t wait until the next time we are able to return.   Mahalo! ~ Ryan Marsh

  • Professor Emeritus Bryan Dorner passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2024. Beloved by his students and peers alike, Bryan joined the Department of Mathematics in 1980 and retired in 2017. He earned tenure in 1986 and was promoted to full professor in 2004. “Bryan truly…

    at PLU. In particular, he was a member of the famous “Committee on Committees,” the forerunner of the Governance Committee, and the “Computer Committee” that was subsumed into the Instruction Resources Committee. He also served as a Long-Range Planning Committee member from 2007-2009. “Bryan was very kind and supportive,” says PLU Mathematics professor Daniel Heath. “He served as a mentor to me when I first arrived at PLU, and welcomed my wife and I into the math department and into his family