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  • Does Title IX only deal with athletics?No. Title IX went into effect in 1972 as a way to have equitable gender practices in higher education institutions. This covers not only athletics, but also recruitment, admission, financial aid, scholarships, course offerings and access, counseling, hiring and retention of employees, benefits and leave, and much more. Title IX encompasses pregnant and parenting students as well, in addition to prohibiting sexual harassment and sexual and gender

  • In Their Words “I am so grateful for my study abroad experience. I am blessed to attend a university that makes global engagement such a high priority.” – PLU study away participant, anonymous program evaluation Student StoriesThe Student ExperienceLearn about study abroad programs from PLU students about their semester study away experiencesAlumni StoriesWhere are they now?Learn how global education has impacted the careers and post-grad opportunities of PLU alumniStudent BlogsStudy Away

  • double minored in environmental studies and English writing. Her day-to-day job includes leading tours and and answering many questions, among other duties. “It’s pretty awesome to see a 7-year-old kid sharing a cool fact about Yosemite that he remembers from when you told him,” Plog said. She said her job is a way of life — hiking, walking, enjoying the great outdoors, interacting with diverse visitors, living where she works and focusing on education and the environment. “You never really stop

  • home university study abroad office will support you throughout this process alongside PLU’s Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education!Cost & ScholarshipsCost & ScholarshipsThe exact cost of participating in a Gateway program varies based on your home university, so be sure to reach out to your university’s study abroad office and check their website to learn more about what the cost would be for you.ApplyApplyHow do I apply? The application* includes: Personal information – mailing

  • interested, please contact the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education, either Neal Sobania, Executive Director (Sobania@plu.edu) or Allyson Lindsley, Administrative Assistant (lindslal@plu.edu). Who may attend the PLU-Wang Center International Symposium?The symposium is open to the entire community. Anyone with an interest in the topic being discussed is welcome to attend all or part of CIS. How do I get to the Symposium?To get to Pacific Lutheran University, either place the university

  • New Delete Religion Academic Programs all programs program website Religion Undergraduate Major & Minor College of Liberal Studies Bachelor of Arts Meet the Professors More Stories Visit About In a world where most social and political conflicts contain a religious dimension, it becomes increasingly necessary to have a better understanding of religion’s diversity and influence in regional, national, and global life. When you study religion at PLU, you’ll discover the history, thought, and practice

  • others have to listen. And they are seriously funny, she added. “I often left the market with my cheeks hurting from laughing,” she said, Living among these women just after college, as the 9/11 attacks gave way to US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, transformed Wiley’s understanding of the world and of US power. When she returned as a graduate student, and again as a professor, she’d changed a lot. These days, she directs Peace Corps Prep, an undergraduate certificate program. In 2019, PLU made the

  • the Morken Center for Learning and Technology, and subsequently during the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust-sponsored Twenty-Third Regional Conference on Undergraduate Research of the Murdock College Science Research Program in November in Vancouver, Wash. The Mount Rainier research was funded through a PLU Division of Natural Sciences and the Wiancko Charitable Foundation grant through the environmental studies program at PLU. Barbara Conner Barbara Clements is the former Content Development

  • undergraduate certificate program. In 2019, PLU made the Peace Corps’ list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities — the fifth highest among smaller schools — but the program serves students pursuing a wide range of post-graduate opportunities in service. Along with her colleagues Ami Shah and Giovanna Urdangarain, Wiley also recently participated in a fascinating podcast hosted by Angie Hambrick, associate vice president of diversity, justice and sustainability, on the ethical and practical