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  • university from holding its traditional in-person commencement event in the Tacoma Dome this spring. University leaders understand that there is no replacement for an in-person ceremony, and are working diligently to design the best virtual commencement possible.  “Commencement marks a highly significant moment in the lives of our students,” said PLU President Allan Belton. “Even as we continue to manage our way safely through this pandemic, it’s vital that we celebrate our graduates and our classes of

  • the world a better place. Connection Events A Connection Event is a gathering of Pacific Lutheran University alumni, parents and friends in a specific geographic area. The goal of the event is to help you connect with fellow Lutes and prospective students in your area as well as with campus leaders. Alumni Blogs Sam O’Hara A designer and photographer with serious wanderlust. I want to travel well, capture great moments, and learn how to make a difference while abroad. Humanosphere Tom Paulson's

  • that events will be registered and approved using the regular timeline and Event Planning Form in place for all student club/organization events. In an election season, circumstances may arise where a club/organization learns of the availability of a political candidate or speaker less than 3 weeks before an event. Exceptions to the timeline may be made in these instances, but a request for exceptions with less than 24 hours notice will not be approved. The University has final discretion in

  • and Travel. The two-day event featured a selection of panels and presentations from several J-term and semester programs. Students and faculty shared their study away experiences as well as research conducted through off-campus programs. In 2013, in lieu of World Conversations the Wang Center hosted the Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial Lecture, to celebrate the life of an extraordinary public servant and former Peace Corps volunteer. Robin Wright, author, foreign policy analyst, and award-winning

  • Summer Berry FestivalThe Annual Berry Festivals at PLU are an exciting summertime activity for students, staff, and the Parkland community.  Each event, held once-a-month in the summer, focuses on a delicious summertime fruit and features summery, seasonal desserts made with local fruit. Fresh fruit desserts* are free for any community members who attend. Questions about the Berry Festivals (dates, exhibiting, etc) should be directed to Hospitality Services events@plu.edu. *while supplies

  • tickets or Banner entries at 253-535-7436.ContactMarketing & Communications Phone: 253-535-7436 Fax: 253-535-8382 Email: marcom@plu.eduOnline Form Project RequestMoreThe Design Request form and the Event Promotion Request form have been combined into the new Project Request form.

  • Human Error Human error is defined as inadvertent action; inadvertently doing other than what should have been done; slip, lapse, mistake. Near-miss Near-miss is defined as an unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness, or damage – but had the potential to do so. These events can represent an opportunity for students and faculty to identify and correct errors that have the potential to jeopardize patient safety. At-risk Behavior At-risk behavior is defined as a behavioral choice

  • Let’s Gaze At the Stars Keck Observatory Open House Posted by: alemanem / June 24, 2024 June 24, 2024 Join members of the PLU Physics Department and the Tacoma Astronomical Society (TAS) starting at 8:30pm on Thursday, August 15th, 2024 to take a tour of the observatory, learn about the stars, and look through telescopes (if there are clear skies)! Dress warmly. Follow the red lights to the dome. https://calendar.plu.edu/event/observatory-open-house Read Previous AWIS Scholarship LATEST POSTS

  • Campus,” the opening event of PLU’s social-justice-themed Spring Spotlight Series “…and Justice for All?” So why now? And why here? “I think it’s relevant,” she said. “I was a first-year student at the University of Virginia. My senior RA got help for me. It was Katie Couric—she was just a kid—before she was anybody. But in this audience, judging by what I know of PLU, there’s a lot of somebodies.” FlorCruz at West Point, October 1980. (Photo courtesy of Lt. Col. Celia FlorCruz) FlorCruz, who is

  • September 1, 2008 Mental skills coach remembers Olympics For the last month, PLU Professor of Movement Studies and Wellness Education Colleen Hacker has worked as the mental skills coach for the U.S. women’s field hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as working with individual players on the now-gold medal winning U.S. women’s soccer team. The event has been beyond description, Hacker said in an e-mail interview from Beijing this week. But she gave a go at it anyway, in an