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  • The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs lased 5+ acres in Orting to create a tiny home village for veterans experiencing homelessness.

    Resources for VeteransCampus and Community Resources PLU Center for Military Support Tacoma Veterans Center American Lake VA Hospital Veterans Crisis LineHousing ResourcesThe Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs lased 5+ acres in Orting to create a tiny home village for veterans experiencing homelessness. The project broken ground in January 2020 and are expected to have their first guests move in this Spring. The village can house up to 35 chronically homeless veterans in Pierce

  • PLU’s choral program has a long history of success, and is recognized regionally and nationally for its excellence in ensemble performance, academic structure and rigor, and placement of graduates

    , campus ministry events, and university-wide celebrations such as convocation and commencement. The choir tours both regionally and internationally, and records for compact disc on a regular basis. Choir of the West has sung for numerous regional and national conventions sponsored by the Washington Music Educators Association and the American Choral Directors Association. University Chorale (Tiffany Walker, Conductor): This is a mixed choir comprised of primarily freshmen and sophomore singers

  • 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…

    human emotions and the progression of relationships. This year’s guest choreography exposes the relationship between the hunter, the prey and the wolf. Guest choreographer Jessica Zoller explains that the inspiration for her piece Keep them at Bay occurred while listening to an episode of This American Life. The episode discussed infamous American Custer Wolves that terrorized cattle and eluded hunters in the early 1900s. Intrigued by the Custer Wolf, Zoller decided to explore themes of

  • Cambodia: A reflection on the genocide by Khmer Rouge and coverage by US media by Kathryn Perkins ’13 In 1975 over one-fourth of the Cambodian people were murdered. Not by foreign aggressors or malicious diseases, but by their own people. The Khmer Rouge, a communist…

    . The Holocaust has completely reshaped the world’s perception of human atrocity; it has birthed countless reflections on how we can prevent genocide in the present and future, and how we can better respond to genocide. But only 35 years later, the international community turned a blind eye to the genocide of Cambodia.   Kathryn Perkins In my research, I focused on how the Cambodian genocide was portrayed in the American media. Journalists hold a unique position in that they have a credible

  • Dear Campus Community: It is with deep sadness that I share with you the news of the passing of PLU’s Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Rae Linda Brown. Rae Linda died Sunday morning, at peace surrounded by her family after a…

    valiantly supported by a dedicated team of doctors at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. In her short time with us, Rae Linda made an indelible mark on PLU. She was a supreme champion for student access and she inspired many students with her remarkable journey from humble beginnings to Yale University, where she earned both her master’s degree in African American Studies and her Ph.D. in Musicology. Music filled Rae Linda’s life. Her grandparents, father, aunt

  • PLU’s choral program has a long history of success, and is recognized regionally and nationally for its excellence in ensemble performance, academic structure and rigor, and placement of graduates

    celebrations such as convocation and commencement. The choir tours both regionally and internationally, and records for compact disc on a regular basis. Choir of the West has sung for numerous regional and national conventions sponsored by the Washington Music Educators Association and the American Choral Directors Association. University Chorale (Tiffany Walker, Conductor): This is a mixed choir comprised of primarily freshmen and sophomore singers, traditionally numbering forty to fifty members that come

  • 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…

    human emotions and the progression of relationships. This year’s guest choreography exposes the relationship between the hunter, the prey and the wolf. Guest choreographer Jessica Zoller explains that the inspiration for her piece Keep them at Bay occurred while listening to an episode of This American Life. The episode discussed infamous American Custer Wolves that terrorized cattle and eluded hunters in the early 1900s. Intrigued by the Custer Wolf, Zoller decided to explore themes of

  • Director, Anthropology Program | Department of Anthropology | andrewbw@plu.edu | 253-535-8389 | Bradford W.

    and Society: Defining Imperial Economic Trends in the Aztec Provinces, Pacific Lutheran University (2011) Professional Memberships/Organizations Register for Professional Archaeologists Society for American Archaeology Colorado Council for Professional Archaeologists Association for Washington Archaeology Biography Bradford W. Andrews is an anthropological archaeologist with Mesoamerican and North American research interests. He received his Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University in 1999. As

  • The curriculum prepares students to pursue careers in research and the health sciences or to apply their biology interests to careers as diverse as science education and public health.

    evolutionary biology of North American catfishes and song divergence in North American Red Crossbills. Hands-on laboratory experience is central to any biology curriculum, and we invite students to use departmental facilities for independent study and work with faculty members in ongoing research.Quick Links My Academic Pathway Catalog Darwin Day Biology Facebook NatSci Fellows ProgramCulturally Sustaining STEMPLU’s Culturally Sustaining STEM program helped prepare Becca Anderson to be a dynamic

    Department of Biology
    Rieke Science Center, Room 159 Tacoma, WA 98447
  • Dr. Timothy M. Swager (MIT Website) John D. MacArthur Professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.Sc. 1983, Montana State University-Bozeman Ph.D. 1988, California Institute of Technology

    2016 Linus Pauling Medal Symposium“Valence Bonds to Valence Bands” Saturday, November 12, 2016 Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington Pauling Medal AwardeeDr. Timothy M. Swager (MIT Website) John D. MacArthur Professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.Sc. 1983, Montana State University-Bozeman Ph.D. 1988, California Institute of Technology The American Chemical Society (ACS) Oregon, Portland, and Puget Sound Sections are pleased to name Dr. Timothy Swager, John D. MacArthur