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  • The French Language SequenceIf you have questions about which course to enroll in based on prior experience in French, please contact Dr. Rebecca Wilkin (wilkinrm@plu.edu). You may study away in Aix-en-Provence at any point in your French language study, but we recommend taking as many courses in this sequence as possible before going in order to take full advantage of your time there. French 101 and 102: Beginning French I & II – GE Develop basic communicative proficiency in French and learn

  • The 2019 Natalie Mayer Holocaust and Genocide Studies Lecture “What Makes a Man Start Fires?”From the Cambodian Genocide to CharlottesvilleThursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural CenterSpeaker: Alexander Hinton, Ph.D., Rutgers University, NewarkAbstract:“What make a man start fires?” In November 2017, New York Times reporter Richard Faussett asked this question, posed by an album title of the punk band Minutemen, in regard to Tony Hovater — a white nationalist, Nazi

  • BenchmarkingThis page provides a comprehensive overview of our university’s performance in comparison to peer institutions. Explore data on graduation rates, strategic enrollment management, and student engagement to gain valuable insights into our institutional effectiveness and areas for improvement.Peer ComparisonsGraduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity – 4yr & 6yr Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity – SEMAC – 4yr Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity – SEMAC – 6yr IPEDS Data Feedback Report – PLU

  • Sherry Simpson Nonfiction Website: http://www.sherrysimpson.net/ Biography Biography Sherry Simpson is the author of Dominion of Bears: Living with Wildlife in Alaska, which received the 2015 John Burroughs Medal for a distinguished book of nature writing, and two collections of essays, The Accidental Explorer: Wayfinding in Alaska and The Way Winter Comes, which won the inaugural Chinook Literary Prize. She has also written four travel books, most recently Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

  • Alice Giles ‘cool’ World Harp Tour stops in Tacoma Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 2, 2014 October 2, 2014 Alice Giles, world-renowned harpist, will be performing at Pacific Lutheran University as part of her 2014 world tour on October 19 at 8pm in Lagerquist Concert Hall. The multi-media performance commemorates the Centenary of the First Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914. The first part of the program will include works by J.S. Bach and Carlos Salzedo. The second half will

  • Research & Internship Opportunities for PLU Natural Sciences StudentsPLU Natural Sciences offers a limited number of paid on-campus research opportunities working with our faculty each summer, as well as support for our students in getting off-campus internship and research positions. Off-campus summer research offers invaluable experience in real world labs working with career researchers, professors, and other undergraduate students from across the nation and around the world. For those

  • September 15, 2008 What does being a Lute really mean? A record crowd of faculty, staff and continuing students welcomed over 1,000 new students with a standing ovation as they processed into opening Convocation on Sept. 8.Bruce Bjerke ’72, vice-chair of the Board of Regents brought greetings on behalf of the regents and spoke of the character of PLU where all care deeply about things beyond themselves. He also reminded new students that in the first days of the academic year they will be

  • February 9, 2012 Philosophy Department to host Food Symposium PLU’s Philosophy Department will host a two-day Food Symposium on Feb. 20 and 21. On Monday, Feb. 20, there will be closed sessions for invited participants only, but on Tuesday, Feb. 21, PLU students, staff, and faculty, as well as the greater community, are invited to attend the sessions which cover a variety of topics on food and food ethics. The second day of the symposium features more than a dozen speakers, including keynote

  • Planning Team Special Thank You SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The following individuals are recognized for their extraordinary assistance and counsel in planning for the 2012 symposium. Loren J. Anderson, President, Pacific Lutheran University Joel E. Baker, Port of Tacoma Chair, Environmental Sciences, University of Washington Tacoma Cameron D. Bennett, Dean School of Arts and Communication, Pacific Lutheran University Board of Directors, The Thor Heyerdahl Institute, Knut Phil, Chair Beate Bjørge

  • Intersections: Called to Place Posted by: abryant / November 10, 2021 November 10, 2021 Cover art Be Nourished Mosaic by Patrick and Luisa Hansel Intersections, Number 54, Fall 2021Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education. It is published by the NECU, and