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Dear Reader, PLU’s first Saxifrage flowers burst through stone in 1975, when student editor Megan Beckman Benton and her editorial team launched the journal. Since then, Saxifrage has endured as a nourishing space for students to publish original poetry, prose, and art. During Saxifrage’s 50-year lifespan, the journal has published over 2,000 creative works from 902 artists, writers, and composers. On this golden anniversary of creativity and community, we express our sincere gratitude to

Photography & VideoThe Marketing & Communications Photography & Video Group captures and reproduces artistic, creative and professional-quality images for use in print and online that reflect the full range of events, activities and people at the university. They provide creative direction, composition planning, camera techniques, lighting, locations and backgrounds that meet professional standards in photography and photojournalism for clients throughout the university. Requests for

The Alumni Referral Scholarship form is NOW OPEN for students who would apply for a Fall 2025 or later start. The deadline for current high school seniors has passed. Refer a student and they can receive $500!As a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University, you know firsthand the amazing experiences students have as a part of the liberal arts education here. With the Alumni Referral Scholarship, you can help students have the chance to experience it for themselves. With your referral, a student

Proposing Changes to SR&R The Student Code of Conduct may be revised when, in PLU’s discretion, the need arises. This may occur during the course of an academic year, as well as a break between academic years. Revisions occur under the direction of the Dean of Students, in consultation with the Associate Director for Student Rights and Responsibilities, appropriate student, faculty, and administrative committees/councils and legal counsel. Members of the PLU campus community requesting changes

Stressed? Need to Talk?Access mental health services when you need them!End of Semester Same-Day Appointments May 13 – 23 (Monday through Thursday only) PLU Counseling Services is pleased to offer Same-Day Appointments the last two weeks of Spring Semester.  Same-Day appointments give you the flexibility to speak with a counselor at a time/day that works best for you. This service is available for enrolled students seeking a brief consultation (not ongoing counseling sessions or travel

Section 1.Pacific Lutheran University’s academic quality and reputation for excellence depend most directly on its faculty who foster its mission to “…empower students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care—for other people, for their communities, and for the earth.” Students are intellectually stimulated, challenged academically, and engaged in the mission of the university when they interact with quality faculty who are engaged in that same mission. These interactions

Step 2: Complete required online trainingBefore submitting an HPRB application, all researchers must successfully complete the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) online training course. This is an ethics training to help you understand how to protect the rights and welfare of your research participants.According to the CITI site, this training takes ~4 hours on average to complete, so allow adequate time for completion before you intend to submit.Registration for First-Time

the origin of this mascot, PLU may have the only mascot in America that is also the name for a stringed instrument!Music Degrees Offered at PLUThere are four degree options and a minor as options for the academic study of music at PLU. They are: Bachelor of Music in Performance — intended for those students wishing to pursue performance at the most intense level possible. Bachelor of Musical Arts — intended for those students wishing to study music intensively, but also wishing to combine their