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  • -Club and Academic Scholarships), dollar for dollar. Eligibility for all PLU funded scholarships and grants require full-time enrollment (12-17 credits per semester).What types of ``Gift Aid`` are there?1: What are Merit-Based Awards?Merit-Based Awards are scholarships awarded to recognize academic or artistic achievement and leadership. These awards are not based on financial need. As an NCAA DIII school, PLU does not take into consideration athletic participation, performance or leadership in the

  • Lutes played to more than 800 students, band directors and music lovers who packed the house at the Western International Band Clinic on Saturday, November 21, 2015. The PLU Wind Ensemble was featured during the festival’s Saturday night performance and was one of only four…

    The University Wind Ensemble featured at the Western International Band Clinic Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 11, 2015 November 11, 2015 Lutes played to more than 800 students, band directors and music lovers who packed the house at the Western International Band Clinic on Saturday, November 21, 2015. The PLU Wind Ensemble was featured during the festival’s Saturday night performance and was one of only four groups selected to perform and the only band selected west of Texas. “Our

  • PLU Center for Media Studies and MediaLab students Amanda Brasgalla, Olivia Ash and Valery Jorgensen (L to R) conducting a video interview. New Center for Media Studies Takes the Classroom Into the Community By Natalie DeFord ’16 Communications Major Like many college students, Olivia Ash…

    September 5, 2014 PLU Center for Media Studies and MediaLab students Amanda Brasgalla, Olivia Ash and Valery Jorgensen (L to R) conducting a video interview. New Center for Media Studies Takes the Classroom Into the Community By Natalie DeFord ’16 Communications Major Like many college students, Olivia Ash ‘15 was uncertain about her future when she first arrived on the campus of PLU back in the fall of 2011. “I’ve always loved music, and so I knew I wanted to get involved with PLU’s student

  • Healthy Relationships Newsletter David B. Ward, Ph.D., LMFT Feeling depressed, anxious, or angry? How might your relationships be contributing to these feelings? As a marriage and family therapist, I

    Healthy RelationshipHealthy Relationships Newsletter David B. Ward, Ph.D., LMFT Feeling depressed, anxious, or angry? How might your relationships be contributing to these feelings? As a marriage and family therapist, I treat each of these mental health issues, but see these and other mental health concerns through the lens of relationships. At the heart of human functioning are relationships that either promote or discourage health. As you consider the health of your own intimate partner

  • Faculty resources for student advising and mentoring, as well as resources and opportunities for faculty colleague mentoring.

    Advising and Mentoring Resources for FacultyFaculty resources for student advising and mentoring, as well as resources and opportunities for faculty colleague mentoring.Student AdvisingFaculty Resources for Advising Students from the CSSLearn MoreGeneral EducationInformation about GE, including the Core Curriculum CommitteeLearn MoreMentoringResources for student mentoring and faculty/colleague mentoringLearn MoreWild Hope Center for VocationOpportunities to engage with, discern, and live out

  • The conventional wisdom around the most recent cinematic take on Jane Austen’s Persuasion (2022) hardened almost immediately. Too Fleabag- y, too Bridgerton -y, and not Austen-y or Persuasion -y enough to tempt me was the consensus. I focus here mainly on U.S. based publications and…

    of another’s, and some very fine ones … have subjected Austen’s work to any number of cultural, temporal, geographical and vernacular liberties.” Definitely okay with an up-to-the-minute Austen; the LA Times has company on just this score—many of the elements here are present in other reviews. Some sort of explicit “of course I like modernizations” is a signal feature. I myself profess a wish, if we’re going on about twists on Austen’s novels, that American reviewers could find it within

  • Sports brings the world to PLU – The Wang Center Symposium By Barbara Clements International sports will be on everyone’s mind as first the Winter Olympics wraps up in Vancouver BC next week, which will be followed a month later by the Paralympics in March.…

    February 17, 2010 Sports brings the world to PLU – The Wang Center Symposium By Barbara Clements International sports will be on everyone’s mind as first the Winter Olympics wraps up in Vancouver BC next week, which will be followed a month later by the Paralympics in March. Tucked in between these two events, PLU will host the 2010 Wang Center International Symposium on March 4 at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center and on the PLU campus. The event will feature numerous international thinkers

  • Dartmouth - Institute for Writing and Rhetoric: https://writing-speech.dartmouth.edu/learning/materials-first-year-writers/

    Structure and OrganizationWhen it comes to organizing your writing, there isn’t one exclusive way to do so. It is dependent on your class, your topic, and the style you are using (e.g. MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) But, there are patterns that can be used within your essays that can help to make your argument clearer, more logical, and easier to understand. These can include thoughtful thesis statements, helpful transition sentences, and strong conclusion paragraphs. For examples and helpful hints

  • Following PLU’s annual University Conference kick-off, our faculty members attended a number of breakout sessions, one of which was led by Teresa Ciabattari, chair of Women’s and Gender Studies and associate professor of Sociology. Here, Dr. Ciabattari helps us understand what we can do to…

    , students are influenced by residential experiences, interactions with peers, and events and activities on campus. Do students of color feel like they belong at PLU? Data on retention and graduation show that students of color are less likely to return to PLU for a second year and less likely to graduate within four or six years. This is especially true for African-American, Asian-American and Native American students. One of the challenges in investigating these trends is the small number of students

  • “My Language. My Choice. Words Mean Things” is a dynamic digital campaign being launched this month by Pacific Lutheran University. The campaign is focused on better understanding the meaning of the words anti-racist, anti-Blackness, decolonize and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color). “These terms and…

    PLU digital campaign explores the meaning of the words “anti-racist,” “anti-Blackness,” “decolonize” and “BIPOC” Posted by: Zach Powers / September 21, 2020 Image: Members of PLU’s “MLMC: Words Mean Things” team include (from left to right) Angie Hambrick (co-producer), Ami Shah (discussion facilitator), Kenzie Gandy (co-producer) and Lace Smith (co-producer). September 21, 2020 “My Language. My Choice. Words Mean Things” is a dynamic digital campaign being launched this month by Pacific