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  • Inclusive Excellence Teaching TipsCreating an inclusive classroom is one of our most important goals as faculty. On this page, you will find approaches that can help to make your classroom environment resonate with students from a variety of backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and learning styles. Doing all we can to insure that each student feels valued in our learning spaces is both a cornerstone of inclusive excellence and fulfills PLU’s mission of care.Inclusive Excellence Tips & Resources

  • June 16, 2008 Gala marks a decade of Jazz Under the Stars Warm summer nights, picnic dinners, stargazing and the soothing sounds of jazz all add up to the PLU summertime favorite Jazz Under the Stars. For a decade, the free outdoor concert series has brought popular Northwest jazz musicians to the Mary Baker Russell amphitheater. The concerts, held weekly in July and August, attract nearly 200 people each week. “We’re proud to have sustained a professional-level summer jazz concert series for

  • November 11, 2011 Hubert Locke, a renowned Holocaust scholar and dean emeritus of the Daniel J Evans Graduate School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington talked about was Martin Niemoeller during the Fall Holocaust Lecture. Martin Niemoeller: One man’s journey of conscience reviewed at Holocaust lecture By Barbara Clements Friday November 11, 2011 So who exactly was Martin Niemoeller, the Lutheran pastor who was famed for this quote, made after he was released from Dachau

  • April 1, 2012 Michael Pavel, Skokomish Nation tribal member and Professor of Education Studies at the University of Oregon, gives the keynote address for Earth Day at PLU. (Photos by Theodore Charles ’12) Skokomish Nation tribal member brings emotion to Earth Day By Katie Scaff ’13 We need to get back to the environment, because that’s where peace and harmony exist, according to Michael Pavel, Skokomish Nation tribal member and Professor of Education Studies at the University of Oregon. “We are

  • October 29, 2012 For the Tacoma Art Museum’s Day of the Dead exhibit, PLU students built an altar to remember and celebrate the lives of women who have died in Juarez, Mexico. (Photos by John Struzenberg ’15) Dia de los Muertos By Chris Albert The Tacoma Art Museum is expecting a few extra guests from beyond the grave for Day of the Dead – Dia de los Muertos. The museum is hosting a celebration of Day of the Dead by inviting more than 20 community groups – including PLU students – to build

  • Living On Campus vs. Living Off - For FamiliesSome benefits of living on campus Students who live on campus are more likely to graduate than non-residential students. One payment covers rent, utilities (heat, water, electrical, refuse), laundry and wireless internet. “Rent” is paid to PLU through Student Accounts, and Financial Aid is factored in. Residence halls are secured buildings that Campus Safety and Hall staff help keep safe. Upper Division students (junior and above) receive a reduced

  • Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar Meet the Deacons Uncategorized / September 1, 2014 Bassist Michael Boyd, 67, attended the Medical College of Wisconsin after graduating from PLU in 1968 and then did residencies in Detroit and Boise before a two-year stint in the Vietnam-era Navy as a ship’s doctor. As a family physician, he founded Olympia Family Internal Medicine. Now retired, he plays bass for the rock group Daryl and the Diptones, a Tacoma

  • 2017 Computer Science Capstone SymposiumMay 5th and May 6thJoin the Computer Science Department to hear the senior capstone presentations. Student presentations will take place Friday and Saturday. All talks are scheduled in Morken 203. Friday, May 5th1:45pm – Knight Vision: An Augmented Reality Tour of PLU Christopher Boe (BSCS), Micaela Pierce (BSCS) The goal of Knight Vision is to provide an augmented reality Android application, used to tour the Pacific Lutheran University campus, or

  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Data ScienceIn today’s digital age, there is great demand for professionals who can navigate complex questions in data science.Our data science major and minor are about ethically stewarding and gleaning insights from data. We are committed to developing data scientists who understand the weight of their contributions and recognize the far-reaching impacts of their work beyond just immediate outcomes. As a graduate of our data science program, you will be prepared

  • PLU alumni husband-wife duo doing their part in New York City’s COVID-19 battle Posted by: nicolacs / April 14, 2020 Image: Sean Boaglio ’13 and Chrissy Boaglio ‘14 are both in the thick of New York City’s fight to contain COVID-19 — Sean as a physician and Chrissy as a physician assistant. April 14, 2020 By By Lora ShinnMarketing & Communications Guest WriterTACOMA, WASH. (April 14, 2020) — In a parking lot outside Stony Brook University Hospital, two tents allow physicians to triage up to 100