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  • PLU School of Business: A Tradition of Excellence and Innovation During the years 1960-1992, dedicated professors Dwight J. Zulauf, Ph.D., C.P.A., and Gondar King, Ph.D.

    PLU School of Business IMPACT Awards PLU School of Business: A Tradition of Excellence and Innovation During the years 1960-1992, dedicated professors Dwight J. Zulauf, Ph.D., C.P.A., and Gondar King, Ph.D. worked together with colleagues, industry leaders, alumni, and students to create and build the School of Business at PLU.  Zulauf and King also stood at the helm of leadership as the first two Deans (respectively) for the school. During both tenures, Zulauf and King set the standard of

  • PLU School of Business: A Tradition of Excellence and Innovation During the years 1960-1992, dedicated professors Dwight J. Zulauf, Ph.D., C.P.A., and Gondar King, Ph.D.

    PLU School of Business IMPACT Awards PLU School of Business: A Tradition of Excellence and Innovation During the years 1960-1992, dedicated professors Dwight J. Zulauf, Ph.D., C.P.A., and Gondar King, Ph.D. worked together with colleagues, industry leaders, alumni, and students to create and build the School of Business at PLU.  Zulauf and King also stood at the helm of leadership as the first two Deans (respectively) for the school. During both tenures, Zulauf and King set the standard of

  • Editor’s Note: Dr. Michael Haglund gave the Distinguished Alumnus Lecture during the Homecoming 2013 festivities in October.  Neurosurgeon, alum follows his heart and passion to Africa By Heather Perry ’13 May 18, 1980 is the day Mt. St. Helens blew its top , but Dr.…

    January 3, 2013 Editor’s Note: Dr. Michael Haglund gave the Distinguished Alumnus Lecture during the Homecoming 2013 festivities in October.  Neurosurgeon, alum follows his heart and passion to Africa By Heather Perry ’13 May 18, 1980 is the day Mt. St. Helens blew its top, but Dr. Michael Haglund remembers it as the day he graduated from Pacific Lutheran University. More than three decades and multiple degrees later, Haglund is now a professor of neurosurgery, neurobiology, and global health

  • On the Path to Peace Communication Professor Amanda Feller’s peace-building cohort, all graduating in 2014, comes together at PLU. From left: Caitlin Zimmerman, Lauren Corboy, Sydney Barry, Kendall Daugherty, Rachel Samardich, Rachel Espasandin, Jessica Sandler and Anna McCracken. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Eight Graduating Women Give…

    Caitlin Zimmerman throughout their impressive college careers. “From the moment they arrived at PLU, they all were doing this work, whether in social justice or inequality and inequity,” Feller said. “They’ve all crisscrossed. Most have done a full semester abroad; almost all are involved in the Network for Peacebuilding and Conflict Management. Students who do that work come my way.” Together the cohort incorporates the essential role of communication in understanding the nature of conflict and of

  • Recently, I received a letter from a concerned parent and alumna commenting on how completely amazed and surprised she is at how different PLU is now, compared to her time here in the early 1980s.  She has since returned to campus many times, but more…

    full and vibrant life?  Is it a priority?” The concerns that this alumna so eloquently voiced are the same ones with which we continue to grapple on a near daily basis. A strong sense of vocation, service to neighbor and the common good, curiosity and intellectual rigor, a sense that God is present throughout the entire creation, the freedom to ask questions and challenge authority, and all the other things that make up the great gift of Lutheran higher education are important “fruits” of the

  • For some, summer is a time for play. For others, it’s a time for work. But for many at PLU, it’s a time for a little bit of both — through science.

    really get their hands on real-world problems and actually doing work.” For some, summer is a time for play. For others, it’s a time for work. But for many at Pacific Lutheran University, it’s a time for a little bit of both — through science.The Division of Natural Sciences at PLU offers rigorous opportunities for inquiry and discovery each summer through the Summer Undergraduate Research Program, in which students take their curiosities outside the classroom and gain valuable mentorship through

  • He Speaks for the Trees By Valery Jorgensen ’15 Pacific Lutheran University’s Sustainability Department has a new Sustainability Lead with a suiting name for the profession: Lorax. Nick Lorax, a 2011 graduate, joined the PLU staff in May and has found a home here—for the…

    family. “A name is a part of your identity,” Lorax said. “Your name should be something you identify with.” So, since he and his partner both associate with the Puyallup River, Mount Rainier, the Pacific Northwest and South Hill—and both are involved in sustainability— Lorax it was. Meet PLU’s New Sustainability Lead: Nick Lorax. (Photo by John Froschauer) “The Lorax is the spirit creature who is the speaker for the trees,” Lorax said. “It fit.” (It’s also, of course, the title character in the Dr

  • NEW TAP CARD ACCESS: Campus Life has installed a card reader for students to access the CAVE during extended hours.

    The CAVE: Lutes Commute Lounge NEW TAP CARD ACCESS: Campus Life has installed a card reader for students to access the CAVE during extended hours. To access the CAVE during non-staffed hours, just tap your LuteCard to the card reader located on the kitchen door! Designed to provide a home-away-from-home for students while they are on campus, the CAVE is a great place to rest, study, and eat between classes and activities! The CAVE also hosts a variety of different, fun-filled events throughout

  • The First in the Family community supports with first-generation students in their transition to PLU to promote academic success in their first year.

    Maddie (Former Student of the DJS Community - First in the Family Wing) "It is really inspiring to see others with similar struggles persevere despite the difficulties we have as the first in our family to go to college. We have a great community of shared support." About First in the FamilyFirst in Your Family. First Year at PLU.The First in the Family community supports with first-generation students in their transition to PLU to promote academic success in their first year. PLU’s Admission

  • The Psychology Department’s mission is to foster a community of scholars committed to the science of psychology, as an epistemology and as a set of practical tools and ethical obligations.

    Psychological Science & the Liberal Arts:Integrating the psychology major with the general education curriculumAdopted by the Department of Psychology Faculty 04.04.08The Psychology Department’s mission is to foster a community of scholars committed to the science of psychology, as an epistemology and as a set of practical tools and ethical obligations. As Psychology faculty, we understand the department’s mission within the historic context of the classical liberal arts and sciences. We strive