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  • The International Honors Program is a way to satisfy your Gen Ed requirements at PLU — but in classes that are designed to cut across different academic departments, programs, and labels.

    International Honors (IHON) Program PLU’s International Honors Program (IHON) is a unique honors program that focuses not on teaching you about things, but instead on cultivating your ability to learn, think for yourself, and express yourself. In IHON, you’ll study and consider perspectives from various pasts about crucial questions of human life: What is a human? How should human animals relate to nature, including other animals? For what should we live? Do we ‘know’ what we see? Does the

    International Honors
    International Honors Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • PLU Counseling, Health & Wellness Services (CHWS) provides integrated medical, mental health, and wellness care to enable optimal student overall well-being.

    TimelyCareHealthCounselingCare NetworkAccommodationsDean of StudentsWSR Announcements Covid Tests AvailableOrder your free COVID tests through this link: https://www.piercecountywa.gov/6759/Current-COVID-19-Guidance-and-RestrictioWellbeing Services and ResourcesWelcome to PLU Wellbeing Services and Resources – your comprehensive support system for university life.  Our focus is to promote holistic wellbeing across various facets of your student experience.  Whether it’s mental and physical

  • In the Department of Philosophy undergraduate study is fundamental in pursuing the most important questions regarding one’s understanding of themselves, others and the world in which they

    Koller Menzel Memorial Lecture to explore bioethics and “Enhancement” March 16, 2023 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the AUC Scandinavian Cultural Center. More Information Why study philosophy? Philosophy involves inquiry about the most basic and compelling questions of life. Quick Facts Quan Huynh ’25 Discusses her Internship at the Washington State Senate Read More What is Philosophy? By the Way, What Can I Do With this Degree Once I Graduate?Philosophy is from the Greek word philosophia, or quite simply

    Department of Philosophy
    253-536-5132
    Associate Professor Mike Schleeter, Chair of Philosophy Administration Building Room 222 F Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • My Academic Pathway provides you with the basic tools for planning your pathway to academic success at PLU.

    PLU’s commitment to help you discover your career aspirations. However, the PLU approach to career readiness is distinct. A PLU education not only prepares you to excel by building excellent intellectual skills, but also by connecting you with opportunities to realize your potential and find meaning and purpose in your work. Career Connections brings together PLU’s best academic and career planning tools to help you make a seamless transition into the next phase of life. By linking you with the

  • Free at last? Lutheran Perspectives on Racial Justice Sixth Annual Lutheran Studies Conference at PLU – Thursday, September 29, 2016 At this conference, scholars, students, musicians, and college

    Thursday, September 29, 2016 Free at last? Lutheran Perspectives on Racial JusticeSixth Annual Lutheran Studies Conference at PLU – Thursday, September 29, 2016 In a political season marked by the demonization of racial, religious, and ethnic minorities, this conference focuses on the quest for a just vision of life shared in community. Indeed, the robust tradition of Lutheran education invites the university, its alumni, and friends to let our commitment to thoughtful inquiry deepen our

    Dr. Samuel Torvend, University Chair in Lutheran Studies
  • PLU’s Theatre & Dance Department prides itself on our dynamic and challenging curriculum supported by a season of up to 10 productions each year.

    Welcome to the new home of the PLU School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Our passionate faculty are proud to offer a dynamic, diverse, and meaningful curriculum in the Mary Baker Russell Music Center and Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. We strive to foster an artistic environment that inspires creativity, discipline, and excellence in the next generation of performers, creators, directors, educators, choreographers and more! Music HomepageTheatre & Dance HomepageMusic

    Office Hours
    Monday: 8:00am-4:00pm
    Tuesday: 8:00am-4:00pm
    Wednesday: 8:00am-4:00pm
    Thursday: 8:00am-4:00pm
    Friday: 8:00am-4:00pm
    School of Music, Theatre and Dance
    Mary Baker Russell Music Center Tacoma, WA 98447
  • Pre-Health Sciences Advising at Pacific Lutheran University provides advising and support to students and alumni who are interested in exploring careers in the health professions including medicine,

    If You're a Current PLU Student Interested in Pre-Health Sciences, Please Click Here to Join our Google GroupYour Pathway to a Career in the Health Professions Begins at PLUPre-Health Sciences Advising at Pacific Lutheran University provides advising and support to students and alumni who are interested in exploring careers in the health professions including medicine, dentistry, optometry, veterinary medicine and other related fields. PLU is an exciting place in which to lay the foundation for

    Pre-Health Sciences Advising
    253-536-5055
    Rieke Science Center
  • Hospitality Services is a group of services that touches nearly 100% of the PLU community. We provide services and hospitality to the PLU community and its friends while supporting PLU’s fiscal

    spaces • manage the Anderson University Center • provide summer housing to PLU students • rent venues, meeting services and overnight lodging to external groups Annual institutional events, which form the backbone of campus life, are prioritized amidst thousands of campus events. 6,000 meetings/events were held in 2015 and brought 56,000 guests to campus Centralized Campus Calendar The campus class and event scheduling system. It publishes event and important announcement information to PLU’s

    Current Hours
    Monday: 8:00am-5:00pm
    Tuesday: 8:00am-5:00pm
    Wednesday: 8:00am-5:00pm
    Thursday: 8:00am-5:00pm
    Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm
    Saturday: Closed
    Sunday: Closed
    Hospitality Services
    Anderson University Center 280 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • The University Symphony Orchestra has long been one of the most important centerpieces of a stunningly rich musical calendar.

    PLU's Musical HeritageHistorian Philip Nordquist reports that the first faculty member hired in 1892, as the fledgling academy was preparing to open its doors, was a music teacher, “the energetic musician Carlo Sperati.” Music has continued to be at the center of campus life since that time. The University Symphony Orchestra has long been one of the most important centerpieces of a stunningly rich musical calendar. Unique among the musical ensembles on campus, the orchestra plays a role in

    Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra
    253-535-8669
    Mary Baker Russell Music Center, Room 335 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • The PLU Computer Science department has small class sizes, dedicated and caring faculty, great facilities, and an excellent curriculum.

    writing code for software simulations of proteins, creating the next big video game, or developing a social application that connects people in new ways.  The possibilities seem limitless. Software is a fundamental part of modern life.  Most of what we do runs on software, and the world needs quality people to create that software.  At PLU, we strive to educate our students to be responsible citizens, critical thinkers, effective communicators, and to value life-long learning.  Employers value our

    Department of Computer Science
    253-535-8700
    Morken Center Room 252 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003