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  • June 2023 The purpose of this policy is to state the pay rules that apply to nonexempt employees for compensable time when traveling on PLU business. Employees in positions classified as nonexempt under federal and state law are eligible for compensation for the time they spend traveling. PLU follows all applicable federal, state, and local...

    June 2023 The purpose of this policy is to state the pay rules that apply to nonexempt employees for compensable time when traveling on PLU business. Employees in positions classified as nonexempt under federal and state law are eligible for compensation for the time they spend traveling. PLU follows all applicable federal, state, and local laws pertaining to the payment of travel time. PLU compensates employees for all hours worked at their regular rate of pay. All hours worked, including

  • The following represent those honorary degrees that may be offered by Pacific Lutheran University.  While there are many other honorary doctoral degrees, the following not only represent honorary

    Honorary Degrees Guiding PoliciesThe following represent those honorary degrees that may be offered

  • Pacific Lutheran University operates on a semester calendar with 15-week fall and spring semesters, a 4-week January term, and summer sessions ranging from 4 to 12 weeks.

    classes are offered three times per week in 65-minute time blocks or twice per week in 105-minute time blocks. Other academic experiences such as labs, clinicals, discussions, independent study, field work, internships, and hybrid/online courses are largely held outside of the standard schedule, but all adhere to the credit hour policy (see Periodic Review below). One unit of credit represents three hours of learning per week where each hour spent with direct faculty instruction requires at least two

  • Request for use of candles, incense or smudging for religious/cultural practice in PLU residence halls PLU is committed to honoring the cultural and religious practices of students, including Smudging for our Native American and Indigenous students, and incense burning and candle lighting as a component of religious/cultural practice.   Smudging involves the burning of sacred herbs...

    Request for use of candles, incense or smudging for religious/cultural practice in PLU residence hal

  • PLU’s Counseling Center is offering Telemental Health (TMH) counseling services for students residing in Washington state, due to licensing restrictions.  Information about Telemental Health is provided here, and for clients who desire to use the service, consent is required.

    ONLINE FORMS - New Client / ReIntake / Same-Day / Telemental Health Informed Consent (link) view page Students must have an appointment first before submitting online paperwork.  Please contact our office for assistance.

  • PLU Wellbeing Services and Resources (WSR) clinicians and counseling staff cannot provide documentation for Emotional Support Animals (ESA).

    Policy Regarding Emotional Support Animals (ESAs) PLU Wellbeing Services and Resources (WSR) clinicians and counseling staff cannot provide documentation for Emotional Support Animals (ESA). WSR acknowledges the frequent requests to provide support and documentation for students who wish to have an Emotional Support Animal on campus.  We truly understand the love and connection people can have with animals, how they benefit us, and many students’ desires to have one.  While agreeing that many

  • PLU Wellbeing Services and Resources (WSR) follows the university’s lead on late openings and/or closures.

    day that classes are cancelled or have a delayed start. Please consider using TimelyCare services during a university closure. TimelyCare (formerly Lute Telehealth) – 24/7 medical & mental health services for students When it’s not an emergency but you need medical or mental health support, just visit anytime, from anywhere!  Visit by computer, smartphone app, or phone for a video chat.

  • A key component to opening safely and returning to in-person campus activities, consistent with public-health guidelines, is the requirement that all PLU students—undergraduate and graduate—be

    PLU COVID-19 Vaccine Policy for StudentsA key component to opening safely and returning to in-person campus activities, consistent with public-health guidelines, is the requirement that all PLU students—undergraduate and graduate—be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and report it to the Health Center prior to arriving on campus in the fall.* Students should plan to complete their vaccine series two weeks prior to accessing campus. This will allow them sufficient time to reach fully vaccinated

  • To use TimelyCare to complete Student Health History PARTS A & B, please follow these instructions.

    Gateway & J-Term Health Form PART A Self-Assessment Study Away 2024-2025 (pdf) view download To use TimelyCare to complete Student Health History PARTS A & B, please follow these instructions.

  • Moral issues in health care reform The debate over the nation’s health care system has been swallowed up or sidelined during the last 60 years by war, impeachment, union opposition, and of course political bickering. During this year’s presidential election, the issue is again one…

    week, PLU’s own Paul Menzel, professor of philosophy, plans not only place to the issue front and center, but to look at the controversy surrounding health care from a moral and ethical perspective. His talk – titled The Moral and Political Wars of Health Care Reform ¬– will take place on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. “There’s wide agreement that something needs to be done, and that something will always involve government action,” Menzel said last week. “But