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  • Why the FAFSA?To apply for federal and state financial aid, students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). An analysis of your FAFSA calculates an Expected Family Contribution (EFC), how much you and your family might be expected to contribute to your education for the academic year, based on a U.S. Department of Education need analysis formula. Beginning with the 2024-25 FAFSA cycle, the EFC is being replaced by the Student Aid Index, or SAI. This number will be

  • Remembering Gordon Gilbertson Posted by: Kate Williams / November 14, 2017 November 14, 2017 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerGordon Gilbertson will forever remain a legacy in the PLU music department. David Robbins, Senior Advancement Officer and former chair of the department recounts Gordon’s impact at PLU. “Gordon was hired at PLU in 1954 to serve as band director and teach music education courses. Over the course of a 30 year career at PLU, he led all the major ensembles of the

  • January 14, 2010 Uganda Blog: Second entry By Theodore Charles ’12 After two days of nerve wracking delays and cancellations, we have finally left PLU. Our original itinerary included going to London, having one day of respite, and then progressing to Uganda directly. What really happened was a last minute change for our group to fly to San Francisco, Amsterdam, Kenya, and then finally Uganda. “More last minute changes were made as we all sat on the ground with our fingers crossed, and

  • June 13, 2011 Play the University Golf Course this summer! By Steve Hansen Summer is always a great time to play the PLU University Golf Course. And this summer may be the best time of all – because it will also be the last. Around October 31, 2011, the golf course will close to make way for new multipurpose recreation and athletic fields on lower campus. Around October 31, 2011, the golf course will close to make way for new multipurpose recreation and athletic fields on lower campus

  • September 9, 2011 Bashair Alazadi, who helped form the Muslim Association and Allies this fall, spoke of Islam and its similarities with Christianity and Judaism at the service. (Photo by John Froschauer) Remembering 9/11 and looking to the future By Barbara Clements It is right to remember the tragic events of 9/11 and remember the victims who lost their lives when the towers fell in New York, and planes slammed into the Pentagon and a lonely field in Pennsylvania. But it is more important now

  • PLU climbs eight spots in 2022 U.S. News & World Report college rankings Posted by: Silong Chhun / September 21, 2021 September 21, 2021 By Zach Powers ‘10Marketing and CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University climbed eight spots, from 22nd to 14th, on U.S. News & World Report’s annual college ranking of the best regional universities in the West. PLU was one of only three Pacific Northwest universities ranked in the top 15 of the highly competitive category that includes universities from as

  • studies and adds a permanent mathematical modeling course that challenges students to use mathematic tools to solve real-world problems.  “It is really awesome to pair with other science majors to give more math background to support those concepts,” said N. Justice, assistant professor of mathematics. “Such double majors will be set apart and stronger in the job market.” Due to its interdisciplinary nature, the applied mathematics major pairs well with other natural sciences majors such as computer

  • PLU becomes the second Washington university to join prestigious international studies organization Posted by: Silong Chhun / June 3, 2022 June 3, 2022 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & Communications The Global Studies program at Pacific Lutheran University recently established a chapter of the Sigma Iota Rho Honor Society for International Studies. PLU is just the second university in Washington to become a member of the prestigious organization. Sigma Iota Rho works to advance the service and

  • About Community for Creative Expression Marley (Second Year Student, Resident of Hinderlie Community for Creative Expression) “I love that, in Hinderlie, I can walk down the hall and say ‘Hi’ and talk to almost everyone I pass because I actually know the people I live with.” Creativity and Innovation Across Disciplines.The Community for Creative Expression (CCE) challenges students to explore the meaning of creativity and innovation in our world and promotes creativity as a mechanism of

  • Blogs Alumni News Homecoming 2015 Alumni Awards & Recognition dCenter Alumni Weekend Outcomes Campaign Alumni Profiles Class Notes Submit a Class Note Calendar Home Alumni News Alumni Awards & Recognition Deborah Oakman Special Recognition Award F or more than 20 years, Deborah Oakman has served The University Congregation of Pacific Lutheran University as Sacristan. Ms. Oakman makes the bread for the weekly observance of Holy Communion and donates the ingredients. She has worked tirelessly each