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  • November 10, 2008 Reaching out at lightning speed Getting to know people outside of your comfort zone is no easy matter. But a student group of Rieke Scholars from the Diversity Center may have found a way to break down some of those walls – Speed Friendship.“We all just realized we just get stuck in our own routines,” said Hannah Pershall, student. “You don’t really branch out that often.” So a group of Rieke Scholars, including Pershall, Boo Dodson, Kevin Floyd and Joanne Nguyen came up with

  • April 12, 2012 Earth Day – Connecting to Everything on Earth: Its Land, Waters, and Peoples (Plant, Animal, and Human) PLU’s 2012 Earth Day lecture will be by Michael Pavel at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. Pavel is a professor of education studies at the University of Oregon, he carries the traditional name of ChiXapkaid and is an enrolled member of the Skokomish Tribe Nation. He is an honored 2007 Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award finalist for his work as

  • August 15, 2012 Blue (and green) heaven By Steve Hansen Back in high school, Erica Boyle was on her way to a soccer tournament in Alaska when she looked out the window of her plane. “That’s a lot of water down there,” she thought to herself. “I should check that out.” Below was Puget Sound. For someone who loved to hike and explore the arid slopes of the Rocky Mountains near her hometown of Lakewood, Colo., the lush green mountains and the shimmering blue water had an undeniable appeal. Erica

  • PLU community members help welcome Hōkūle‘a to Tacoma Posted by: Zach Powers / August 31, 2023 Image: PLU students, staff and alumni at Foss Waterway Seaport to welcome the Hōkūle‘a to Tacoma. (Photos by PLU/Emma Stafki ’24) August 31, 2023 A group of PLU students, staff and alumni joined the Puyallup Tribe, members of the South Sound's Hawaiian/Polynesian community, and other locals at a gathering welcoming the Hōkūle‘a to Tacoma yesterday.A 62-foot-long traditional voyaging canoe operated by

  • Program CostTuition is based on a cohort model. Students must complete the program with their cohort to remain eligible for cohort pricing. Total Program Cost: The 2024-2026, 28-month Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate is 40 continuous semester hours from spring of 2024 to spring of 2026, with a total tuition cost of $47,760 or $1,194 per semester hour. Cost per semester credit hour: $1,194 Total Tuition: $47,760 Nursing Program Fee: $3,549 (Subject to change) Additional fees include

  • Major Purchases - $100,000 and OverFormal competitive bidding is required for purchases $100,000 and over. Some of the most common types of competitive solicitation methods, which will be referred to as “RFx”, include Request for Proposals and Request for Quotes. The Department Sponsor must consult the Procurement Office to initiate the competitive bidding process. The Procurement Manager will help the Department Sponsor determine the best method of procurement and prepare the necessary

  • Living on campus is an experience, not just an address!At PLU, we don’t call our living facilities “dorms” – residence halls are so much more! PLU provides quality on-campus living and learning environments that encourage and enhance engagement in and enjoyment of your college experience. Residential students are supported academically and socially where they make their home on-campus so they can thrive holistically while at PLU. How? Through Learning Communities (LCs)! Learning Communities

  • MATT GOULD is a recipient of the Richard Rodgers Award (2012 and 2014), The Jonathan Larson Award, and ASCAP’s Dean Kay, Harold Adamson, and Richard Rodgers Awards. His musical WITNESS UGANDA will have its west coast premiere at the Wallis Annenberg in Los Angeles. The show had its NY premier at 2econd Stage Theater and its world premiere at the American Repertory Theater at. His show Lempicka had its world premiere at Williamstown Theater Festival in 2018 and is aiming for a New York run in

  • ; Clarity; Voice; Strategies for Revisions; Figurative Language; Argumentative/Persuasive Strategies; Appeals-ethical, logical, emotional; Strategies for Summarizing & Paraphrasing; Conducting and Citing Research; Evaluating Sources Sequence Assignments to Help Novice Writers Build Upon Skills It is helpful to assume that the writing experiences of first-year seminar participants may vary widely among those in any given section of Writing 101. While some students may have extensive research experience

  • Health Center Hours & LocationLocationThe Health Center is located at 121st Street and Park Avenue, just across from the Mortvedt Library. In order to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 and to protect the health and safety of the staff, we are currently offering phone visits and provider-approved in-person visits. Please call ahead for an appointment.HoursFor the 2022-23 academic year the Health Center is open from mid-August to the end of May, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm