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  • Lutes are dedicated to global education, and student athletes are no different. This fall, two Lutes who studied in Norway managed to balance their studies and training abroad, while PLU welcomed

    weights several times a week. Molly Ivey '20“Team dynamic, that’s what I miss the most,” Ivey said while in Norway, adding that she especially missed the early mornings watching the sunrise over American Lake. Despite the solid strategy, Ivey still missed working out alongside her teammates. “It’s hard knowing that you’re not doing the exact same workout,” she said. “I’m really nervous that I’m going to be out of shape.” Being so far away, she also missed the opportunities for team bonding and

  • The Seventh Annual Lutheran Studies Conference will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Thursday, Sept.

    Trelstad, University Chair of Lutheran Studies, and “The Church’s Song:  Always in Reform” Dr. David Cherwien, Director of The National Lutheran Choir“A Theology of African American Sacred Song and Liberation” Dr. Stephen Newby, Seattle Pacific UniversityScheduleFind out what will be happening during the conference.Lutheran Studies Conference ScheduleSpeakersGet to know more about this year's conference speakers.Learn more about the speakers of 500! SingAboutLearn more about the annual Lutheran Studies

    Dr. Marit Trelstad, University Chair in Lutheran Studies
  • An undocumented PLU student shares her experience going back to Mexico — for the first time since her family relocated to the United States — as part of the Oaxaca Gateway program.

    policy started by the Obama administration in 2012 that allows undocumented minors and students to remain in the U.S. as well as study at American colleges. A laborious process landed Sophia in that airport, pondering her identity alongside fellow Lutes. “I wasn’t sure if I was to go to the visitor’s side because I had advance parole paperwork, or if I was to go through the domestic line since I carried a Mexican passport,” she said. “It took me a solid five minutes before I went directly to an

  • By Michael Halvorson, Benson Chair in Business and Economic History. On Friday, December 8, 2017, three PLU students will present the results of their summer research projects in a public presentation connected to PLU’s Business and Economic History program. The presenters are Michael Diambri, Teresa…

    .” Michael is working towards a History degree at PLU and is scheduled to graduate in May, 2018. Teresa Hackler’s project is entitled “Exclusion laws in Oregon and the context of African American health outcomes.” Teresa is a History major on the way to nursing school, scheduled to graduate from PLU after J-term 2018. Alex Lund’s project is entitled “Trains, Grains, and Elevators: Economic and Cultural Shifts of Agricultural Communities in Northeastern Montana, 1910-2003.” Alex is a double major (Biology

  • This School Nursing is offered twice a year.

    provider of continuing nursing education approved by the Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.Fall 2024Registration Opens August 1, 2024 Location: self-study/online synchronous combo: Self -paced Starts Monday, October 7th, 2024 Live internet Saturday, October 26th, 2024 In person lab Saturday, November 2nd, 2024 (PLU campus) PLU Garfield Commons 208 Garfield St. S Tacoma, WA  ROOMS 101,103REGISTER This was

  • The mission of the PLU Chemistry Department is to provide high quality educational programs for all students who study chemistry at PLU.

    environment, or designing new sensors? A degree in chemistry will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue those career paths. There are many reasons why studying chemistry at PLU is a great choice. The Department of Chemistry has an outstanding curriculum, excellent faculty who teach using inclusive pedagogy, and has been approved by the American Chemical Society to offer certified degrees for over 50 years. Chemistry students at PLU get hands-on experience using research-grade

    Department of Chemistry
    253-535-8700
    Rieke Science Center Tacoma, WA 98447
  • TACOMA, WASH. (April. 19, 2016)- “Güeros,“ an award-winning drama set in Mexico City, will screen at Pacific Lutheran University on April 27 at 6 p.m. in room 101 of the Administration Building. The screening was organized by Christian Gerzso, PLU visiting assistant professor of English. He…

    with Ruizpalacios as kids in Mexico City? Alonso and I met through a mutual friend when we were 14 years old, and from the beginning, we became very close. Alonso went to a British school in Mexico City, and my dad is American, so we had a very heavy dose of British and American pop culture: our friendship revolved around watching “Monty Python,” Woody Allen films and NBA basketball, among many other things, and we always enjoyed arguing over sports and music bands. As a teenager did he hope to

  • TACOMA, WASH. (July 27, 2016)- Amidst crowds of politicians, scientists and international leaders, two Lutes will travel abroad and walk the halls of the annual Conference of Parties for the United Nations in November. They will represent a quarter of a small contingent of college…

    Nations in November. They will represent a quarter of a small contingent of college students selected nationwide for the opportunity.Alice Henderson ’16 and Maddie Smith ’17 have been chosen to represent the American Chemical Society (ACS) serving as the student voice, engaging young people through social media on climate science and policy. Each year, only eight students are chosen to tweet, post and blog about their experiences discussing climate change at the conference, which is in Morocco this

  • The Pacific Lutheran University English department offers emphases in writing and literature, as well as minors in Children’s Literature and Culture and Publishing and Printing Arts.

    Concentration allows students to explore the diverse range of literatures written in English – American, British, and Global – to understand how writers have used the creative power of literary expression to understand and engage the world. Quick Links Like us on Facebook! My Academic Pathway Catalog Career Connections Career MentoringCalendar Full CalendarThe Power of Storytelling…Human beings are linguistic and storytelling animals. Whatever concentration you pursue, an English major helps you understand

    Professor Jim Albrecht, Chair
    Hauge Administration Building Admin 207D 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447
  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 5, 2015)— On Saturday, March 21, a diverse and distinguished group of speakers will present “ideas worth spreading” at the fourth annual installation of TEDx Tacoma. Among that group will be three Pacific Lutheran University faculty members representing a variety of PLU’s…

    : There are two that stand out to me. One is about transformational moments by Jose Calderon, a Latino professor at Pitzer College who talked about moments that completely transformed his life and led him from being a migrant seasonal farm worker to a professor at Pitzer after receiving his Ph.D. from UCLA. Another is one by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that I use in my “Intro to American Government” class. It’s called “We the People, and the Republic We Must Reclaim,” and it’s about the effect of