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Criminal Justice https://www.plu.edu/academic-programs/program/criminal-justice/

enforcement agencies, probation offices, and victim advocacy organizations, among other agencies. Did you know? Want to study away? Criminal Justice students can earn credit toward their degree while spending a semester studying in Namibia, Trinidad & Tobago, Scotland, New Zealand and more! DISCOVER About Calendar Campus Map Land Acknowledgement Careers at PLU Lute Locker PLANNING Student Payments Textbooks Make a Gift Conference Planning RESOURCES Privacy Non-Discrimination Policy Accessibility Emergency

Hispanic & Latino Studies https://www.plu.edu/academic-programs/program/hispanic-latino-studies/

, language immersion, and cultural engagement. Students practice their language with other community members and form relationships with their professors. DISCOVER About Calendar Campus Map Land Acknowledgement Careers at PLU Lute Locker PLANNING Student Payments Textbooks Make a Gift Conference Planning RESOURCES Privacy Non-Discrimination Policy Accessibility Emergency Procedures Mailing Policy & Procedures Consumer Information Flag Display Stay Connected 12180 Park Avenue S. Tacoma, WA 98447 253-535

Psychology https://www.plu.edu/academic-programs/program/psychology/

to get even more involved? Join PLU’s chapter of Psi Chi (the International Honor Society in Psychology), the Psychology Club, PLU Active Minds, and/or live in the Wellness House learning community on-campus. DISCOVER About Calendar Campus Map Land Acknowledgement Careers at PLU Lute Locker PLANNING Student Payments Textbooks Make a Gift Conference Planning RESOURCES Privacy Non-Discrimination Policy Accessibility Emergency Procedures Mailing Policy & Procedures Consumer Information Flag Display

Why I Give https://www.plu.edu/advancement/the-impact-of-your-gift/why-i-give/

a great opportunity and education to be a nurse.” – Trang, Tacoma, WA “My daughter was a recipient of scholarship while attending PLU.” – Anne, Redmond, WA “PLU formed my life, and when I graduated in 1970 I carried the gift that was given to me and will never forget.” – Gregory, Rockville, MD “To honor the legacy which launched us and to further the ongoing mission of the University.” – David, Lafayette, CA “We are doing what we can to sustain for the future, the opportunity that PLU presents

The End of an Era https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2014/05/21/the-end-of-an-era/

Russell gave the first naming gift to launch the new Music facility, which would be named the Mary Baker Russell Music Center. Mary Baker Russell listens to Dave Robbins Even in the early seventies, the department had clearly outgrown the small space they shared with theatre and communication in Eastvold. Youtz remembers buckets catching drips of rainwater while he lectured. Robbins wrote the very first report justifying a new fine arts music building, which was approved by the regents in 1978. “The

Matt Kennedy wanted to make a difference https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2010/02/18/matt-kennedy-wanted-to-make-a-difference/

stuffed in his pocket – a gift from his girlfriend who dropped him off at the Seattle airport. “I remember thinking ‘please, pleeease, let someone be there for me,”” Kennedy said this year. There was a friendly face waving a sign. But Kennedy soon discovered the job he had flown almost 9,000 miles to do didn’t exist. This series of panic, calm, panic, calm, had been the normal state of affairs for Kennedy ever since he decided to leave his safe and secure job at REI in 2008. “I knew to be happy, to

Lute Plays Piano ‘Up Close with the Masters’ https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/02/01/lute-plays-lute-playes-piano-up-close-with-the-masters/

China as you pursue your master’s? I’m applying to music schools in China so I can be immersed in the Chinese language and still continue my studies in piano. I am interested in Chinese interpretation work, and of course I want to continue teaching and playing piano—that is a lifelong gift. I am also interested in continuing research on my senior project, called “The Evolution of Piano Pedagogy and Culture in China.” What are your other plans and hopes for the future? Besides using piano and Chinese

Lute Plays Piano “Up Close with the Masters” ‹ Resolute Online: Fall 2014 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2014/lute-plays-piano-up-close-with-the-masters/

piano—that is a lifelong gift. I am also interested in continuing research on my senior project, called “The Evolution of Piano Pedagogy and Culture in China.” What are your other plans and hopes for the future? Besides using piano and Chinese proficiently in a career, I don’t have many plans. I always hope to love God and people better with whatever I’m doing, though. How did a PLU education prepare you for the real world? Was anyone here particularly influential in your life or career plans? There

Hospitality – Resolute Online: Fall 2016 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2016/hospitality/

of nerves, anticipation and excitement. She had never been to Washington, and “didn’t know a soul” at PLU (then Pacific Lutheran College). When the train stopped in downtown Tacoma, for a moment, so did her heart. She clutched the monogrammed luggage she received as a high school graduation gift, and departed. A senior from Knutson’s soon-to-be college was standing there with a warm smile and a cardboard sign with her name on it. She still remembers how special and welcome she felt that momentous

The Rev. Jen Rude – Resolute Online: Fall 2016 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2016/jen-rude/

fit for college students, staff and faculty,” Vagts said. “She’s passionate about developing leaders, always looking to find the right way to engage someone and help them discover or deepen a gift or interest of theirs.” Rude also has served as a colleague in ministry at Grace Lutheran Church in Evanston, Illinois, an associate pastor at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Chicago, and as youth outreach minister for The Night Ministry in Chicago, where she provided pastoral care, crisis response and