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have questions, concerns, or suggestions regarding your experience as a PLU employee. For more information on the PLUSC contact plusc@plu.edu or a PLUSC representative.Get InvolvedSubmit feedback, contact your rep, see what issues PLUSC is currently discussing.Get InvolvedStaff - Share Achievements!The university values community members who live out the mission in a variety of ways, both here and beyond.Submit your achievementStaff Council NewsCatch up on the latest news, announcements, and

Office of Institutional EffectivenessThe Office of Institutional Effectiveness supports the University’s efforts toward mission fulfillment through the coordination and management of strategic planning and progress; institutional accreditation and improvement; and data integration and institutional research.Strategic Planning and ProgressThe University’s Strategic Plan provides guidance for decisions – both long term and day to day – that seek to carry out the mission, vision and values of the

paid, and the New Online Payment Contract must be submitted. More information may be found on the New Student Registration website.Two-Year Course CycleThese undergraduate two-year course cycles are intended to assist you in planning your academic program.  When you meet with your advisor, the information in these course cycles can be used to plan your course of study. All course offerings depend on such things as the university budget, instructor availability, and enrollment, and the schedules

students and alums lead positive change in their communities and the world.MAKE YOUR BJUG DAY GIFT WHY SUPPORT PLU? Giving impacts the lives of current and future Lutes. Your generosity supports educating students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities and the Earth. My experience here at PLU as a student athlete is truly one I will never forget. For one, our team bondings are something I will always hold close to my heart. The endless

, spiritual and societal levels. The conference features an incredible line up of leading experts from social and natural science approaches as well as counselors, educators, and student advocates for mental health and wellness. At the start of each session, these speakers will lead the conference participants through a brief strategy or tool to manage anxiety. See also the suggested readings below for reading suggestions on the topic of anxiety. We encourage you to read individually or with others prior

University Wind EnsembleUnder the direction of Dr. Ron GerhardsteinAbout...The Pacific Lutheran University Wind Ensemble is comprised of some of the best performers of wind and percussion instruments at the University and is recognized as one of the finest groups of its kind in the entire Northwest. Following the philosophy of a player pool, adopting flexible instrumentation according to the composer’s intention, the full ensemble of approximately 50 players is soloistic and technically

in LUTE Welcome (New Student Orientation) are more successful at PLU and able to better navigate campus. LUTE Welcome includes 2 steps to orienting yourself to PLU to be set up for success (learn more below!). After completing these steps as part of our LUTE Welcome experiences, you’ll know what to expect on your first day of classes, learn about clubs and organizations you can join, and make lifelong friendships. Step 1: Complete the New Student To-Do's ChecklistAs students at PLU, we know how

broken pottery back together with gold, a symbol of embracing flaws and imperfections and living with brokenness. Beauty is possible even when things fall apart. We will look at how we carry both joy and brokenness as individuals and also what it means for our vocations of caregiving for one another and our community. As always, registration is free. All events will be available virtually. The keynote lecture will be open to the campus community for in-person, social distanced, limited attendance

, students take on increasing teaching responsibilities from September through January, and then begin student teaching full-time in February. Alternative Routes to CertificationThe Alternative Routes to Certification (ARC) program is a special pathway for career changers from high needs fields (such as math and science) or individuals with prior experience in schools such as paraeducators, substitutes, or conditionally certified teachers. PLU offers three of the Alternative Routes: Route 2 – Currently

2004, and what would have been the 100th birthday of Nisqually historian and PLU alumna Cecelia Svinth Carpenter. In addition to these significant national and regional anniversaries, this year’s conference precedes and honors the National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools on Sept 30, 2024, and Indigenous People’s Day on October 14, 2024. As a university within the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU), PLU acknowledges statements of the ELCA such as 2021’s “A Declaration of