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  • The Endowment's RoleThe Scandinavian Cultural Center Endowment Fund is administered by Pacific Lutheran University and enables us to: Broaden the scope of our mission to preserve and promote Nordic heritage at PLU and in the community. Expand the number of educational/cultural programs and exhibits. Sponsor artists and speakers from the Nordic countries. Provide educational/cultural grants to deserving students and Nordic organizations. Provide for staffing needs to support the director. Make

  • Enhancing Your Major with Innovation Studies Posted by: halvormj / November 8, 2017 Image: EEG brain caps in PLU’s Psychology department, used to measure brain activity. Photo, John Froschauer). November 8, 2017 By Sarah Cornell-Maier. PLU has a new Innovation Studies program. In fact, I’m a new Innovation minor–one of the first in a growing cohort, scheduled to graduate in May 2019. This series of blog posts is designed to give you the details on the minor, which PLU faculty and regents

  • March 19, 2009 Teaching by Practicing By the time the class of about 20 students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program at PLU graduate, they will have provided 10,000 hours of community service.“Everyone that we see here is from this community,” said Renee Johnson, a second-year MFT student. By community, she means the greater Parkland, Tacoma and East Pierce County area. It’s a welcomed and much-needed service provided by PLU and its master’s level students. And it also provides real life

  • March 1, 2011 PLU’s MediaLab takes on ‘compassion fatigue’ Compassion fatigue is a condition people have never heard of, and MediaLab is striving to make people aware through its next documentary project. “We thought it was an interesting topic that isn’t talked about and everyone should know about it,” said sophomore Katie Scaff, a MediaLab filmmaker. Scaff said compassion fatigue is a fairly new condition that experts are still trying to define. It occurs when people are overexposed to

  • YOUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS A PLU AUTOMATIC ADMISSION PARTNER! What does that mean for you? If you are on track to graduate (or have recently graduated) with an Associate of Arts (AA-DTA) or Associate of Science (AS-T) Track 1 or 2 degree*, you are guaranteed admission (and a scholarship!) to PLU and get to skip the PLU application process. *Please note: Nursing and Running Start students are not eligible for this partnership. FAQsWhat is the Automatic Admission Partnership?PLU has partnered with

  • Borrowing and FinesYour Lutecard is your library card. When you first check out a book, our circulation staff will add a barcode to the back of your Lutecard. Visiting borrowing page for more information about borrowing periods, fines, and number of items that you can check out.Copyright and Fair useFaculty are responsible for securing necessary copyright clearances with regard to curricular materials (course reserves, classroom readings, etc). Below, you will find some resources to help guide

  • a crowd of other newly minted American citizens from countries such as China, India and Canada — at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Tukwila. The room was spacious with rows of church-like pews. They were welcomed by an enthusiastic host who greeted them with a big smile, firm handshake and many congratulations. After everyone settled into their seats, a congratulatory pre-recorded message from President Donald Trump played on a projector screen. The path to citizenship

  • Office Hours: Your professors are here to help Posted by: shortea / November 28, 2018 Image: PLU chemistry Prof. Justin Lyle in his office meeting with students during office hours, Monday, March 12, 2018. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) November 28, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationStruggling to understand a concept from last week’s class? Stressing about that end-of-the-year project? All hope is not lost: Try stopping by your professor’s office hours and talking it out with

  • How to be a Lute: Performing Arts Miranda Gonzalez ’23 gives you the rundown on all the programs, clubs and organizations that work out of the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, otherwise known as KHP. January 26, 2023 AcademicsClubs & OrganizationsCommunityCreatorCurrent StudentsDanceInvolvementLife on CampusStudent LifeThe ArtsTheatre

  • December 1, 2012 Staci Ferrin ’13: ‘A microwave is a girl’s best friend – in college at least.’ Between her classes, working at Facilities Management on campus, and volunteering at Tacoma Rescue Mission Preschool, Ferrin has little time to spend cooking quality meals for herself. “I feel like food is my last priority, especially healthy food,” Ferrin said. “I do a lot of soup and Cup-of-Noodles. I’ve found I can have it any time of day.” Ferrin checks to see if her clam chowder is just right