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  • Around YouThe PLU campus is nestled in a quiet neighborhood located seven miles south of Downtown Tacoma. Although the campus is virtually self-contained there is also much to see and do nearby. The locally-famed business district on Garfield Street is immediately outside the doors of PLU, offering your guests an eclectic mix of everything form the basic everyday services to some of the most sought after restaurants in Pierce County. Or, if you are feeling more like venturing outside of our

  • Steel Magnolias opens March 5 in the Studio Theater Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 3, 2015 March 3, 2015 With a stream of hairspray PLU will enter the 80’s for the spring production of Steel Magnolias. The production runs for two weekends in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater, March 5 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and March 15 at 2 p.m. The play, set in a small town in Louisiana, features an all-female cast. The scene is set in Truvy’s in-home beauty salon

  • December 8, 2008 Sankta Lucia Fest opens the Christmas season Emma Kane said she remembers growing up with the candles, the white dresses and the red sash, as her family celebrated the Sankta Lucia Fest each Dec. 13.On Friday night, Kane, a sophomore from Portland, Ore., had a chance to celebrate a festival that honors light, faith and sacrifice in front of the PLU community as she was crowned this season’s Lucia out of 15 contenders for the title.“I’ve been doing this since I was little and I

  • March 1, 2010 Understanding the World Through Sports and Recreation By Barbara Clements The 2010 Wang Center Symposium: Understanding the World Through Sports and Recreation, will feature many speakers and topics on the global impact of sports and recreation. Wang Center Symposium: Understanding the World Through Sports and Recreation, March 4-5. The event, March 4-5, will include a keynote address by Olympic speed skating gold medalist Joey Cheek, who has used the international stage to turn

  • November 29, 2011 Paris Cochran ’13 was the first American, and female student, to go into rural Oaxaca with HELPS. “I was able to change their opinion about what Americans, and students, are capable of.” Paris Cochran’s cool internship: HELPS International By Steve Hansen Every student who participates in PLU’s Gateway study-away program in Oaxaca, Mexico, has to participate in a four-week internship. Based on the students’ interests, there are many internship options during the semester-long

  • Diversity Center Alumni: Performative Allyship Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / November 14, 2019 Image: From left: Associate Vice President of Marketing & Communications Lace Smith, Dean of Inclusive Excellence Jennifer Smith and Boo Dodson ’12 sit down with host Angie Hambrick, PLU’s Associate Vice President of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability, to discuss Performative Allyship — what it looks like, how it hurts minoritized communities and how to be better allies. November 14, 2019 By

  • Rick Steves to Present “Travel as a Wildly Hopeful Act” at PLU Posted by: Zach Powers / February 27, 2023 February 27, 2023 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University’s Wild Hope Center for Vocation is pleased to announce that travel expert, author, television host and activist Rick Steves will visit campus on Wednesday, March 22 to receive the 2023 Wild Hope Award and give a presentation on ``Travel as a Wildly Hopeful Act.``“Rick Steves embodies the mission of the

  • Welcome Family/ParentsWe think you’ll be pleased to know that your student is moving from one caring environment to another. We are here to assist your student as they make the most of their living and learning experience.Learning basic life skills in a supportive environment will benefit your student throughout their life.  Being surrounded by students on similar learning paths and in close proximity to library, classrooms and faculty offices also enhances their educational experience. We look

  • Steel Magnolias opens March 5 in the Studio Theater Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 3, 2015 March 3, 2015 With a stream of hairspray PLU will enter the 80’s for the spring production of Steel Magnolias. The production runs for two weekends in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater, March 5 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and March 15 at 2 p.m. The play, set in a small town in Louisiana, features an all-female cast. The scene is set in Truvy’s in-home beauty salon

  • How To Make A Report Any student, faculty, or staff member who feels they have been impacted by any sex discrimination or sexual misconduct (also referred to as Prohibited Conduct) should contact the University Title IX Coordinator. Mandatory Reporters need to contact the Title IX Coordinator as soon as it is possible once they have become knowledgeable of a reportable incident. Also, any third party observer of Prohibited Conduct is advised to report and contact the Title IX Coordinator. The