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  • Established in 2011, the PLU Peace Scholars Program is designed to deepen understanding of central issues and theories of dialogue, peace-building, conflict, and war.

    scholars. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors that are returning for a PLUS year. Applicants must be returning to PLU as students in Fall of 2024. The fully funded program includes: Study in Norway for seven weeks in the summer: study includes a week-long intensive dialogue training, a peace seminar, and Oslo International Summer School with an additional class. Promote the program and contribute to peace-building efforts on PLU campus. Possible participation in a U.S. program component for a

    Peace Scholars
    Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA 98447
  • By Sarah Cornell-Maier ‘19.  This Fall, Pacific Lutheran University is introducing a new class that serves as a gateway to the Innovation Studies Program . Hist/Phil 248: Innovation, Ethics, and Society is a team-taught course that combines many different fields of study into one. It…

     experience for new Innovation Studies minors. Innovation Studies at PLU is a multi-disciplinary program that teaches students how to be creative and entrepreneurial in everything they do. After sitting down with Professor Michael Halvorson, one of the instructors, I think that the new course will be a fascinating introduction to the minor–with a few surprises. Two Classes in One Michael Halvorson, Director of Innovation Studies An important aspect of Hist/Phil 248 is that it is really two classes built

  • Tips for Studying Away Figuring out how, where, and when to study away doesn’t have to be stressful!  Follow these tips to choose the best study away program for you. Meet with our study away advisor to learn about your options. Meet with your academic advisor to see where studying away might fit within your overall academic plan. Review our Evaluation page and our Identities Resources page to help you interrogate your study away options. Check in with your support system: Do they have any

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 27, 2017)- The third biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial Lecture will be held at 7 p.m. on March 1 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at Pacific Lutheran University. Shamil Idriss, a global leader in diplomacy and global…

    for the Performing Arts at Pacific Lutheran University. Shamil Idriss, a global leader in diplomacy and global affairs will deliver a lecture titled “Conflict is Inevitable, Violence is Not.”Idriss is President and CEO of Search for Common Ground, a global conflict transformation organization with offices in 35 countries. He previously served as Deputy Director of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and Senior Advisor at the World Economic Forum. Idriss, whose life’s work has been defined

  • an annual Genocide essay-writing contest and evening event. For more information about the Contest click on the link below. Lemkin Essay ContestInternships and International Study OpportunitiesHistory internships are available and are often geared toward students’ professional goals. Faculty members work with students to create internships that offer opportunities to practice historical research methods. Students complete internships in a wide variety of settings—local, national and international

  • The PLU Master of Science in Marketing Analytics (MSMA) is a cutting edge, STEM-designated program offering an innovative analytics degree, specialized in marketing.

    course. Further, through an MSMA final program project, students interact and consult with organizations from the for-profit and non-profit sectors as part of their experiential learning. Located near Seattle, home to some of the most famous and largest firms of the digital age (Amazon, Facebook, Google, Costco, REI, etc.), the School of Business offers its students numerous opportunities to be engaged in the profession and interact with the leading lights of industry and community.Why PLU?Flexible 9

    Graduate Admission
    Pacific Lutheran University 12180 Park Avenue South Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • TACOMA, WASH. (June 16, 2016) – Just three short weeks after graduating from Pacific Lutheran University, Denae McGaha ’16 will embark on the journey of a lifetime. The communication major will travel for three consecutive months, visiting five continents and more than 10 different countries.…

    to plan the trip of her dreams. She created the itinerary for the entire journey, choosing every city and how long she will stay in each place.“It was completely open for me to choose where I wanted to go,” McGaha said. “They pledged up to $10,000 in airfare and in basically every place I will be staying with people via Homestay.com (a travel lodging service similar to Airbnb).” McGaha’s journey will begin June 22. She flew to Tokyo, Japan. From there she will circle the globe, visiting: Sydney

  • that mold. My work right now is on people who identify with more than one religion; people who say that they can do all religions. People who say, “I can be all religions.” I want to understand how this is able to happen. Q: What can students and staff expect from your lecture? Hopefully it’ll be really provocative. This is for people who are thinking about religion, like religion majors. This is something to think about that we haven’t thought about before. This lecture is even for people who