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  • The University Symphony Orchestra has long been one of the most important centerpieces of a stunningly rich musical calendar.

    every aspect of musical and ceremonial life at the university. The Orchestras play 5 feature concerts during the academic year including music from the symphonic, concerto, ballet and operatic repertoires, from classical standards to new works, including an impressive list of world and regional premieres. The Orchestras collaborate with students, faculty and guest artists, not only in their own concerts but in the pit for opera and theater productions and with PLU’s marvelous choirs. The Orchestras

    Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra
    253-535-8669
    Mary Baker Russell Music Center, Room 335 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • Peace Corps Prep (PC Prep) is an undergraduate certificate program that helps students prepare for service in the Peace Corps, a US-government organization that sends US citizens abroad to volunteer

    PLU is Top Peace Corps Producing College! For the third year in a row, PLU is one of the top 25 producers of Peace Corps Volunteers in schools of our size (under 5,000). Congratulations Lutes! Andrew Larson '15 Learn about Andrew's time serving in the Peace Corps in Comoros Peace Corps Prep Lutes are Peace Corps Bound! From the first cohort of PLU's Peace Corps Prep certificate program are Haley Bridgewater ’18, Margaret Chell ’18 and Madeline Wentz ’18, headed to Guinea to serve in the Peace

    Peace Corps Prep
    12180 Park Avenue S. Tacoma, WA 98447
  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 22, 2015)- Members of the Pacific Lutheran University community have the unique opportunity to learn about the AIDS epidemic through theatre. The one-man show “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” will be performed in the Karen Hille Phillips Studio Theater at 7 p.m.…

    show “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” will be performed in the Karen Hille Phillips Studio Theater at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27. Peter Serko is the writer and performer of “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg.” Serko lost his brother, David, to AIDS in 1992. Inspired by a memory quilt 20 years later, he began The David Serko Project in February 2012. To create the foundation of “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg,” Serko used Facebook to connect with more than 100 friends of David who helped

  • PLU has so many opportunities for students to get engaged whether it’s studying away, going on a weekend hike, joining a club, or hanging out at the AUC.

    Contact Phone: (253) 535-7153 Text Only: (253) 527-6708 Email: natasha.lemke@plu.edu Senior Assistant Director of Admission - Equity & AccessNatasha was born and raised here in Tacoma, Washington and has lived here ever since. She loves the proximity to the state Capitol and Seattle, while totally appreciating the mix of concrete and green spaces that Tacoma offers. One of her favorite places to visit is Five-Mile Drive. The fact that you can be part of the hustle and bustle without the

  • The Pacific Lutheran University Staff Council (PLUSC) is an elected group representing the staff of Pacific Lutheran University.

    What is the PLU Staff Council?The Pacific Lutheran University Staff Council (PLUSC) is an elected group representing the staff of Pacific Lutheran University. Staff representatives are elected by their own departments and represent each major division on campus. Making PLU a University of the first rank is a worthy goal and has our commitment.  Likewise, making PLU an employer of the first rank is equally important. PLUSC contributes to this goal by: Advocating for PLU staff employees

    Pacific Lutheran University Staff Council
    Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 29, 2016)- Garrett Wade bounced from desk to desk in a crowded classroom one recent Thursday morning, guiding his students through the online program they were learning at Sylvester Middle School in Burien. “Mr. Wade! Mr. Wade! I need your help,” a…

    through the online program they were learning at Sylvester Middle School in Burien. “Mr. Wade! Mr. Wade! I need your help,” a few chimed in from different corners of the room.Wade, alongside longtime teacher Darrell Chase, calmly commanded the classroom as though he had done it for years. Yet, the 38-year-old is in his second year of teaching, and he credits his immediate success to the intense preparation at Pacific Lutheran University through the Alternative Routes to Certification (ARC) program

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 13, 2016)- Grace Zimmerman ’18 was already thrilled to pursue a study away experience in Namibia. But her excitement compounded after learning she received a competitive scholarship, one of more than 2,800 awarded by the federal government to students such as herself…

    the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a prestigious national scholarship geared toward diversifying the types of students studying away. Zimmerman is the only Pacific Lutheran University student to receive the scholarship this year, and only the second in 10 years. Zimmerman, a nursing student, will study away in Windhoek in the spring. She will take nursing classes at the local university, as well as online PLU courses. “I’ve always dreamed of traveling,” Zimmerman said. “It had

  • The Choir of the West is the premier choral ensemble of the Department of Music at Pacific Lutheran University, located in Tacoma, Washington.

    WelcomeThe Choir of the West is the premier choral ensemble at Pacific Lutheran University, located in Tacoma, Washington. Founded in 1926, the choir was the third Lutheran college choir to tour extensively throughout the United States. Choir of the West has toured Europe, Scandinavia, Japan and China, and has performed at several state, division and national conferences of the National Association for Music Education and the American Choral Directors Association. Most recently the choir has

    The Choir of the West
    Mary Baker Russell Music Center Tacoma, WA 98447
  • SEATTLE, WASH. (April 16, 2015)- Ordinarily, it takes many years for a Theatre Major to earn the opportunity to write, compose or star in a high-profile musical production. However, one Lute is dramatically defying that expectation. Justin Huertas graduated almost six years ago, in 2009,…

    Justin Huertas’ “Semi-Autobiographical” Musical Premieres at the Seattle Repertory Theatre Posted by: Zach Powers / April 16, 2015 Image: Justin Huertas and William A. Williams in Lizard Boy. Photo: Alabastro Photography. April 16, 2015 By Matthew Salzano ’18 PLU Marketing & CommunicationsSEATTLE, WASH. (April 16, 2015)- Ordinarily, it takes many years for a Theatre Major to earn the opportunity to write, compose or star in a high-profile musical production. However, one Lute is dramatically

  • U.S. Congressman Rick Larsen shares how interactions with constituents has changed him.

    taught him to be a better listener. “I may have brought in a certain set of traits and skills 16 years ago that were somewhat appropriate for the job, but after the last 16 years of hundreds of town hall meetings and phone calls, elections and campaigns, I’ve had to change quite a bit,” Larsen said in his office in Washington, D.C., earlier this year. “There’s still the part of me that is gung-ho about the things I want to do and what I want to work on, but over the last several terms I’ve learned a