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  • March 5, 2013 Students get a view of job and internship opportunities from the ground floor – at Alaska Airlines. (Photos by Jesse Major ’14) Learning about the next step By Jesse Major ’14 Career Connections hosted its first On-The-Road Experience for students Feb. 22. Students had the choice of touring Alaska Airlines or World Vision. Afterward, they attended an alumni networking event. Three van loads of students toured Alaska Airlines where they were greeted by two alumni, including CEO

  • October 15, 2014 Student Composition Wins Statewide Competition Taylor Whatley, right, works with Prof. Greg Youtz on Whatley’s winning composition. (Photo: John Struzenberg ’16) Taylor Whatley’s Original Piece, ‘Fanfare Giocoso,’ Premieres at LUCO’s Season-Opener By Valery Jorgensen ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker Seattle’s renowned Lake Union Civic Orchestra will open its 20th anniversary season with pieces by Mozart, de Falla, Respighi—and Whatley. That’s Taylor Whatley ’15

  • States Army Cadet Command and the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Foundation with a MacArthur Award for the 2019-20 school year.There are 274 senior Army ROTC units across the country, divided into eight brigades. PLU was named the top school in the 8th Brigade, which covers Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Montana, California and Nevada. This is PLU’s fifth time receiving the award, with previous wins in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2018. “Winning this award five times in 10 years … makes me

  • Navigating the Medical School Application ProcessThe Primary Application The first part of your medical school application –the primary application– is generally submitted in early summer of the application year. If you’re planning to begin allopathic or osteopathic medical school in 2021, your primary application would be submitted in summer of 2020. The AAMC’s Timeline for Application/Admission to Medical School is a good resource to help you plan for undergraduate classes and volunteer

  • Navigating the Medical School Application ProcessThe Primary Application The first part of your medical school application –the primary application– is generally submitted in early summer of the application year. If you’re planning to begin allopathic or osteopathic medical school in 2021, your primary application would be submitted in summer of 2020. The AAMC’s Timeline for Application/Admission to Medical School is a good resource to help you plan for undergraduate classes and volunteer

  • Journey Away for January TermEach January, PLU offers a variety of local and global faculty-led study away courses.  These intensive short-term travel programs are academically integrated experiences, carefully planned and administered by PLU faculty and Wang Center staff.  J-Term study away courses are Global Scholar Award eligible and students are encouraged to check out these external scholarship/funding resources. Check out the detailed list of J-Term 2025 course offerings J-TERM 2025

  • Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market For Cece Chan ’24, what began as a love of student advocacy and social justice in high school, has blossomed into activism through art at Pacific Lutheran University. From serving as ASPLU president her junior year, to spending a semester in Trinidad and Tobago, to… May 20, 2024 AcademicsCommunicationDiversityGender Sexuality and Race StudiesGlobal EducationResearchStudent VoiceStudy

  • Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 majored in biology and chemistry at PLU, played at nationals with the men’s soccer team, and prepared for a career in the medical field. D’Onofrio recently sat down with PLU News to discuss his PLU experience. How did you learn about PLU?… June 4, 2024 BiologyChemistry

  • Ramstad Scholarship a Fitting Tribute to a PLU Leader Gifts in memory of a loved one are a cherished part of the close relationship with the university that are often built by PLU families. There is surely no more poignant example of this than the establishment of an endowed scholarship by family and friends in memory of Marvin J. Ramstad ’38. The scholarship is the recognition and reaffirmation of the significance of one young man’s college experience, an experience that totaled only two years

  • Student success is at the heart of all we do at PLU. In spring 2018, we challenged you to show us which area of student success matters most to you by making a gift to: student scholarships, wellbeing and recreation, classrooms and teaching spaces, or student learning and faculty development. Of the four success areas, the one with the most donors by May 31 — Student Scholarships — received an additional $100,000 from the Board of Regents. Although the challenge is completed, you can still give