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Global Classrooms In January 2006, a group of PLU students — bundled up in warm coats, gloves, hats and sturdy boots — stepped carefully from the boat on which they’d been traveling onto the rocky and icy shores of Antarctica. This intrepid class helped seal a spot… November 26, 2019 AcademicsCurrent StudentsGlobal EducationStudy AbroadStudy Away
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How Community Meals bring people together at PLU When people at PLU are asked, “What do you love about PLU?” “The sense of community” is the response you hear most often. This fall semester, different groups on campus joined forces to kick off a new tradition, Community Meals. Community Meals bring people together—both… January 3, 2024 Clubs & OrganizationsCommunityCurrent StudentsInvolvementLife on CampusLutheran Higher EducationStudent LifeStudent Voice
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New Library Site Posted by: Roberto Arteaga / January 22, 2020 January 22, 2020 Welcome to the new library site! If you have found your way here, thank you and we hope the changes we made help you navigate the content available to you through the library site and the library building more efficiently. As you may have heard from MarComm, all PLU sites are getting a revamp to help them be more mobile-friendly, accessible, and to improve overall usability. As one of the most visited PLU sites, we
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Newly minted PLU graduates reflect on what commencement — and earning their degree — means to them “Commencement means the culmination of hard work and accomplishments with my teammates and my classmates — so it’s a great day.” May 30, 2023 Events, Performances, Athletics
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PLU Years Meet the Students Episodes Start your Plan Five students x four years = five unique PLU experiences Every college experience is different. Each student takes a unique path from arrival, to sticking with it, to forging forward. We followed a small cohort of students over the course of their college careers to illustrate those different paths, and get a glimpse of their PLU Years. MEET THE STUDENTS SWIPE/SCROLL TO VIEW ALL FIVE STUDENTS Annika Matias '20 Annika Matias ‘20 (she/her
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Emma Stafki ’24 explores the challenges facing Puget Sound orcas in capstone documentary Emma Stafki grew up on Washington’s Key Peninsula, hearing stories about a tragedy in 1968. In nearby Vaughn Bay, her grandparents witnessed the heartwrenching capture of Hugo, a three-year-old orca whale. Southern Resident orcas typically stay with their mothers their whole lives; losses echo throughout… May 17, 2024 AcademicsCommunicationCurrent StudentsInternshipsInvolvementJusticePacific
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You Ask, We Answer: What is public transportation like around PLU? Posted by: shortea / October 20, 2023 October 20, 2023 While PLU’s Campus is neither in an urban or rural area, our middle of the road residential location of Parkland has plenty of public transportation options through Pierce Transit. Just a block from campus sits the Parkland Transit Center. The two main bus options here include Route 45 and Route 55. Route 45 will get you into downtown Tacoma typically in under 45 minutes
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Quick Tips for Improving Your Sakai Site for Students Posted by: Jenna S / October 1, 2015 October 1, 2015 by Layne Nordgren Now that the semester is underway and much of the heavy lifting of creating and populating your Sakai course site is complete, perhaps you’re ready to consider some fine-tuning to improve your course site for students. One option to consider would be to review your course using the Quality Matters Rubric Standards checklist, but that may take more time than you have to
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May 2, 2008 Celebrate World Fair Trade Day Bamboo containers, silk scarves, jewelry and stuffed animals are among the many gift and home décor items available in the Fair Trade and World Goods store, located inside Garfield Book Company at PLU. While not all the products are fair trade – the store is also home to Scandinavian goods – the fair trade items are hand made, which means no two items are exactly alike. Plus, all have stories to tell of the people and the places from where they come
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October 11, 2010 Music is very much alive By Chris Albert Several months ago, PLU music professor Edwin Powell began collaborating with Norwegian-born composer Ola Gjeilo. “It’s all been done over Facebook,” Powell said. The PLU Wind Ensemble, director by Ed Powell, will perform the world premiere of Ola Gjeilo’s composition. Powell, the Wind Ensemble director, asked Gjeilo for permission to adapt a chorale piece Gjeilo had done for wind ensemble. He soon found out, Gjeilo was not only
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