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Tuition Protection PlanWe believe it’s important to offer an easy, affordable way to protect the investment you have made in higher education. That’s why Pacific Lutheran University has negotiated with GradGuard™ to provide our students with tuition insurance featuring special plans and rates not available to the general public.This coverage expands the scope of our withdrawal and refund policy by ensuring reimbursement for tuition, room and board and other fees for covered withdrawals at any
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Crime & Forensic Laboratory Services recommends that someone interested in becoming a forensic scientist complete a BS degree in forensic science or a natural science (Biology, Chemistry, etc.), which must include a minimum of 20 semester or 30 quarter hours of chemistry and five semester or eight quarter hours of physics. One benefit of pursuing a science major other than forensic science is that doing so gives a student more flexibility to pursue a career in forensic science, as well as other
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Optional Practical Training (OPT) International Students can participate in training that is directly related to their majors using OPT authorization. OPT authorization must be filed to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services based on a recommendation from ISS. Approval takes approximately 3 months. Most students use OPT after graduation to engage in 12 months of full-time employment.Reporting OPT Employment and Address ChangesPlease report your new employment, end of employment and new
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ScholarshipsThe School of Music, Theatre & Dance offers more than 250 scholarships each year for student-musicians who seek to develop their skills alongside some of the most talented student-musicians and faculty members in the Pacific Northwest. Scholarships are available for all instrumentalists without regard to major. If you play an orchestral instrument, you may be able to make a music scholarship part of your financial aid package. Auditions are held annually for new students, first-year
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Calendar Highlights Alumni News Homecoming 2017 Listen, browse, watch: the Homecoming and Family Weekend recap includes a podcast and poem by Tim Sherry ’67 — inspired by the 50th class reunion — as well as a photo gallery of events and a video highlighting the Harstad family reunion. View Now Alumni Survey To learn more about the alumni community, PLU launched a listening initiative last fall. The university sought alumni opinions about PLU’s priorities and how connected those alumni feel to their
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Brian Bradshaw '07 Personified Care for the World, Service to Humankind Brian Bradshaw ’07 was coming down the stairs of his residence hall when he saw a young woman crying in the lobby. Brian was planning on going skiing that day. He stopped to talk to her and, after listening to her, said, “Come with me.” “But, you’re going skiing,” she said. “Yeah,” he said. “And you’re coming with me.” They spent the day on the slopes and her tears changed from sadness to joy. “That was just the sort of
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March 2, 2009 Using math to build community For the students, from PLU and middle schools around the area, the Mathletes Tutor Program is more than just numbers and equations.“What we are about is community building,” said Bryan Dorner, PLU math professor. Last week, hundreds of area middle schoolers, their parents and about 20 PLU students who take part in the tutoring program gathered at PLU to celebrate the program and mathematics. For the past five years, PLU math students have volunteered
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served in Alaska’s House of Representatives in 1992 at the age of 29. He was re-elected in 1994 and served one term in the Alaska State Senate form 1996 to 2000.During his tenure in the governor’s office, he has worked on Alaska’s economy, schools and championed domestic violence legislation. Parnell graduated from PLU with a Bachelor of Arts in business administration. Married to his wife, Sandy (Scebold ’84) Parnell, since 1987, they have two daughters. Student commencement speaker Andrew Reyna
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November 2, 2014 Pierce County’s Youngest City Councilmember is a Double-Major at PLU Shannon Reynolds is a full-time double major at PLU and a member of the Fircrest City Council. (Photo: John Struzenberg ’16) Shannon Reynolds ’15 marks her first year as an elected Fircrest official By Brenna Sussman ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker TACOMA, Wash. (Nov. 3, 2014)—For Shannon Reynolds ’15, after-school activities extend far beyond campus clubs and sports teams. When she’s not
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AlumniPLU graduates who studied away through the Wang Center are doing amazing work all over the world, from Washington State to Antarctica. Find out what they’re doing and how you can take advantage of global opportunities after PLU, too!‘Welcome to Panama Kaylee’ Kaylee Bauer, ’18, is taking on a new challenge as her two year commitment to serving the Peace Corps in Panama begins. Her service officially started in February and she was sworn in at the end of April. Since then, she has been
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