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  • The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Pacific Lutheran University teaches students to understand the social and structural context of our human experience.

    are studying families, policing, gender, or deviance, the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Pacific Lutheran University teaches students to understand the social and structural context of our human experience. Our classes highlight how inequalities in American Society impact individual opportunities, such as access to housing, bail, healthcare, or legal representation. Our programs in sociology and criminal justice provide unique opportunities for independent research, faculty

    Professor Laura McCloud, Chair
    Xavier Hall, Room 242 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • TACOMA, WASH. (March 30, 2016)- Dr. Antonios Finitsis didn’t require a video assignment at the start of his religion course at Pacific Lutheran University. The creative ambition of a group of students in 2008 planted the seed for what’s become a university tradition — PLU…

    require a video assignment at the start of his religion course at Pacific Lutheran University. The creative ambition of a group of students in 2008 planted the seed for what’s become a university tradition — PLU Hebrew Idol.The competition features short films written, filmed and edited by students in Finitsis’ course titled “Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible.” Each year, online voting by students determines the top three movies, which go on to face evaluation by a panel of judges. This year

  • Lutes are dedicated to global education, and student athletes are no different. This fall, two Lutes who studied in Norway managed to balance their studies and training abroad, while PLU welcomed

    weights several times a week. Molly Ivey '20“Team dynamic, that’s what I miss the most,” Ivey said while in Norway, adding that she especially missed the early mornings watching the sunrise over American Lake. Despite the solid strategy, Ivey still missed working out alongside her teammates. “It’s hard knowing that you’re not doing the exact same workout,” she said. “I’m really nervous that I’m going to be out of shape.” Being so far away, she also missed the opportunities for team bonding and

  • PLU professor adds ‘board game inventor’ to his résumé.

    to save the island, before it sinks, by way of a mystical portal. Players also must contend with the escalating threat of their Athenian enemies. Plato, the philosopher who documented the only account of Atlantis, is quoted in the rulebook. “That bit of literature and philosophy actually informed how I designed the game,” Ciscell said. “The players all win or lose the game together.” Unfortunately, players were on the losing side one recent game night at Ciscell’s Tacoma home. Atlantis

  • The Seventh Annual Lutheran Studies Conference will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Thursday, Sept.

    Trelstad, University Chair of Lutheran Studies, and “The Church’s Song:  Always in Reform” Dr. David Cherwien, Director of The National Lutheran Choir“A Theology of African American Sacred Song and Liberation” Dr. Stephen Newby, Seattle Pacific UniversityScheduleFind out what will be happening during the conference.Lutheran Studies Conference ScheduleSpeakersGet to know more about this year's conference speakers.Learn more about the speakers of 500! SingAboutLearn more about the annual Lutheran Studies

    Dr. Marit Trelstad, University Chair in Lutheran Studies
  • An undocumented PLU student shares her experience going back to Mexico — for the first time since her family relocated to the United States — as part of the Oaxaca Gateway program.

    policy started by the Obama administration in 2012 that allows undocumented minors and students to remain in the U.S. as well as study at American colleges. A laborious process landed Sophia in that airport, pondering her identity alongside fellow Lutes. “I wasn’t sure if I was to go to the visitor’s side because I had advance parole paperwork, or if I was to go through the domestic line since I carried a Mexican passport,” she said. “It took me a solid five minutes before I went directly to an

  • By Michael Halvorson, Benson Chair in Business and Economic History. On Friday, December 8, 2017, three PLU students will present the results of their summer research projects in a public presentation connected to PLU’s Business and Economic History program. The presenters are Michael Diambri, Teresa…

    .” Michael is working towards a History degree at PLU and is scheduled to graduate in May, 2018. Teresa Hackler’s project is entitled “Exclusion laws in Oregon and the context of African American health outcomes.” Teresa is a History major on the way to nursing school, scheduled to graduate from PLU after J-term 2018. Alex Lund’s project is entitled “Trains, Grains, and Elevators: Economic and Cultural Shifts of Agricultural Communities in Northeastern Montana, 1910-2003.” Alex is a double major (Biology

  • This School Nursing is offered twice a year.

    provider of continuing nursing education approved by the Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.Fall 2024Registration Opens August 1, 2024 Location: self-study/online synchronous combo: Self -paced Starts Monday, October 7th, 2024 Live internet Saturday, October 26th, 2024 In person lab Saturday, November 2nd, 2024 (PLU campus) PLU Garfield Commons 208 Garfield St. S Tacoma, WA  ROOMS 101,103REGISTER This was

  • Fr. Charles R. Gallagher, S.J., of the history department at Boston College will speak about his explorations of a heretofore unknown set of intelligence relationships involving Nazi, British, and

    the Museum’s Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies (former U.S. Holocaust Research Institute) since 1993. Heberer Rice completed her undergraduate degree in Historical Studies and German Language and Literature at Southern Illinois University as the graduating class’ valedictorian. She conducted her doctoral studies at the Free University of Berlin and the University of Maryland (UMD)-College Park, where Heberer Rice earned a PhD based on her dissertation on the Hadamar killing facility and its

  • The mission of the PLU Chemistry Department is to provide high quality educational programs for all students who study chemistry at PLU.

    environment, or designing new sensors? A degree in chemistry will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue those career paths. There are many reasons why studying chemistry at PLU is a great choice. The Department of Chemistry has an outstanding curriculum, excellent faculty who teach using inclusive pedagogy, and has been approved by the American Chemical Society to offer certified degrees for over 50 years. Chemistry students at PLU get hands-on experience using research-grade

    Department of Chemistry
    253-535-8700
    Rieke Science Center Tacoma, WA 98447