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Bon appétit! Sometimes you just have to seize the day, cancel class, and have a French pique-nique. Learning Styles: The French & Francophone Studies program honors a diversity of learning styles. Here students build their interpretation of Christine de Pizan’s City of Ladies. High Impact Educational Practices: These students were the first to translate Louise Dupin’s “Preliminary Discourse” into English after first transcribing it from 250-year-old manuscripts. Cultural Events on Campus

Due to the pandemic, catering services are extremely limited at this time. However, if you are hoping to have catering at a PLU event, we are available to discuss events on a case by case basis. We will work with you to ensure all the stringent state, county and university COVID restrictions and guidelines are met. Please call us at x7450 or email catering@plu.edu.  PLU Catering offers full-service on-campus catering for meetings, conferences and events. Menu options are available for breakfast

Why Study Chinese Studies? Pacific Lutheran University offers a unique program for students interested in weaving their future within China's through pursuit of an international career or through study abroad and travel. Quick Facts Ekphrastic Assimilations: Finding Poetry in Art PLU Chinese studies chair serves as catalyst for cross-cultural arts and poetry project; related symposium comes to campus. Read More Chinese Studies Program“Our future is China,” declare Boeing executives who are

Inspired by Women: Cora Beeson’s research in Indonesia began with her Taiwanese Grandmother’s caretaker More Welcome to the Global Studies Website!Why Global Studies?Students majoring in Global Studies achieve global literacy by employing a multidisciplinary approach to addressing contemporary global problems. The Global Studies Program educates students to engage critically and actively with contending perspectives on global issues, their origins, and possible solutions to global problems

Learning Is ForEver (LIFE)The Learning is ForEver program shut down during COVID and has not resumed. Please see our Lectures page for opportunities to engage in Life Long Learning events. Our lectures offer unique educational experiences to enrich and enhance the lives of its participants. Learning is a lifelong pursuit that opens minds and enriches lives. Sharing new ideas, challenges and experiences is rewarding in every season of life. Participants come from every walk of life, to learn

The 13th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference More Information Lutheran Studies at Pacific Lutheran UniversityPLU has been a lively center for the study of Lutheran higher education and the global Lutheran tradition since its beginnings in 1890. Distinguished lecturers, undergraduate courses in history, music, scripture, theology, and the visual arts, study away classes in Germany, Namibia, and Norway, campus ministry workshops, faith and reason dialogues, faculty publications and public

Office of the President Allan BeltonAs the 14th President of Pacific Lutheran University, Allan Belton serves as the university’s chief executive and is responsible for the organization and administration of the university. President Belton is currently leading the execution of a new strategic plan that aims to deepen PLU’s commitment to being an inclusive, rigorous and innovative university in the Lutheran tradition by providing access to a transformative, lifelong and distinctively purposeful

Welcome to the Scandinavian Cultural Center at PLU!The mission of the Scandinavian Cultural Center at Pacific Lutheran University is to enrich understanding of Nordic and Nordic-American cultures in support of PLU’s educational mission and in recognition of PLU’s Nordic heritage. The Center is located in the Anderson University Center at Pacific Lutheran University, in Tacoma Washington. We are open Tuesdays and Wednesdays 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. and Sundays 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. during the academic year

×Summer Sessions at Pacific Lutheran University Enroll in summer courses!Undergraduate PLU and non-matriculated (visiting) students can participate in two, four-week terms* filled with general education and major courses.  Summer classes are offered in face-to-face, blended, or online formats. Enjoy a lower tuition rate during Summer Sessions, smaller class sizes, and a variety of classes to fit your schedule! Please check out the Summer Sessions schedule for tentative schedule and contact your

How We Support the University Advocate co-curricular experiences through event services Provide open resource for learning, recreation & rest through conference rentals, event services, and university center management Support faculty professional organizations and external constituencies through conference services Uphold community and neighbor relationships through conference services Provide non-tuition revenue sources through conference services Schedule public space use through event