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Faculty SupportStudents cite the quality of the faculty as a primary reason for choosing PLU over other universities. A strong endowment will enable the University to attract and sustain an energized and productive faculty by offering competitive salaries, maintaining the faculty at an optimum size, and supporting best-in-class teaching and research. Endowment funds enrich the academic experience for students by providing support for endowed professorships, visiting artists and lecturers

Program SupportBy making an endowment gift, you can provide critical support to a wide variety of academic programs and centers throughout campus. When you invest in PLU schools and departments, you help ensure the continuation of top-tier programming that embodies the PLU mission statement. Please contact an Advancement Officer if you would like to create an endowment that supports PLU programs.* President Krise looks to the sky in the W.M. Keck Observatory Endowed SchoolA named endowment fund

Don't Wait to Give Kyle Franklin ’07 never waited for the right time to start giving back. When he first started attending PLU as an undergrad, first attracted by the university’s location and its focus on social justice, he began giving. And Kyle continued to give: as of last year, he had contributed $10,000 to various PLU programs including Q Club, the Women’s Center and Project Access scholarships. Kyle has also made a provision for PLU in his will. This dogged determination to giving

college so they can fully participate and better thrive. Give to The Good Trouble FundBackgroundThroughout the history of the US, African-Americans have routinely had limited access to resources or had resources removed from their communities. This injustice continues today – and sadly also exists in Higher Education. The hidden costs of college beyond tuition, books, room and board limit full participation in the university experience.  The Good Trouble Fund provides resources to support Black

Click on the video above to watch a recording of the evening program.Thank you for your generous support for PLU!Kyle Siemers '20, Chemistry with Biochemistry EmphasisRegents’ Scholar, Admission Ambassador Student Coordinator “One thing that stood out to me the most while I was contemplating my college decision was how at some other schools when I mentioned I wanted to pursue studying medicine and science and still be involved in music, I was met with some averted glances or some passive

Students at WorkEach year PLU students are hard at work doing independent research, working with faculty on their research, doing internships in local museums and businesses, and otherwise being of service to the community. On this page we highlight a few of their recent accomplishments. Severtson AwardS. Erving Severtson/Forest Foundation Undergraduate Research Fellowships are presented to students in the Social Science disciplines to allow them to conduct research with faculty mentors