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  • FAQsWhat is the average length of time to find employment post-graduation?We survey our graduates each December/January, and the following is based on the total number of responses received.  The last two columns show how many months graduates were typically looking for work, and the average length of time to find employment post-graduation. Graduating Year # Responses / # Graduates Average # Months Looking Average # Months Post Grad to Find Employment 2016 9/19 .4 -.1 2015 18/23 1.58 .25 2014

  • November 11, 2010 PLU debate team heads to Botswana to compete in world championships By Barbara Clements When most of their friends are unwrapping their Christmas gifts, Alexis Briggs ’12 and Ashley Skinner ’13, will be checking their lists, and then checking them twice, and probably quickly re-reading a few back issues of “The Economist” magazine as they head for the airport. The World Universities Debate Championships will be held this year in Botswana between Dec. 28 and Jan. 4, 2011. Two

  • February 1, 2013 Bryce Manso ’10 Bryce Manso ’10 with colleagues Tisha Graham ’09 and Julie Williams ’09 at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Wash. Bryce Manso ’10 Major: Biology Employer: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center PLU Connection: Everyone! His boss, his profs, his colleagues Five weeks after Bryce Manso graduated with his biology degree from PLU, he got his first job as a lab technician at Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. He remembers his

  • May 5, 2014 LollaPLUza 2014 This year’s LollaPLUza logo was designed by Samuel Hosman ’14.  Student Input Helps Make Music/Street Festival Bigger and Better Than Ever By Katie Baumann ‘14 Something great is coming to PLU. It’s big. It’s free. It’s LollaPLUza 2014. And it’s coming to Garfield Street, right across from Harstad Hall, from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, May 10. And this year’s LollaPLUza (commonly referred to as “Lolla” by PLU insiders) is going to be bigger and better than any before, says

  • Vote! Women’s Center seeks community feedback on new name Posted by: marcom / February 20, 2016 February 20, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 22, 2016) - Since its founding in 1990, Pacific Lutheran University’s Women’s Center has empowered women and their allies to become advocates for gender equity and social justice. After 25 years, the Women's Center will change its name to fit its expanded, mission-based work.A name says a lot. Students, faculty and

  • PCORI Engagement Awards program through the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute for her research titled Treating Trauma in College Students: Creating Teams for Change. This project will investigate the use of evidence-based, trauma-focused treatments in University Counseling Centers and create a pathway to disseminate and implement these treatments. The generous PCORI contract is an exciting opportunity for Artime to expand the scope of her research. “Up until this point, my projects have

  • Making PLU Your HomeThis is a full list of suggested things to bring, but not everything on this list is a necessary item.  Think about how you live now, and how much you really need to feel at home.  Remember that the room you are assigned on campus may be smaller than your room at home and since you are likely sharing it with another student, not every item may fit.  Many of the larger items may be things that you would like to share with your roommate.  When you receive your roommate’s name

  • Library Blogs Alumni News Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar Arrived with dreams. Left with passions. Featured / September 2, 2014 The Story Behind the Six Word Story—in His Own Words By Steven Leifsen, ’96, ’04 RESOLUTE Contributor W hen choosing which college to attend, it was important to me to find a school that reflected my Lutheran upbringing and would allow me to follow my dream…becoming a dentist! I had a phenomenal pediatric dentist in

  • Recording Instruction and Communications for Distance Learners By Dana Shreaves, Instructional Designer When instructors want to communicate with students at a distance, one option is to create video or audio recordings. Many faculty dislike seeing or hearing themselves recorded. Others are intimidated by the process of creating recordings. However, recordings can be… March 31, 2020

  • Spring 2017 Venue Upgrades by John Struzenberg After Before Spring is a time for renewal, cleaning, and most importantly: technology upgrades. PLU has been humming away this spring and the same is true for the folks in classroom and event technologies. As the systems around campus get older, the… May 12, 2017