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  • Photos courtesy of Claire Todd Dear Pierce County, The PLU students in ENVT 350 course are enjoying a picnic after an exciting afternoon of collecting samples at Mayfair Playfield! The plants, stream organisms, and birds also deserve to have an environment where they can enjoy a picnic too. To address this, a committee should be created and funded to remove the asphalt allowing the stream to meander and to restore the substrate with rocks and wood. This would help create a healthy environment

  • Our VisionThe Robert A.L. Mortvedt Library is committed to excellence in service that enables, empowers, and encourages life-long learning. The library provides access to information resources that advance the teaching of critical thinking and the pursuit of knowledge for the Pacific Lutheran University Community.Our MissionThe mission of the library is to support the university in providing quality education in preparation for lives of service. To that end, we: Provide quality customer service

  • , assumptions and language that structure human communities and their relationships with the earth’s ecosystem. Integrate the methods and content of multiple academic perspectives on an environmental issue. Develop an interdisciplinary approach to a complex environmental challenge. (approved by the Environmental Studies Faculty, 11 September 2008; updated May 2010; November 2018)

  • Rick McKenney Associate, Water for Humans Biography Biography Rick is passionate about implementing large-scale change in our society for social and economic justice and investigating the interaction between economics and politics in local and developing world economies. He is the co-founder of Water for Humans, a social venture enterprise that strives to ensure local public control of water resources and deploy water purification systems and sanitation solutions to people throughout the world

  • interdisciplinary courses that explore contemporary issues and their historical foundations through an integrated, multi-national approach.  Students with strong academic records and service achievements are encouraged to apply for admission to this competitive program.  A limited number of spaces are available in the International Honors Program each year.  Please go to www.plu.edu/admission/honors-program to learn more. IHON Requirements First-Year Experience Program FYEP 101: Thematic Writing Seminar FYEP

  • Effective June 1, 2022   Purpose The pay differential policy allows for extra compensation to aide in recruitment and retention of nonexempt hourly employees who are scheduled to work during specified hours as defined within this policy. Eligibility Nonexempt hourly employees in specified positions are eligible for a pay differential for actual hours worked between 9:00 p.m. through 4:59 a.m., Saturday-Friday. For example, an employee scheduled to work from 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. will receive

  • Fair SponsorsWe are grateful to our sponsors who are vital to the success of the Discovery Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Their generosity allowed us to encourage students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Please support our sponsors and thank them for their contributions when possible. The South Sound STEM Fair Alliance operates the fair in partnership with Pacific Lutheran University. Contributions are tax-deductible.Pacific Lutheran University for Services and

  • nearly 30 cultural traditions. The LehmannsFind out more Between 1972 and 1992, Dr. J. Hans and Thelma Lehmann gave PLU 28 pieces of African art.  In 2005, Thelma Lehmann gave one more piece (Boat with Warriors; accession no.2005-01-001) and promised additional pieces only if PLU had a place to display them. The CobbsFind out more In summer 2007, Dr. Oliver (Ollie) Cobb, a retired Seattle physician, approached PLU expressing the wish to give the university a piece of African art in memory of the

  • moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS A family with a “Bjug” legacy of giving and service September 27, 2024 PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth Carpenter, Indigenous education and tribal sovereignty September 23, 2024 PLU Welcomes the Class of 2028: Trailblazers September 11, 2024 Ethos in Action September 11, 2024

  • sound of our mother talking,” Moon said in 2012. “This is the first study that shows we learn about the particular speech sounds of our mother’s language before we are born.” That insight earned international attention—and a very prestigious ranking: Science News picked Moon’s research on language learning in infants before birth as the No. 8 science story of 2013. This fall, Moon is starting another study on the very early perception of speech sounds with the help of two PLU psychology majors. Moon