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International students who do not meet the English proficiency requirement for undergraduate admission at PLU are encouraged to join the University community through the International Pathway Program (IPP). To join the International Pathway Program (IPP), students are required to submit the following: A completed IPP application School Records: Documentation of completion of secondary school. For incoming freshmen international students, official secondary school records are required. An
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Third Rail Inquiry: Learning, In, Through, and For CommunityThe field of rhetoric and composition is sometimes misunderstood as one centered on teaching writers how to “fix” texts once ideas have been selected, produced, or discovered: first we think, then we write, then we revise. Once we have a moderately readable draft, our inquiry has come to an end. We just need to “clean it up”—and at this point, the writing teacher steps up with resources, strategies, and rules. In contrast to this
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TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 13, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University will host a lecture by Seattle University School of Law Professor Dean Spade, a leading scholar and activist in trans rights. His talk, “Romantic Notions: Soldiers, Spouses and the Limits of LGBT Equality,” will be held at 6…
event, which is free, is sponsored by PLU’s Women’s Center, the Women’s and Gender Studies program and the Diversity Center. The last 40 years of queer and trans politics has seen a drastic shift, Spade says: Much of 1960s and ’70s queer and trans activism had complex and explicit ties to anti-war and anti-police movements, as well as to feminist disruptions of traditional gender roles, including militarized masculinities. Today, a highly visible, corporate-funded gay and lesbian rights agenda
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Diversity and inclusion are what we’re tasked with doing because it’s who we are. We must continue to re-evaluate our institutions, curriculum, campaigns and more to guarantee an authentically
Diversity Statement Diversity is “the condition of difference necessary to all life and creativity.” Martusewicz, Edmundson, and Lupinacci, 2011 At PLU, diversity is intrinsic to the vitality of learning, resilience and growth. Thus, we will: Be responsive to how intersections and context impact how power is experienced Act upon the fact that diversity and inclusion efforts must address and account for all differences born out of power and oppression Collectively reimagine models and practices
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PLU is home to an academic minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, an endowed chair in Holocaust history, an annual conference on Holocaust education, summer research fellowships for students
annual conference on Holocaust education, summer research fellowships for students studying Holocaust questions, and much more. Collectively, these programs and opportunities reflect PLU’s prominence as the home of internationally recognized Holocaust scholarship. Explore our opportunities for learning about the hatred and destruction that infect human history and haunt our world today, and for engaging deeply with scholars and activists whose work promotes understanding, healing, and
Holocaust and Genocide Studies ProgramsXavier Hall/115 Tacoma, WA 98447 -
Abbreviations denote those courses which fulfill the General Education Program Elements (GenEd). The PLU Core FYEP 101 (FW) FYEP 102 (FD) The Academic Study of Religion (RL) Fitness and Wellness (FT) Global Engagement (GE) The Distributive Core: Ways of Being and Knowing Creative Expression (CX) Engaging the Natural World (NW) Interpreting Text (IT) Examining Self and Society (ES) Exploring Values and Worldviews (VW) Quantitative Reasoning (QR) Integrative Learning Culminating Experience (SR
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The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at Pacific Lutheran University is responsible for the oversight and evaluation of the animal care and use program and its components.
Welcome!The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at Pacific Lutheran University is responsible for the oversight and evaluation of the animal care and use program and its components. The principal responsibilities of the committee are to: Ensure the humane and ethical treatment of laboratory animals Monitor the environment provided for laboratory animals by periodic inspection of the areas in which they are housed Facilitate the establishment of mechanisms to protect personnel
Institutional Animal Care and Use CommitteeInstitutional Animal Care and Use Committee Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 -
TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 28, 2015)—In eighth grade, Annika Smith-Ortiz ‘19 competed in a distance-kicking competition during gym class. Now, she’s competing with Pacific Lutheran University’s football team as its first female player. Photo: Matthew Salzano ’18 After playing Junior Varsity and Varsity games at Edina…
during gym class. Now, she’s competing with Pacific Lutheran University’s football team as its first female player. Photo: Matthew Salzano ’18 After playing Junior Varsity and Varsity games at Edina High School in Minnesota, Smith-Ortiz was contacted by PLU Assistant Head Coach Jud Keim about playing through college. She originally thought she would come to PLU just to study, but when Keim gave her the opportunity, she realized how much she wanted to continue playing football. “Annika really put us
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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 19, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University students may soon see their professors, dressed in commencement regalia, coming to classes with a special invitation to join one of the most prestigious honor societies in the nation. This week, PLU joined the ranks of schools…
scholastic projects. DeLaRosby said students have control over how much work they invest in their membership with Phi Kappa Phi. “When I joined I never thought I’d use it for anything other than just being a member,” DeLaRosby said. But several years after joining, DeLaRosby reached out to Phi Kappa Phi to help fund his dissertation research. The scholarship DeLaRosby received was the Love of Learning award in 2013 for a pilot study investigating characteristics of successful college students who were
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Students take on the new Karen Hille Phillips Center Mainstage Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 19, 2014 March 19, 2014 APO Production, “In the Garden of Live Flowers” opens March 7 In the Garden of Live Flowers: A Fantasia of the Life and Work of Rachel Carson, by Attilio Favorini and Lynne Conner, opens March 7 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Eastvold Auditorium. The production will run March 6*, 7, 8, 14 and 15 at 7:30pm and March 16 at 2pm. Produced by our
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