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  • May 18, 2012 PLU recognized as Green College in Princeton Review PLU has been recognized as one of 322 green college leaders in the 2012 edition of The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges. The guide, which highlights campuses that demonstrate a strong commitment to sustainability, commended PLU for a variety of efforts, including goals for waste diversion, the reduction of water and electricity consumption, LEED certified buildings, and carbon neutrality (by 2020). To read the full

  • July 1, 2014 Six word stories Taking a cue from novelist Ernest Hemingway—who, according to literary legend, was once challenged to write a short story in only six words—we want to hear the best six-word stories about your PLU experience! The most compelling stories from students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends will be featured on billboards and public transit throughout the Puget Sound region starting this fall. Help us tell future Lutes what life is like at PLU! Please share your best six

  • Sunny, Fuzzy, Pre-Finals Friends Posted by: Sandy Dunham / December 9, 2014 December 9, 2014 PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 8, 2014)—To spread cheer and relieve stress before Finals Week, Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University and the PLU Counseling Center partnered with volunteer organizations, including Therapy Dogs International, to bring certified therapy animals to campus on Dec. 12. The therapy-pet program was a huge hit, with unconditionally loving puppies

  • Navigating the Optometry School Application ProcessOptometry’s centralized application service (OptomCAS) is an efficient and convenient way to apply to multiple optometry programs using a single web-based application. It eliminates the need for duplicate transcripts and letters of recommendation for students applying to more than one school or college. The OptomCAS application typically opens in July of a given admission cycle and closes in June of the next year. It is best to apply as early

  • Navigating the Optometry School Application ProcessOptometry’s centralized application service (OptomCAS) is an efficient and convenient way to apply to multiple optometry programs using a single web-based application. It eliminates the need for duplicate transcripts and letters of recommendation for students applying to more than one school or college. The OptomCAS application typically opens in July of a given admission cycle and closes in June of the next year. It is best to apply as early

  • Pictured from left: Alex Woodside, Emily Fisher, Julia French, Eleora Hughes, Sarah Lynn Seabreeze, Anna Strobel, Dailyn Cooks, Victoria Schultz, Eden Standley The 2024 issue of Saxifrage (#50) is now available on campus! This special 50th anniversary issue features poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art from 22 talented PLU students. It also includes a special editor’s note from the student editorial team that reflects on the impact of fifty years of Saxifrage. Read this special editor’s

  • “Our Town” opens later this month Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 1, 2012 October 1, 2012 Our Town, kicks off the Theater season at PLU later this month. The play, directed by new PLU faculty member, Lori Lee Wallace, was first produced in 1938 and since has become an American classic. The play reveals the ordinary lives of the people in the small town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire. Our Town defies most conventional theatrical genres: it is neither a comedy nor a tragedy, neither a

  • Innovation Studies Minor in the News Posted by: halvormj / July 27, 2017 Image: (Photo/John Froschauer) July 27, 2017 PLU’s forthcoming Innovation Studies minor was in the news this month, a new academic program that is being sponsored by the Benson Program in Business and Economic History. Acting PLU President Allan Belton describes Innovation Studies as one example of how PLU prepares students for life after graduation by emphasizing skills that employers most want. The article also

  • Nursing and Johnson & Johnson.  The program was created in 2013 to provide leadership development for advanced practice nurses.  Selected fellows start the program in April 2019 and will participate in three leadership retreats throughout the program year as well as monthly distance-based learning activities and a transformative health leadership project.  The program will provide each fellow with the leadership and management skills required to effectively address the needs of their communities

  • Two New Doctors in the House Posted by: Julie Winters / April 25, 2019 April 25, 2019 Congratulations to Dr. Christina Pepin and Dr. Kelsey Hirsch!Dr. Pepin defended her doctoral dissertation titled “Prevalence and Use of High-Fidelity Simulation in Family Nurse Practitioner Programs”. Dr Pepin currently teaches Professional Foundations and provides leadership for our students in their final semester of the program through their capstone class and clinical. She also teaches the Care & Outcomes