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  • News Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar Home Featured Stories NicarAGUA The thermometer is hopping between 100 and 110 degrees in a church courtyard in El Limonal, Nicaragua, where a team from PLU is installing a well to bring clean water to the community. The trip, though, also was about building relationships— connections that ended up changing these Lutes forever. By Barbara Clements TED Fellow After hearing Katie Hunt’s story—of survival

  • Learning Communities Posted by: shortea / May 13, 2020 May 13, 2020 What exactly is a Learning Community (LC)? Here's how to pick yours.Maybe you’ve already heard about the Learning Communities (LCs) at PLU, and maybe you haven’t, but the thing you need to know is that every student, whether you live on campus or commute, is part of a Learning Community, and you get to pick which you want to be a part of. LCs are a way for you to connect with community inside and outside of the classroom

  • Learning Communities Posted by: shortea / May 13, 2020 May 13, 2020 What exactly is a Learning Community (LC)? Here's how to pick yours.Maybe you’ve already heard about the Learning Communities (LCs) at PLU, and maybe you haven’t, but the thing you need to know is that every student, whether you live on campus or commute, is part of a Learning Community, and you get to pick which you want to be a part of. LCs are a way for you to connect with community inside and outside of the classroom

  • the job she hated made her feel like the carefree little girl she once was, taking the cookbook from her mother and baking cookies galore. Pivot – it’s a business buzzword used by tech entrepreneurs to explain shifting directions until they develop something that’s viable and profitable. But the basic definition is even better: It’s the action of turning around a point, or a person or thing that is central or important to someone or something else. PLU alumna Megan (Baylous) Wagstaff ’03, founder

  • Contract ManagementWhat is a Contract?A contract is an agreement between two parties that creates mutual obligations enforceable by law. A legally binding agreement may not always be referred to as a “contract” so it is important to be vigilant. Some examples include service agreements, Terms of Service, Memorandum of Understanding, Statement of Understanding, Facilities Use Agreement, Lease Agreement and even Terms and Conditions on websites where you are prompted to “Click to Agree”.What is a

  • Yum. But daydreaming about leaving the job she hated made her feel like the carefree little girl she once was, taking the cookbook from her mother and baking cookies galore. Pivot – it’s a business buzzword used by tech entrepreneurs to explain shifting directions until they develop something that’s viable and profitable. But the basic definition is even better: It’s the action of turning around a point, or a person or thing that is central or important to someone or something else. PLU alumna

  • Connect with a Local Faith CommunityWanting to connect with a local faith community? Below is a listing of local communities at PLU or in close proximity to the university. This listing is not comprehensive. Feel free to contact the Campus Ministry Office for information about other congregations in the area. * Denotes explicitly LGBT supportive worship spaceFaith on CampusChapelThere are three Chapel services each week, all in different religious traditions/styles. To learn about each service

  • Tacoma Rescue Mission Executive Director and PLU alumnus Duke Paulson on adapting through the pandemic Posted by: Marcom Web Team / July 13, 2020 July 13, 2020 By Lora ShinnMarketing & Communications Guest WriterDuke Paulson ‘93 graduated from PLU in 1993 with a major in biology and a minor in psychology. While at PLU, he was on the swim and rowing teams, played soccer for a bit, and was heavily involved in Young Life. Today, he's executive director of Tacoma Rescue Mission where COVID-19 has

  • to the Seattle Seahawks’ pre-Super Bowl rally in Arizona on Jan. 31, you can take comfort in the fact that at least one Pacific Lutheran University graduate will be there representing the Lute #12s. Stephen Dilts, MBA ’14, kind of has to go to the rally, since it’s his stage the Hawks will stand on. Dilts is the CEO and founding partner of Pyramid Staging & Events, LLC, a multimillion-dollar organization that works with big-name clients such as Starbucks and Microsoft; on PLU events including

  • Visit PLUThe PLU Office of Admission is open year round, Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., for campus visits. Tours and campus visits are also available on Saturdays through the academic year from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. There are several options for a campus visit. You can take a tour of campus, meet with an Admission Counselor, sit in a class, meet with a coach, music director or faculty member, go to lunch with a current student in the University Center, and even stay the night in a