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G. Wohrle! Read It Here! Social Work is a profession dedicated to helping people.In the Department of Social Work at PLU, we prepare you for a fulfilling career in community care for others, including children, youth, and families; working with marginalized and disenfranchised populations; addressing community behavioral health needs; and bringing about social change. Learn from passionate experts in the field, gain hands-on experience through local agency practicums, and be prepared to enter

Master of Social Work at PLUThe Master of Social Work (MSW) program at PLU will prepare you to become a skilled, ethical, professional service-oriented leader and change agent, committed to advocate for social and economic justice and equality for individuals, families and communities. Our MSW has an emphasis on healthcare and behavioral health, with significant content on anti-racist practices, diversity, equity and inclusion. The program will be accredited by the Council on Social Work

Welcome to MediaLabWelcome to MediaLab, a media research and consulting program based in the College of Professional Studies at Pacific Lutheran University. MediaLab is an award–winning, student–run media organization with expertise across the media spectrum. Whether you need market research, photography, graphic design, writing, video, public relations, event planning, or more, MediaLab can work for you. MediaLab is also home to our acclaimed documentary studies program, where students produce

are studying families, policing, gender, or deviance, the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Pacific Lutheran University teaches students to understand the social and structural context of our human experience. Our classes highlight how inequalities in American Society impact individual opportunities, such as access to housing, bail, healthcare, or legal representation. Our programs in sociology and criminal justice provide unique opportunities for independent research, faculty

Institutional Equity and Anti-racism. As faculty and supervisors training therapists and as students providing mental health services to community members, we share the commitment to address and counteract systemic issues of power and oppression that negatively impact individuals, families and the systems in which we work and live.Program GoalsHighlights of our program include: The Couple and Family Therapy Center – You will train as a student therapist in our on-campus clinic with a faculty member as your

TimelyCareHealthCounselingCare NetworkAccommodationsDean of StudentsHOW TO APPLYActivate your Accommodations Welcome to Pacific Lutheran University Office of Accessibility and Accommodation, part of Wellbeing Services and resources, within the Division of Student Life. OAA is dedicated to ensuring equitable access and inclusion for all students with disabilities. We serve students with either temporary or permanent physical, health, learning, sensory or psychological disabilities. Students

professional and personal – from dealing with stress at work to elder care and emotional well-being. EAP is a confidential resource and will provide guidance, assessment, and referral at no cost to you. Click here and enter the username: pacific Coping with the Stress of Unexpected Events The Nature of Grief Self-Care StrategiesEmploymentJoin a remarkable community working together in support of the university's mission and students.MoreCommuteCommute Smart provides alternative transportation methods for

Care is a central component of the PLU mission “to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care–for other people, for their communities, and for the earth.” This vow to care, rooted deeply in our Lutheran heritage, requires action and an unequivocal commitment to fight for social justice. This page is just one aspect of PLU’s ongoing commitment to advocate with and for undocumented students at PLU. We recognize and value your presence here and hope that this

Pacific Lutheran University develop the skills needed to ask important questions, collect and evaluate evidence, work collaboratively with others, and offer clear and evidence-based explanations of past events and phenomena. History Faculty Mike Halvorson, Beth Griech-Polelle, Gina Hames, and Rebekah Mergenthal (May 2024). Through research and writing projects, internships, lively discussions, class presentations and other opportunities, students build their confidence as poised critical thinkers and

services, please visit https://www.plu.edu/health/new-students LUTE Welcome Mission & Learning ObjectivesPacific Lutheran University welcomes new Lutes—incoming students, their families and their communities—through LUTE Welcome, a series of intentionally designed learning experiences that support students’ academic and social transitions into college. Among these events, New Student Orientation (NSO) is an integral step on Lutes’ journeys toward understanding and expressing the distinctive PLU mission