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  • The PLU Writing Center is a resource for all PLU writers and teachers of writing. Because we believe that all writers, whether novice or professional, benefit from feedback, our mission is to provide

    Welcome to the Writing Center For the 2024-2025 school year, the PLU Writing Center is offering a combination of in-person and virtual writing consultations to students who are on and off campus. Book an appointment and choose an appointment time using the button below. After you’ve selected a 30 or 60-minute appointment, your consultant will get in touch as soon as possible to arrange a format for the meeting. For in-person meetings, we are located on the second floor of the Mortvedt Library

    Writing Center
    Writing Center, Library 220 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • Our MFA, the Rainier Writing Workshop, is the Pacific Northwest’s premier low-residency Master of Fine Arts in creative writing.

    Innovation. Challenge. Community.What are your goals as a student and maker of literature, as an artist contributing to the conversation about the urgent matters of our time? What is the work you want to do, the work that is specific to your experience, talent, and imagination? Now celebrating over 19 years of accomplishment, the Rainier Writing Workshop has been helping writers to answer those questions, and to generate new, even deeper questions about the writer’s aspirations. Our MFA is an

    Graduate Admission
    Pacific Lutheran University 12180 Park Avenue South Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • The PLU Computer Science department has small class sizes, dedicated and caring faculty, great facilities, and an excellent curriculum.

    writing code for software simulations of proteins, creating the next big video game, or developing a social application that connects people in new ways.  The possibilities seem limitless. Software is a fundamental part of modern life.  Most of what we do runs on software, and the world needs quality people to create that software.  At PLU, we strive to educate our students to be responsible citizens, critical thinkers, effective communicators, and to value life-long learning.  Employers value our

    Department of Computer Science
    Morken Center Room 252 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • CCES history forthcoming! These place profiles were written during the January 2019 iteration of the course ENGL 323: Writing in Professional and Public Contexts.

    A Parkland Tour - A Guided Tour Through Parkland, WA.About the ProjectCCES history forthcoming! These place profiles were written during the January 2019 iteration of the course ENGL 323: Writing in Professional and Public Contexts. Students were asked to select important locations featured in the “Parkland Tour” offered by PLU’s Center for Community Engagement and Service. Each student would write a profile of the place based on observational, interview, and online research. These profiles

    Adela Ramos
  • The Pacific Lutheran University English department offers emphases in writing and literature, as well as minors in Children’s Literature and Culture and Publishing and Printing Arts.

    What Can You Do With a PLU English Degree? … Almost Anything! Learn more about these recent PLU English alums -- And how their English degree prepared them for their exciting careers! Read More Study a Minor in Publishing and Printing Arts Program Details Study English at PLUWhether you choose a concentration in Writing or Literature, an English major will help you understand and practice the creative, critical, and persuasive uses of the written word. Writing and literature are powerful means

    Professor Jim Albrecht, Chair
    Hauge Administration Building Admin 207D 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447
  • The visiting writer series events are intended for members of the audience to speak with visiting authors about their writing, their lives, and the subjects of their books.

    Visiting Writer Series 2024-2025The Visiting Writer Series at PLU is sponsored by the English Depart

    Visiting Writer Series
    Department of English, Administration Building, Room 209 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • PLU’s Theatre & Dance Department prides itself on our dynamic and challenging curriculum supported by a season of up to 10 productions each year.

    Dedicated and approachable faculty, a close-knit and diverse student community, and a commitment to helping you reach your professional goals sets PLU Theatre & Dance apart from other programs.PLU Theatre & Dance prides itself on our dynamic and challenging curriculum supported by a season of up to 10 productions each year. Our program trains students in all aspects of theatre and dance: from musical theatre, acting, technical theatre and design, to foundational dance styles, stage management

    Office Hours
    Monday: 8:00am-4:00pm
    Tuesday: 8:00am-4:00pm
    Wednesday: 8:00am-4:00pm
    Thursday: 8:00am-4:00pm
    Friday: 8:00am-4:00pm
    PLU Theatre & Dance
    Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447
  • History students at Pacific Lutheran University develop the skills needed to ask important questions, collect and evaluate evidence, work collaboratively with others, and offer clear and

    -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 effective communicators. History students can study off campus for a month or a semester in many parts of the world, earning credit that counts toward a History major or

    Professor Rebekah Mergenthal, Chair
    Xavier Hall, Room 109 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • Information & Technology Services (I&TS) provides campus-wide technology, resources, and other support services for advancing the university’s core teaching-learning mission.

    by putting a request into our ticketing system directly at helpdesk.plu.edu. Sakai Support: Email sakai@plu.edu for technical support questions pertaining to Sakai or to schedule a one-on-one consultation via phone or web conferencing. Instructional Technology Support: For help with screencasting, Zoom, Google Hangouts Meet, video/audio recording, and other Instructional Technologies, contact itech@plu.edu. One-on-one consultations via phone or web conferencing are available. Departments

    Help Desk Hours
    Monday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
    Tuesday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
    Wednesday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
    Thursday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
    Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
    Saturday: CLOSED
    Sunday: CLOSED
    Information & Technology Services
    Mortvedt Library
  • The Help Desk provides support for university-owned technology, the residential network, and basic campus phone services.

    floor of the Mortvedt Library and we are open Monday through Friday from 8am until 5pm. For help with computers, software, or networking please contact the Help Desk at helpdesk@plu.edu or you can put a request into our ticketing system directly at helpdesk.plu.edu. Sakai Support: Email sakai@plu.edu for technical support questions pertaining to Sakai or to schedule a one-on-one consultation via phone or web conferencing. Instructional Technology Support: For help with screencasting, Zoom, Google

    Current Hours
    Monday: 8:00am-5:00pm
    Tuesday: 8:00am-5:00pm
    Wednesday: 8:00am-5:00pm
    Thursday: 8:00am-5:00pm
    Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm
    Saturday: Closed
    Sunday: Closed
    PLU Help Desk
    Library, First Floor Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA 98447