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Women's Center

Get Involved

Are you...?

  •  Interested in women, gender & social           justice issues?                                                   
  • Seeking a place that supports women's concerns, perspectives and ideas?
  • Hoping to get involved in helping students, staff, and faculty access services and fight discrimination?
Volunteer at the Women's Center! (download the application)

Click here to learn about upcoming programs & events!

Campus Sex 2004

SAPET members perform a skit at Campus Sex

Volunteer & Internship Opportunities

Work For Justice We encourage students, staff and faculty to explore new interests and share their passion and talents by volunteering at the Women's Center. We offer a variety of opportunities for involvement, with different time commitments and areas of concentration. The volunteer program is designed to be flexible and we encourage individuals to define their own experiences.  We work with our volunteers to accommodate their needs, whether they help with one special event or volunteer every week.

Ways You Can Help:


Program Planning - Develop and plan events and programs or work on already established projects such as Women's History Month, Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Love Your Body Day & other special events that celebrate women throughout the year!

Network -
Start a new interest group or act as a liaison with active community and international groups.

Sexual Assault Prevention and Education - Become a SAPET peer educator, share resources, provide support to members of the PLU community.

Men Against Violence - Come to the meetings, help out with programs and events. Click here for more.

Library Development - Build and maintain resource collection or research issues of importance to the PLU community.

Office Assistance - Share your computer wizardry, provide resources to visitors, and update office systems.

Fundraising - Develop fundraising ideas or projects, research grants, write articles.

Outreach and Public Relations - Work on the newsletter or Webpage, design brochures, flyers or posters, establish community contacts, publicize the Center's work.

Community Garden - Get your hands dirty and connect with nature by helping tend the community garden.

** CONTRIBUTE TO THE WOMEN'S CENTER'S MISSION IN OTHER WAYS AS WELL! **
Participate in programs - Join a group - Borrow a book - Speak up - Donate a magazine subscription or other item - Fight discrimination -
Build community

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Internships Available!

We offer internship opportunities and customize the internship to meet your needs and interests. In the past, interns have worked on improving the website, creating public relations materials and organizing awareness campaigns. Contact us to discuss how you can enhance your academic experience and develop professional skills through an internship.


Support the Women's Center by donating household items, library materials and other needed things.

Click here to view our wish list.


LYBD table in UC
volunteers table in the UC for Love Your Body Day
Take Back the Night rally
gathering in Red Square for Take Back the Night
volunteers in garden
volunteers work in the community garden
Holiday Tea program with Pam
Holiday Tea program at the Women's Center
bulletin board
Women's Center bulletin board in Hauge Admin bldg





Friends of the
Women's Center

The Women's Center maintains connections with community members and former PLU students, staff and faculty. Stay in touch after you travel beyond PLU or become a new friend of the
Women's Center by contacting us.