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Student of Color Overnight (SoCO)

October 13-14, 2022

The PLU Office of Admission is partnering with PLU’s Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability to outline the unique opportunities and resources that exist for students of color on campus.

Connected to our Lute Life Day, SoCO will include an overnight experience, lecture/class with a PLU professor, a campus tour, a student experience panel, community building with current students, financial aid and application workshops, food, and more to help you experience what life at PLU is like as a student of color.

Please note that in order to attend an overnight in-person visit event, you must show proof of full vaccination – no exceptions are allowed at this time.

More information can be found on the PLU Admission Coronavirus webpage.

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SoCO Agenda

Thursday, October 13th
3:30pm – Check-In
3:45pm – Welcome & Connection Activities
4:15pm – Leadership Building Activities
5:45pm – Meet your Overnight Host for Dinner
7:00pm – Senior Timeline Review, Application, Essays, and FAFSA/WASFA Workshop
8:30pm – Residence Hall Council Activity 

Friday, October 14th
8:00am – Breakfast in The Commons
8:45am – Meditation and Mindfulness activity
9:30am – Campus Tour
10:30am – Admission Presentation
11:30am – Lunch in the Commons
12:30pm – Attend a Class
1:45pm – Coffee with Students/Athletics
2:30pm – Q&A with Admission Counselors

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Student of Color Webinars

In addition to SoCO, we’re offering a webinar series called Students of Color: The College Stuff No One Talks About. Join Natasha Lemke, PLU Assistant Director of Admission for Equity & Access, along with other admission professionals and guests from around the PLU and larger community as we dive into once-a-month conversations specifically through the lens and perspectives of students of color.

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Interested in the stats?

52% of this year’s first-year class identify as a student of color.

42% of all PLU students are students of color.

Hispanic/Latino - 15.1%
Asian - 10.9%
Two or more races - 10.9%
Black/African American - 3.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - 1.5%
Native American/Native Alaskan - 0.4%