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Act Six scholar finds “automatic community” at PLU

As a first-generation college student, Georjina Soliai ’23 of Lakewood, Washington wasn’t certain how she would be able to afford college. While going through the college admissions process she learned about the Act Six Scholarship. Act Six is a leadership program that connects local community…

January 5, 2021
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Gilchrist and Nicole Jordan sit together on campus.
The Power of Female Mentors

College is more than your experiences in the classroom. It’s also about the relationships you build with other students. These relationships can even grow into mentorships among peers. The Sista Circle group at PLU offers that opportunity to female students. It’s a place where women…

December 9, 2020
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PLU has long been a leader in global education, becoming the first U.S. college to have students and professors studying on all seven continents at the same time.
Global Classrooms

In January 2006, a group of PLU students — bundled up in warm coats, gloves, hats and sturdy boots — stepped carefully from the boat on which they’d been traveling onto the rocky and icy shores of Antarctica. This intrepid class helped seal a spot…

November 26, 2019
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PLU students Jimmy Aung and Jamie Escobar (not pictured) led a science class at Four Heroes Elementary as they explore the education through a grant funded program.
PLU students take STEM into local elementary classrooms

TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 28, 2019) — Drop by drop, the lesson comes into focus for this classroom full of fifth-graders. Jimmy Aung ’19, a PLU biology major, and his teaching partner, Jamie Escobar ’19, also a biology major, lead the students at Four Heroes Elementary…

October 29, 2019
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The cast of "Spectrums of Color" takes a curtain call after a performance.
Refracting Spectrums of Color

Nayonni “Nai Nai” Watts has autism, and she’s not afraid to be open and honest about it. “If people want to learn about autism, it’s best to learn from an autistic person rather than a non-autistic person,” she says. In January Watts debuted her student-led…

October 8, 2019
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Moses Mbugua '20, wearing a bracelet with the colors of Kenya, his birthplace, and his phone with the procrastinate app be developed as a student at PLU, Friday, April 26, 2019. (Photo/John Froschauer)
Students with a Side Gig

The college experience is about education in the classroom, but it’s also deeply rooted in building tools and traits that translate into rewarding professional careers after graduation. For some PLU student entrepreneurs, those budding careers get started while they’re still on campus. An app to…

October 8, 2019
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Chloe Wilhelm smiles at the camera
PLU’s new economic mentorship program matches students with working professionals

PLU provides a well-rounded education that helps students prepare for a professional career. Sometimes, however, it’s the reassuring helping hand of an experienced mentor that best smooths the transition from classroom to the workforce. That’s where PLU’s new Economics Mentorship Program comes into play. Backed…

September 25, 2019
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The 253 PLU Bound scholarship awards qualified students full tuition for all four years at PLU through a combination of federal, state, PLU grants and scholarships, and the College Bound Scholarship.
Student stories from the 253 PLU Bound Scholarship

Pacific Lutheran University believes that a private liberal arts education should be available to students from all walks of life and all economic backgrounds. The 253 PLU Bound Scholarship provides full-tuition financial aid to College Bound-eligible prospective students who attended a Washington high school and…

September 6, 2019
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A lone hiker stands on a snowy mountain slope, gazing at rugged peaks under a dramatic sky.
Explore with Outdoor Rec

TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 28, 2019) — For PLU students looking to venture off campus and explore, the university’s Outdoor Recreation program is a reliable portal to the Pacific Northwest’s endless natural bounty. A quick scribble through a disclaimer and you’re off on a weekend adventure…

April 17, 2019
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Justin Martinez '22 sits in a PLUS 100 course with his first-year football teammates. The first-year football player-only cohort is the first of its kind at PLU, a push by head coach Brant McAdams to support new student-athletes on and off the field.
PLUS 100 helps PLU student-athletes with college transition

TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 10, 2019) — For student-athletes, loaded down with team meetings, practices and weight room, transitioning from high school classes to collegiate course loads can be challenging. But PLU football coach Brant McAdams believes it doesn’t have to be that way. That’s why…

January 10, 2019
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