Real Cases, Real Impact: Molly’s Internship with Pierce County Courts
With a passion for service and a drive to make the most of her time at PLU, Molly has taken advantage of numerous academic, experiential, and extracurricular opportunities. She captained the PLU Women’s Softball Team, led the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, and is graduating with…
Major Monday: Kinesiology Drop-In Video
We drop in on Kinesiology (also called KINS) major Griffin Montana, who shares what he’s doing in class and what it’s like to be a Kinesiology major at PLU! Kinesiology at PLU PLU’s Kinesiology major has 4 concentrations: Exercise Science Health & Fitness Education (with…
PLU Student-led Newspaper wins Mark of Excellence Awards
Earlier this spring, the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) announced the winners of the Mark of Excellence Award (MOE). The Mast , PLU’s student-led newspaper, won one of the entries and got to the final round in two other entries! As Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of The…
Making a Difference: Cady Wood’s Internship with the Speaker of the House
As you’re thinking about what’s next after high school and how you can get hands-on experience in your field, Cady Wood’s story shows how you can access incredible opportunities as a PLU student. Imagine getting to see real political change happen up close. For Cady,…
Reflections from our Iftar!
The Interfaith Iftar at our university was such a wholesome and meaningful experience. At exactly 6:06 PM, everyone, Muslim and non-Muslim students alike, broke the fast together with dates and water. One of the sweetest things was seeing students who weren’t fasting get up to…
How to Take Care of Your Mental Wellbeing While in College
In many ways, college is the most exciting and transformative time of your life. But it’s also not a big secret that the “perfect” student life we see in TV shows is not reality. College comes with stress. Stress is a given part of our…
Studying Abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico: Claire Hindman’s Game-Changing Experience
PLU study away* programs can be transformative for Lutes. We talked with nursing student Claire Hindman ’26: “This study away program will forever shape the way I see the world and influence the way I advocate, connect, and care for my patients as a future…
When Community is the Classroom
How do you want to make a difference? PLU students are about paying it forward, and you can see that core value lived out through “J-Term on the Hill” – a social work class that students from any major can take, as it can count…
You might be a Reformer if…
Reformers like you care about the bigger picture. You feel motivated to make the world a better place and are not afraid to do the work to make that happen. As a Reformer, you know it’s important to show support by listening to peoples’ needs.…
Student Perspective: The International Honors Program at PLU
I squinted at the sun, wondering whether the grass underneath me was too wet, while the rest of my class settled down in a circle around the professor. It was the first (and, as we learned, the last) time that we convinced our International Honors…
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