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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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First in the family group photo made up of staff, faculty, and students at PLU, Friday, April 27, 2018. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)
How First Gens thrive

I am proud to be a first-generation college graduate, or what Pacific Lutheran University calls “first in the family” — someone whose parents didn’t graduate from four-year, degree-granting institutions in the U.S. Navigating college can be difficult for any student, but it’s particularly challenging when…

November 28, 2018
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Hezekiah Goodwin and Cherish Scheidhauer in their Tonglestad rooms at PLU, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)
If you lived with your classmates, what would learning look like?

For many college students, residence halls are the fertile grounds of first-year camaraderie from which lifelong friendships spring. At Pacific Lutheran University, students get to roll that experience over to the classroom by enrolling in courses thematically linked to their Residential Learning Communities (RLCs) —…

April 2, 2018
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