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New Learning Community: Outdoor Experience Community

Do you love the outdoors? This fall, we’re launching a brand-new Outdoor Experience Community , one of our many themed learning communities (LCs) on campus. When living on campus, students have the option of living in a hall with a learning community that fits their…

May 10, 2024
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Brian Sung ’24 talks business, econ majors, Oxford adventure, and his unique PLU journey as a first-gen Chinese immigrant

Meet Brian Sung, a business major from the class of ’24 at PLU. When he’s not taking international honors courses or diving deep into his double majors in business and economics , he’s all about data science and statistics through his double minors. Outside of…

March 21, 2024
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YouTube Short: We’re Lutes!

February 22, 2024
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Winter adventures at PLU ❄️️

No snow on campus? Just over an hour away from PLU, students can ride together to the mountain to enjoy a day of snow. See what other adventure you can take with outdoor rec at PLU.

February 7, 2024
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Student Internship: Annica Stiles ’25 studies in Iceland

Embarking on a journey to study in Reykjavik, Iceland, during the summer is a unique and life-changing experience that offers an extraordinary blend of academic enrichment and natural wonder. Imagine being immersed in a land of fire and ice, where the midnight sun never sets,…

December 12, 2023
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YouTube: Summer Internship as a cancer research intern

PLU partnered with the Fred Hutch Cancer Center to guarantee two PLU students a paid summer internship focusing on cancer research. Get an insider’s view as we follow for a day PLU chemistry major, Elijah Singleton ’25, one of the interns who spent his summer…

November 15, 2023
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Academic advice for students on the spectrum

First-year PLU student Bethany Vigil ’27 recently received Study.com’s scholarship for students on the autism spectrum. Bethany will major in biology , minoring in psychology , and hopes to attend medical school after graduating from PLU. We asked what academic advice Bethany would give to…

October 5, 2023
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YouTube Short: Campus Engagement Fair 2023

PLU has countless opportunities, student organizations (50+!), and exciting ways to get involved. Every year, during the first week of the school year, PLU hosts an engagement fair. The engagement fair is the ultimate showcase of what it means to be part of our tight-knit…

September 26, 2023
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This is PLU.

Pacific Lutheran University is many things: a research center, a laboratory, a forum, a leadership institute and—most importantly—a community.

September 21, 2023
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New partnership leads to new opportunities for PLU pre-health sciences graduates

PLU just launched a new partnership with the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) to help PLU students apply to medical or other healthcare professional schools . Located in Yakima, PNWU educates and trains health care professionals emphasizing service among rural and medically underserved…

June 26, 2023
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