System Alerts

Due to the hazardous driving conditions in Parkland and the surrounding areas, the university will proactively close on Tuesday, February 12. All classes are cancelled. Residence halls will remain open and functioning; however, campus services, including path and lot clearing, will continue to be limited. University crews are working hard to reopen campus on Wednesday....

The US National Weather Service Seattle Washington has issued another Winter Storm Warning for tonight and mid-day tomorrow. Due to the hazardous driving conditions in Parkland and the surrounding areas, the university will proactively close on Monday, February 11. All classes are cancelled. Residence halls will remain open and functioning; however, campus services, including path...

Due to increased early snowfall, campus will now close at 1:30pm. All other closures mentioned in the previous alert and campus wide e-mail are still in effect. For additional information about weekend closures go to Inclement weather campus hours | Feb. 8-11.

Many of you likely are following the news about a significant winter storm that is predicted to affect the South Sound as early as tomorrow afternoon and expected to last through the weekend. The university is anticipating that the predicted snow, ice, and wind has the potential to impact safe movement and travel both on...

PLU campus will have a 2 hour late start, Tuesday, February 5th. Offices will open at 10 a.m.

Campus Safety has been advised by multiple students that they have received emails purporting to offer employment through a department called Disability Resources and Educational Services. The subject line is “Job Opportunity for Students” These e-mails are fraudulent, they seek to obtain personal information through a false application process. DO NOT open or respond to...

PLU is releasing students, faculty and nonessential staff at 2 p.m. today due to inclement weather.  Nonessential crews with earlier start times will also be released 3 hours early. Conditions have not improved and snowy and icy roads are expected for the commute home. Facilities staff deemed essential will remain on campus until 4 p.m....

A variety of PLU email addresses have received hoax bomb threat emails. Many organizations and schools across the United States have also been targeted. The email demands Bit Coins as payment. The FBI has investigated and determined these emails are not a credible threat. So far, the hoax emails have been caught in the PLU...

Campus Safety has been advised of multiple thefts from residence hall rooms over the last few weeks. The thefts appear to have occurred after rooms have been left unoccupied and unlocked. Items that have been reported stolen include cash, credit cards and some jewelry. It is not uncommon to experience thefts in the residence halls...

Campus Safety has been advised by multiple students that they have received an email offering employment by a professor from another institution. In the email the person states they got the student’s name from “the chamber of commerce connected to your institutional recruiting department.” These are scam emails. Typically the scam works when the student...