2023-2024 DJS Clubs
African Student Association
African Student Association aims to promote African culture and is an open space to anyone of any background willing to learn and celebrate our planned events and activities.
Asian Pacific Islander Student Association (APISA)
The Asian Pacific Islander Student Association (APISA) is a PLU DJS club that seeks to promote Asian Pacific Islander cultures within the PLU community and to educate ourselves and our peers so that we can obtain unity through diversity and create a warm and welcoming environment for all students of Pacific Lutheran University.
Contact: api@plu.edu
Meetings:
Birders at PLU
The mission of Birders of PLU is to promote community-building at the interpersonal and the ecological levels. Through the observation of birds, the club seeks to connect students with their environmental and community contexts, as well as with their fellow animals. Birding is a mutual practice of observation, conversation, education, and activism across species lines, and the Birders of PLU aim to co-create a flourishing multispecies future.
Contact: birdersofplu@plu.edu
Meetings:
Black Student Union (BSU)
The Black Student Union strives to create an open and safe environment for students to be in community with other students who have many diverse backgrounds and perspectives. As an affinity club at a PWI (predominantly white institution) we strive to uplift and amplify student voice and leadership within our community through cultural enrichment and intellectual growth.
Contact: bsu@plu.edu
Meetings:
GREAN Club
International Student Association
Latinx Unidos
Latinx Unidos seeks to empower the Latinx population by providing scholarly support, culture awareness, social enrichment & community outreach.
Contact: amigos@plu.edu
Meetings:
Lutes Undertaking Community Kindness (LUCK)
Native Indigenous Student Association
Our club offers a community on campus that prioritizes belonging for Indigenous students. We educate ourselves and our community on global indigenous cultures as a form of celebration and activism. We work towards providing a space to celebrate culture, heritage, and traditions with one another.
Meetings:
PERIOD @ Pacific Lutheran University
The mission of PERIOD @ Pacific Lutheran University, WA is:
- To educate the community at Pacific Lutheran University about menstruation and period poverty.
- To aid members of the community at Pacific Lutheran University in acquiring period products.
- To advocate for legislation at Pacific Lutheran University that would diminish and hopefully end period poverty at the University.
The mission of PERIOD @ Pacific Lutheran University, WA is to: 1. To educate the community at Pacific Lutheran University about menstruation and period poverty. 2. To aid members of the community at Pacific Lutheran University in acquiring period products. 3. To advocate for legislation at Pacific Lutheran University that would diminish and hopefully end period poverty at the University.
Prism
Prism club is a hub for LGBTQ+ students to talk and make friends, while also discussing important issues on campus and nearby regarding LGBTQ+ rights.
Contact: prismclub@plu.edu
Meetings: Every other Monday at 5pm in the DJS Lounge, starting Feb. 12th.
Social Work Student Organization
The mission of the Social Work Student Organization is to…
- promote engagement in service, advocacy, diversity, and inclusion on and off-campus,
- create a space for students to get to know each other, as well as a safe space for discussion and opportunities to advocate for PLU,
- and create links and support systems between social work students, especially between cohorts.
Email: socialworkorg@plu.edu
Meetings:
First Meeting:
Wednesday, September 20th at 6pm in the DJS Lounge
Meetings will be every other Wednesday
STEMinist Club
To empower women and other underrepresented groups in STEM and create a community!
Contact: steminist@plu.edu
IG: @plusteminist
Meetings: Every other Wednesday from 7-8pm in Rieke 103B
PLU Student Research Panel (Wednesday, February 28th)
Night at the Observatory (Monday, April 22nd from 8:30-10 pm)
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