2023-2024 DJS Clubs

DJS Clubs believe in and work to promote equity between individuals and across the institution. This coalition of DJS Clubs will work from an intentional and intersectional framework that centers marginalized identities and raises awareness of injustice at PLU through an anti-oppression framework.

Asian Pacific Islander Student Association (APISA)

The Asian Pacific Islander Student Association (APISA) is a PLU DJS club that seeks to promote Asian and Pacific Islander cultures through cultural awareness and support within the PLU community to obtain unity through diversity. You do not need to be of Asian or Pacific Islander heritage to join our club. We welcome anyone who is interested in learning and supporting the API culture.

Allysen Garcia '22

Interim President

Lisa Ha '24

Interim Executive Vice President

Elizabeth Elliott '22

Interim Secretary

Haley Miguel '24

Interim Treasurer

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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:
Email: birdersofplu@plu.edu

Black Student Union (BSU)

We, as the Black Student Union, strive to provide the PLU community the opportunity to engage in elements of Black culture and conversation. We want to create a community on campus for Black students, faculty, and allies to have discussions on the importance of Black culture and just have a space for ourselves to feel seen on campus.

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College Loop

College Loop is a group that aims:

  • To create and foster a community for students that share their knowledge and insight with one another.
  • To educate and facilitate dialogue about societal impacts of processes, technologies, and innovations.
  • To uplift, empower, and connect marginalized and underrepresented students interested in computer science, technology, and STEM at Pacific Lutheran University.
  • To sustain and improve retention in computer science and related disciplines.
  • To practice computing concepts in relation to their societal impact.

 

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GREAN Club

GREAN, or Grass Roots Environmental Action Now, is a club that promotes environmental awareness and action on campus and throughout the community to combat threats to our ecosystem and surrounding environment.

Margaret Murdoch '23

President

Emily Moore '24

Vice President 

Fiona Ashton-Knochel '24

Supporting Officer

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Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity partners with people in your community, and all over the world, to help them build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. With your support, Habitat homeowners achieve the strength, stability and independence they need to build a better life for themselves and for their families.

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Latinx Unidos

Latinx Unidos seeks to empower the Latinx population by providing scholarly support, culture awareness, social enrichment & community outreach.

Contact:
Email: amigos@plu.edu

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Lutes Undertaking Community Kindness (LUCK)

LUCK helps to staff nonprofit organizations with the labor needed to continue their services. LUCK also strives to help with the distribution and organization of donations and resources on and around campus.

LUCK helps to staff nonprofit organizations with the labor needed to continue their services. LUCK also strives to help with the distribution and organization of donations and resources on and around campus.

Nā Hoaloha O Hawai’i (NHOH)

Nā Hoaloha O Hawai’i (NHOH) is a DJS club that seeks to promote the Aloha Spirit and the diverse cultures of Hawaii and its people through service projects, social activities, and our annual Lu’au. At Pacific Lutheran University, we hope to spread attitudes of aloha through service and leadership within the community and provide opportunities for students to socialize and be a part of a home-away-from-home. You do not need to be from Hawai’i to join our ohana (“family”). We welcome all those who are interested in being a part of our club.

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PERIOD @ Pacific Lutheran University

The mission of PERIOD @ Pacific Lutheran University, WA is:

  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.

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 is a group dedicated to creating a safe and educational space for all queer, trans, and gender non-conforming students at Pacific Lutheran University. We encourage active discussion and fierce advocacy about the joys and issues that arise in the LGBTQ+ community. Our aim is to work in collaboration with the Diversity Center, Center for Gender Equity, other special interest groups, and any LGBTQ+ identified students.

Caitlin Collins '24

President

kioni kamau '23

Club Collaborator

Abigail Thompson

Marketing Manager

Lid Young '23

Secretary

Allison Sheflo '23

Treasurer

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