In Parkland, a Clinic With PLU Ties Quietly Rewrites the Rules

It looks and feels like a typical neighborhood clinic, but this place is exceptional. One key difference? No one is turned away due to inability to pay. Those without insurance are charged on a sliding-fee scale based on income and family size. For some patients,…

Inspired by Students to Serve

As Amy Siegesmund sat in her office in the Rieke Science Center, the gray and drizzle of a Washington December afternoon hanging over the day, she couldn’t help but feel joy. Across from her sat two students who had just finished her “Intro to Microbiology”…

How I built my life while fighting for it

It all started with a golf ball-sized bump on my neck. During winter break of my freshman year, I was travelling to Mexico to visit family when I noticed I couldn’t move my neck. The discomfort was excruciating. I thought it was a knot. I…

PLU Receives Full Reaffirmation of Accreditation from NWCCU

The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) has officially reaffirmed Pacific Lutheran University’s accreditation, recognizing PLU’s strength in mission, innovation, and student support. The reaffirmation marks the culmination of a seven-year review cycle, which included four annual reports, two campus visits, and a commission…

ResoLute Fall 2025 Opening Note

“Educating for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care, — for others, for their communities, and for the Earth.” My guess is you started reading that and you immediately were brought back to a favorite memory of your time at PLU. Lutes know the…

Meet the Class of 2029: Reformers

Pacific Lutheran University is set to welcome the Class of 2029, a dynamic group of students ready to make an impact. This is a cohort of Reformers: students who are ready to turn passion into purpose, and purpose into action. One of them, incoming freshman…