PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
12180 PARK AVE S, TACOMA, WA 98447 www.plu.edu

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PLU SEEKS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS FOR LIVES OF THOUGHTFUL INQUIRY, SERVICE, LEADERSHIP AND CARE - FOR OTHER PEOPLE, FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE EARTH.

PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY PURPOSEFULLY INTEGRATES THE LIBERAL ARTS, PROFESSIONAL STUDIES AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH DISTINCTIVE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND FACULTY MENTORED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES.

ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION: PLU OFFERS 41 MAJORS AND 58 MINORS, AS WELL AS GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS IN BUSINESS (FINANCE, MARKETING ANALYTICS, AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION), CREATIVE WRITING, EDUCATION, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY, AND NURSING. THE UNIVERSITY HELPS MORE THAN 3,100 STUDENTS FROM ALL FAITHS AND BACKGROUNDS DISCERN THEIR VOCATIONS THROUGH COURSEWORK, MENTORSHIP AND INTERNSHIPS AT WORLD-CLASS PUGET SOUND-AREA BUSINESSES AND INSTITUTIONS. PLU SEEKS STUDENTS FROM EVERY POSSIBLE BACKGROUND, ALL RELIGIONS, ALL RACES, ALL SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS, ALL SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS, ALL AGES, FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. FOR THE 2019-20 ACADEMIC YEAR, 41 PERCENT OF INCOMING FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS ARE "FIRST GENERATION," COMING FROM FAMILIES WHERE NEITHER NATURAL NOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS RECEIVED A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE; 45 PERCENT SELF-IDENTIFY AS STUDENTS OF COLOR; AND 34 PERCENT ARE PELL GRANT-ELIGIBLE. THE FIRST AMERICAN UNIVERSITY TO HAVE STUDY AWAY CLASSES ON ALL SEVEN CONTINENTS SIMULTANEOUSLY, PLU ALSO IS THE FIRST PRIVATE UNIVERSITY ON THE WEST COAST TO RECEIVE THE PRESTIGIOUS SENATOR PAUL SIMON AWARD FOR CAMPUS INTERNATIONALIZATION. PLU HOSTS AN EMMY AWARD WINNING MEDIA LAB; A MACARTHUR AWARD-WINNING DETACHMENT OF ARMY ROTC; AND MORE THAN 80 CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING 19 VARSITY ATHLETIC TEAMS IN THE NORTHWEST CONFERENCE OF NCAA DIVISION III. THE UNIVERSITY CONSISTENTLY RANKS AMONG THE TOP 20 IN U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S BEST UNIVERSITIES IN THE WEST AND USNWR RECENTLY NAMED PLU AS THE SEVENTH MOST INNOVATIVE SCHOOL, NINTH BEST UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING, AND TENTH BEST VALUE SCHOOL IN THE WEST REGION. THE UNIVERSITY HAS PRODUCED MORE THAN 106 FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS SINCE 1975.

ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND STUDENT SERVICES: AT PLU, STUDENTS ARE OFFERED MANY SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE AND ADVISING, DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES, CAREER CONNECTIONS AND CAMPUS MINISTRY. HIGHLIGHTS OF 2019-20 INCLUDED THE FORMATION OF PHASE II OF THE NEW CENTER FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, A MISSION ALIGNED, STUDENT-CENTERED REIMAGINING OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT THAT TAKES A HOLISTIC VIEW OF STUDENT SUCCESS. THE CENTER IS A CAMPUS-WIDE COLLABORATION OF UNITS DEDICATED TO HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED WITH ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES. SERVICES INCLUDE: ACADEMIC ADVISING & DEGREE PLANNING, TUTORING & ASSIGNMENT HELP, CAREER & VOCATION PLANNING, FINANCIAL SERVICES, PERSONAL HEALTH & WELLNESS, RESOURCES BY AFFINITY GROUP (COMMUTER STUDENTS, TRANSFER STUDENTS, INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, FIRST IN THE FAMILY [FIF] STUDENTS, LGBTQ-IDENTIFIED STUDENTS, STUDENTS OF COLOR, AND UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS.) PHASE II NOW INCLUDES ANOTHER COMPONENT WITH SATTELITE MILITARY OUTREACH OFFICES TO CONNECT VETERANS TO PEERS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER RESOURCES.

AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES: PLU OFFERS NINE RESIDENCE HALLS; EIGHT TRADITIONAL STYLE RESIDENCE HALLS AND ONE APARTMENT-STYLE COMPLEX. DURING THE 2019-20 ACADEMIC YEAR, ON-CAMPUS RESIDENTIAL STUDENTS SERVED 1,300 STUDENTS IN FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS. PLU DELIVERED DINING SERVICES TO MORE THAN 3,100 STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY. WE ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING NUTRITIONALLY SOUND AND SUSTAINABLY SOURCED MEALS AT OUR MODERN DINING HALL, AT A NOTED RESTAURANT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND CAMPUS COMMUNITY, AND THROUGH SEVERAL CONVENIENT QUICK-SERVE OPTIONS LOCATED ACROSS CAMPUS. DINING SERVICES IS A CAMPUS LEADER IN SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES, OFFERS NUTRITION EDUCATION AND CULINARY ADVENTURE CLASSES, AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE. PLU HOSTED OVER 30,000 GUESTS ATTENDING 95 NON-PLU CONFERENCES AND EVENTS DURING 2019-20. CONFERENCES RANGE IN SIZE FROM ONE-DAY TRAININGS TO OVERNIGHT RETREATS; A MEMORIAL SERVICE; MUSIC CONCERTS; SPORTS CAMPS AND CLINICS. PLU'S HOSPITALITY SERVICES AND CAMPUS RESTAURANTS, INCLUDING THE CATERING DEPARTMENT, PROVIDES MEALS FOR MOST EVENTS AS WELL AS PLU FUNCTIONS. PLU RENTED RESIDENCE HALL ROOMS TO 1,200 ATHLETES AND THEIR CHAPERONES FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS WASHINGTON SPRING GAMES HELD AT PLU IN EARLY JUNE 2019. APPROXIMATELY AN ADDITIONAL 5,000 VOLUNTEERS, SPECTATORS, VENDORS, STAFF AND ATHLETES WHO DID NOT SLEEP ON CAMPUS ALSO ATTENDED THE GAMES AND FESTIVITIES. THE CATERING DEPARTMENT PROVIDES MEALS FOR MOST EVENTS AND PLU FUNCTIONS. FROM MID MARCH TO THE END OF MAY, 2020, 30 EXTERNAL EVENTS WERE CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19. CANCELED EVENTS WOULD HAVE BROUGHT AN ADDITIONAL 7,000 GUESTS TO CAMPUS.

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