PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION: PLU OFFERS 44 MAJORS AND 54 MINORS, AS WELL AS GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS IN BUSINESS (FINANCE, MARKETING RESEARCH, 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, ALLSOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS, ALL SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS, FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. FOR THE 2017-18 ACADEMIC YEAR, 42 PERCENT OF INCOMING FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS ARE "FIRST GENERATION," COMING FROM FAMILIES WHERE NEITHER NATURAL NOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS RECEIVED A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE; 37.8 PERCENT SELF-IDENTIFY AS STUDENTS OF COLOR; AND 31.8 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 MEDIALAB; 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 RECENTLY NAMES A TOP 10 UNIVERSITY IN THE WEST FOR BEST COLLEGES FOR VETERANS. IT ALSO RANKS 26TH OF MASTER'S UNIVERSITIES NATIONWIDE BY WASHINGTON MONTHLY COLLEGE GUIDE. THE UNIVERSITY HAS PRODUCED MORE THAN 100 FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS SINCE 1975.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJun 1, 2017 – May 31, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$92.2MProgram 2 [2018]
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 2017-18 INCLUDED THE FORMATION OF PHASE I OF THE NEW CENTER FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, 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, VETERANS & MILITARY AFFILIATED STUDENTS, INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, FIRST IN THE FAMILY [FIF] STUDENTS, LGBTQ IDENTIFIED STUDENTS, STUDENTS OF COLOR, AND UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS.)GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJun 1, 2017 – May 31, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$15.7MProgram 3 [2018]
AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES: PLU OFFERS NINE RESIDENCE HALLS; EIGHT TRADITIONAL STYLE RESIDENCE HALLS AND ONE APARTMENT-STYLE COMPLEX. DURING THE 2017-18 ACADEMIC YEAR, ON-CAMPUS RESIDENTS TOTALED 1,334 STUDENTS IN FALL 2017 AND 1,254 IN SPRING 2018. 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 QUICKSERVE 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 40,000 GUESTS ATTENDING 120+ NONPLU CONFERENCES AND EVENTS DURING 2017-18. CONFERENCES RANGE IN SIZE FROM ONE DAY TRAININGS TO OVERNIGHT RETREATS; A MEMORIAL SERVICE; 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 766 ATHLETES AND THEIR CHAPERONES FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS WASHINGTON SPRING GAMES HELD AT PLU IN EARLY JUNE 2017. APPROXIMATELY AN ADDITIONAL 4,200 VOLUNTEERS, SPECTATORS, VENDORS, STAFF AND ATHLETES THAT DID NOT SLEEP ON CAMPUS ALSO ATTENDED THE GAMES AND FESTIVITIES. IN ADDITION, THE MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR A PIERCE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTY WHO WAS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY WAS HELD AT PLU IN JANUARY 2018, RESULTING IN OVER 4,000 PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES COMING TO CAMPUS TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO THE FALLEN OFFICER. THE CATERING DEPARTMENT PROVIDES MEALS FOR MOST EVENTS AND PLU FUNCTIONS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJun 1, 2017 – May 31, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$8.8M
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