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Pacific Lutheran University
Established	1890
Type:	Private
President:	Dr. Loren Anderson
Faculty:	250
Students:	3,669
Location	Tacoma, Washington, United States of America
Colors:	Black and Gold
Nickname:	Lutes
Affiliations:	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Website:	www.plu.edu

Pacific Lutheran University is located in the Parkland suburb of Tacoma, Washington. As of September 2007, PLU had a student population of 3,669 and approximately 250 full-time faculty. It currently consists of the College of Arts and Sciences (consisting of the Division of Humanities, the Division of Natural Sciences, and the Division of Social Sciences), the School of Arts and Communication, the School of Business, the School of Education and Movement Studies, and the School of Nursing.

Founded in 1890 by Scandinavian immigrants to further Lutheran higher education in the Pacific Northwest, PLU is an institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The school merged with Everett's Columbia College in 1920, became a two-year school, and resumed operations as Pacific Lutheran College. Spokane College merged with Pacific Lutheran College nine years later. PLC resumed awarding four-year degrees in 1939. Pacific Lutheran gained university status in 1960. PLU retains strong ties with its Scandinavian heritage, having been visited multiple times by Norwegian and Swedish monarchs and the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget.

The university is particularly known for its music department and touring ensembles, including the Choir of the West, and the Christmas concerts held each December. PLU also has strong education and communication departments. PLU's student media and organizations have won many awards and the forensics team is nationally ranked. PLU's sports teams are called the Lutes.

Contents 1 Academic Programs 2 Athletic Programs 3 Campus 4 Notable alumni 5 External links

PLU offers the following degrees:

• Bachelor's: Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Science; Bachelor of Arts in Education; Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education; Bachelor of Arts in Recreation; Bachelor of Business Administration; Bachelor of Fine Arts; Bachelor of Arts in Communication; Bachelor of Music; Bachelor of Music Education; Bachelor of Musical Arts; Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Bachelor of Science in Physical Education.

• Master's: Master of Arts in Education; Master of Arts in Education with Initial Certification; Master of Arts in Social Sciences, Marriage and Family Therapy; Master of Business Administration; Master of Science in Nursing.

PLU is a member of NCAA Division III, as well as the Northwest Conference.

Varsity Sports

• Baseball
• Basketball (Men's and Women's)
• Cross Country (Men's and Women's)
• Football
• Golf (Men's and Women's)
• Rowing (Men's and Women's)
• Soccer (Men's and Women's
• Softball
• Swimming (Men's and Women's)
• Tennis (Men's and Women's)
• Track and Field (Men's and Women's)
• Volleyball

Club Sports

• Lacrosse
• Ultimate Frisbee
• Skiing

Intramural Sports

• Outdoor soccer
• Indoor soccer
• Flag Football
• Softball
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Beach Volleyball
• Badminton
• Golf
• Racquetball
• Cross Country
• Tennis

The campus of PLU is unofficially divided into two sections, Upper Campus and Lower Campus, with a hill dividing them. Upper Campus is home to:

• Harstad Hall, or "Old Main", the oldest building on campus, once housed the whole university but is now used primarily as a residence hall. It is an all female hall, the only single sex hall on campus.
• Phillip Hauge Administration Building
• University Center
• Eastvold Chapel
• Mortvedt Library
• Xavier Hall, which houses the Philip Nordquist Lecture Hall
• Ramstad Hall
• Ingram Hall
• Mary Baker Russell Music Center and Lagerquist Concert Hall, which houses the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ
• Stuen Hall
• Ordal Hall
• Kreidler Hall (Originally West Hall)
• Hinderlie Hall (Originally South Hall for Women) became the men's hall on campus, officially Hinderlie, but widely nicknamed after a local beer, "Rainier" or "Rainier House" from the 1970s to the early '90s. "Rainier" housed primarily new students and members of the varsity football team in the 1980s. Hinderlie became co-ed in 1993.
• Hong International Hall (Originally East Hall).

Lower Campus includes:

• Rieke Science Center
• Olson Auditorium
• Memorial Gymnasium
• Names Fitness Center
• Columbia Center
• Morken Center for Learning and Technology
• Foss Hall
• Pflueger Hall
• Tingelstad Hall
• South Halls
• University Golf Course
• Keck Observatory

Additional buildings off campus are also used for University purposes, including offices, the Wang Center for International Studies, East Campus, and Trinity Lutheran Church.

For a visual, see these WikiMapia coordinates.

The rose window, located in Eastvold Chapel, has been a symbol of PLU since its dedication in 1952. The stained-glass window is eight feet in diameter and contains many elements of Christian theology.

• Edna Goodrich '41, '65: National leader in women's correction work.
• Marv Harshman '42: Nation's winningest college basketball coach when retired at end of 40-year career.
• Jack Metcalf '51: Former United States Representative, 2nd Congressional District, Washington.
• William Foege '57: Worked with World Health Organization to eradicate smallpox, former director of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the Carter Center.
• Lois Capps '59: United States Representative, 22nd Congressional District, California.
• Lute Jerstad '58: Part of the first U.S. team to conquer Mt. Everest.
• Peter Wang '60: Came to PLU from Taiwan and went on to become a university professor and businessman who donated $4 million to endow the Wang Center for International Programs.
• Doug Herland '73: Bronze medalist in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
• Joyce Barr '76: United States Ambassador to Namibia.
• Paul Stumme-Diers '82: Became a pastor and now at the age of 41, the youngest bishop in the ELCA.
• Sean Parnell '84: Current Lieutenant Governor of Alaska and lawyer.
• Elizabeth Pulliam '85: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.
• Rick Larsen '87: United States Representative, 2nd Congressional District, Washington.
• Connor Trinneer '92: Starred as Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker III in Star Trek: Enterprise
• Graham Johnson '96: News reporter for KIRO-TV Seattle.
• Ingrid Ford '97: Works with Doctors Without Borders, conducting AIDS research in Africa.
• H. Eugene LeMay Jr '62 (BA), '64(MA): Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the University of Nevada, Reno. Coauthored the best selling high school chemistry textbook used today, Chemistry: Connections to our Changing World.

• Official website

v • d • e Northwest Conference
Current members:George Fox • Lewis & Clark • Linfield • Menlo(football only) • Pacific • Pacific Lutheran • Puget Sound • Whitman • Whitworth • Willamette Founding members: College of Idaho • Linfield • Pacific • Puget Sound • Whitman • Willamette Former members: College of Idaho • Seattle University

v • d • e Northwest Collegiate Rowing Conference
Humboldt State • Lewis & Clark • Pacific Lutheran • Puget Sound • Seattle Pacific • Western Washington • Willamette

v • d • e Colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Augsburg • Augustana (IL) • Augustana (SD) • Bethany • California Lutheran • Capital • Carthage • Concordia (MN) • Dana • Finlandia • Gettysburg • Grand View • Gustavus Adolphus • Lenoir-Rhyne • Luther (IA) • Midland • Muhlenberg • Newberry • Pacific Lutheran • Roanoke • St. Olaf • Susquehanna • Texas Lutheran • Thiel • Wagner • Waldorf • Wartburg • Wittenberg

v • d • e Associated New American Colleges

Arcadia University • Belmont University • Butler University • Drake University • Drury University • Elon University • Hamline University • Hampton University • Ithaca College • North Central College • Pacific Lutheran University • Quinnipiac University • Simmons College • Susquehanna University • The Sage Colleges • University of Redlands • University of Scranton • Valparaiso University • Wagner College • Westminster College