Pacific Lutheran University — Attraction in Parkland

I'm a PLU alum, attended there around 2013ish. The education itself was amazing, and exceeded that of some friends of mine who went to the bigger state schools. That all being said, I feel that PLU has suffered greatly because of its lack of post-graduation job resources (especially for STEM fields), its location in a very disorganized unincorporated neighborhood (no city resources available and very few "ground rules" laws, so people think they can do anything they want), and the damage done by former university president Dr. Thomas Krise in terms of personnel management and finances. I also think the music school and a couple of the liberal arts departments can come off as super snobby, which also just hurts things even more.

Again, the education is there. And PLU still commits a ton of their endowment to giving undeserved people the opportunity to attend college in the first place. I know for certain that I would not have been financially able to go to college when I graduated high school, had it not been for PLU's generosity. But even then, they need to do better. The university, its faculty/staff, and its students have the potential to be some of the best on the west coast. But they all need to come together and make some serious changes going forward into the...

I have no idea why people are complaining about not enough "inclusivity", it seems like PLU has gone above and beyond to add that to their headline repertoire. They even made it a major.

I went here a while ago and graduated. It was a fine school with solid faculty in the STEM areas. Area is fair to poor at best. Not an ideal spot to spend your "fun" years. I believe PLU does more than enough for the community, a community which is probably undeserving of any service they provide to be honest.

I will dock a star due to the fact they cut German, Classics and Nordic studies which are the founding essence of the school due to "budget cuts". In their place they created and let remain other questionable majors.

While I am not regretful that I attended, I will not be donating or supporting the school due to changes in their philosophy since...

At PLU's library on the second floor there is an old bathroom with a narrow door. PLU is an old university that was built before Americans became so fat. A lot of today's obese PLU students can't get through that door so they have to use a bathroom on the first floor that got remodeled with wider modern doors. For some reason, they didn't remodel the second floor bathroom door in the library building.

That door makes me think of Christ's advice that we must struggle to get in through the narrow door. Also, he said few are the ones who walk through the narrow gate and walk the cramped road that leads to salvation. Many are invited to the wedding feast but few are chosen.

This university has a pretty good library for a religious private university...