Welcome to the PLU community

PLU's campus community looks forward to connecting with you and your family/supporters at LUTE Welcome - New Student Orientation. 

Please complete the LW registration form below. We will use the data collected in this form as a collective and not individually, to help us determine resources to share and sessions to provide during our orientation day. Thus, please be as honest as possible.

2021 Important Dates to Remember: 

Residential Move-In & Year at a Glance

LUTE Welcome Virtual Check-In: 
Tuesday, February 16 - 8-10 am

All New LUTES - First Year & Transfer Student LUTE Welcome Orientation: 
Tuesday, February 16, 10 am-4pm

Indicate areas you are considering exploring at PLU: (check as many as apply)
How confident are you in your ability to:
How confident are you in your ability to:
  Very Concerned Concerned Moderately Concerned Somewhat Concerned Not Concerned
Understand what professors expect from you academically
Develop effective study skills, note taking, etc
Adjust to the academic demands of college
Ability to navigate virtual and hybrid learning (zoom, Sakai, etc.)
Manage your time effectively
Get to know your professors
Develop close friendships with other students
Communicate effectively with others, including faculty, resources, and peers
Feel like you’re part of the University community
Study when there are other distractions
Write effectively
Think critically in order to solve problems
Manage your money
Set goals in strive to achieve them
Be a successful college student
Understand your strengths
Share areas of importance to you:
Share areas of importance to you:
  Very Important Important Moderately Important Little Importance Unimportant
learn more about things that interest you
getting a better /good job
training for a specific career
gain general education, engage in discourse, and appreciation of ideas
joining a club
Indicate clubs/student organizations you are interested exploring at PLU: (check as many as apply)
Can we share your PLU email address with the club(s) you are interested in so they can share information with you.*
How likely are you to:
How likely are you to:
  Very Likely Likely Moderately Likely Somewhat Likely Unlikely
discuss course content with other students outside of class
socialize with someone of another ethnic/racial group
communicate regularly with your professors
work on a professor's research project
take a temporary leave of absence
make at least “B” average
study abroad
utilize a tutor
Please rank your level of concern for each of the following topics related to your transition to college:
Please rank your level of concern for each of the following topics related to your transition to college:
  Very Concerned Concerned Moderately Concerned Somewhat Concerned Not Concerned
Making friends and meeting people
Staying healthy (nutritious eating, physical fitness, healthy lifestyle, adequate sleep)
Academic coursework (during well in class, workload)
Deciding on a major/career path
Developing skills related to note-taking, studying, time management
Registration for courses
Obtaining academic assistance (tutoring, study groups, writing support, etc.)
Cultural adjustment
Financial concerns (paying tuition, financial aid, managing money)
Finding a job (while in school)
Living situation (residence hall life, roommate problems)
Finding places to study
Mental health (stress management, emotional health, anxiety, and depression)
Being safe on-campus (personal safety)Peer pressure related to social life
Do you...*
Indicate the academic program(s) you are interested in at PLU:
To help us best match you to your group, please indicate what type of student you are:*
Are you a military-affiliated student? (Active duty, veteran, spouse, dependent) *
In addition, please submit any accommodation needs to PLU's Office of Accessibility and Accommodation at https://www.plu.edu/oaa/.
I understand that attendance at New Student Orientation is required for all new students.*
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