A liberal arts school near Tacoma, Washington, Pacific Lutheran University 鈥渙ffers [a] well-rounded education and encourages students to be active participants in the world鈥 by encouraging students to lead 鈥渓ives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and [to] care for other people, their communities, and their planet.鈥 Students say that the school emphasizes 鈥渟ustainability and social justice鈥 and 鈥減rovides various opportunities to learn about community, culture, their importance, and our impact on them.鈥 Students say that PLU provides them 鈥渨ith [a] quality education鈥 and a curriculum that 鈥渟eeks to educate their students in thoughtful and diverse discussions while teaching [them] to be thoughtful of our environment and community.鈥 They say that through this 鈥渄istinctive education [PLU] sets itself apart from other colleges.鈥 Students find their professors to be 鈥渒ind, understanding, [and] very knowledgeable and interested in their subject.鈥 PLU professors 鈥済enuinely enjoy educating鈥 and 鈥渁re capable of holding interest as well as teaching in a functional way鈥 because they are 鈥渆ngaging and passionate about their subject matter.鈥 Students enjoy the typical PLU teaching style that places a greater emphasis on discussion and group activities, explaining that 鈥渄iscussion and activity time make learning much more exciting.鈥 Some PLU students said that their professors 鈥渁re not afraid to challenge us,鈥 and while some students were 鈥渙verwhelmed at first,鈥 all agree that the majority of the faculty 鈥渁re accessible and friendly and obviously care about their students.鈥 Many students complain that the school needs to 鈥渂ecome more diverse in its student and faculty population.鈥