PLU's Bjug Day of Giving 2024

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Bjug Day of Giving 2024 πŸ’› Oct. 15-16!

Join us for the 11th Annual Bjug Day! This PLU philanthropic tradition unites Lutes from around the world to make a difference for students and their communities.

Join thousands of others in making Bjug Day an incredible show of support for students. Let’s reach 2,024 supporters in 2024!



πŸ“£πŸ–€πŸ’› $ for $ Scholarship Match is LIVE πŸ’›πŸ–€πŸ“£

...and even more match opportunities will be revealed soon.


Bjug Day is a fantastic time to make your generosity go even further.

During Bjug Day, a scholarship match — provided by a generous group of donors — means you can give to what you love AND have your gift matched with a gift to student scholarships. Scholarships are key to most PLU students' access, success and well-being of most PLU students.

Be on the lookout for other limited-time matches around and on Bjug Day. We’ll let you know here, on social media and via email as new matches go live.

Updates
Drumroll please…

Bjug Day was a β€œBjug” success…thanks to you! We’re still crunching numbers, but we have good news:

πŸ™ŒπŸ’› 1,900+ Lutes gave to what they love πŸ’›πŸ™Œ

Thank you for your part in supporting students, today and always.

267 days ago by Britt Board
Our β€œBjug” celebration is coming to an end!

Right now is your ⏰ last chance ⏰ to be part of Bjug Day. Make a gift of any size to anything you love before 11:59 pm PDT tonight, and you’ll be part of this joyful tradition of supporting PLU students.🌟 We’re SO close! Can YOU get us to 2,024 donors in 2024?! 🌟

267 days ago by Britt Board
Day 2 = New Matches

Scroll up to see the new matches! When you make a gift to students before midnight, your gift can be matched.πŸ”” That’s 2x the impact for students! πŸ”” Remember: Bjug Day ends tonight, so it’s the last day to double your impact.

268 days ago by Britt Board
Bjug Day starts TOMORROW! Give early today for 2x the impact.

 Hear directly from students: your scholarship support makes a β€œBjug” difference! πŸ’› Right now, when you make a gift to anything you love for Bjug Day, your gift can be matched with another gift to scholarships. πŸšͺOpen doors for students with your support. Scroll up to make a β€œBjug” difference.

270 days ago by Britt Board
β€‹πŸ’›πŸ–€ Feelin’ the Lute love?! πŸ–€πŸ’›

For a limited time, you can make a gift to anything you love at PLU AND have your gift matched. Don’t wait! This opportunity ends on Oct.16. Scroll up to double your impact!

πŸŽ₯ What do students love about PLU?! πŸŽ₯

272 days ago by Britt Board
🌟 INTERNSHIP FUND match alert – support invaluable experience-building 🌟

While interning at The Child Study and Treatment Center, current student Jasper Bragg ’25 had an important revelation: β€œThrough this internship, I learned that psychology is right for me. It is something that cannot be said lightly; it is a path of life I have chosen to walk now.”

Internships are powerful and can help Lutes turn a dream into a reality. Jasper shares β€œHad I not applied and received aid from the Internship Fund last semester, I would have had more stress piled onto an already tough year." As you can see, your gift can help make it possible for students like Jasper to pursue their passions.

Give the gift of important career experience and your donation can be πŸ’›πŸ–€ DOUBLED! πŸ–€πŸ’›

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Thank you to Jim and Jane Fredricksen for providing this internship match in memory of Bill Crooks to support Lutes as they explore career opportunities and discover pathways for their futures.

274 days ago by Britt Board
Why I Give – From a descendant of Bjug Harstad, Bjug Day’s namesake

β€œPLU is a place of diversity, accessible education and service. That needs to be celebrated, championed and protected.”

 β€“Eric Watness, great grandson of President Rev. Bjug Harstad, PLU’s first president

Watness and his family remain an important part of Bjug Day and our PLU community. You're invited to join them for this special Lute tradition on Oct 15-16. Read more about the Harstad family, Bjug Day and their deep PLU roots.

282 days ago by Britt Board
Calling all SociaLutes! πŸ“£

Bjug Day is coming, and your participation as a πŸ’› SociaLute πŸ’› will make a BJUG impact! Sign up here: plu.edu/socialutes

295 days ago by Joel Thomas
​Why are we talking about Bjug Day in August?!

We’ll let you in on a little secret. An early Bjug Day match challenge is coming soon. That means that when you give early, your gift can be matched $ for $. πŸ’› You can be one of the leading Lutes to make a gift and inspire others to support students, too. πŸ’› Updates coming soon!

329 days ago by Britt Board
Donor Maps
πŸ’› Where Lutes Are Giving πŸ’›
Area of SupportDonorsRaised ($)
PLU Fund7$71,997
PLUS 100 Program1$3
Volleyball Team - Women71$10,451
Kathleen Zellers Russell Endowed Field Work Fund18$6,250
Lacrosse Team - Women16$2,230
Rieke Health Sciences Renovations23$6,190
Cross Country Team16$965
Basketball Team - Men63$14,590
Mathematics Department9$1,605
Earth Science Department5$1,000
Other61$12,405
Swimming Team85$11,895
Baseball Team76$24,190
Soccer Team - Men84$10,036
Soccer Team - Women164$15,441
KandsWeiss Study Away Gap Scholarship1$10,000
Wrestling Team0$0
College of Professional Studies3$4,600
Football Team105$13,605
Student Engagement0$0
Alpha Psi Omega0$0
ROTC Cadet Club1$10
School of Nursing Simulation Center Program3$610
The Writing Center3$100
Ultimate Frisbee - Men1$100
Rowing Team - Men2$250
Gender, Sexuality and Race Studies Program2$100
Theatre Club: Umbrella Organization0$0
PLU American Red Cross Club0$0
Artist Mentoring Program - Parkland Literacy Center0$0
Intramurals4$33
Sociology Department6$550
Native American and Indigenous Studies3$615
PLU Fund Scholarships162$515,040
Interdisciplinary Programs0$0
Computer Science Department3$790
University Symphony Orchestra1$25
Religion Department4$420
MESA Program1$180
Chemistry Club0$0
Environmental Studies Program1$100
Physics Department2$75
Choir of the West3$200
Social Work Department1$50
Latinx Unidos2$150
Gold Rush A Cappella0$0
The Good Trouble Fund1$50
Wang Center for Global Education5$210
The Student Success and Retention Fund1$10
Counseling, Health & Wellness1$50
International Honors Program2$30
College of Health Professions1$10
Dance Team8$385
Rowing Team - Women30$3,915
College of Liberal Studies8$2,240
Center for Gender Equity4$285
Delta Iota Chi0$0
Ultimate Frisbee - Women2$150
Scandinavian Cultural Center1$20
John "Nellie" Nelson Servant Leadership Award & Community Service for PLU Football Endowed Fund0$0
Golf Team - Women24$3,510
Communication, Media & Design Department9$936
Theater and Dance7$1,101
History Department9$555
Chemistry Department4$530
PLU Mariachi Club3$270
Wellbeing Services and Resources25$1,232
Philosophy Department0$0
Kinesiology Department11$760
Parkland Literacy Center5$225
Wild Hope Center for Vocation24$7,538
Basketball Team - Women42$10,685
Music15$2,696
Marriage & Family Therapy Department2$55
Nursing Scholarship Fund5$1,490
Gender and Generosity Fund8$5,025
PLU Internship Fund12$10,060
School of Nursing12$2,460
Campus Ministry Office3$135
Political Science Department1$15
Global Studies Program2$2,450
Outdoor Recreation5$200
Collegiate Washington Music Educators Association0$0
Computer Science Programming Party1$10
Center for Military Support2$60
Nā Hoaloha O' Hawai'i (Hawaii Club)4$400
School of Education11$1,635
Class of 1974 Endowed Scholarship6$2,175
PLUtonic Acappella0$0
Athletics Lute Club59$7,963
College of Natural Sciences5$710
Innovation Studies Program Fund0$0
Golf Team - Men25$5,065
Biology Department2$350
PLU Fund Academic Excellence3$716
Area of Greatest Need155$52,554
Anthropology Department0$0
Class of 1973 Wild Hope Endowment0$0
Diversity Center19$1,493
School of Business2$370
Psychology Department7$1,285
Opera1$120
English Department12$1,825
Birders of PLU1$50
School of Nursing Dean's Fund0$0
PLU Emergency Care Fund8$690
Holocaust Studies2$44
Football - Player Package5$550
Softball Team357$57,238
Club Sports0$0
Football - Breakaway2$100
Track and Field Team99$11,401
MFA Rainier Writing Workshop0$0
College of Natural Sciences Student Professional Development1$100
Hispanic and Latino Studies Program0$0
Economics Department2$525
Wang Center Study Away Gap Scholarships (KandsWeiss Fund)2$100
Undocumented Student Emergency Fund3$420
PLU DECA Club0$0
InterVarsity Club0$0
PLU Pantry Support Fund1$100
The Collective0$0
School of Business Dean's Fund4$3,010
Lacrosse Team - Men0$0
Night of Musical Theater1$150
PLU American Choral Director's Association0$0
Nate Schoening Center for Student Success1$221
Social Work Student Organization0$0
Richard Nance Choral Union Legacy Fund3$605
Black Student Union3$130
πŸ’› Which Classes Are Giving πŸ’›
Class YearDonorsRaised ($)
19928$790
19420$0
19583$3,600
19552$100
19946$2,122
19688$27,050
20216$305
20028$2,800
19899$1,015
19939$1,390
19320$0
202316$1,201
202218$1,050
19996$485
19866$2,799
200312$6,950
199811$2,570
19290$0
19490$0
19480$0
20206$330
19360$0
19280$0
19400$0
19460$0
20252$125
20148$1,030
19594$1,700
20127$1,335
19540$0
19330$0
19726$4,300
19614$40,850
20095$1,460
19956$800
20179$2,210
19602$150
19310$0
20320$0
20058$3,980
19340$0
19809$4,800
19370$0
20164$349
19908$2,100
20270$0
198712$16,750
199712$3,580
19390$0
19849$4,110
19759$4,331
20008$1,520
20189$735
200713$2,643
19968$2,035
20290$0
20300$0
19500$0
198110$2,860
197412$9,025
19563$25
20280$0
19573$3,025
19739$2,275
20069$1,235
200113$1,370
19677$900
19889$1,765
200414$7,530
197715$22,665
199115$13,425
196610$7,720
20108$3,332
20159$1,228
19649$2,500
20116$503
198510$8,940
19510$0
19430$0
202422$1,128
197013$27,100
20089$2,004
20138$2,395
19520$0
19828$15,400
19636$5,800
19789$6,150
19715$10,825
197614$36,980
198310$12,720
19659$3,450
196911$14,790
201910$760
19793$650
19350$0
19270$0
19410$0
19530$0
20310$0
20260$0
19440$0
19470$0
19622$150
19450$0
19300$0
19380$0
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