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What is social annotation?If you’re familiar with Genius, the digital platform that allows you to annotate and interpret the lyrics of songs, you know what social annotation is already. If not, it’s simple. Social annotation is the collective annotation or addition of notes to texts in order to interpret, illuminate, comment on, respond to, or inquire about anything from punctuation or a word to a whole paragraph. Anyone who has ever annotated the margins of a text and shared it with someone

Zach Sharp-Baskins, Therapist in TrainingA little about myself, my name is Zachary Sharp-Baskins, though I go by Zach. I am a 32 heterosexual male who is married with what I describe as a zoo at home. Me and my partner have 7 lovely dogs that we treat like our children as well as a plethora of other small creatures. I graduated with honors from Central Washington University in 2021, majoring in psychology and minoring in sociology. I pride myself on my compassion and my ability to listen

Indigenous Scholars, We are Lutes Too By: Native American & Indiginous Studies students Fall 2019This exhibition was created by the NAIS Interconnections class, Fall 2019, as our semester project. These posters represent some of PLU’s Native students, faculty and alum, with a quote from each individual, taken from a conversation we had with them about what being Indigenous means to them, or what they see as an Indigenous scholar. We created this project in order to make our Native population at

InternshipsStudents participating in internships will have two supervisors–one at work, one at the university.  The supervisory relationship at work is not directly the business of anyone at the university, although concerns and problems should be discussed with your faculty sponsor. On the academic side, an internship should provide a learning situation.  Toward that end the following are required: Regular scheduled contact, so that you and your faculty sponsor may trade written material and

A Semester in ChengduComing into PLU my freshman year, I knew that I wanted to study away in China at some point during my time here. As a Chinese Studies major, I knew that learning about China, in China would be essential for my overall understanding of Chinese language, culture, and politics. Although I always saw myself studying in China as an undergrad, living and learning in Chengdu, China for four months provided me with a unique opportunity to challenge my views on the world and engage

Four Awesome Outdoor Places Within Two Hours of PLU Majors at PLURequest InformationApply to PLU The MountainFun fact: PLU is the closest university to Mount Rainier! Mount Rainier National Park is a must for PLU students to visit, whether you hike, climb, snowshoe, ski, or go to just stare (and take photos) of Washington’s tallest mountain. “Mount Rainier is my favorite place in the world. You can take a day to forget about all the various things on your to do list and just enjoy the feeling

Campus Emergency Communications Plan We have two major components to our emergency communications plan. First is PLU Alert. This is our text, voice message, and email notification system. All PLU students, staff, and faculty are automatically enrolled in the system. Second is our campus loudspeaker emergency notification system. Outdoor speakers have been installed to cover a majority of campus, with some buildings having interior loudspeakers as well. Many of the Blue Phone poles around campus