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When picking a Common Reading book, we consider how the book addresses PLU's commitments to diversity, justice, sustainability, and global education.
the incoming first year class! Just Mercy, Bryan StevensonComment: Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. This book opens dialogue related to social injustice, our criminal system, and offers some glimpses into hate, discrimination, forgiveness, and redemption. Look
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1 Office of Naval Research Award Redipients were selected from several candidates by Captain Matthew Harper, U.S. Navy.
TechnologyStockholm Junior Water PrizeTop water science projects.BellarmineQuantification of Microplastics from Tributaries to the Puyallup River12 Jaylen ShawcrossNational Geographic SocietyThat's GeographyCultivating empathy for the earth. Award $100BellarmineModeling Nitrogen Isotope Fractionation in Nitrate Deposition on Early Mars 12 Brieanne Iaia Association of Women Geoscientists Outstanding Project in the Geosciences Increase the public awareness of the geosciences, illustrate the interdisciplinary nature
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The Learning Outcomes for General Education are listed below. Gen Ed learning outcomes were originally approved via EPC in March 2022 (see below).
cultural, social, or structural contexts, both contemporary and historical. Students will analyze the social, political, and economic institutions or systems that shape human behavior. Students will draw conclusions about human behavior in relation to social, structural, or group contexts. Global Engagement (GE)Global Engagement (4): Students learn about the factors that shape human experience in transnational, cross-cultural, or non-US contexts. Study away and world language courses with these
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The Robert A.L. Mortvedt Library’s collection policy guides the Pacific Lutheran University librarians’ collective selection, maintenance, and deselection decisions regarding the library
statement, strategic plan, institution-wide programs and partnerships, and comprehensive areas of emphasis across the curriculum, provide guidance as to which resources are likely to be in demand, and to support the curriculum and students and faculty research in the long term.Library collection development is guided by principles of equity and inclusion.The historical and contemporary priorities, methods of acquisition, and methods of organization of academic libraries reflect hegemonic systems of
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Originally Published 1999 “The Artist, the thinker, the hero, the saint —who are they, finally, but the finite self radicalized and intensified? . . . The difference between [them] and the rest of us . . . is a willingness to undergo the journey of…
characterizes too many contemporary visions of higher education. When education is conceived in terms of the instrumental reason of a market-driven world, students become consumers, acquiring discrete packets of knowledge or skills. Education is reduced to training. Higher education becomes a Flatland where costs are conceived in terms of time, inconvenience, and money, but where the student as person —because in a two-dimensional world there are no persons— remains untouched. Ironically, the same kind of
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How did studying at PLU help prepare you to be an effective teacher? The Education professors at PLU hold you to a very high standard.
been optioned to become movies. Learn more // Go Back How did your major at PLU help you choose and succeed at this? “My time at PLU, where I earned a Bachelor’s in Creative Writing, provided me with two invaluable skills. First, the ability to take criticism on my writing without taking it personally, and to use that feedback to improve both the story and my abilities as a writer.” What advice do you have for aspiring writers? “Keep at it, and take time to develop your voice and learn story arc
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The Choir of the West is comprised of undergraduate majors from a wide variety of academic disciplines. The choir rehearses four days each week, ninety minutes per day.
, Bulgaria and Hungary in 2007, as well as the tour to Germany and France in 2011. That tour featured performances at the Harmonie Festival in Lindenholzhausen, Germany, a world competition that takes place once every six years. Choirs from 47 countries participated in the 2011 festival. The Choir of the West won a Gold Certificate (second place) in the Large Mixed Choir division, and the men of the choir won a Gold Certificate (first place) in the Male Chamber Choir division. The women of the choir were
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As you may know, our 50th class reunion was nearly 100 people strong, and more than a few stories and tall tales were shared on the evening of October 7.
Greetings from your 50th Reunion Committee! As you may know, our 50th class reunion was nearly 100 people strong, and more than a few stories and tall tales were shared on the evening of October 7. Classmates from as far as New York celebrated in the Scandinavian Cultural Center in the Anderson University Center in the heart of the beautiful PLU campus. Though much has changed, there is even more that remains the same. PLU is filled with caring and intelligent young men and women who care
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Signed Consent Form (for research assuring Confidentiality, NOT Anonymity) Cover Letter (for use with low-risk, anonymous, surveys in hard copy format) Online Cover Letter (for use with low-risk,
the rights of the potential participant. Federal regulations consider children, prisoners, the mentally disabled, and pregnant women to be “special populations,” and as such, are entitled to extra protection under the law. Vulnerable Populations Other groups, such as racial minorities, the elderly, substance abusers, the economically disadvantaged, the very sick, and the institutionalized are described as “vulnerable populations” and are extended similar protection as research participants. For
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Innovation Studies minors must complete a minimum of 20 credit hours in the following key areas: Introduction to Innovation Studies (4 credits) Innovation Principles (8 credits) Elective (4 credits)
the era of globalization. Topics include technological change, business organization, business ethics, and the place of women and minorities in American business society. PHIL 225: Business Ethics Application of moral theories and perspectives of relevance to business practices. Examination of underlying values and assumptions in specific business cases involving, e.g., employer-employee relations, advertising, workplace conflict, and environmental and social responsibilities. POLS 345: Government
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