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Pacific Lutheran University provides information technology (IT) services in support of the university’s educational mission. IT services include but are not limited to computer labs, data and voice networks, classroom and instructional technologies, and administrative systems. Policies related to IT services and resources extend also to copyright infringement, intellectual property, content accessed or downloaded over the PLU network, and appropriate use of communication systems & services

Revised January 2011; Updated November 2012 While at work, all university employees have the responsibility to perform their jobs in a safe, conscientious, and effective manner and in compliance with university policy and state and federal laws. In order to do this employees must be able to work in a drug and alcohol-free environment and themselves be free from the effects of drugs and alcohol. Accordingly, The manufacture, sale, possession, or use by an employee in the workplace of a

Section 1.The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, popularly known as the “Buckley Amendment” and carrying the acronym FERPA, governs the university’s collection, retention, and dissemination of information about students. FERPA accords students five rights: A. The right to inspect and review education records; B. The right to seek the amendment of education records; C. The right to consent to the disclosure of education records; D. The right to obtain a copy of the school’s FERPA

Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle Professor of Music  Dr. Gina Gillie  recently premiered her first electroacoustic music composition at Seattle Symphony’s Octave 9. Titled “Pale Blue Dot for solo horn and fixed media,” the piece is inspired by the  1991 photograph  taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft as well as… October 5, 2022 Composition

Section 1. INDIVIDUALThe individual faculty member upon appointment becomes a member of a community of scholars who respect and uphold the principles of Lutheran Higher Education with certain rights and obligations. Preeminent among these is the obligation to uphold the objectives of the university and the right of academic freedom in order that the obligation of examining and interpreting special areas of instruction may be freely and thoroughly exercised.Section 2. COLLECTIVE All action taken

The annual Lutheran Studies Conference provides an opportunity for the university, the larger community, and persons from diverse religious and humanistic viewpoints to explore particular and pressing issues within the thoughtful and generous milieu of Lutheran higher education. Each conference welcomes scholars, artists, and religious leaders whose expertise is offered in an engaging and thought-provoking manner. As a university of the church, PLU promotes the 500 year Lutheran tradition of

PLU Faculty Directs Local Documentary PLU Assistant Professor of Communication Dr. Kate Drazner Hoyt has directed a documentary which will premiere at the Grand Cinema in Tacoma on Monday, November 21. The film is one installment in the Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation ’s “Our Communities, Our Neighbors” film series. Funded… November 8, 2022 Communicationcommunity eventsFacultyinterview

A breach in the security of restricted data can lead to identity theft, legal action against the university, or other great harm to the university or members of the PLU community. While data security policies are designed to minimize the risk of such breaches, incident management and response policies must also be in place to guide institutional response if/when breaches do occur. For the purposes of this policy, an incident is an event that threatens the integrity of PLU data or the