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The PLU EXPLORE! Retreat supports PLU’s commitment to a campus education environment rich with reflection and dialogue about meaning and purpose in life. The EXPLORE!
. Learn more > Vocation is about identifying an overarching passion and purpose that fuels many aspects of your life. In one word, “vocation” means “a calling.” While a career is about your professional development, vocation has a broader scope and addresses your purpose in life. Your career might be one expression of your vocation but each student’s journey is unique. Being a teacher, a social activist, a community organizer, or a student can all be examples of vocation. The vocation of a student can
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The curriculum prepares students to pursue careers in research and the health sciences or to apply their biology interests to careers as diverse as science education and public health.
Studying biology teaches you how to think and how to observe your world.To learn biology is more than just learning facts! It’s learning how to answer questions, how to develop strategies to obtain answers and how to recognize the answers as they emerge. The department is dedicated to encouraging students to learn science in both an intuitive and logical way.It encourages students to independently question, probe, experiment and experience the natural world around us as well as life under a
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Lutheran Studies Conference
broken pottery back together with gold, a symbol of embracing flaws and imperfections and living with brokenness. Beauty is possible even when things fall apart. We will look at how we carry both joy and brokenness as individuals and also what it means for our vocations of caregiving for one another and our community. As always, registration is free. All events will be available virtually. The keynote lecture will be open to the campus community for in-person, social distanced, limited attendance
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At the Department of Psychology we are committed to providing our students with a meaningful and rigorous undergraduate education that balances science with application.
connect with students and help them." Why study Psychology? The psychology department's mission is to foster a community of scholars committed to the science of psychology, as an epistemology, and as a set of practical tools and ethical obligations. Quick Facts Welcome to the Department of Psychology!We are committed to providing our students with a meaningful and rigorous undergraduate education that balances science with application. The department provides a core of courses covering research
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PLUTO stands for PLU Teaching Online. It represents a set of initiatives which support faculty in the development of online, blended, and technology-facilitated courses.
design support and meetings with a faculty learning community. Three cohorts of 3-6 faculty each will meet in either fall, winter, or spring. This program is currently on hold, but contact pluto@plu.edu with any questions.How can faculty participate?Registration/Application forms for the PLUTO Essentials program is available here. Faculty do not need departmental approval to participate in PLUTO programming, however faculty do need approval from their department chair to teach a blended or online
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PLU offers the most comprehensive music faculty of any private university in the Pacific Northwest. String majors and non-majors alike have access to a rich culture of opportunities to perform
students for service, leadership, and care. We hope that you will decide to be a part of the PLU’s string community as we strive to provide the service and leadership necessary to preserve, cultivate, and celebrate the great music of the ages, here at PLU, around the region, and around the world. Enjoy your visit and — Go Lutes!See upcoming string events hereUniversity Symphony OrchestraPreparing students for all aspects of orchestral performance.MorePLU ArtsFulfilling the human spirit through creative
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Peace Corps Prep (PC Prep) is an undergraduate certificate program that helps students prepare for service in the Peace Corps, a US-government organization that sends US citizens abroad to volunteer
program, you’ll first select the Peace Corps sector in which you would like to serve: Education, Health, Environment, Agriculture, Youth in Development, and Community Economic Development. Then you’ll complete the following components (for more specifics see the Student Guide): Sector specific courses: You will take three courses that relate to your sector. These will help make sure that you are knowledgeable and prepared to do your assigned work in the Peace Corps! Peace CorpsMake the most of your
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Pacific Lutheran University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).
2024 Policies, Regulations, and Finances ReviewPacific Lutheran University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). Regional accreditation is a process of recognizing educational institutions for performance, integrity, and quality that entitles them to the confidence of the educational community and the public. In the United States this recognition is extended largely through nongovernmental, voluntary membership associations that establish accreditation
University AccreditationK. E. McConnell, Ph.D., CHES Accreditation Liaison Officer, NWCCU Professor of Kinesiology Pacific Lutheran University -
The Department of Music at PLU a nationally recognized center for musical learning, serving, and sharing.
. Brown, Lecturer - GuitarSvend Rønning, Professor of Music - Violin and Chair of Stringed InstrumentsGlenn D. Guhr, Lecturer - Voice MEET OUR FACULTY A talented, cohesive faculty of performers, composers, and authors, drawn from the nation’s finest conservatories and universities, work to develop the whole person in the context of a caring academic community of outstanding students and enthusiastic audiences. VIEW ALL Interested in learning more about our programs? Click the button below to request
Current HoursMonday: 8:00am-4:00pmTuesday: 8:00am-4:00pmWednesday: 8:00am-4:00pmThursday: 8:00am-4:00pmFriday: 8:00am-4:00pmSchool of Music, Theatre & Dance253-535-8669Mary Baker Russell Music Center Tacoma, WA 98447 -
The Servant Diplomat: Reflections on a Career in Diplomacy by Ryan Gliha, Diplomat in Residence -- Northwest, U.S. Department of State 7:00 p.m.
, Evergreen State College, the University of Puget Sound, as well as community colleges, churches, non-profits and state agencies in the area. The event is made possible by the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education, and PLU’s Office of the President.2022 NPR Book Review: At 10th anniversary of Benghazi, ex-diplomat Ethan Chorin offers contextPast Featured Speakers Amie Bishop, 2021Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews, 2019Shamil Idriss, 2017Jehane Noujaim, 2015Robin Wright, 2013NPR
Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education253-535-8752868 Wheeler Street Tacoma, WA 98447-003
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