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1.0 IntroductionAll members of the university authorized to drive university vehicles or otherwise operate a vehicle to conduct university business must operate vehicles in strict accordance with all Washington State and Pierce County laws. No work or errand is of sufficient importance to violate safe driving practices. Safe vehicle operation is the responsibility of all members of the PLU community while participating in all PLU business or activities. RCW Title 46 Motor Vehicles governs safe

Amidst the hustle and bustle of downtown Parkland, one landmark has held tightly to its roots despite the growing city that surrounds it. The Parkland Prairie Nature Preserve rests just North of Gates High School and East of Parkland Light and Water. Driving by on Tule Lake road, Parkland Prairie briefly turns the short commute from Pacific Avenue to Spanaway Loop road into a scenic escape from the suburban scenery. Here houses are exchanged for swaying meadow grasses, which, along with the

Pacific Lutheran University provides computing and networking resources to students, faculty and staff. Use of these resources is a privilege granted to members of our community as we work and learn in an environment supportive of education and service. These policies, which apply to all users of PLU’s computing and information resources, consist of the following elements: General Use Network Use Policy Anti-Virus Software Policy Administrative Systems Use Policy Web Policy Help Desk staff

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Minor in Engineering and Industry The minor in engineering and industry is centered on courses already offered for the university’s Dual Engineering Program. In addition to the math and science courses, students will complete an internship/industry experience and/or courses in business, economics, history and ethics. The minor will seamlessly integrate the professional study of technical topics with the liberal arts, and with professional engagement through the internship requirement.Internship

Cosmopolitanism, Aesthetics, and Celine DionMy name is Dr. Michael Rings and I am very pleased and excited to be joining PLU’s Department of Philosophy as a Visiting Assistant Professor through Spring 2017. My research lies at the intersection of ethics and the philosophy of art and builds on my dissertation, “The Aesthetic Cosmopolitan Project,” which explores ethical and political issues that arise in contexts of cross-cultural art appreciation and consumption. This research interest informed

Philosophy and Economics in OpoleIn October of 2014, I was privileged to present a paper at the tenth annual American and European Values Conference in Opole, Poland.  The conference brought together more than twenty scholars from all over the United States—from both coasts as well as the heartland—and Europe to speak at Opole University on the topic of “Philosophy in the Time of Economic Crisis.”  The purpose of the conference was to provide an opportunity for those who study and teach

Philosophy and the Other Disciplinesby Pauline Shanks KaurinPhilosophy, perhaps fairly, has a reputation as a discipline that holds itself up as judge and arbiter of the claims and methods of other disciplines. Consider some subfields within philosophy: philosophy of law, philosophy of science and philosophy of religion to name only a few.  These areas involve the philosophical examination of claims, methods and conclusions within these specific areas; we subject to critical analysis and