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PLU.  “Previously, students at PLU who were interested in careers in policing, law, corrections, and victim services majored in sociology and unofficially specialized in criminal justice by selecting existing courses such as Delinquency and Juvenile Justice, Deviance, and Criminal Justice to complete their sociology major,” explains professor Kate Luther, chair of the newly redesigned Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. “The new major in criminal justice formalizes these aspects of the

and is a double major in environmental studies and global studies with a concentration in development and social justice. She’s served as an ambassador for the PLU Office of Admission. She was a standout pupil in Associate Professor of Philosophy Sergia Hay’s recent courses on environmental studies and environmental ethics. “She’s brilliant, committed to equity, curious about big problems and their potential solutions, and she has a good sense of humor,” Hay said. “She has really embraced her PLU

majority of unearthed Chinese materials available in electronic form, Zhu can work from whichever country he likes, as long as there’s Wi-Fi.  As an instructor, Xi Zhu has prior experience teaching Chinese language and literature courses at the University of Colorado Boulder and at the UW. Still, Zhu acknowledges that he is “a rookie” among PLU’s other professors. With this difference, though, Zhu suspects there are strengths. “As a student, I feel like I can relate my study and the learning experience

business professor, came to PLU from a large research institution. She immediately noticed a stark difference in how her new institution approached the field.   “At PLU, the business curriculum is mostly designed around soft skills, meaning how you build insightful inquiries, how you’re able to connect the dots, connect the concepts that you’re learning across your business and general courses.” “All companies can have their own set of desired skills and they can train their employees. Here, we’re not

the anatomy lab, polo shirts for clinic, and a PT kit for your clinical courses. PNWUs priority is to accept students from the Northwest, rural or medically underserved communities.  With that in mind, they want to remove any potential barriers for our applicants to consider the field of physical therapy. Therefore, they have waived both the application and acceptance fees for this cycle. Steps: 1. Complete your application. 2. Once they receive your application, they can determine if you have an

August 14, 2008 Transfer students bring wealth of experience Jake Taylor’s college career began a bit differently – he started at another four-year college, Evergreen State College. He decided he wasn’t that wasn’t the best place for him, so he decided to take the long road, taking courses at North Seattle and Tacoma community colleges before arriving at the PLU campus. The trip has given him a wealth of information and experience from which to compare notes. For Taylor, his previous

have played in human societies. These three topics not only make history bigger and more interesting than it traditionally might be, but the courses offer useful insights into how humans interact with the innovations that we have come to value today (or love to hate). Many of the forces and ideas that are visible in today’s global economy come from these developments. Why I am majoring in History I am a History major at PLU because I feel that the program gives me great skills in research, writing

flights ahead. The 1970s at PLU were a time of change, a theme I later realized would repeat itself regularly. The 4-1-4 calendar was in its first iteration, with the January term called the Interim. Students were required to take two interim courses in their four years; faculty was encouraged to teach innovative courses outside the regular curriculum and even outside their specific disciplines. President William O. Rieke came to PLU in 1975 and soon after capital construction projects resumed

-country flights ahead. The 1970s at PLU were a time of change, a theme I later realized would repeat itself regularly. The 4-1-4 calendar was in its first iteration, with the January term called the Interim. Students were required to take two interim courses in their four years; faculty was encouraged to teach innovative courses outside the regular curriculum and even outside their specific disciplines. President William O. Rieke came to PLU in 1975 and soon after capital construction projects resumed

. We have also developed contingencies to provide living spaces, meals, and related services for self-isolation on campus, should it be necessary. Online learning readiness. Since 2014, the PLU Teaching Online (PLUTO) program has prepared approximately half of our faculty to teach fully online or via blended courses — courses that capture the fundamental elements and high impact practices that are hallmarks of a PLU education, but are conducted in a virtual modality. Continuous improvement in