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Who Am I Today? https://www.plu.edu/academic-advising/choosing-a-major/who-am-i-today/

Who Am I Today?Honest, objective reflection on your personal preferences and previous academic experiences are essential to the major decision making process. It is important that you evaluate the evidence available to you, so that your decisions can be as accurate and informed as possible. Start by evaluating your academic progress. Use Banner Web to review your CAPP Report/Degree Evaluation. What is your Cumulative GPA? How many credits have you completed? Are you able to recognize any

PLU Recognized by Arbor Day Foundation and Princeton Review Guide for Commitment to Sustainability https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/04/17/plu-recognized-for-sustainability/

Colleges.“PLU has long been recognized as a leader in defining the work of sustainability in higher education,” said PLU Sustainability Lead Nick Lorax. “It is our privilege and our challenge to discern how we translate our leadership into action on campus and beyond.” Tree Campus USA is a national program created in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals. PLU achieved this

Educator and Cheerleader: Dr. Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/educator-and-cheerleader-dr-brenda-llewellyn-ihssen/

, Associate Professor of Early and Medieval Christian History “Education should not be available to only one segment of the population, and if we limit PLU to only in-person [learning] we are excluding deserving people from an accessible education,” she said. “Teaching online helped me to be a better educator even in an in-person format, and helped me to be able to provide as many educational options as possible for all students.” In Fall 2020, Dr. Llewellyn Ihssen taught three sections of Early Christian

PLU and Goodwill Join Forces to Recycle and Serve the Community https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/05/13/plu-and-goodwill-join-forces-to-recycle-and-serve-the-community/

May 13, 2014 Students work to wrestle a mattress into a Goodwill donation van during last year’s Moveout. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Moveout 2014 provides an opportunity to transform unwanted room items into support, jobs through new partnership with Goodwill By Barbara Clements, Content Development Director PLU Marketing and Communications It’s that time of year again: What do you do with that couch, or mattress or lamp you no longer want? And what about that unopened box of gluten-free

On Exhibit: Resources about Acknowledging and Respecting Indigenous Languages and Land https://www.plu.edu/library/news/on-exhibit-resources-about-acknowledging-and-respecting-indigenous-languages-and-land/

On Exhibit: Resources about Acknowledging and Respecting Indigenous Languages and Land Posted by: Holly Senn / November 17, 2021 November 17, 2021 Exhibit Overview This exhibit highlights resources for exploring the south Puget Sound indigenous Salish family of languages, including Twulshootseed. As the PLU land acknowledgement notes, “PLU is on the traditional lands of the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island and Steilacoom peoples; we acknowledge and respect the traditional caretakers of this

Monica Coleman https://www.plu.edu/religion/monica-coleman/

of Theology at Chicago and Bennett College for Women. As a Christian theologian and pastor, Dr. Coleman has written about how liberating theological practices for the black community can include the ancestor spirituality of traditional African religions. Her theological work, demonstrated in works such as Making a Way out of No Way: A Womanist Theology (Fortress, 2008), masterfully combines resources for survival and thriving from many sources: traditional Christian theology, process theology

Semester and Assessment Jury Rubric, BME Elementary https://www.plu.edu/music/documents/semester-and-assessment-jury-rubric-bme-elementary/

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Mr. and Mrs. Gus H. Nieman Memorial Scholarship https://www.plu.edu/advancement/the-impact-of-your-gift/legacy-list-endowments-at-plu/mr-and-mrs-gus-h-nieman-memorial-scholarship/

eventually became a member of the Board of Regents. Later my son Richard Nieman and daughter Joanne Nieman Hinkle both attended PLU as well as a good number of nephews and nieces. So as you can tell, our family has always been involved in the University. After my father Gus Nieman and my mother Clara Nieman passed away, I felt that they would be pleased in our establishing a small endowment to assist others, especially those interested in attending further Christian education at a seminary. As a result

Schedule https://www.plu.edu/black-bodies/schedule/

alumnus and Education Specialist Angie Hambrick is the Assistant Vice President of Diversity, Justice, & Sustainability (DJS) at Pacific Lutheran University Aviance Taylor Kamau, Director of Career, Learning and Engagement at PLU DescriptionThe panelist will explore the question, “how do I live free in this Black body?” posed by Ta-Nehisi Coates in his book, Between the World and Me. Drawing from Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw’s theory of intersectionality, we will share letters we might write to our

Collective Impact: George Zeno talks Parkland, equity and community partnerships https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2021/11/01/collective-impact/

initiatives to support and empower low-income, first-generation, undocumented, immigrant, refugee, LGBTQIA and veteran students. For Zeno, the sector may be higher education development, but the mission is equitably and justly transforming systems with care to meet the needs of everyone involved. You have a long track record of building large-scale coalitions, initiatives and public-private partnerships at public research universities. What did you find intriguing about a small Lutheran university in