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Before you go… Research the culture, history, and language of the place you plan to visit. Open your mind to new things and experiences. While are you are away… Keep a journal.
generally help you to stay healthy and safe. Review this plan upon arrival and be VERY INTENTIONAL about creating good habits within the first portion of your program. Habits (good and bad) are more likely to continue if they are started early. Mental Health Many students experience mental health issues for the first time or in more severe ways while they are abroad. Although this is normal, it can be quite challenging since you don’t have your normal support system. This is the time to really lean into
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Two years before he founded the only local peace prize in the nation, Thomas Heavey ’74 was in the middle of a war.
claimed tens of thousands of lives. “In war there are some pretty tense times, but there’s a lot of time that isn’t,” Heavey said. “So it gives you time for reflection.” In that time of reflection, Heavey asked himself what modern Norway would have to say to the Norwegians of Tacoma he was then tasked with leading, as well as what Norway would say to the world in the face of immense violence. “The conclusion you come to is that Norway is the superpower for peace,” he said. “When peace is breaking out
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Join the national celebration of international education & exchange. PLU International Student Services and the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education invite you to a week of
Carnival Experience the traditional fishing village of Charlotteville, Tobago, as it explores new directions in organic gardening, marine research, and sustainable tourism Learn MoreOaxaca, Mexico: Development, Culture, Environment and Social Change in Mexico Explore Mexican history, development, society and environment through an interdisciplinary view of Ancient, Modern, and Contemporary Mexico Learn about U.S.-Mexico relations and gain an in-depth perspective of Mexican immigration to — and the
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Originally Published 1996 Introduction Like other disciplines such as English and Sociology, Foreign Languages also have a history in the United States which is linked to the changing values of society as a whole. The discipline of foreign language teaching has evolved over the last…
, and the policies and practices of professional organizations, such as the Modern Language Association, reveal the ways in which the image of the profession has been manipulated to fit other ideological agendas. Such issues have also affected the relative prestige of individual languages (the popularity of Russian in the space-age “Sputnik” era, for example, or the current popularity of Spanish linked to shifts in the U.S. demographic trends) as well as the rising and falling popularity of various
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Study away is an opportunity for students to pursue their academic interests in a different cultural context.
may be eligible to apply for PLU’s Global Scholar Award. Students applying for a Featured or Approved program should check to see which scholarships might be available through the program provider. Will my student be able to stay on track to graduate if they study away?Yes, with the proper planning, study away typically wouldn’t delay students’ graduation. Students should plan ahead as early as possible, map out potential degree completion options to determine how study away fits into this, and
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The PLU Health Center offers primary health care to PLU students (regardless of insurance), including illness and injury care and physicals.
接受了您的保险。 Show up for your appointment 10-15 minutes early. You may need to pay a co-pay and/or they may have paperwork for you to complete. 请提前10-15分钟到达。您可能需支付协作支付费用或者他们将会给你一些您需填写的表格。 Meet with your provider. Ask lots of questions, especially if you don’t understand what they ask or tell you. 与您的 承保提供商会面。请勿害羞提问，问清楚一切问题，特别是您不理解他们在问您什么或者告诉您什么。 If you receive a bill (or had to pay the full amount of your services up-front), submit a “claim form” so the insurance company can pay your provider (or
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Monday May 20, 2024 2:00-6:00pm in Rieke 103B
support this year. 2:20-2:40pm, Environmental Impact Assessment of the Use of Nano-Phytoremediation in the Remediation of Former Washington State Orchards of Lead and Arsenic Soil Pollution Rebecca SmithThe extensive use of lead arsenate, an insecticide used during the early 1900s, led to the accumulation of lead and arsenic in the soils of former orchards within Central Washington. The current methods that are used to remediate lead and arsenic from soil by the Washington Department of Ecology are
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Will students avoid difficult or challenging courses with this design? We do not feel that an effective course is necessarily one that is “difficult.
the first-year student population is enrolled in PLUS 100. Based on early feedback, we feel confident that students will find value in this course. The PLUS 100 course is part of extended orientation, offering students community and information over the course of their first fall semester. Students have options for how they will take the class. Specific sections are set up by affinity group (SOC, LGBTQIA,FIF) as well as by athletic team and residence/commuter area. Students earn one credit hour
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TACOMA, WASH. (May 22, 2018) — It’s official. The Class of 2018 at Pacific Lutheran University is wrapping up the final list of “lasts.” There are the lasts that students (soon to be alumni) are likely happy to bid farewell: the last final, the last…
times.” In early April, Earlywine presented with Travis and other economics students at the National Undergraduate Research Symposium in Oklahoma. He spoke about his capstone on opioid overdose deaths in California, and if prescriptions were the biggest factor. “Are prescriptions of opioids still a main driver of this epidemic because we’ve seen so much diversion into the black market?” Earlywine posited. His research shows the answer is yes — prescriptions are the main force for opioid addiction
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You've been accepted! Now what?
Student Services (if applicable). Tips for getting your visa/residence permit Learn about your visa requirements early and make plans accordingly. Follow instructions from your program provider and/or Wang Center advisor. Visa applications can take up to four months, so be sure you understand requirements and timelines as early as possible. Depending on your host country’s requirements, you may need to give up your passport for weeks/months to the embassy of that country as part of your visa
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