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Part II. – FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 (FERPA) https://www.plu.edu/faculty-handbook/section-v-special-institutional-policies-and-procedures/part-ii-family-educational-rights-and-privacy-act-of-1974-ferpa/

Section 1.The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, popularly known as the “Buckley Amendment” and carrying the acronym FERPA, governs the university’s collection, retention, and dissemination of information about students. FERPA accords students five rights: A. The right to inspect and review education records; B. The right to seek the amendment of education records; C. The right to consent to the disclosure of education records; D. The right to obtain a copy of the school’s FERPA

Are we there yet? Guiding students with course goals and objectives https://www.plu.edu/faculty-resources/faculty-development/teaching-learning-resources/teaching-at-plu/learning-objectives/

Are we there yet? Guiding students with course goals and objectives Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Have you ever attempted to drive to a new restaurant at night with only a vague idea of where it was located? Trying to reach a destination without some necessary information can invoke feelings of anxiety and frustration. Students may feel the same way about reaching the objectives of your courses if they are at all unsure of where

Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program in Data Science and Analytics https://www.plu.edu/math/news/summer-research-experiences-for-undergraduates-program-in-data-science-and-analytics/

Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program in Data Science and Analytics Posted by: nicolacs / January 23, 2023 January 23, 2023 The Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Department of Computer Science, and NSF ACE Data Science and Analytics Program (DSA) at North Carolina A&T State University are hosting a ten-week Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Data Science and Analytics for science, mathematics and statistics, computer science, engineering

5 Noteworthy Facts About PLU’s Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy https://www.plu.edu/mft/news/5-facts-about-plu-mft/

5 Noteworthy Facts About PLU’s Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy Posted by: thiriba / June 9, 2021 June 9, 2021 The Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) at Pacific Lutheran University is designed to train students to become systemically-oriented, contextually sensitive therapy professionals who can address the diverse needs and clinical concerns of individuals, couples, families, and communities.Tip: Passionate about impacting the lives of others? Download PLU’s Marriage

Facilitating Healing: What is a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy? https://www.plu.edu/mft/news/facilitating-healing/

Facilitating Healing: What is a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy? Posted by: thiriba / March 23, 2021 March 23, 2021 Mental illness is just one expression of the growing stress experienced by families and communities in our fast-paced, highly-connected age.Society has grown increasingly fragmented and polarized, and issues like economic uncertainty, substance abuse, fractured families, poverty, health concerns, and homelessness are everywhere. These challenges are affecting the social

Greg Youtz: Composing for the cannery – of boxcars, rhinos, and grapes https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2013/04/01/greg-youtz-composing-for-the-cannery-of-boxcars-rhinos-and-grapes/

Greg Youtz: Composing for the cannery – of boxcars, rhinos, and grapes Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 1, 2013 April 1, 2013 1973, a 17-year-old Gregory Youtz departed from Sea-Tac International Airport and landed in France. Meritoriously skipping the third grade, the young composer had afforded himself the luxury of a year in limbo – graduating high school a year early and giving himself time to explore before college. “My music is essentially dramatic, it’s story telling. Because I’ve spent

Free Summer Jazz Series brings Stars-and the community-to PLU https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2014/06/29/free-summer-jazz-series-brings-stars-and-the-community-to-plu/

Free Summer Jazz Series brings Stars-and the community-to PLU Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / June 29, 2014 Image: A crowd enjoys the music at a 2013 Jazz Under the Stars concert at PLU. (Photo: PLU student John Struzenberg ’15) June 29, 2014 16th Annual Jazz Under the Stars Kicks Off July 10 By Sandy Deneau Dunham, PLU Marketing & Communication As a gift to the community—and really, to everyone who attends—the Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music kicks off its free summer concert

What will you do with your one wild and precious life? https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2009/12/01/what-will-you-do-with-your-one-wild-and-precious-life/

December 1, 2009 What will you do with your one wild and precious life? PLU is a little different from most universities. You can see it everyday on campus – in the classroom, in the residence halls, on the athletic fields. PLU students have a uniquely broad idea of what it means to be successful. A lot of that has to do with our Lutheran heritage. Students are asked to wrestle with issues of value throughout their studies so that they develop the skills and sensibilities to be successful human

PLU students spend 96 hours figuring out halfpipes and VHF signals https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2011/02/22/plu-students-spend-96-hours-figuring-out-halfpipes-and-vhf-signals/

February 22, 2011 PLU students spend 96 hours figuring out halfpipes and VHF signals By Chris Albert Pro snowboarder Shaun White is entering a halfpipe going for maximum vertical air. For hours Dan Case ’11 and his team study the YouTube video of White during a 96 hour Mathematical Contest in Modeling. “We’d pause it over and over again to see how to make a model out of it,” Case said. Four teams, totaling 11 PLU students, spent 96 hours competing in the Math Modeling Contest. (Photo by John

PLU professor presents keynote at premier sports and exercise psychology conference https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/10/22/plu-professor-presents-keynote-at-premier-sports-and-exercise-psychology-conference/

October 22, 2012 PLU professor presents keynote at premier sports and exercise psychology conference PLU Professor, Colleen Hacker presented the keynote at the annual meeting of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) in Atlanta, Ga. Her speech, “Gold Medal Partnership: Collaboration and Integration for Sustained Excellence,” was delivered to a standing room only crowd of more than 800 sports and exercise psychology professionals. Her keynote was received with a rare and