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  • knowing what exactly to expect. Study away is very different from a vacation or trip; it is an academically focused intercultural experience. At PLU, global engagement is a high priority, and many students choose to deepen their understanding of our globalized, interconnected world through short-term, semester, or yearlong study away. In fact, over the last 15 years, approximately 50% of PLU students have studied away in over 80 countries. Studying away requires planning and preparation, and the Wang

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  • association – would have to ask my buddies. The first meeting – actually called together by Jeff Glenn – involved a very wet & windy day of golf. There were Jeff, Roger Shanafelt, Gail Rice, Quincy Milton and myself. From there, it blossomed slowly and culminated after many years of thought and planning in the 50th Anniversary celebration in 2013. I coached when the team and I got next to nothing from the school and had to find our own way to make it work. It’s amazing to see all the changes, along with

  • planning, foster care, adoption; and the current status of child well-being around the world, exploring the impact on children of such issues as poverty, war, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, access to education, access to health care, care for orphans, street children. (4) SOCW 325 : Social, Educational, and Health Services in Tobago - VW, GE Explore strengths and needs of Tobago and effects of history and colonialism on the development of community problems. Through service learning, interaction with agency

  • examination of human resource planning, development, and utilization in modern organizations. Topics include: recruitment, selection, training and development, performance appraisal, collective bargaining, contracts, benefit programs, relationships, and role of the human resource department. (2) EDUC 743 : Educational Finance in P12 The primary goal of this course is to help aspiring school leaders understand school finance and the systemic and political impacts on P12. Students will look at school

  • becoming increasingly threatened as climate change progresses. Urban water bodies in particular face unique challenges due to high development resulting in higher water temperatures, increased pollutants, and exacerbated flood conditions. Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis, Minnesota is one such urban stream that has been impacted by urbanization. There are many different factors to consider when planning stream restoration such as the source of health issues and how to determine health. I used methods

  • reflected, “and it spurred my determination to prove to myself that I can do anything I set my mind to.” A favorite PLU memory: This year’s Act Six Scholars Senior Celebration was Nguyen’s last big planning commitment for the program. “It was also the first time that my mom and my PLU mentor, Miss Melannie Denise Cunningham, got to meet each other,” she recalled. “At the end of the event, as I was being my usual self, running around and saying hi to people while trying to make sure everything was in

  • chance to relax…” @PLUWangCenter – December 01st, 2017 The Wang Center for Global Education   Made possible by a generous gift from Drs. Grace and Peter Wang, the Center is an academic support unit dedicated to providing faculty, students and staff with the resources necessary to advance PLU’s distinction and vision for global education of “educating for a just, healthy, sustainable, and peaceful world at home and abroad” through faculty development and grant opportunities, delivery of study away

  • resource management and a review of examples of HR practices in P-12 school systems. This course extends what building leaders know and understand about HR and looks at it through a district and superintendent role. There will be an examination of human resource planning, development, and utilization in modern organizations. Topics include: recruitment, selection, training and development, performance appraisal, collective bargaining, contracts, benefit programs, relationships, and role of the human

  • PLU web pages, the Sakai Learning Management System, and network registration for your devices.SET UP EPASSVERIFY TRANSFERRED CREDITS Once you have your PLU ePass set up, you can view PLU’s evaluation of your transferred credits online in your Curriculum, Advising and Program Planning (CAPP) Report on PLU’s student information system, Banner Web. You’ll find Banner Web log-in instructions here.  You can also take a look at our transfer guide, which will show you how your credits fulfill PLU’s