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Benefits Summary for Faculty (June 2024) (pdf) view download
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find the stories and myths people have used throughout history to explain why nature behaves the way it does extremely interesting. The idea that there is a human or godlike force behind the mysteries of nature have been told since the beginning of human existence and created comfort and connection to the unexplainable. The images on the platters and sculptures reflect that human connection to nature. They show either a mythical connection to nature or a human desire to control or structure nature
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Endowment Growth Endowment reaches highest value ever PLU’s total endowment reached its highest value in the institution’s history at $95.2 million as of May 31, 2017, which signifies a promising future in the years to come. Our new, simplified investment approach has performed well since it was implemented a year ago. As with any long-term investment, some fluctuation in value is to be expected. We continue our policy of assuming prudent risk that we believe will yield the returns required to
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completing the program based off their majors. “It was global studies, environmental studies and Hispanic studies,” Zylstra said. “When there is overlap like that it’s kind of like ‘why not?’” Zylstra and Williams were approached by the Peace Corps in 2015, in an effort to reach out to universities that have a history of service. Over the next two years, Zylstra and Williams tweaked the program for PLU, had it approved by faculty and the Board of Regents. Then, they brought Wiley into the fold to direct
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in England, Germany, Greece, Mexico, and Peru. The experiences were fruitful for both students and professors, in spite of challenges presented by the pandemic. “Study away is one of the big reasons why I chose PLU,” says Anna Van Vleet, theater major. She visited Greece this J-term as a part of professor Antonios Finitsis’ Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean course. She chose to visit Greece because of its rich theater history. “Before I left, there were a lot of things I was worried about
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wish to give the University a piece of African art (Accession no. 2007.02.001) in memory of the Lehmanns who had been friends and fellow collectors, and who he knew had given a number of pieces to PLU. As to how he became a collector, Dr. Cobb explains that an appreciation of tribal art was in his family beginning with his grandfather, and as an undergraduate at Williams College he had taken courses in art history. When he moved to the Northwest in 1965, his desire was to collect Northwest Coast
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to go towards the creation of new perspectives and prospective initiatives each year. The Committee was divided into subcommittees: Sustainability Priorities, Carbon Neutrality, the Commons, and the Sustainability Toolkit. To establish the Sustainability Priorities, this subcommittee met with the faculty of the Ad Hoc Sustainability (Michael Artime, Ralph Flick, Angie Hambrick, Nicole Juliano, Suzanne Crawford O’Brien, Ray Orr, Wendy Robins, and Jen Smith) to learn the history of sustainability
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Test GN: Graduate Non-Matriculated GPA: Grade Point Average, i.e., 2.00 GR: Graduate GRE: Graduate Record Exam GSRS: Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies HECB/SAA: Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board/State Approving Agency HGST: Holocaust and Genocide Studies HIPPA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HISP: Hispanic Studies HIST: History IB: International Baccalaureate IELTS: International English Language Testing System IHON: International Honors Program ILO
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Choral Music at Pacific Lutheran UniversityPLU’s choral program has a long history of success, and is recognized regionally and nationally for its excellence in ensemble performance, academic structure and rigor, and placement of graduates in positions in music education. Singers in the program have the opportunity to study private voice from one of eleven outstanding voice faculty led by Dr. Brian Galante, Director of Choral Studies and Dr. Jim Brown, Coordinator of Vocal Studies. Many choral
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Schools, and Deputy Superintendent Alan Burke from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. It highlights a brief history of CIWA, pathways for teachers, joining community, pathways for students, and sharing Chinese culture and strengthening China partnerships. View the streaming video at Hanban News. You can download the script (in English and Chinese).ConnectConnect to the Confucius Institute of the State of Washington through our blogs. Read the Announcements Blog postings for
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