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, students should be able to critique, understand, and conduct research about politics. Prerequisite: POLS 251. (4) POLS 345 : Government and Public Policy - ES An integrated approach to the nature of public policy, with emphasis on substantive problems, the development of policy responses by political institutions, and the impacts of policies. Intensive writing course. (4) POLS 346 : Environmental Politics and Policy - ES, GE An examination of environmental problems from political perspectives

course descriptions in the catalog that sound interesting. Do you find that a number of them fall into a particular major or two? Browse departmental websites for requirements and other information. Assessment The Alumni and Student Connections at PLU has several assessment tools that can help you answer some of the questions posed in the previous section. These inventories help to identify your interest areas and personal traits, and then compare your preferences with the interests of people who

A Work-In-Progress: A New English Faculty Writing Workshop Our Table Reserved at 208 Garfield; photo by Scott Rogers In the flurry of activity produced by our teaching and service responsibilities, it is often difficult to carve out time and space to support that other crucial aspect of our vocation as university professors: research and writing. This academic year, faculty members from the English Department have come together each month to discuss their works-in-progress, creating a crucial

, Hospitality Services & Campus Restaurants is also focusing efforts towards organic purchasing decisions for products such as eggs milk as well as specific meats such as chicken and beef. We are continually finding new ways to improve our sustainability efforts. The main area we focus on are: Minimizing our Environmental Impact Composting & reducing the amount of waste we send to the landfill. Through prudence, determination and research, we have reduced the waste sent to the landfill by an astounding

she submitted her paper on time. We were able to find temporary housing through a local Lutheran church. Generous members of the PLU community collected a fund for her.  She applied for government assistance and, yet sadly, she had to drop out of PLU – the complications in her life were tremendous. This encounter with a working student who suddenly tumbled into poverty and near homelessness prompted me to research the incidence of impoverishment and chronic hunger in Pierce County. I was surprised

Students are separately accountable both to local, state, and federal laws and to the PLU Student Code of Conduct.  When local, state, or federal law and the PLU Student Code of Conduct overlap, the university may invoke the Code to protect its own interests and standards.  A student who breaks the law must be prepared to accept the consequences, since they have no more immunity from the law than other citizens.  Students participating in PLU study away programs, or who are enrolled at PLU as