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New History Course Examines Innovation and Ethics By Sarah Cornell-Maier ‘19.  This Fall, Pacific Lutheran University is introducing a new history class that serves as a gateway to the Innovation Studies Program . Hist/Phil 248: Innovation, Ethics, and Society is a team-taught course that combines many different fields of study into one.… September 7, 2018 EthicshistoryInnovation studiesMichael HalvorsonSarah Cornell-Maier

Can the Innovation Studies minor help you to be more (well…) innovative? By Damian Alessandro. Innovation .  If you read the popular press, you’ll see that this word is constantly thrown around in professional settings. But what does it mean? For some, innovation is all about progression and disruption. One of the defining ideologies of our time,… November 8, 2017 Damian Alessandrodisruptionentrepreneurial thinkinghistory of technologyInnovation minorinterdisciplinary

Section 1. LOW ENROLLMENT COURSES University policy requires that all continuing education courses have a sufficiently large enrollment to guarantee that costs do not exceed income. A minimum enrollment number is established for each course dependent on the salary to be paid and the tuition to be charged. If enrollment falls below the minimum, the instructor’s salary will be reduced by a proportionate amount. The instructor of a class with an enrollment below the minimum will have the option of

Innovation Studies Minor in the News PLU’s forthcoming Innovation Studies minor was in the news this month, a new academic program that is being sponsored by the Benson Program in Business and Economic History. Acting PLU President Allan Belton describes Innovation Studies as one example of how PLU prepares students for life… July 27, 2017 Allan BeltonInnovation StudiesNursingTechnology

Getting Creative: PLU’s Gateway Class in Innovation Studies By Sarah Cornell-Maier ‘19.  This Fall, Pacific Lutheran University is introducing a new class that serves as a gateway to the Innovation Studies Program . Hist/Phil 248: Innovation, Ethics, and Society is a team-taught course that combines many different fields of study into one. It… September 3, 2018 Hist/Phil 248historyinnovation studiesMichael HalvorsonMichael SchleeterPhilosophySarah Cornell-Maier

PLU Computer Patch Management and Windows Updates Information & Technology Services has transitioned to a new system for installing Windows updates on University owned computers.  The updates, which had been distributed using a program called Lumension (also known as Patchlink), will now be remotely pushed out through a Microsoft product that is tightly integrated into the Windows operating system.  When updates are available for your computer, they will be downloaded in the background while

Sunset for ½” VHS Videotape Players by Layne Nordgren and Travis Pagel For over 25 years Video Home System (better known as ½” VHS ) players provided access to analog video recordings in classrooms. But as technology continued to improve, this format was gradually supplanted by DVD players. What this means… May 11, 2015 classroomsDVDmedia podiumsVCRVHSvideovideotapes

Professional Education Advisory BoardsThe Department of Education has two professional education advisory boards (PEABs) that oversee, advise and support the work of our professional preparation programs. The first is our Teacher Preparation PEAB, which helps direct our preservice teacher certification and professional development programs for teachers. The second is our Administrator PEAB, which oversees our administrator and leadership programs at both the residency (initial) and professional

What Game of Thrones Teaches Us About Innovation By Damian Alessandro ’19 The Innovation Studies program at Pacific Lutheran University is interested in the diverse environments innovation can be found in, including the entertainment industry. The popularity of HBO’s blockbuster show, Game of Thrones, highlights an important place to study innovation principles. Spoiler… May 26, 2019 Daenerys TargaryenDamian AlessandrodisruptionGame of Thronesinnovation studiesPetyr BaelishPLU