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Student feedback for courses and teaching performance are secured at least once for each course every semester and are one element of faculty evaluation, along with faculty self-evaluation and the Dean’s evaluations of faculty. Faculty members are reviewed for promotion and/or tenure (permanent retention) by the PLU Rank and Tenure Committee according to the schedule established by the university. Names of faculty being reviewed are published. The PLU Rank and Tenure Committee solicits
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 21, 2016)- Senior Tyler Dobies and first-year Caitlin Johnston say spring break changed their lives. While some Pacific Lutheran University students may have gone on vacation or had fun in the sun, other Lutes – like Johnston and Dobies – were busy…
Alternative spring break programs help Lutes connect to Parkland community and beyond Posted by: Kari Plog / April 21, 2016 Image: Students volunteer at the Emergency Food Network on March 30 as part of an alternative spring break program, Parkland Immersion. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 21, 2016 By Natalie DeFord '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 21, 2016)- Senior Tyler Dobies and first-year Caitlin Johnston say spring break changed their lives. While some Pacific
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Pre-Health Sciences Advising at Pacific Lutheran University provides advising and support to students and alumni who are interested in exploring careers in the health professions including medicine,
PLU Admission Partnership with PNWUPLU and Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) established separate formal admission partnership agreements to support PLU alums interested in pursuing a Master of Arts in Medical Sciences (MAMS), a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), or a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT). Currently, PLU does not have an official admission agreement with PNWU’s Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), but PNWU is the primary medical school of choice
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spaces. “Hair is a really important piece of our culture and who we are, and it’s an interesting piece to navigate when you’re also at a predominantly white institution,” said Taiwo, outreach and prevention coordinator in the Center for Gender Equity at Pacific Lutheran University. So, Taiwo and Hambrick — assistant vice president for diversity, justice and sustainability — decided to uplift the experiences of black students at predominantly white institutions (PWIs) who wear their natural hair. In
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The Power of Faculty Mentorship Posted by: bennetrr / January 15, 2020 January 15, 2020 A vital part of Pacific Lutheran University’s academic experience is the opportunity for students to build relationships with faculty members working in the career fields those students want to pursue. Faculty mentorship can help strengthen a student academically, give career-related advice or feedback, be a sounding board for ideas and experiences, assist with networking — and ultimately bridge the
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wonderful displays that highlight library resources in a larger context. Some recent topics have been Women in Translation, LGBTQ+ Authors and Their Works, Veterans Day, Black Art Matters and Books in Honor of Women’s History Month. Lauren Loftis shows off a couple of her favorite items from the PLU Archive. Read Previous PLU to host environmental symposium and Earth Week events exploring the violence of natural resource extraction Read Next Stephanie Aparicio Zambrano ’23 discusses her PLU experience
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document after document. In large part, Black said, IBM tried avoid any sort of paperwork related to the camps, but the Nazis were meticulous record keepers and kept thousands of documents related to the project. Black and his researchers had requested that IBM release these and other documents in the company’s archives. The company refused. But IBM officials did agree to release the documents to a professor-rabbi at New York University, who was studying the Dead Sea scrolls. But IBM’s effort to bury
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The curriculum prepares students to pursue careers in research and the health sciences or to apply their biology interests to careers as diverse as science education and public health.
microscope. The curriculum is organized to provide students with a sound introduction to the major concepts of biology and to foster an appreciation for the diversity and complexity of life. Requirements for students majoring in biology have been designed for both breadth and depth of training. Class sizes are small and almost every course has weekly laboratories, taught by faculty members, where students learn to become biologists by making observations, asking questions, and designing and testing
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Innovation and the Mind Posted by: halvormj / January 11, 2018 Image: Problem solving in Psychology is closely related to other disciplines. Photo by Morgan Harper Nichols on Unsplash. January 11, 2018 By Sarah Cornell-Maier. Understanding the function of the human brain is a truly enlightening experience, especially when you tie brain research into the newest developments in computer technology, creativity, and innovation studies. Recently, I got the opportunity to sit down at Pacific Lutheran
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peace, Feller said; individually each student has taken a unique path, exploring varying majors, Study Away programs, fieldwork, service, training and hands-on facilitation. “These eight women are special given their capacities for peace-building and the strength gained from working together,” Feller said. “They also are special because they possess a combination of traits vital to this work: confidence, drive, empathy, flexibility, interdisciplinary knowledge, communication competence and patience
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