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Useful ReadingsBibliography on General Education Reform for PLU: Useful Readings on Higher Education and the General Education Curriculum Boyer, Ernest L. & Levine, Arthur. A Quest for Common Learning: The aims of General Education. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1981. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Campus Life: In Search of Community. Princeton, N.J.: The Foundation, 1990. Gaff, Jerry G., Ratcliff, James L., & Associates. Handbook
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Former PLU President Eugene Wiegman will be remembered for his passion for service, advocacy and Tacoma Posted by: Marcom Web Team / July 13, 2020 July 13, 2020 By Zach Powers '10Marketing & CommunicationsFormer PLU President Eugene Wiegman passed away on July 1 at the age of 90. Dr. Wiegman will be remembered for his remarkable career in education, government, advocacy and ministry—and his unceasing kindness and compassion.“Dr. Wiegman was a pure joy to talk with and work with,” says PLU
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Faculty Feature: Meet Dr. Richard Nance, Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies Posted by: Reesa Nelson / April 30, 2020 April 30, 2020 What is your educational background? I received my Bachelors of Music Education (1977) and Master of Arts in Choral Conducting (1982) from West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M) in Canyon, Texas. I received the Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from Arizona State University in 1992. Why did you want to teach at PLU? As a choral
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Globally-Focused UniversityGlobal and intercultural education is one of the primary focal points of the academic program at Pacific Lutheran University.PLU is among the most internationally active schools in the nation, offering programs that will help students: Be aware of their own place and culture in the world, and understand the interrelation of socio-political, economic, scientific, cultural, religious, and linguistic facets of human life Be sensitive to the historical, multinational
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Suggested Readings for the ConferenceLutheran-Jewish Relations in the United States: A Historical and Personal Retrospect by Franklin Sherman In a Diverse Society, Why Should Lutheran College/Universities Claim their Theological Roots? by Darrell Jodock 2020 ELCA Letter of Solidarity with Jewish Partners and the Asian American Community A Declaration of Inter-Religious Commitment: A policy statement of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Lutheran, Jewish Relations: A Model of Mutual
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for people, local and global communities, and the Earth by upholding principles of diversity, inclusion, social justice, and sustainability. These commitments affirm that the core elements of Lutheran Higher Education are central to a PLU education. We offer an integrative education that examines and welcomes faith and spiritual traditions, develops deep values, seeks meaning and purpose, and supports rigorous inquiry.31 Kimball, Bruce A. The Liberal Arts Tradition: A Documentary History
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Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education“Jewish Life in Poland: Before, During and After the Holocaust”Free and Open to the Public - Registration RequiredAll Times Posted are Pacific Standard (PST)Wednesday, October 26thThursday, October 27thFriday, October 28thWednesday, October 26th7:00 p.m. – Anderson University Center, Regency RoomOpening of ConferenceScreening of Three Minutes: A Lengthening, a film based on Glenn Kurtz’s acclaimed book Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost
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faculty, PLU Presenters: Beth Griech-Polelle, The Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies, PLU Daniel Patrick Brown, author of The Beautiful Beast: The Life & Crimes of SS-Aufseherin Iram Grese (2004) and The Camp Women: The Female SS Auxiliaries Who Assisted the SS in Running the Nazi Concentration Camp System (2002). Shelly Cline, public historian of the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education Title: “Women at Work: The SS Aufseherinnen and the Gendered Perpetration of the Holocaust” 11:45 a.m. – 12:20
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simple thesis is the university is strong and stable,” Anderson said. “We are planning toward the decade from great strength.” As institutions of higher education have struggled under economic restraints, PLU has fared well by nearly every measure, he said. For example: – Stable enrollment, through a savvy marketing and recruiting plan, has garnered an incoming class of over 710 students. Add in transfers, and enrollment this year comes to just under 3,600 students. ACT and SAT scores increased and
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