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PLU recently had the honor of hosting Dr. Carolyn Finney, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the University of California-Berkeley and author of Black Faces, White Spaces , at our annual University Conference to kick off the new academic year. She reminded…
The Intersection of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability Posted by: Thomas Krise / September 5, 2014 September 5, 2014 PLU recently had the honor of hosting Dr. Carolyn Finney, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the University of California-Berkeley and author of Black Faces, White Spaces, at our annual University Conference to kick off the new academic year. She reminded us that we are inescapably interwoven with each other and with the Earth. What we do
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This spring, the Strategic Enrollment Management Advisory Committee (known as SEMAC) will finalize PLU’s philosophy of enrollment, with the intention to ask our Board of Regents to adopt a final draft statement with enrollment targets in May. (See the current draft here on the Provost…
Why Having a “Philosophy of Enrollment” Matters Posted by: Thomas Krise / March 8, 2016 March 8, 2016 This spring, the Strategic Enrollment Management Advisory Committee (known as SEMAC) will finalize PLU’s philosophy of enrollment, with the intention to ask our Board of Regents to adopt a final draft statement with enrollment targets in May. (See the current draft here on the Provost webpage.) SEMAC is a university standing committee with the responsibility to lead the development and the
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TACOMA, Wash. (March 19, 2015)—Author, professor and cultural geographer Dr. Carolyn Finney is the keynote speaker for the 2015 Earth Day Lecture at Pacific Lutheran University on April 21. Finney’s lecture, “ This Patch of Soil: Race, Nature and Stories of Future Belonging ,” is…
relationship between human communities and between people and the Earth. “As a black person, I have been living it my entire life,” Finney said. “Even though I’ve been fortunate enough to do work around these issues, I may leave my computer in my office at night, but I can’t take my skin off at night and put it away.” Finney is a professor in Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the College of Natural Resources at the University of California-Berkeley. Her book, Black Faces, White Spaces
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Wondering which medical plan is right for you? Use the Medical Plan Cost Comparison Estimator to help make the best decision for you and your family.
you and your family.EAP - Here to Help Did you know that free access to First Choice Health Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is part of your PLU benefits? The EAP can help with a variety of issues both professional and personal – from dealing with stress at work to elder care and emotional well-being. EAP is a confidential resource and will provide guidance, assessment, and referral at no cost to you. Visit www.FirstChoiceEAP.com and use the password: pacific. Benefits Guide Customer Service
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The textbook provision within the 2008 reauthorization of the Higher Education Opportunities Act (HEOA) is designed to ensure students have access to affordable course materials.
not necessarily what the student will pay. Please research other sources to compare prices, like bookfinder.com. Access codes can be the most expensive materials procured by students. Requiring access codes that can be used for multiple terms is a more affordable option. Customizable texts are available through publishers if your curriculum requires it. Those custom editions may be sold through the Lute Locker. Create a custom course reader and have it printed at the Customer Service Center
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PLU campus has a hillside that divides the upper and lower areas of campus. These natural areas contain Garry oak trees that are protected in Pierce County due to their decline in presence.
to remove these invasive species. The project will re-establish native plants carefully selected and consistent with historical plant communities of the Oak Woodland/Prairie Mosaic vegetation zone. PLU has impressive groves of oaks along the hillside that divides Upper and Lower Campus and is well connected to surrounding habitats in the watershed. Along Clover Creek there are several sites actively being restored by Forterra and Pierce County Surface Water Management. The project also will
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What first really drew me to PLU as a high-schooler was its focus on vocation and global education. I knew I wanted to study away, and discern where I fit in the greater context of the world.
different from each other. One (Tobago) held a focus on education, health, and social services, coupled with conversations about identity, race, and privilege. I spent time volunteering in an elementary school, specifically working with the “1st graders.” As the child of two public school educators, it made me think about the way that education is done differently around the world. Schools have different structures, curriculum varies depending on context, and classroom management and discipline are done
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Once you’ve registered for classes, the next step is securing course materials. We encourage students to have a plan for accessing all the course materials you need at least a month in advance to
. This service is available through the Lute Locker online bookstore site. Most rental textbooks will need to be returned by a certain date. If the retailer provided you with a shipping label from USPS, UPS, or Fed Ex, you may take any textbooks to the Customer Service Center, located on lower campus, near Morken. Consider donating any textbooks you cannot return. There are donation boxes located in the library towards the end of each semester. The SurPLUs store will take items as well, like
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Online Buyback Promo
provides: New & Used Textbooks eBooks Rental Textbooks 24/7 Customer Service Guaranteed Buyback Program FREE UPS Ground Shipping* UPS 2nd Day Air only $15.00* *Does not apply to materials purchased from the Marketplace With some exceptions, TEXTBOOKS ARE NOT STOCKED AT THE CAMPUS STORE. The combination of simple online ordering and accurate, on-time shipping means students won’t have to wonder if they’ll have the books they need when class begins. Here are just a few reasons to shop with the Lute
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PLU President Tom Krise teaches a course on Caribbean literature during the spring semester. (Photos by John Froschauer) President Krise goes to the front of the class…to teach By Katie Scaff ’13 When students walked into Admin 214 at the beginning of spring semester for…
. Students have asked when they’ll be getting a new fitness center and what his goals are for the next few years, but he’s open to talking about more personal topics, like how he and his wife maintained a long-distance relationship for part of their marriage. “I can tell that part of the reason he wants to teach a class is because he wants to get to know students and what they have to say,” Stone said. “It makes me feel like I’m genuinely being cared for as a student. He’s very receptive to feedback too
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