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Turnitin Originality Checking https://www.plu.edu/itech/itech/turnitin-originality-checking/

Turnitin Originality CheckingTurnitin is a web service for reviewing written work for originality. The service compares submitted text strings with a large database of student papers, common full-text journals, and web content, identifying any matched “unoriginal” material. An Originality Report provides a visual summary of matched text and its source. Turnitin may have pedagogical application in teaching correct citation of sources, reducing quotes and paraphrasing, and enhancing originality

Teaching at PLU in instructional tools https://www.plu.edu/faculty-resources/faculty-development/teaching-learning-resources/teaching-at-plu/topic/instructional-tools/

Exploring “GradeMark” for Sakai Turnitin Assignments by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Most faculty are familiar with the software Turnitin for its Originality Check of student papers, but it also offers a grading tool called GradeMark. On May 30, PLU will upgrade its Turnitin service in Sakai and with it receive improved… August 25, 2015 instructional tools

S. Erving Severtson Research Fellowship Forest Foundation Undergraduate Research Program https://www.plu.edu/liberal-studies/s-erving-severtson-research-fellowship-forest-foundation-undergraduate-research-program/

applicants of its decisions. By its very nature, the DSS Chairs’ Council is an interdisciplinary group of scholars and application materials need to be prepared with this audience in mind. For the Student and Faculty Applications, please see Documents and Forms

Artifact Collection https://www.plu.edu/scancenter/artifact-collection/

and procedures. The SCC does not accept books, manuscripts, or other printed materials. We suggest contacting PLU’s Archives. SCC Collection OnlineClick the image above to be taken to the SCC Artifact Collection OnlineSummary of Collection PrioritiesThe Scandinavian Cultural Center is adding to its artifact collection at this time. Summary of Acquisition Policy The Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) shall (1) collect artifacts that are consistent with its mission, (2) preserve its artifacts and

Pacific Lutheran University Inaugural Address https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/09/04/pacific-lutheran-university%E2%80%A8-inaugural-address/

becomes your family and your familiar place. Soon it will all be about the hard work and great fun of living the PLU experience. One day you wake up and you REALLY feel it: “I’m a Lute.” I think that day came for me this morning! And, looking at you now, I KNOW that feeling lasts a lifetime. President Thomas W. Krise gives his inaugural address. (Photo by John Froschauer) And so our celebration today is two-fold. We celebrate the beginning of a new era for PLU as we open its 123rd year. And we

How ‘Packaged Pleasures’ Have Changed Us All https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/10/06/how-%C2%80%C2%98packaged-pleasures%C2%80%C2%99-have-changed-us-all/

October 6, 2014 How ‘Packaged Pleasures’ Changed America At the 2014 Benson Lecture, Prof. Gary Cross Will Explore Consumer Culture and its Impact on our Lives PLU Marketing & Communications From the candy bar to the cigarette and from records to roller coasters, a technological revolution during the end of the 19th century set up a colossal shift in human consumption and sensory experience. As corporations such as Campbell’s Soup and Wrigley chewing gum introduced new techniques to capture and

2012 Holocaust Conference https://www.plu.edu/holocaustconference-africa-and-the-holocaust/about/conference-archives/2012-holocaust-conference/

memory of these events alive and helps students understand the importance of speaking out against intolerance and the difference one person can make. Sponsored in part by the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center, these sessions will give teachers some tools and best practices to effectively place the Holocaust in its historical context and teach the critical lessons we need to apply to today’s world. A Holocaust survivor from the Warsaw Ghetto, George Elbaum, will speak Friday

PLU launches new Master of Social Work (MSW) degree https://www.plu.edu/social-work/news/plu-launches-new-master-of-social-work-msw-degree/

PLU launches new Master of Social Work (MSW) degree Posted by: howardrm / September 20, 2023 September 20, 2023 By MacKenzie HinesPLU Marketing & Communications PLU has added a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree to its offerings and is now accepting applicants for the fall of 2024. Rooted in PLU’s tradition of academic excellence and community engagement, the new MSW program will equip aspiring social work professionals with the skills and knowledge needed to create lasting impacts on

Seven continents https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2008/07/08/seven-continents/

this is in the context of studying natural history and conservation issues. BRAZIL, ARGENTINA Cosmopolitanism: Citizenship in a Globalizing World Students and faculty together conducted an investigation of the impact of globalization upon two major world cities, Sao Paolo, Brazil, the largest city in Latin America, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, arguably the most cosmopolitan city in South America. And, they investigated the concept of cosmopolitanism from a philosophical perspective and its

Sanctions https://www.plu.edu/student-rights-and-responsibilities-procedures/sanctions/

singly or in combination, as appropriate for the circumstances. In determining a sanction, the Review Officer(s) may consider the student’s conduct history at PLU, as well as other information available to it which PLU deems, in its sole discretion, relevant. Repeated violations of the Student Code of Conduct will result in a cumulative effect for sanctioning. Thus, continued violations of policy may result in more severe sanctions, and may culminate in the removal of the student from the