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month for work performed during that month. When the date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, payday advances to the previous Friday. When the pay date falls on an observed holiday (with the exception of the December payday), payday advances to the previous day in which the university is open for business. Compensation for salaried employees covers the entire month. To comply with the American Job Creation Act of 2004 which revised the Internal Revenue Code 409A, faculty and exempt staff pay plans are

French from the start, with an emphasis on contemporary culture and issues in the French-speaking world. You’ll not only learn to communicate effectively in French; you will become a more engaged and empathetic global citizen through the study of francophone literature, film, music, and art in creative collaboration with peers. Proficiency in French and cross-cultural competence will enhance your studies and your career — in teaching, working with NGOs, international business, and more. French

New Delete Sociology Academic Programs all programs program website Sociology Undergraduate Major & Minor College of Liberal Studies Bachelor of Arts Meet the Professors More Stories Visit About Sociology touches on almost every aspect of our lives as social beings — and as global citizens. Human relationships and experience, contemporary family life, ethnic diversity and race relations, poverty and social stratification, social justice and community organization are just some of the topics you

. Without such, students risk seeing computers and networks as “black boxes,” and lack understanding of the power, risks, societal impacts, and limitations of computing technology. Students who become leaders need to understand technology in order to practice thoughtful care for people, local and global communities, and the Earth. As Walker and Kelemen [1] articulate, “…computer systems have become a significant factor in contemporary life. Understanding this technology and its implications, therefore

violin lecturer wears more hats than a British royal: in-demand violinist and violist, co-founder of the ground-breaking Carpe Diem String Quartet, teacher, composer. She’s been invited to play at festivals from Aspen to Lincoln Center and in chamber groups throughout the U.S. With commissions rolling in, she has been listed as one of “25 contemporary composers to watch” by Strings Magazine. For Fujiwara, success is less about prime gigs and good reviews, and more about sharing music. We managed to

how she’s helping other international students at PLU adjust to life away from home. Read More Tacoma Study away programs don’t just take students to countries around the world. Some Lutes stay right in PLU’s backyard. This semester, five PLU students are living in the Hilltop neighborhood of Tacoma, as part of a new semester program. Read More Norway Two of PLU’s most important Gateway programs  — Telemark and Oslo — connect PLU to its roots while also teaching students about contemporary Norway

2017 Alumni Awards PLU Celebrates 500 Years of Re•forming Class Notes Class Notes Family and Friends Submit a Class Note Calendar Calendar Calendar Highlights Family and Friends Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D. Rae Linda died Aug. 20 from a rare and aggressive cancer in Seattle. She was born Oct. 7, 1953, in Hartford, Connecticut, and is the daughter of the late Raymond and Doris (Williams) Brown. Rae Linda earned her B.S. in Music Education from the University of Connecticut, a M.A. in African-American

Thomas Kim ’15 Thomas Kim ’15 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2017/01/thomas-kim-cover-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Genny Boots '18 Genny Boots '18 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/19bfb9cee2f834144d56bb2017bb5742?s=96&d=wp_user_avatar&r=g January 9, 2018 February 6, 2018 Thomas Kim checks all the “American” boxes. Except for one: actually being a legal citizen. He’s an aspiring lawyer who is advocating for the roughly 800,000 young people who benefit from

Photo courtesy of Kam Coon – Sunrise on American Lake (within Clover Creek Watershed) Dear residents of (and visitors to) the Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed, It’s easy to look at elements of this watershed and think that it’s not healthy. Looking at Clover Creek, especially at times when the flow is low, and seeing the litter around it and the debris left around, it certainly doesn’t look like the ideal, healthy stream, and reading about algae blooms in the lakes in the watershed, urbanization

their overwhelming collection of house plants.Dr. Michelle Ceynar is a professor of Psychology at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. She primarily teaches Introductory Psychology, Social Psychology, and Psychology of Women. Her most recent scholarship includes co-editing a 2 volume series Early Psychological Research Contributions from Women of Color.Emily F. Davidson is an associate professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies specializing in Latinx, Central American, and Caribbean