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Look What (and Who) is New at PLU https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/09/14/look-what-and-who-is-new-at-plu/

September 14, 2014 Look What (and Who) is New at PLU The newest members of PLU’s faculty gather in front of the library. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications It’s a historic time at PLU as we mark our 125th academic year, but it’s also a time of forward-looking innovation, with new programs (and people!) across campus and beyond. Here’s what’s new at PLU for 2014-15: The PLUTO Program PLUTO stands for Pacific Lutheran University Teaching Online, a

Part I. – COPYRIGHT LAW AND EDUCATIONAL FAIR USE https://www.plu.edu/faculty-handbook/section-v-special-institutional-policies-and-procedures/part-i-copyright-law-and-educational-fair-use/

Section 1. BACKGROUND Copyright law, current thinking and practice related to intellectual property rights, and even local computer use policies are constantly changing. Given this swirl of law, practice, and policy, engaging in scholarly or instructional activity while maintaining academic integrity and respecting the property of others can be quite a challenge, indeed. An exhaustive statement on copyright law is not possible here, so some general concepts and rules of thumb are presented

EDUC – BA – Educ – Dual Elem Edu and SPED https://www.plu.edu/my-academic-pathway/documents/educ-ba-educ-dual-elem-edu-and-sped/

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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Drones and Model Aircraft) Policy https://www.plu.edu/risk-services/unmanned-aircraft-systems-drones-and-model-aircraft-policy/

Policy Statement and Purpose: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and relevant state law regulate the operation of unmanned aircraft systems, including drones and model aircraft. Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) seeks to permit UAS to be utilized productively in a manner that fully meets institutional, legal, public safety and ethical responsibilities. Operation of a UAS on or over PLU property, and the use of UAS by university departments and/or employees, must comply with this

A roundtable discussion about innovation, diversity and inclusion https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2022/06/05/roundtable-discussion/

A roundtable discussion about innovation, diversity and inclusion Posted by: Zach Powers / June 5, 2022 Image: Angie Hambrick (left) is PLU’s associate vice president of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability. Jen Smith (right) is PLU’s dean of Inclusive Excellence. (Photograph by John Froschauer/PLU) June 5, 2022 By Kristy Gledhill, MFA ’21ResoLute ContributorIn 2022 — when polarities abound and institutions and individuals alike have been called to reflect, redefine and transform — what does

Healing Vocations: Studying Religion and Healing at PLU https://www.plu.edu/prism/healing-vocations-studying-religion-and-healing-at-plu/

Healing Vocations: Studying Religion and Healing at PLUSometimes being sick isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In fact, what it means to be sick — or to be healthy for that matter — might surprise us. As the growing field of Religion and Healing shows, our understanding of what it means to be healthy, how we experience illness, and how we work to get well is shaped by our culture, our religious tradition, and our moment in history. It’s not just PLU faculty who are saying this: increasingly

Part IX. – THE RANK AND TENURE COMMITTEE PROCEDURES https://www.plu.edu/faculty-handbook/section-iv-personnel-policies-and-employment-benefits/part-ix-the-rank-and-tenure-committee-procedures/

The following are the internal operating procedures of the Rank and Tenure Committee in effect at the time this Handbook was published. Revisions are made periodically by the committee and are on file in the Office of the Provost.Section 1. CONSIDERATION FOR TENURE Initiating Consideration for Tenure The provost provides a list of faculty in their sixth qualifying year of service, including credit toward tenure for service elsewhere. All these are automatically considered, subject to the terms

Healing Vocations: Studying Religion and Healing at PLU https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/healing-vocations-studying-religion-and-healing-at-plu/

Healing Vocations: Studying Religion and Healing at PLU Posted by: alex.reed / May 6, 2022 May 6, 2022 By Suzanne Crawford O'Brien and Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen Originally Published in 2014Sometimes being sick isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In fact, what it means to be sick —or to be healthy for that matter— might surprise us. As the growing field of Religion and Healing shows, our understanding of what it means to be healthy, how we experience illness, and how we work to get well is shaped by

Being a Scholar-Teacher and a Teacher-Scholar https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/being-a-scholar-teacher-and-a-teacher-scholar/

Being a Scholar-Teacher and a Teacher-Scholar Posted by: alex.reed / May 4, 2022 May 4, 2022 By Erin McKennaOriginally Published in 2014If you read the acknowledgements of the books that I’ve written, you will notice that I always thank some group of students for their help and insights. With The Task of Utopia, I thanked a particular class of students who were taking social and political philosophy with me as I made the final revisions on that book. While I did not teach the book itself, we

PLU Hebrew Idol Celebrates Class, Creativity and Costumes https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/04/22/plu-hebrew-idol-celebrates-class-creativitya%C2%80%C2%94and-costumes/

Students crammed into PLU’s Studio Theatre on April 17 for the 2014 edition of PLU’s Hebrew Idol Live finale. Even the stairs and aisles were filled as the audience clapped, cheered and laughed its way through the event, hosted by Tommy Flanagan ’14 and organized by Religion Professor Antonios Finitsis. PLU Hebrew Idol reflects the knowledge students have gained in Finitsis’ introductory Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible course. Each year, students are required to apply their interpretations