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  • Two years before he founded the only local peace prize in the nation, Thomas Heavey ’74 was in the middle of a war.

    promotion of government transparency in the former Soviet Union, among other endeavors. Conflict Resolution, Research and Resource Institute CRI’s mission is to teach and practice prevention, management and resolution of conflict in the community, nation and world. The mission is carried out using time-tested theories, processes and techniques that ensure equitable, practical and lasting agreements. When the organization was named the 2006 laureate, the nomination cited William Lincoln (CRI executive

  • Join the national celebration of international education & exchange. PLU International Student Services and the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education invite you to a week of

    hispanization of — the United States Experience approaches to, and strategies for, social change, and the value placed on these processes by diverse groups in the Oaxaca region and across Mexico Integrate academic knowledge and intercultural skills in an internship with a local nonprofit organization focused on an issue related to your academic, personal or professional goals Build knowledge of pressing issues facing Mexico today through extended study tours to Mexico City and the states of Puebla and

  • For either the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree, the student must take our introductory core sequence (BIOL 225 and 226) and a semester of genetics (BIOL 330).

    , macroevolutionary processes, origins of life on earth, and evo-devo. Laboratory includes simulations and empirical examples of concepts covered in lecture. Prerequisite: BIOL 330. (4) BIOL 462 : Plant Diversity and Distribution A systematic introduction to plant diversity. Interaction between plants, theories of vegetational distribution. Emphasis on higher plant taxonomy. Includes laboratory and field trips. Prerequisite: BIOL 330. (4) BIOL 487 : Special Topics in Biology To provide undergraduate students with

  • An essential dimension of Pacific Lutheran University’s mission is to provide for the intellectual, social, physical, emotional, and spiritual development of students.

    from someone else. Because plagiarism involves a misrepresentation of principles and processes fundamental to the integrity of the university, matters of plagiarism are taken very seriously by both administration and faculty. If students are unsure about something that they want to do or the proper use of materials, it is each student’s responsibility to ask the instructor for clarification. Section 3. REPORTING SUSPECTED ACADEMIC DISHONESTYGenerally, instructors are strongly encouraged to report

  • 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.

    consider relevant. The provost opens a promotion file, including teaching and course feedback form summary reports, periodic reviews by deans/chairs, and other material as requested by the candidate. May 7: Committee meets—with candidates, and separately with their chairs/deans—to clarify procedures, especially the relationship between the tenure and promotion decision-making processes. May 20: Candidates submit names and addresses of referees on and off campus. June 3: Committee requests

  • Welcome to the Spring 2020 Global Studies Capstones. 

    reforms in the 1990’s led to an over-concentration of authority in the hands of political and economic elites during the processes of transition and integration of post-socialist countries into the existing liberal-capitalist order. Utilizing the sociological theory of dialectical functionalism, this paper seeks to show that the communist societies of Central and Eastern European states (CEES) failed to successfully integrate the measures proposed by internal protest movements and Western reformers

  • May 10, 2024

    contributed to what alterations took place during sediment transport by examining similar rocks in Iceland. Chemical analysis shows significant differences between the rocks and sediments, suggesting other processes are at play. Ava Stefanik, Ayden ZamudioChemistryOptimization of hydroboration-oxidation of eugenol using microwave acceleration and catalysis Faculty Mentors: Valeriy Smirnov & Neal Yakelis, Chemistry Hydroboration-oxidation reactions are an efficient way to selectively convert alkenes into

  • PLU admits and enrolls students who possess the capacity for success both intellectually and personally at the collegiate level.

    marks or other accepted formats to identify them; or  Using any course work previously produced by the same student without prior approval from the current instructor; or,  Using altered wording, materials, or ideas of others without properly identifying their source; or  Representing an idea or strategy that is significant in one’s own work as one’s own when it comes from someone else.  Because plagiarism involves a misrepresentation of principles and processes fundamental to the integrity of the

  • Major in Mathematics 32 semester hours of mathematics, plus 4 semester hours of supporting courses 32 semester hours of mathematics: MATH 152, 242, 253, 317 or 318 or 319, 331, 433, 455, 499A, 499B 4

    : Modern Elementary Mathematics II: Measurement, Geometric Sense, Statistics and Probability - QR The units, systems and processes of measurement. Classification and measurement of geometric objects. Symmetry, transformations, congruence, dilations, similar figures. Display, analysis, and interpretation of data. Basic probability. Emphasis on conceptual understanding of mathematics through problem solving, reasoning, and communication. Analyzing children's problem solving strategies. Intended for

  • Ann E. Buchholz, Senior Capstone Seminar The Nipah virus belongs to the family henipaviridae, a class of deadly zoonotic agents, isolated mainly from fruit bats in Asia and Indonesia.

    resistance arises from the horizontal gene transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes, and this Account will compare how the two processes might be used by a bacterial cell.  By contrast, AM in a multicellular organism may lead to cancer, as cells under growth arrest in a multicellular organism are in that state to support the health of the individual.  In this Account, we look at these consequences in more detail, as well as the current state of research into how AM (more specifically, AM by