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  • Commencement 2009 This year more than 650 students will make up the graduating Class of 2009 at PLU on May 24 at the Tacoma Dome. Here in their own words are a few insights from graduating students about their time at PLU and the next…

    always been there for me as I faced challenges, and the knowledge base to be successful in life after graduation. My next chapter: A year of service in New Orleans with an AmeriCorps program, two years of service with Peace Corps and then graduate studies in Conservation Biology and Wildlife Management, Ecology, or both! Maren Anderson – Bachelor of Arts in Norwegian Why PLU? I was enamored with PLU’s commitment to study abroad and liberal arts education. At PLU study abroad, is not study away; this

  • 48 semester hours MFTH 500: Biopsychosocial Health and Development Across the Lifespan (4) MFTH 503: Systems Approach to Marriage and Family Therapy (4) MFTH 504: Contextual Foundations of Systemic

    traditional and relational (systemic) understanding of the major behavior health disorders described in the DSM-5, including information on epidemiology, etiology, treatment models, and techniques for these disorders. Students will gain an understanding of the process of traditional assessment using the DSM-5, as well as other forms of assessment and diagnosis of behavioral health disorders. Attention will be given to contextual considerations as it relates to assessment and diagnosis. (4) MFTH 512

  • The School of Nursing Student Rights and Responsibilities defined below support the Student Rights and Responsibilities as defined in the Pacific Lutheran University’s Student Code of Conduct.

    suspension or expulsion from the university. Nursing programs, by their nature as healthcare professional programs, hold students to higher standards of academic, professional, and behavioral expectations than the general university, so students at the School of Nursing are also expected to know and follow the additional standards specific to the School of Nursing. Those standards are identified throughout this handbook, and are summarized in this policy. PLU nursing students are required to abide by all

  • Areas of Consideration When selecting a study away program, it is important to evaluate your options from several angles.

    ?  Gender & Sexual Orientation  Consider your gender identity. How is it perceived at home? How might it be perceived in your host country?  Will you make behavioral changes based on gender norms to integrate and/or stay safe?  What would you like to learn about gender when you study away? What program would allow you to do that?  Are there laws to know about or safety concerns for LGBTQ+ individuals in this country? Is there a supportive LGBTQ+ network in this country? Students with Disabilities What

  • How to have fearlessly curious conversations in dangerously divided times 1:45 – 3:30 p.m. | March 7 | Chris Knutzen, Anderson University Center Who: Mónica Guzmán, Bridge-Builder, Journalist,

    social inequities, climate crisis, and existential dread. In Saving Time, Jenny Odell offers different ways to experience time, pulling from pre-industrial cultures, nature, and geological time scales, that provide a respite, a source of meaning, and a more humane way of living. In her expansive, tailored talks to students, creatives, and communities, Odell shares powerful presentations that combine sociology, ecology, geology, economics, and cultural history to create a truly unique argument for

  • Pacific Lutheran University Assistant Professor of Biology Lathiena Nervo was recently named one of Cell Mentor’s “1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America.” A developmental biologist in her second year at PLU, Nervo is equally passionate about teaching, biological research, and increasing diverse representation in science.…

    really small things, like molecular work, or virology, or microbiology, they can take classes on that. If they want to go bigger with the systems, in terms of ecology and organisms, they can do that too, and everything in between. I found it really amazing that students were able to create their own focus in that way. I also had a really good experience talking with students. I had lunch with three students during my interview here, and all of them were double majoring. At my undergrad institution

  • Critical reflection is an integral part of a service and learning experience. It requires students to thoughtfully consider, analyze and integrate their experience.

    responsibility, and strengthen communities”  (National Commission on Service Learning, 2002). Ex. Ecology students design a native, low-maintenance, sustainable landscape area for a local low-income housing development. Community-Based Learning: includes community-based, reflective learning experiences where students engage the community, but do not participate in “service”. Ex. Writing 101 students write reflective essays on the importance of “place” after riding buses, visiting grocery stores and

  • Violent incidents in society are becoming more frequent and mainstream around the nation and world. Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) believes your safety is the most important responsibility we are

    , and other engineering controls to discourage would-be assailants; Organizational/Administrative: developing programs, policies, and work practices aimed at maintaining a safe working environment; Behavioral/Interpersonal: training to anticipate, recognize and respond to conflict and potential violence in the workplace. 5.2 Incident Protocol During a violent incident: Remain calm Comply with the perpetrators demands. Do not resist or provoke. Do not do anything to jeopardize your safety or the

  • While instructors are not clinicians, student wellbeing impacts learning, and it supports our goal as educators to design with it in mind.

    academic outcomes appears particularly robust. A recent longitudinal study of behavioral and emotional health for university students noted that “socioemotional difficulties with adjustment to university life are known to predict attrition as well as academic performance.” Their research focuses on risk factors for attrition, and they find that two consistent predictors–regardless of when in their college experience students drop out–include depressive symptoms and exposure to stressful life events

  • The following is a list of the most commonly utilized sanctions. This list is not exhaustive, and other sanctions may be determined by PLU in its sole discretion, to be necessary and appropriate.

    above. Parental/guardian notification will be required, as allowed by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and will include possible sanctions that will be imposed if the student violates the Alcoholic Beverages Policy in the future. Required Behavioral Agreement with the Review Officer/Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities, in addition to educational sanctions as deemed appropriate. Pending the student’s prior sanction record, the student will be required to complete a