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All staff employees are employed on an at will basis. This means that both the employee and the University may end the employment relationship at any time and for any reason, with or without advance notice or cause. Nothing in this Personnel Manual is intended to or shall be interpreted to change the at will nature of a staff employee’s employment at PLU. Similarly, nothing in this Personnel Manual is intended to or shall be interpreted to make any promise of specific treatment in any specific

individual or group may hold. Explicit Bias is conscious and intentional bias expressed through language or gesture and intended to insult and demean another person. Implicit Bias exists “outside the level of awareness because [it is] deeply embedded in the psyche and made invisible” (Sue, 2010). While implicit bias may not be grounded in intention, the impact of the bias still exists for the individuals or groups who experience its effect. Both forms of bias also can take the form of on-going

Education Council, began to compose a pilot General Education program that focused on a broad integration of the humanities, including consideration of high-impact best practices around scaffolded experiences in communities of learners. The Cornerstones pilot program was approved in Fall 2015, and implemented in Fall 2016. Many of the Cornerstones principles were included in the models presented by the Ad Hoc Committee over the 2018-19 into Fall 2019 work discussions.

Conduct, as listed above, has a serious negative impact on the quality of the educational experience and is disruptive to realization of individual and community outcomes. All members of the community are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that does not infringe upon the rights of others. When a complaint is filed and a student conduct process concludes, PLU will seek to remedy the aggrieved party and restore the elements of their educational experience to what was experienced before the

pertaining to student activities as presented in this handbook and in the Student Code of Conduct. The Student Code of Conduct applies to all students on and off-campus, including during domestic and international travel. Reports of violations of the code could result in conduct proceedings upon return to campus. An individual student’s conduct record could impact his or her eligibility to participate in student organization travel. Such decisions will be made by Student Engagement in conjunction with

Photo by Claire Todd Dear Franklin Pierce School District, PLU’s Environmental Methods course focuses on the significance of Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed in our community. We would love to share some of that information with local high school students to promote awareness of the environment around us. Environmental education is becoming increasingly important as Climate Change becomes a hot topic in political discussions. The opportunity for high school and college students to converse about

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with the baseball team. Oord, an accounting major from Kennewick, Washington, says his volunteer experiences have had a dramatic impact on his plans for the future. “I love accounting, but doing (volunteering) made me realize what’s really important in life,” Oord said. “Money can buy a lot of things and you can fake happiness with money, but I was able to figure out that I love helping people. That’s what it comes down to.” Oord hopes to get a job at an accounting firm after graduating, but also

teammates and coached special Olympians with the baseball team. Oord, an accounting major from Kennewick, Washington, says his volunteer experiences have had a dramatic impact on his plans for the future. “I love accounting, but doing (volunteering) made me realize what’s really important in life,” Oord said. “Money can buy a lot of things and you can fake happiness with money, but I was able to figure out that I love helping people. That’s what it comes down to.” Oord hopes to get a job at an