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  • ’ checklist on your PLU student applicant portal. Refer to this checklist to see what you’ve completed and what you still need to do. When you’re ready, you can complete the Advising Orientation on Sakai. You’ll automatically be enrolled in the Advising Orientation within one week of submitting your deposit. You’ll receive an email from Admissions with a link to the Advising Orientation, but if not, then you can access it here. If you need help navigating the site, you can get help here. At the end of the

  • Selection Committee Favorites When picking a Common Reading book, we consider how the book addresses PLU’s commitments to diversity, justice, sustainability, and global education.  We also think about how a book could be used in WRIT 101 and other courses across the university. We have received very many excellent suggestions for Common Reading.  The following titles are just some of the Selection Committee’s favorites from this year and year’s past. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot

  • . Through my experience I broadened my understanding of the world and different cultures, changing my perspective and building my confidence. A piece of advice to future study away students: Embrace it all and let yourself experience all the emotions that come with studying away. Take every opportunity you are presented with, grow and learn about other people. Some of the best memories come from spur of the moment decisions. What surprised her about studying away: I had no idea that I would fall so in

  • record as DS: followed by the specific title designated by the student. (1 to 4) ANTH 335 : The Aztecs, Mayans, and Their Predecessors - ES, GE This course is an archaeological and ethnohistoric survey of the emergence and nature of complex societies in ancient Mesoamerica. Besides the Aztecs and Mayans, other fascinating cultures of study include the Olmecs, Teotihuacanos, and the Toltecs. Emphasis is placed on how these Mesoamerican societies were structured and how they changed over time. (4) ANTH

  • Introduction Spring, 2022 This issue marks an important transition for the Division of Humanities. As of this summer, the Humanities programs —English, Languages & Literatures, the Language Resource Center, the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, the Parkland Literacy Center, Philosophy, and Religion— will merge… May 26, 2022

  • Introduction Spring, 2022 This issue marks an important transition for the Division of Humanities. As of this summer, the Humanities programs —English, Languages & Literatures, the Language Resource Center, the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, the Parkland Literacy Center, Philosophy, and Religion— will merge… May 26, 2022

  • Samish Indian Nation, a Coast Salish nation from Puget Sound. She didn’t know what she wanted to study by the end of her first year at PLU, so she decided to pursue her love of her own Native American heritage and the cultures of other tribes. A group on campus had been working with Crawford-O’Brien, associate professor of religion and culture, to create a new program that would involve the study of Native Americans. But that program was not  ready in time for Hall to major in it during her time at

  • Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree William Foege ‘57 returns to PLU for annual Rachel Carson lecture Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / February 4, 2020 Image: World health icon and distinguished alumnus Dr. William Foege ‘57 will return to campus to give the annual Rachel Carson Science, Technology & Society Annual Lecture. February 4, 2020 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 4, 2020) — Pacific Lutheran University is pleased to announce that world health icon

  • Grit City All-Access: PLU’s new TIES program to immerse students in the City of Destiny Posted by: Zach Powers / October 17, 2016 Image: (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) October 17, 2016 By Matthew Salzano ‘18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash (October 17, 2016) – Pacific Lutheran University prides itself on global education—it was the first university with a Study Away student on every continent at once, and nearly 50 percent of students study away, compared to the national average of 10

  • PLU alumnus Scott Foss ’91 serves as a top paleontologist for the Department of the Interior Posted by: Zach Powers / March 20, 2017 Image: Scott Foss ’91 on the rooftop of the Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 20, 2017 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsWashington, D.C. (March 20, 2017)- When Scott Foss ’91 enrolled at Pacific Lutheran University, he dreamed of becoming a paleontologist and pursuing a career outdoors