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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

Getting to the Chemistry DepartmentThe Chemistry Department is housed on the second floor of the Rieke Science Center. The Rieke Science Center is outlined in red on both maps below. For directions on how to get to PLU, click on the first image below for a Google Maps link or see the directions at the bottom of the page. There are also Local Hotels near by as well. Pacific Lutheran University is located 7 miles south of downtown Tacoma, Washington. Take exit 127 off Interstate 5 and head east

and your students, of using this strategy or tool?“I wanted students to encounter material at least four different ways before being tested on it: in the reading, through a video, in class and on homework. I tried several methods for making video lectures that did not include a visual of myself. However, those videos did not authentically reflect my presentation style because I tend to speak animatedly with my hands. My facial expressions convey part of the message too. In addition, standing with

A vision for the futureThe Wang Center opened in 2002 thanks to the vision of donors Drs. Peter (’60) and Grace Wang. With their generous philanthropy, the Wangs have emphasized the role education can play in building a more peaceful world. In concert with the Pacific Lutheran University mission of empowering students for “lives of thoughtful enquiry, leadership, service and care—for other people, for their communities and for the earth,” the Wang Centers is dedicated to preparing global

A View Into The FutureCampus Master Plan 2006The Campus Master Plan is meant to support intellectual and creative growth of individuals, strengthen our community and encourage stewardship through healthy living, preservation of our history and promote sustainable practices that encourage efficiency in our use of resources. The university completed a three year needs analysis and assessment of university facilities as they relate to our long-range programming goals outlined in PLU 2010. The

A Vision for the FutureThe Wang Center opened in 2002 thanks to the vision of donors Drs. Peter ’60 and Grace Wang. With their generous philanthropy, the Wangs have emphasized the role education can play in building a more peaceful world. In concert with the Pacific Lutheran University mission of empowering students for “lives of thoughtful enquiry, leadership, service and care – for other people, for their communities and for the earth,” the Wang Centers is dedicated to preparing global

collection, extraction, query, cleaning, and aggregation. Utilize SQL and Git: gather, store, and organize data. Perform visual and statistical analysis on data. Build and implement machine learning models and algorithms. Gain insights from data using question, modeling, and validation problem-solving processes. Code in YARN, Hadoop, MapReduce. Use TensorFlow for curvefitting, regression, classification, and the minimization of errors. Apply TensorFlow for backpropagation to tune weights and biases while

School of Nursing ResourcesThe School of Nursing is housed on the second and third floors of Ramstad Hall. Classrooms and conference rooms are located on the second floor as well, with faculty offices, student learning facilities, and the Center for Continued Nursing Learning (CCNL) located on the second floor. Current undergraduate and graduate nursing students can find more information, downloadable forms, and other pertinent information on the Application page of this website. Students can