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reductions in financial aid — reductions that eliminate financial risk to the institution but fail to make education more affordable to students. “At PLU, we believe in access, but access without success is not opportunity,” Frechette added. “I’m proud that PLU is helping to remove barriers to graduation through this clear financial support.” This new tuition guarantee is the latest in a series of initiatives by PLU to reduce the financial risk to students, in particular students from middle- and low
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on an Orca Smart Card (worth getting if you are new to the region as it is used throughout the Seattle-Tacoma area), or purchase a ticket on the Transit app. And for the 2023-24 academic year, the PLU Student Transit Benefit offers students the opportunity to purchase a $15(!) Pierce County ORCA Card, which allows students to travel by bus for unlimited rides anywhere within Pierce County. If this new program goes well, it will (fingers crossed) continue in following years. Safe travels! Guest
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, we’re launching a pilot program for a group of incoming first-year students to fulfill their PLU general education requirements in a new way. We’re calling this program the PLU Cornerstones Program.What's the Andrew M. Mellon Foundation?Learn MorePLU Cornerstone Program Components: Four “Cornerstones” courses – one class each semester during your freshman and sophomore years. These classes lay the foundation for your PLU education. A Distributive Core of five classes
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in New Orleans for the 2017 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union. I have been so blessed by these opportunities, and it wouldn’t have been possible if I hadn’t come to PLU.What's Next?Right now I’m applying for the 2018 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, and I’m going to start looking for jobs, too, to keep my options open. Ultimately, I’m pretty sure I’ll go to grad school – likely for a degree in physics and astronomy. My research experiences at PLU really
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camp, and Adelman notes the villagers later judge whose piece was the best. In the past these masks were burned after the ceremony, now they are being kept, sold, collected, and displayed after the ceremony is over. – Shaun Spurlock ’15, Religion, and April Nyquist ’09, Art) Sources: Adelman, Kenneth Lee. “The Art of the Yaka.” African Arts. Vol. 9:1, 1975, pp. 41-43. Bacquart, Jean-Baptiste. The Tribal Arts of Africa: Surveying Africa’s Artistic Geography. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1998
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news or discussing current events,” Spring says. “By creating our broadsides (prints) and donating a portion of our proceeds, we became active participants in our culture and political arena.” After the seventh print the pair started to make donations to nonprofits in the name of the Dead Feminists series. For every piece since then, they would donate a portion of the profits to nonprofits that aligned with the issues and causes highlighted by each print. With each new donation they became active
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Migration exhibition offers room for reflection Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 8, 2017 March 8, 2017 By Mandi LeCompteOutreach ManagerFor Matthew Olds, being an artist wasn’t just a choice, it was incorporated into his life from the moment he was born. Olds grew up surrounded by creation. His new exhibit, Migration, in PLU’s University Gallery will be on display March 15 through April 12, with an opening reception Wednesday, March 15 from 5 p.m. -7 p.m. “Art has always been a part of my
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/Directing. This radio play took them in a different, new direction: sound design. Hanne was in charge of designing the foley work and soundtrack for the production. The most interesting part of the process for them was researching and experimenting with different foley sounds. In typical filmmaking, foley is the reproduction of everyday sounds that are layered on top of the visuals, as not every sound can be recorded straight from the source. Many hours of work went into determining the methods and
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require instructors to revisit their learning outcomes and find new ways to collect evidence of learning. Online Assessments Many assessments can be designed for completion or submission online, including: Tests and quizzes using the Sakai Tests & Quizzes tool Presentations recorded and submitted through Sakai Forums or Assignments A quick check of comprehension using Sakai Lessons questions Short (< 3 min) oral responses posted to Forums, Assignments, or Tests & Quizzes Collaborative papers drafted
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- Faculty Newsletter SeriesDean of Inclusive Excellence Jen Smith features inclusive excellence tips and resources as part of a regular series in the Faculty Newsletter. Peruse the archive and look for new content every Tuesday. Embracing SilenceWhile silence in our classrooms sometimes feels awkward or unproductive, it can actually be essential to creating a climate where more students are comfortable participating in the discussion and the responses that students share have more depth and complexity
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