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Honorary Degrees Guiding PoliciesThe following represent those honorary degrees that may be offered by Pacific Lutheran University.  While there are many other honorary doctoral degrees, the following not only represent honorary degrees offered historically by PLU, but also represent the strongest alignment with mission. DegreeAwarded to someone who has demonstrated significant and sustained accomplishment, achievement, and dedication to: Doctor of Arts (D.A.)literature or the arts Doctor of

the House Intelligence Committee and was awarded the CIA Director’s Medal. Upon his retirement, Congressman Dicks received the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon a civilian. Joyce A. Barr '76, Doctor of Humane LettersCommencement, May 25, 2008 Former U.S. Ambassador to Namibia. Joyce A. Barr is a career member of the United States Foreign Service. A native of Tacoma, she is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of PLU with a Bachelor of Business

Office of AdvancementSponsored Programs The Sponsored Programs team helps to pair university faculty and staff grant-seekers with public funding sources and private, corporate, and community foundations to grow support for faculty research and university priorities. Our team can help you to find funding opportunities that fit with your research and help you to craft and submit a strong proposal.Quick Links Federal Funding Resources Office of Advancement Office of the ProvostAcademic

Inviting Family Member to Visit the U.S. During your studies at PLU, you may want to invite your parents or other family members to visit you. Although there is no guarantee, providing your family members with an invitation letter from you may improve their chances of obtaining a visitor’s visa (B-2) at a U.S. consulate or embassy in their home country. This page will guide you in writing an invitation letter. What we recommend to include in the letter Your full name and and your International

new information about the process of doing the research and writing the book, which students could not have otherwise received just by reading it or talking about it in class. In this sense there is certainly a benefit for them to “meet the author.” The author herself also wrote to me afterward about how much she enjoyed the opportunity to talk with PLU students about her research, and to see how the book is being received among undergraduate students. As the instructor, I was able to see how well

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of publishing and related fields. While other undergraduate programs focus only on the history of the book, publishing studies, or traditional printing arts, PLU’s program combines all three areas of study with elective credits in the most comprehensive book studies program in the United States. PPA readily complements majors like English, communication, foreign languages, public relations, journalism, marketing, and graphic design. But students in other disciplines also benefit from PPA’s links