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  • Cacioppo, John T., & Patrick, William. (2008). Loneliness: Human nature and the need for social connection (1st. ed). Norton. (PLU Library link) Hargittai, Eszter. (2022).

    ). Lawrence Hill Books. (PLU Library link) Jenkins, Willis, Tucker, Mary Evelyn, & Grim, John (Eds.). (2018). Routledge handbook of religion and ecology. Routledge, Taylor & Francis group. (PLU Library link) Ray, Sarah J., Sibara, Jay, & Alaimo, Stacy. (Eds.). (2017). Disability studies and the environmental humanities: Toward an eco-crip theory. University of Nebraska Press. (Link to purchase book) Watts Belser, Julia. (2020). Disability, climate change, and environmental violence: The politics of

  • Faculty members at Pacific Lutheran University enjoy all rights not only of the law of the land but also of their individual contracts with the university, which incorporate those embodied in the

    due February 26 to the College Dean and the Office of the Provost (for those hired with credit towards tenure, see note below about the timing of the review). This will constitute the annual review for the third probationary year. The review will be generated according to the procedures described above (at F.1-4, deadlines adjusted). The review will in addition explicitly address the advisability of retaining a faculty member based on the following: Evidence of the faculty member’s past and

  • In keeping with PLU’s access, recruitment, and retention goals, we must expand our understanding of “effectiveness” in assessment to include equity-centered assessment practices.

    assessment.  Assessment should be rooted in critical inquiry, meaning we should reject the objectivity myth and acknowledge the subjectivity and bias of those conducting assessment. To combat subjectivity, we should vary the types of evidence collected to avoid privileging certain kinds of knowledge and/or demonstrations of knowledge. Additionally, equitable assessment requires that we disaggregate data to examine structural inequities based on the privileging of some forms of learning over others. It

  • Elementary Certification and Endorsement Options Elementary Education/Special Education Professional Education Elementary Education/Reading Professional Education Elementary Education/

    time they are officially enrolled at PLU. No additional application or interview is necessary for the B.A.E. program. The education program which culminates in a B.A.E. degree and Washington State Teaching certificate begins in Fall of your junior year. Entrance Requirements: Evidence of verbal and quantitative ability as illustrated by a passing score on each of the three sections of the Washington Educators Skills Test Basic (WEST-B) or equivalent SAT/ACT scores. Check www.west.nesinc.com to

  • 8th WANG CENTER SYMPOSIUM Migration: Towards an Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Understanding of Human Mobility

    community, regional, state and global policies and powers foster or hinder migration and why? What evidence is there that climate change is impacting migration? Are there patterns in migrant resettlement? If so, what do they look like and what can we learn from them? How has increased awareness of mobility shaped academic disciplines and the arts? What examples exist—historical and contemporary—of effective, creative, and humane responses to human and non-human movement, in general, and to refugee

    Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education
    868 Wheeler St. Tacoma, WA 98447
  • Prof appears on Discovery Channel this week Classics professor Eric Nelson will once again be featured in prime time, this time talking about torture, animals and the environment, all in the time of the Caesars. Nelson will be featured this week on a Discovery Channel…

    much so that the species were virtually wiped out in certain areas. “There are letters from the first century AD that repeatedly ask Cicero for some leopards from Asia Minor,” Nelson said. “He essentially writes back and says “There aren’t many left, you’re going to have to ask someone else.” There is much evidence that the ancient world, with fewer humans and many more animals “was a wild and wooly place,” he said. Clearing out predators so that farmers could move in, was “seen as a good thing

  • 19-year Air Force vet challenges ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ By Steve Hansen When Major Margaret Witt graduated with a nursing degree from PLU in 1986, she began a highly successful career as a flight nurse with the U.S. Air Force. She served in the Persian…

    Standard,” came out of it – U. S. armed services that wished to discharge someone under “don’t ask, don’t tell” had to first prove that his or her conduct hurt morale and unit cohesion. In the September 2010 ruling, Judge Leighton found that it did not. In the court’s finding of fact, he ruled “no credible evidence was presented to this court which indicated that Major Witt’s sexual orientation ever had a negative effect on the unit morale, order, discipline, or cohesion.” Witt, in her experience

  • The Center for First-generation Student Success , an initiative of NASPA and The Suder Foundation, recently announced Pacific Lutheran University as one of 76 new members of the First Scholars Network for 2023-24. To be selected as a First Scholars Network member, PLU displayed a…

    the Center’s customized approach to intentional institutional transformation in an effort to advance student outcomes. Ultimately, all Network institutions strive for national leadership as a First Scholars Champion Campus. “Being named as a Network Member of the First Scholars Network is an exciting opportunity for PLU to join a dedicated community of professionals prepared to share evidence-based practices and resources, troubleshoot challenges, generate knowledge, and continue to advance the

  • **New Curriculum Beginning Summer 2024**

    IV – 60 hrs clinical 4 Credits 1 Credit 3 Credits Total Credits80 BSN to DNP Full-time - Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) **New Curriculum Beginning Summer 2024** Year 1 SummerGNUR 701 Foundations of Scholarly Writing & Communication (2) GNUR 702 Advanced Practice Roles & Collaboration (1)2 Credits 1 Credit FallGNUR 703 Theoretical Foundations & Evidence-based Practice (3) GNUR 710 Advanced Patho (3) GNUR 711 Advanced Pharm (3) GNUR 712 Advanced Pharm Discussion (1)3 Credits 3 Credits 3 Credits 1

  • **New Curriculum Beginning Summer 2024**

    clinical4 Credits 1 Credit 3 Credits Total Credits90 BSN to DNP Full-time - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) **New Curriculum Beginning Summer 2024** Year 1 SummerGNUR 701 Foundations of Scholarly Writing & Communication (2) GNUR 702 Advanced Practice Roles & Collaboration (1)2 Credits 1 Credit FallGNUR 703 Theoretical Foundations & Evidence-based Practice (3) GNUR 710 Advanced Patho (3) GNUR 711 Advanced Pharm (3) GNUR 712 Advanced Pharm Discussion (1)3 Credits 3 Credits 3 Credits 1