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Mycal Ford ’12: A Journey of Discovery https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2013/01/22/mycal-ford-12-a-journey-of-discovery/

January 22, 2013 Mycal Ford ’12 has spent the year teaching in Taiwan on a Student Fulbright Fellowship. Mycal Ford ’12: A journey of discovery leads this Lute to China and Taiwan By Barbara Clements University Communications Mycal Ford eyed the skewer of fried scorpions he held at arm’s length in front of him and knew he had a decision to make. Was he going to hold true to his promise to himself – “Say yes to everything?” He had come to Chengdu, China, one of six PLU Gateway programs, with

Lute Plays Piano ‘Up Close with the Masters’ https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/02/01/lute-plays-lute-playes-piano-up-close-with-the-masters/

recitals, listened to Burton play Bach’s Prelude & Fugue in E-flat Major, BWV876. And then the master teaching kicked in. (Feltsman is known for his frankness.) We caught up with Burton, recipient of the PLU Music and Bertha Gilbertson Endowed Piano Scholarships, during gap year in her hometown of Camas, Wash. What did you do right after graduation? I spent most of my summer doing Chinese translation work and researching graduate piano programs in China online. In the end, I had tennis elbow from all

On Exhibit: The Best We Could Do https://www.plu.edu/library/news/on-exhibit-the-best-we-could-do/

to print books, the library has online films and journal articles and links to other content. Below is the virtual exhibit with links to resources. Website Critical Refugee Studies Collective. (n.d.) Critical Research, Teaching, and Public Initiatives on Refugees. https://criticalrefugeestudies.com/ Refugees have long been the objects of inquiry for fields such as sociology, history, and political science. Refugees are also often featured in the media serving as objects of suffering or agents

Speakers and Panels https://www.plu.edu/wang-center-symposium/speakers/

. Along with public speaking, writing, consulting and teaching (she has held positions at Wellesley College, the University of California, Berkeley & the University of Kentucky), she served on the U.S. National Parks Advisory Board for eight years which assists the National Park Service in engaging in relations of reciprocity with diverse communities. Her first book, Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors was released in 2014 (UNC Press

Dr. Laura Shneidman awarded research grant from Templeton Foundation https://www.plu.edu/psychology/news/dr-laura-shneidman-awarded-research-grant-from-templeton-foundation/

development of religious cognition and behavior. Their project will explore how religious beliefs are learned in childhood and how children conceptualize religious beings. Dr. Shneidman’s specific area of focus will be on children in Mayan communities on the Yucatec Peninsula and in Mexico City. Read Previous Enrico Jones Award in Psychotherapy & Clinical Psychology Read Next The Evolution of Behavior LATEST POSTS Ricky Haneda ’22 | Psychology Major February 18, 2022 The Evolution of Behavior November

Part IX. – THE RANK AND TENURE COMMITTEE PROCEDURES https://www.plu.edu/faculty-handbook/section-iv-personnel-policies-and-employment-benefits/part-ix-the-rank-and-tenure-committee-procedures/

to reply. A list of candidates for tenure is distributed to all faculty with an invitation to submit a signed recommendation about any candidate. The committee is especially interested in information from faculty who have worked with the candidate in professional or service activities: team-teaching, research projects, committees, or task forces. All recommendations and other data are kept in a special tenure file locked in the Office of the Provost. Only members of the committee, the provost

Campus Life https://www.plu.edu/admission-first-year/campus-life/

CAMPUS LIFE LUTES CENTER COMMUNITYLife as a Lute is about more than just going to class. PLU students are active and involved–in the residence halls; on athletic fields, courts and in the stands; on the stage and in the audience for performing arts; and in scores of campus clubs. Through campus life involvement, students foster belonging by engaging in meaningful dialogue, seeking authenticity, building connections, and opening minds to see community in new, expansive ways. We care about living