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planning to apply to PLU or if they need assistance with Visas, immigration, or other information about living and studying in the U.S. The Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education is another great resource for both International Students and PLU students who plan to study abroad during their education at PLU. The center provides information on grants, study abroad opportunities, and events on or near campus for students.

interested in, or who are currently riding the bus. PLU’s Transit Benefit Complete details on how to receive PLU’s generous regional ORCA pass for employees or subsidized monthly passes for eligible commuter students. Pierce Transit Website Online trip planning, real time bus information, route information, rider alerts, and more from Pierce County’s comprehensive local bus service. If you’ve never ridden the bus, there’s also a first-time users guide. Park and Ride Lots A comprehensive list of Puget

EducationThe Eighth Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education: The theme of the Eighth Annual Powell-Heller Conference on Holocaust Education, March 4-6, 2015, was titled “Children’s Voices, The Holocaust and Beyond.” Children of the past, present and future were the focus of the conference. Beth Kraig, faculty planning co-coordinator explained, “The conference should remind and inform audiences of the past destruction and abuse of children in the Holocaust, while provoking us all to realize

Revised January 2011; Revised June 2016 Employees are able to schedule their retirement from university employment based on their unique needs and lifestyles. Accordingly, the university encourages quality advance planning on each employee’s part in preparation for retirement from university employment. Normal retirement is defined as the last day of the month in which age 65 is attained. Some employees will retire before they reach 65 and others after age 65. An employee may retire at, before

253.535.7687 www.plu.edu/languages/ lang@plu.edu Ami Shah, Ph.D., Chair Jump to...Global and Cultural StudiesThe Department of Global and Cultural Studies is a dynamic curricular hub for global education made up of the following programs: Chinese and Chinese Studies, French and Francophone Studies, Global Studies, and Hispanic and Latino Studies. Aligned with PLU’s commitment to global education broadly speaking, both on campus and through study away, our courses promote global awareness and

Symbol and RitualThe Commencement ceremony is a celebration of the Pacific Lutheran University community and all it represents. It opens with the setting of the stage, including banners and symbols representing aspects of the University. The Color Guard of the Lute Battalion of the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps initiates the setting of the stage: The flags of the United States and the State of Washington represent the people the ROTC guards are sworn to protect, and the guards on either

Recordings: 9th Biennial Wang Center Symposium: Disarming Polarization – Navigating Conflict and DifferenceFull day recording/March 5Full day recording/March 6Individual RecordingsFull day recording/March 5This is an unedited recording of the Wang symposium on Thursday, March 5th. PLU offices closed due to COVID-19 prior to the ability to process the recordings. Start watching at the 24 minute mark and/or fast-forward to the speaker you are interested in seeing.Full day recording/March 6This is

A walking tour of PLU. Look at our cool plants and trees!Here is an initial tree tour for your lunch time walks...124th Street Along the sidewalk: Allee of Maidenhair trees (Gingko biloba).  Are a brilliant yellow during the fall season. They drop all of their leaves practically overnight. Only a few of these trees exhibit the regular growth habit. There is another Maidenhair on campus. Make sure to plant only the male trees–the female trees produce a fleshy fruit that while edible is ill