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3. A liberating foundation in the liberal artsThe roots of the liberal arts (artes liberales) extend back into classical antiquity. Roman education, for example, progressed from basic literacy (the province of the litterator), to secondary school under the grammaticus, and finally to rhetorical education with the rhetor. Rhetoric allowed for a career in public office or the law courts. The achievements of Greco-Roman culture were eclipsed in the West for some centuries after the fall of Rome

VOCAL Choir of the WestThe Choir of the West is the premier choral ensemble at Pacific Lutheran University.  It is comprised of undergraduate majors from a wide variety of academic disciplines, achieving a reputation of excellence for its performances at professional music conferences, national and international tours, and numerous recordings.  The choir regularly joins the University Symphony Orchestra in performances of major choral/orchestral works, and participates in the annual Christmas

Photograph of Rachel Carson - courtesy of Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University Rachel Carson, writer, scientist, and ecologist, grew up simply in the rural river town of Springdale, Pennsylvania. Her mother bequeathed to her a life-long love of nature and the living world that Rachel expressed first as a writer and later as a student of marine biology. Carson graduated from Pennsylvania College for Women (now Chatham University) in 1929, studied at the Woods Hole Marine

Clinical experiences that are developed, organized, and conducted by qualified faculty independent of an established healthcare agency provide innovative options for faculty-directed, community-based nursing practice. Such clinical experiences are an option when appropriate to the course for which the clinical experience is developed. It is the faculty member’s responsibility to ensure that the clinical experience provides a sound and professionally appropriate clinical learning experience and

Quick Facts Why Study Religion? Religion provides orientation and direction for individuals and communities, societies and cultures. The study of religion engages enduring questions about the meaning of life in a context of liberal arts learning. While discovering the history, thought, and practice of various traditions, you will explore and clarify your own world view. Why Study Religion at PLU? You will find teachers committed to excellence in teaching. In addition to your classroom learning

Sustainability FellowshipsBackground and scopeStudent research fellowships provided an opportunity for students of any discipline to participate in furthering sustainability efforts by researching existing practices and uses of resources on or around the PLU campus and examine best practices on other campuses and facilities in the local area. They also investigated and proposed strategies and solutions to address improvements to sustainability practices on our campus. These Fellows then