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  • Need a break from classes? A few moments to de-stress? Check out links below to destress, explore, listen, and more. Curated Collections by the Campus Life Engage Ambassadors

    : volunteer to support students from the surrounding PLU community by providing youth assistance with their studies. Be My Eyes: Be of service to those who are visually impaired through FaceTime. Charity Miles: Earn money for the charity of your choice by walking. School in the Cloud: Provide guidance and inspiration for children abroad. Trivia: Answer questions to donate rice to people in need. DoSomething.org: All you need to make a difference is an internet connection. NETWORKING Development

  • This program offers students the opportunity to develop and complete personally designed, interdisciplinary majors that are grounded in the liberal arts and build connections with professional

    other information they would like to share about why this pathway is a good choice for them at this time. Name of Preferred Faculty Advisor(s) The student should identify one faculty member who may serve as their primary advisor. Students may also identify one or more additional faculty members who may serve as supporting advisors. Students are encouraged to consult with the program director if they would like guidance in identifying a possible advisor. Upon receipt of the proposal, the program

  • Kari Plog ’11 has been in the ‘real world’ for half a decade, but her life experiences feel like they account for far more then five years worth of work. She’s gone to and reported on the Super Bowl and the U.S. Open at Chambers…

    exciting opportunity. Recognize that you might not get exactly the job you want right away, and that’s OK. You might find, as I did, that you’ve got talents and passions you never realized you had. For me, that was copy editing. By taking a copyediting job, one that wasn’t my first choice, I became a better writer. I’d do it all over again knowing what I know now. How has PLU impacted you? PLU has challenged me to always look outside of my own experiences. The university fostered my will to be a global

  • Product Website: www.polleverywhere.com Cost:  Free and paid plans.

    specific areas of performance at the class level or at the individual student level.”What related tool or strategy do you use that other PLU faculty might like to try in their courses?“Although I have many untested ideas, this semester I relied heavily on a neat PowerPoint plugin called Poll Everywhere. PollEv allows me to embed polls in my PowerPoint presentations. I can create multiple choice questions, T/F questions, or open ended questions and embed them by surprise in my presentation. The students

  • Actors practiced the art of Bunraku puppetry to express Paula Vogle’s play, “The Long Christmas Ride Home.” Pictured here are David Ellis ’11 and Abigal Pishaw ’12, who play the parents in the play. (Photo by John Froschauer) Actors and puppets take audience through a…

    during a break in rehearsal. Jack Sorensen, ’13, plays Stephen, who is a ghost, then nine years old, and then his adult self as the play ends.  Jill Heinecke, ’13, plays the youngest, 7-year-old Claire, at the beginning of the play. PLU student Jordan Beck ’12 has also composed music for the production and also serves as musical director for all the plays. Beck’s composition will be played on an instrument called a samisen, a banjo-like instrument that is the traditional instrument of choice to

  • Sorayah Surkatty ’10 Associate Professor of Music Jim Brown and Sorayah Surkatty ’10 at the Vashon Opera. Sorayah Surkatty ’10 Major: Vocal performance Employer: Vashon Opera PLU Connection: Associate Professor of Music Jim Brown, and PLU Music Lecturer Holly Boaz If there is one discipline…

    fat lady with the horns, but there’s such a magnificent beauty to an operatic voice.” And when it came time to choose a college? “For me, there was no other choice,” she laughed. “It was PLU or bust.” Part of her focus on PLU stemmed from the reputation of its music department, as well as the connections and reputations of the professors. It’s those connections with the local arts scene that has served many graduates well. “In this job market, or really any job market, it never hurts,” Brown said

  • Students get a view of job and internship opportunities from the ground floor – at Alaska Airlines. (Photos by Jesse Major ’14) Learning about the next step By Jesse Major ’14 Career Connections hosted its first On-The-Road Experience for students Feb. 22 . Students had…

    March 5, 2013 Students get a view of job and internship opportunities from the ground floor – at Alaska Airlines. (Photos by Jesse Major ’14) Learning about the next step By Jesse Major ’14 Career Connections hosted its first On-The-Road Experience for students Feb. 22. Students had the choice of touring Alaska Airlines or World Vision. Afterward, they attended an alumni networking event. Three van loads of students toured Alaska Airlines where they were greeted by two alumni, including CEO

  • TACOMA, Wash. (April 21, 2015)—Last fall, Pacific Lutheran University made a big impression on the Puget Sound area with dozens of giant black-and-gold billboards—and Link light-rail trains. We made such a big impression, in fact, we’re doing it again. PLU’s first outdoor campaign launched in…

    Link light-rail trains.We made such a big impression, in fact, we’re doing it again. PLU’s first outdoor campaign launched in September with a paid, eight-week campaign along the I-5 corridor from Olympia to Seattle featuring Six Word Stories submitted by students, alumni, faculty and staff, and pro bono public-service billboards featuring the Diversity Center’s My Language, My Choice posters. “The pro bono campaign included 112 additional billboards at no cost to PLU that have been in the market

  • Signed Consent Form (for research assuring Confidentiality, NOT Anonymity) Cover Letter (for use with low-risk, anonymous, surveys in hard copy format) Online Cover Letter (for use with low-risk,

    Assent Script template. Here’s how to Obtain Consent from Adolescents (under 18) For adolescents involved in research where a signed consent form would have been used if the subjects were adults, it would generally be appropriate to use a similar form to document an adolescent’s assent. + Working with “special” or “vulnerable” populationsThe situation of some research participants may be inherently coercive; their freedom of choice may be restricted by the nature of their employment, age

  • Building relationships, building scholars Academic posters, scholarly articles and videos illustrated the intellectual life of the university at the third annual Student-Faculty Research Reception. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the reception is just one venue where faculty and student researchers display their work…

    -half years examining polymer blends using dynamic light scattering and cloud point measurements. In that time, the two traveled to the University of Minnesota, where Hamre got hands-on experience using specialized equipment, and presented at a national conference in New Orleans. According to Killen, one of the early fields to develop undergraduate collaborative projects was chemistry. It provided a model for similar endeavors in other disciplines, such as the social sciences and humanities