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Connecting Passion, Purpose, and Profession The College of Professional Studies houses the School of Business; School of Education; School of Music, Theatre & Dance; Department of Communication,
experiences, coupled with a heritage of excellence in professional and liberal arts, gives PLU one of the most respected programs in the region. Learn more Innovation Studies Courses in the Innovation Studies minor teach fundamental skills like design thinking, collaboration, and building an entrepreneurial mindset. Learn more Music Distinguished teachers, talented students, and supportive public: these are the people who make the Department of Music at PLU a nationally recognized center for musical
Current HoursMonday: 8:00am-4:00pmTuesday: 8:00am-4:00pmWednesday: 8:00am-4:00pmThursday: 8:00am-4:00pmFriday: 8:00am-4:00pmCollege of Professional StudiesIngram Hall 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447 -
Somaye Nargesi, a second-year business professor, came to PLU from a large research institution. She immediately noticed a stark difference in how her new institution approached the field. “At PLU, the business curriculum is mostly designed around soft skills, meaning how you build insightful inquiries,…
perspective rings true to business and sociology double major Allisa Ouanesisouk ‘21. “My classes have the perfect balance of learning about how businesses are run and how to make the most ethical decision-making,” she says. “With my core business classes, I am able to learn how the systems are implemented in order to make a successful business. In other classes, I am able to have discussions on how to come up with the best decision method or how to be a supportive leader or manager.” A critical
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In order to better prepare students for other possible forms of instruction that could be required for the upcoming semester, the Information and Technology Services department has updated the
protecting your computer is now required before you are able to access to the PLU network. In order to protect your computer, please do the following prior to moving to campus: PLU requires that a reliable anti-virus program be installed on any computer connected to the PLU network. You can use paid or free anti-virus software. If you’re not sure where to start, I&TS staff provides a list of recommended free anti-virus software. Once the anti-virus software is installed, it is critical that you perform
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Platform Support Policy The university recognizes that faculty have diverse needs for academic computing resources and wishes to provide centralized support whenever possible. This desire must be tempered with the recognition that university resources are limited, and not every request can be met. In its centralized computing support, the university has attempted to maximize its...
conditions: Specialized software programs that meet important curricular or scholarly needs are available for one operating system but not readily available for others. Equipment based on the requested platform has unique capabilities critical to a particular discipline. Windows and Apple are the two most common operating systems. For academic computing needs, the university will support both of these systems with central resources from User Support and Natural Sciences. User Support provides support and
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Resident Assistant Professor | International Honors | christian.gerzso@plu.edu | 253-535-7491 | Christian Gerzso was born in Mexico City, where he received his B.A.
humanities International modernisms and avant-gardes Theories and representations of labor Literary and critical theory Books History, Empire, Critique: New Essays in World Literature. Ed. Asher Ghaffar Chapters "Aesthetic Re-Imaginings of Mexican Sovereignty: Esrtidentismo’s Anti-Imperialist Avant- Garde" (Routledge 2018) Selected Articles "No Useless Labor: Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis and the Importance of Intellectual Work." Textual Practice Vol. 33, no. 6, 2019: "Estridentistas de Estado: la
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Graduate school is an investment, plain and simple, but there are a variety of reasons why a professional seeking a career in kinesiology should pursue a master’s degree.
disease prevention. Equipped with a graduate kinesiology degree, you will build a career with meaning. Careers in kinesiology-related fields are oriented toward evidence-based service of others, and professionals in these fields get to build a life helping others overcome critical physical and mental challenges as well as accomplish significant movement-related goals. Promoting healthy activity and movement can change an individual’s quality of life for the better, bringing them greater joy, comfort
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Endowment support ensures the growth of ‘intellectual capital’ Throughout PLU’s history, thousands of alumni and friends of the university have been remarkably generous in providing the financial resources that have helped the university succeed. This kind of broad support made possible the construction of the…
gifts are critical to advancing the quality and distinctiveness of the university’s academic program: Endowments with a particular global emphasis in faculty development, curriculum development and expanding study-abroad opportunities; Support for student-faculty research opportunities that will enhance the educational experience of students and faculty working together one-on- one and in small groups to delve deeply into critical issues across the curriculum; Institutionalizing The Wild Hope
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How do you pay tribute to those who came before you? Jen Rude (full oral history interview here)
something stirring.” At Deb’s urging, she took the leap and applied, resolving to be as transparent as possible during the interview process–on all fronts–to test if PLU would be the right fit. Pastor Jen recalls that she went into the interview thinking “I’m just gonna be me, and then I had a sense that PLU really was honest with me too, about who this community was, what it was longing for. And so I felt a lot of energy and synergy about our values.” Her arrival on campus caused a splash. Publications
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Earth & Diversity Week is an opportunity to explore the interconnected relationship between diversity, justice, and sustainability and how these values experienced in our contexts today. Earth & Diversity Week is hosted annually during the week of Earth Day and features Earth Day lectures, campus…
PLU’s Earth & Diversity Week. Steen Family Symposium Steen Family Symposium on Environmental Issues April 17-19 | Free and open to the public Established in 2022 through a gift from David ‘57 and Lorilie Steen ’58, the Steen Family Symposium brings informed speakers who challenge current thinking and propose healthy change to the PLU campus for the purpose of contributing to educate for “lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities and for the
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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…
sciences divisions, and the School of Business. “The heart of the university is its intellectual life, which is invisible,” said Patricia O’Connell Killen, provost and dean of graduate studies. “The research reception is one of the best ways we have of displaying the really exciting thinking and problem-solving and framing of new knowledge that our students engage in with faculty.” Geosciences professor Jill Whitman added that tangible representations of the research work, such as posters and papers
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