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Respect the Makah Culture and the whalesIn the op-ed piece “it’s time to give up whaling” (TNT – 9/16), is Bergman writing to support the special nature of whales, or is he writing to attack Makah Culture? We’d like to make it clear from the outset that we are not writing to attack those who believe that whales are special, but we do feel that it is urgent to express support and respect for Makah Culture. All humans view things through the lens of culture, and no one has a monopoly on the
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July 27, 2011 Wild Hope Project finds a permanent home in the Center for Vocation at PLU Wild Hope Project finds a permanent home in the Center for Vocation. At the end of this year, the Lilly Endowment’s $2.5 million, eight-year funding of the Wild Hope Project came to an end. Does that mean the Wild Hope Project is ending? Absolutely not. University funding of this innovative program continues. Lynn Hunnicutt, associate professor of economics and director of the Center for Vocation. (Photo
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Review Officers and Decision Makers for Student Code of Conduct cases weigh information against the standard of “clear and convincing” and may come to one of the following decisions for each alleged violation: RESPONSIBLE: The student, substantially more probable than not, violated the Student Code of Conduct NOT RESPONSIBLE: The student, substantially more probable than not, did not violate the Student Code of Conduct INCONCLUSIVE: There is not sufficient information to reach a decision. If
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Retention of CorrespondenceDescription of Records Ex-officio as chief executive officer of the congregation Correspondence to and from officers of the congregation and the bishop of the synod Personal correspondence Care of Records Email is especially vulnerable to loss. Email that represents policies, program, and ongoing life of the congregation should be printed out. Final Disposition Place only letters that describe the program and ongoing life of the congregation in the congregation’s
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Common Higher Education Definitions A Academic Year The annual period during which a student receives formal education typically consists of two semesters or three quarters. PLU currently operates on a 4-1-4 calendar, which includes two 15-week semesters and a month-long term in January. Find specific academic dates and deadlines on the academic calendar. Accredited Officially recognized or authorized by an accrediting body as maintaining standards that qualify graduates for professional
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December 1, 2009 Perspective – The view through safety goggles Folks around Rieke Science Center – and sometimes in other parts of campus when I’m running late for a meeting – often see me donning a certain accessory that is quintessential to chemists worldwide: safety goggles. We all wear them. Our laboratory students often complain that the goggles are uncomfortable or fog up during a frustrating lab day. But as a regular user through my years in research, I’m indebted to them for reasons
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Lutes, local inmates share storytelling experience Posted by: Kari Plog / October 12, 2017 Image: Lutes make their way to a classroom at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor on April 21, 2017. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) October 12, 2017 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 13, 2017)- “We made a magazine!” Taryn Collis exclaimed to a group of Pacific Lutheran University students and several inmates at the Washington Corrections Center for
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Gateway Study Away Programs for Partner University StudentsGateway ProgramsCost & ScholarshipsApplyStudy ToursInternshipsHealth & SafetyGateway ProgramsGateway Study AwayWelcome! Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) is happy to welcome students from partner universities on our Gateway semester programs in Mexico, Namibia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Reach out to your university’s study abroad office to learn about which of these programs are available to you, and what your next steps will be. Your
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Study Away Identities Resources The Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education seeks to bring diverse individuals together to learn from one another in off-campus global and local settings and through programming focused on pressing world issues. In addition to strategic and ethical outreach, we aim to provide guidance, support, and resources to foster an inclusive environment for PLU students, faculty and staff members of all backgrounds and identities to reach that goal. Students
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Military BenefitsContact our Veterans Affairs CoordinatorTo find out more about benefit eligibility and how to best use what is available to you to attend PLU you can contact PLU’s Veterans Benefits Coordinator Neshell Henkel Chabot by phone at 253-535-7161 or by email at henkelnd@plu.edu.Veterans Affairs BenefitsVeterans, their spouses, children, widows, widowers and the children of deceased or disabled veterans who wish to find out about their eligibility for benefits should contact their
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