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curriculum; dean of inclusive excellence; registrar; a representative from the Center for Student Success; a representative for academic assessment; a student selected by the Associated Students of PLU. Consistent with the Bylaws, Article IV, Section 4.B.7-8, advisory members shall have the same rights and privileges as any other member of the committee except the right to make motions and to vote. General Purpose: To support, develop, and oversee the Core Curriculum (which includes FYEP and IHON),  with

DíazStudent Explanation: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao addresses societal expectations and the intersectionalities between race, culture, and gender. Displacement is a central theme to the novel and fitting in, specifically in college, becomes a central narrative arc. More so than anything though, the book does  not seeks to vilify others, instead, showing characters otherwise unrespected by society, in a way that leads to understanding sympathy. It’s the book I wish was given to me for common

Journey Away for January TermEach January, PLU offers a variety of local and global faculty-led study away courses.  These intensive short-term travel programs are academically integrated experiences, carefully planned and administered by PLU faculty and Wang Center staff.  J-Term study away courses are Global Scholar Award eligible and students are encouraged to check out these external scholarship/funding resources. Check out the detailed list of J-Term 2025 course offerings J-TERM 2025

easily been a regatta. Counting my student years, this is my 48th Fall on campus! After long stints in Residential Life and the Alumni Office, I now hang my “Lute Photos” (literally) in the Office of Advancement. I help PLU raise financial support for academics, campus life, facilities and programs. One of my very favorite things to do is raise Lute Club support for athletics — thus, I spend a lot of time cheering on the Lutes from the sidelines! Many of my best college friends rowed for PLU and so

. We drew inspiration from Lang’s Small Teaching philosophy in order to create learning moments that can transform and reshape how students learn and how instructors engage with IL concepts. While our aim was to primarily provide support to writing-intensive courses, such as WRIT 101, FYEP 190, and Capstones, these resources will also be useful when applied to any research-based assignments, as well as courses that focus on critical analysis or inquiry. Before you dive deeper into this guide to

into academic divisions—Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, the School of Arts & Communication, the School of Business, the School of Education & Kinesiology, the School of Nursing and Interdisciplinary Programs. We’d like you to meet some recent PLU graduates—one from each academic division—who share their success stories and how PLU helped them find their true vocation. Explore all our majors at www.plu.edu/majors. School of Education & Kinesiology Kelly Nagan, Class of 2008 Degree

Beckert Author and Harvard University history professor James McLurkin Senior Hardware Engineer Mae Ngai Professor of Asian American Studies and History at Columbia University Ijeoma Oluo Author The People’s Gathering Conversations About Diversity, Equity and Inclusion We Stand with Our Muslim Neighbors Time of Prayer, Silence, Sharing and Connecting Witness Uganda Documentary-Musical Patty Murray Sen., D-Washington Freeman Hrabowski III President of University of Maryland, Baltimore County Richard

belonging. Honest introspection is vital to achieve this goal. In a rare public acknowledgment of institutional oppression, Hillary Clinton recently called for that sense of belonging on a national scale. When Clinton made history and became the first woman to formally accept a presidential nomination for a major party, she underscored how to mend the dire state of this nation: He Has Told You, Sally Mae Joseph, Copyright 2005, The Saint John’s Bible, Saint John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota