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  • Present for historical moment PLU Senior Morgan Root spent last week in Washington D.C., experiencing the inauguration of President Barack Obama. The following is her account of the historic occasion. There is absolutely nothing like watching the president of the United States be sworn into…

    took me to the nation’s capital. As I stood by the Washington Monument and cheered with thousands and thousands of people I couldn’t believe I was there. At 12:06 p.m. EST Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States. The crowd cheered and cheered. It was such a wonderful feeling to hear his speech, his voice resounding, across the entire Mall. Once his speech concluded the crowds began heading toward the exits. Some headed for the parade route others visited DC monuments or simply

  • Is your department looking to hire someone who requires a Visa to work at PLU? Are you interested in bringing a scholar from another country to do research with your department at PLU? Please review

    Visa Sponsorship Info for PLU DepartmentsIs your department looking to hire someone who requires a Visa to work at PLU? Are you interested in bringing a scholar from another country to do research with your department at PLU? Please review the list of Visa options below to assist you in finding the right category for your international visitor or faculty member.Tenure-Track Faculty and H-1B VisasPlease visit the Human Resources website for more information.Visiting Professors and Scholars - J

  • When to start the application process? While it is never too early to start thinking about law school, you want to seriously beginning preparing for applying for law schools 18 months before you

    School Admissions Council (LSAC) and follow the instructions to “Create a New Account”.  All of your application materials will go through this webpage. LSATAll law school applicants must register for and take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), administered by the Law School Admissions Council.  Your LSAT score will automatically be submitted to your selected school through your LSAC account. ResumeWhat is the purpose of your resume? In addition to highlighting your work experience, your resume

  • They call it the crows nest. On the top floor of the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, the PLU costume shop is abuzz, preparing for Macbeth, which opens with a student preview on May 8. The new space is, for all involved,…

    in its design. “They basically just gave me the ground plan and said, ‘What do you need?,’” she said. Back when the costume shop was in the basement, residual costumes from past performances were stored on East Campus. Students would have to hoof costumes through the rain back and forth between the two buildings. Now, an elevator connects the costume shop to storage in the basement, where all of the old costumes are kept. For Macbeth, Anderson is especially excited about the shop’s new dye vat

  • They call it the crows nest. On the top floor of the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, the PLU costume shop is abuzz, preparing for Macbeth, which opens with a student preview on May 8. The new space is, for all involved,…

    in its design. “They basically just gave me the ground plan and said, ‘What do you need?,’” she said. Back when the costume shop was in the basement, residual costumes from past performances were stored on East Campus. Students would have to hoof costumes through the rain back and forth between the two buildings. Now, an elevator connects the costume shop to storage in the basement, where all of the old costumes are kept. For Macbeth, Anderson is especially excited about the shop’s new dye vat

  • by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer In the age of information overload, it can be challenging to filter through constant streams of information to find good ideas to take your teaching to the next level. However, that doesn’t mean we should stop looking or sharing ideas…

    Sharing Ideas for #PLUteaching Posted by: bodewedl / September 28, 2015 September 28, 2015 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer In the age of information overload, it can be challenging to filter through constant streams of information to find good ideas to take your teaching to the next level. However, that doesn’t mean we should stop looking or sharing ideas when we find them. As an instructional designer, I dedicate time to reading books, articles, and blogs as well as talking with

  • The textbook provision within the 2008 reauthorization of the Higher Education Opportunities Act (HEOA) is designed to ensure students have access to affordable course materials.

    OverviewThe textbook provision within the 2008 reauthorization of the Higher Education Opportunities Act (HEOA) is designed to ensure students have access to affordable course materials. The PLU Lute Locker is required to ensure compliance with HEOA on behalf of the university. This federal mandate requires information regarding course textbooks and materials be available to students prior to beginning registration for those specific classes. Knowledge of course material requirements helps

  • Accepted to med school For those passing through northwest­ern Idaho, here’s hoping you don’t meet Guy Jensen. Jensen is a volunteer emergency medical technician, who, during the summer, is likely to be one of the first people on the scene in the event of a…

    com­munity, and get precious job skills to boot. He spent his summers training as an EMT. He took classes at the state fire academy. He completed a rope-rescue training course. He learned Spanish volunteering at a medical clinic that treats migrant workers. For a while, he considered studying to be a paramedic but realized that wouldn’t quite satisfy him. “Dropping people off at the hospital and that being the end of my contact with them just wasn’t fulfilling,” Jensen recalled. “I wanted to know how

  • Look What (and Who) is New at PLU The newest members of PLU’s faculty gather in front of the library. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications It’s a historic time at PLU as we mark our 125th academic year, but…

    to the options it offers students, PLUTO also is an opportunity for PLU faculty to examine new technologies and innovations to improve the teaching and learning experience. As part of that process, PLUTO Institutes provide faculty with the training and support needed to design and implement online learning components. “The PLUTO Institute is thoughtful thinking about pedagogy, how we teach, what we teach, why we teach and thinking of better ways to deliver that to our students,” said Bridget

  • This information regarding record management for synods was obtained from the ELCA website. This same document can be found by clicking here.

    Records Management for SynodsAdvice for Synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaThis information regarding record management for synods was obtained from the ELCA website. This same document can be found by clicking here.Life Cycle of Records Legal Records Information on Congregations Information on Rostered PersonsInformation on Synod Employees Correspondence, including E-mail Synod Financial RecordsDocuments and Reports Synodical Agencies, Schools, and Camps Synodical Auxiliaries