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Jump to: BEQ · Resiliency · Facilitators · Photos The theme for this year’s “EXPLORE! Because the world awaits,” encouraged students to explore vocations with respect to their learning and potential majors but also encouraged them to consider their vocations in the larger context of the needs of the world. A total of 92 first-year students joined 13 facilitator triads comprised of faculty, staff and students for the 11th annual EXPLORE! retreat held January 9-10. During the retreat, students
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December 1, 2008 PLU receives a 300 year-old Torah During November, Cindy Boyce generously gave PLU a Torah with a pedigree that dates back to the 1700s.“You want to be careful what you do with them,” Boyce said about the scroll’s delicacy and how sacred it is in the Jewish faith. The 300 year-old scroll has been decommissioned for a number of years and was transcribed in Morocco. “It can’t be used in a synagogue,” said Samuel Torvend, associate professor of religion and chair of the religion
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Admission RequirementsSelect the certificate program of your interest to see its specific admission requirements.Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)To be eligible for admission to the Post-Graduate Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner, applicants are required to meet the following requirements: Current, unencumbered WA State RN License, or WA Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) Certification. If you have an ARNP certification, completion of a master’s degree or above from a nationally
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Hispanic Studies Students Meet with Celebrated Mexican Author Juan VilloroOn February 26th, 2016, a group of students in the PLU Hispanic Studies program had the unique opportunity to meet and converse with one of Mexico’s leading intellectuals, Juan Villoro. A prize-winning novelist whose social commentary appears regularly in the most important news outlets in the Spanish-speaking world, Villoro has been Professor of Literature at Mexico’s National University, as well as Visiting Professor at
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On Exhibit: Hispanic Heritage Month Posted by: Roberto Arteaga / September 26, 2023 September 26, 2023 In collaboration with PLU’s Hispanic and Latino Studies Program, the Mortvedt Library has organized an exhibit in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. This exhibit includes an art display, featuring works by prominent Chicanx artists, and a selection of literary and academic texts by Hispanic/Latinx authors. National Hispanic Heritage Month (Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana) is celebrated from
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Support MediaLabMediaLab is an award–winning, student-run media organization within the College of Professional Studies. Overseen and advised by faculty and staff within Department of Communication, Media & Design Arts, MediaLab is an excellent example of PLU’s commitment to student-faculty research and a primary way in which such activities provide students with “academic pathways to distinction,” while also offering students hands-on learning opportunities. MediaLab specializes in
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Minor in Latino Studies 20 semester hours, including: Language 4 semester hours of Spanish language for second language or heritage learners. Students with prior background in Spanish should consult the Language Placement Guide for a recommendation on which course to enroll in. HISP 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 252, 301 or 351 (4) Latino/a/x Literary and Cultural Studies 16 semester hours LTST 241: Introduction to Latino Studies (4) LTST 341: Latino/a/x Experiences in the U.S. (4) LTST 342: U.S
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Merged Information Services Organization (MISO) SurveysPacific Lutheran University Information & Technology Services has participated in six Merged Information Services Organization (MISO) Surveys. The MISO Survey is a web-based quantitative survey designed to measure how faculty, students, and staff view library and computing services in higher education. I&TS uses MISO Survey results to assess the quality of services we provide and drive continuous improvement.What kinds of data does MISO
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What is social annotation?If you’re familiar with Genius, the digital platform that allows you to annotate and interpret the lyrics of songs, you know what social annotation is already. If not, it’s simple. Social annotation is the collective annotation or addition of notes to texts in order to interpret, illuminate, comment on, respond to, or inquire about anything from punctuation or a word to a whole paragraph. Anyone who has ever annotated the margins of a text and shared it with someone
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The annual Lutheran Studies Conference provides an opportunity for the university, the larger community, and persons from diverse religious and humanistic viewpoints to explore particular and pressing issues within the thoughtful and generous milieu of Lutheran higher education. Each conference welcomes scholars, artists, and religious leaders whose expertise is offered in an engaging and thought-provoking manner. As a university of the church, PLU promotes the 500 year Lutheran tradition of
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