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PLU COVID-19 Vaccine Policy for StudentsA key component to opening safely and returning to in-person campus activities, consistent with public-health guidelines, is the requirement that all PLU students—undergraduate and graduate—be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and report it to the Health Center prior to arriving on campus in the fall.* Students should plan to complete their vaccine series two weeks prior to accessing campus. This will allow them sufficient time to reach fully vaccinated

Request for use of candles, incense or smudging for religious/cultural practice in PLU residence halls PLU is committed to honoring the cultural and religious practices of students, including Smudging for our Native American and Indigenous students, and incense burning and candle lighting as a component of religious/cultural practice.   Smudging involves the burning of sacred herbs or resins in ceremony.  For Native peoples, smudging is an important part of connecting to their ancestors, circle

classes are offered three times per week in 65-minute time blocks or twice per week in 105-minute time blocks. Other academic experiences such as labs, clinicals, discussions, independent study, field work, internships, and hybrid/online courses are largely held outside of the standard schedule, but all adhere to the credit hour policy (see Periodic Review below). One unit of credit represents three hours of learning per week where each hour spent with direct faculty instruction requires at least two

University Web Policy The PLU web site contains information for and about the PLU community and is a major means of communication, publication and collaboration in support of the mission of the University. The University maintains the right to temporarily disable access to any Web page under review for possible policy violations as well as web pages containing inaccurate information reflecting upon the integrity of the University. Any member of the PLU community posting information on the web

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 resources by supporting certain standard software programs and operating systems. Since the university standards may

June 2023 The purpose of this policy is to state the pay rules that apply to nonexempt employees for compensable time when traveling on PLU business. Employees in positions classified as nonexempt under federal and state law are eligible for compensation for the time they spend traveling. PLU follows all applicable federal, state, and local laws pertaining to the payment of travel time. PLU compensates employees for all hours worked at their regular rate of pay. All hours worked, including

IntroductionPurposeThe Robert A.L. Mortvedt Library’s collection policy guides the Pacific Lutheran University librarians’ collective selection, maintenance, and deselection decisions regarding the library collection. It sets forth both the overarching principles by which we develop the library collection and the constraints within which we do this work. This policy is based on our understanding of current best practices of our field, supported by substantive scholarship, and is subject to