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July 8, 2008 Life is about choices. What choices have you made? A few years ago, student body president Joel Zylstra addressed the incoming freshman class at Fall Convocation. His timeless reflection on the meaning of success captures the unique culture of Pacific Lutheran University and the life-changing experiences that students encounter here. I was a camp counselor a while back for 5 to 8 year-olds. One night, after lots of games and activities, we were talking before I tucked them in to
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MasksThere are all kinds of masks, from a baseball catcher’s mask or hockey goalkeeper’s mask, to Darth Vader’s mask, or Kyogen masks used in Japanese Noh Theatre drama, or a simple Halloween mask. They can range from scary and grotesque to whimsical and silly. Masks have been found in nearly every region of the world, from ancient times to the present. They are used to transform the wearer into someone or something different. This can be into anything—another human being or an animal, or a
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Assessment Committee, 2019-2021 Roles/Responsibilities The Assessment Steering Committee was appointed by the Provost to commence in Fall 2018. In Spring 2019, the members recommended a duration of two years (2019-2021) through which they could meet their proposed goals. Through a process of soliciting interested faculty, the Provost appointed this committee as well as a group of consultants to assist with the review of learning outcomes, curriculum maps, and assessment plans/results. The broad
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1. The Recruitment, Admission and Progression Committee (RAP) reviews the record of every student receiving a failing grade in a course; this record includes the faculty’s evaluation and the student’s entire educational record. Course faculty is consulted when appropriate. 2. Students must provide a copy of Petition to RAP Committee: Course Failure form describing the issue in detail and any plan for future success to the chair of the Committee prior to the date of the next RAP meeting. 3
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February 23, 2012 Maude Barlow – National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians and chair of the board of D.C.-based Food and Water Watch – delivers the keynote address opening the Wang Symposium, “Our Thirsty Planet”on Feb. 23 at PLU. (Photo by John Froschauer) ‘Water is the great teacher’ By Chris Albert For too long the water supply of this world has been treated like an open tap and the leaders of the world have been blindfolded around a bathtub sucking through a straw, said water
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Following a recordable sharps injury, the employee should report as soon as possible to a health care provider for a confidential post-exposure evaluation and follow-up. This evaluation and follow-up is available at no cost to PLU employees and must include these elements: Documentation of the routes of exposure, and the circumstances under which the exposure incident happened; Identification and documentation of the source individual, unless you can establish that identification is infeasible
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Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat languages does PLU offer?PLU offers language studies in Chinese and Chinese Studies, French & Francophone Studies, and Hispanic and Latino Studies. What if I am bilingual? Can my second language count towards the entrance or the CAS language requirement?Students seeking to fulfill the CAS language requirement through a claim of bilingual background must provide evidence or verification of their language proficiency, that is, they must be able to speak, write
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pocket knife and they go out into the woods and produce art.” The MacGyver reference, of course, is a lighthearted nod to the late-’80s action-adventure television show in which a secret-agent solves complex technical problems with everyday materials – items like a Swiss Army knife, duct tape and a few bent coat-hangers. Clapp considered this high praise. He still does. “PLU theater students are practiced in being very creative,” he said, “because that’s about as technologically savvy as that
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pocket knife and they go out into the woods and produce art.” The MacGyver reference, of course, is a lighthearted nod to the late-’80s action-adventure television show in which a secret-agent solves complex technical problems with everyday materials – items like a Swiss Army knife, duct tape and a few bent coat-hangers. Clapp considered this high praise. He still does. “PLU theater students are practiced in being very creative,” he said, “because that’s about as technologically savvy as that
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, group facilitation and performing in front of others. However, many of her students struggle with public speaking and performance anxiety. She believes that learning to utilize stress symptoms as facilitative rather than inhibitory is essential, especially within a discipline where working with and leading others is paramount. That’s where technology can step in and give students instant access to information they can use to become more self-aware and ultimately relaxed in stressful situations.What
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