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Essential Qualifications of Nursing Students Preparing for Professional PracticeThe Essential Qualifications for Participation in School of Nursing Degree Programs (below) constitute important elements of academic performance criteria in the PLU School of Nursing degree programs. As such, the Essential Qualifications become part of the criteria by which students are evaluated for satisfactory performance and program progressions. The Essential Qualifications reflect a sample of the performance

2024 Physics Capstone SymposiumSenior Physics capstone presentations will take place Monday, May 6th starting at 2pm in Rieke 103B.  2:10pm Julian Kop – “Using Python to Mathematically Model Variable Star Light Curves.” Constructing light curve plots of stellar brightness can describe various stellar properties and the systems these stars reside. Variable star light curves possess unique trends and modeling these light curves can denote long-term behavior and changes to variability. However

Thinking About Messy War My recent book, The Warrior, Military Ethics and Contemporary Warfare: Achilles Goes Asymmetrical, represents my scholarly inquiry around military ethics and non-conventional warfare over the last fifteen years, in which I have explored questions like: What is a warrior and how is that different from a soldier? What are the rules and moral principles that our military ought to follow in war? How does the changing nature of warfare impact these rules? How do we train and

FERPA PolicyFamily Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, popularly known as the “Buckley Amendment” and carrying the acronym “FERPA,” PLU has adopted the following policies and procedures. This policy was designed to protect the privacy of education records, to establish the right of students to inspect and review their education records, and to provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading data

Past Powell-Heller Holocaust Conferences 2017 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationThe 10th annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education “Synagogue & Church” took place November 1-3. The conference dove into the controversial role of the Roman Catholic Church and its relationship to the events of the Holocaust. The speakers presented on the heated debate about the role of Pope Pius XII, examined the role of Catholic antisemitism, inaction by many Church leaders, and

Our Middle Name: University Chair in Lutheran StudiesIn 2010, a generous donor made possible the establishment of a professorship in Lutheran Studies located within the Department of Religion.  Dr. Samuel Torvend (PLU ’73), professor of Religion was nominated and confirmed by the Board of Regents to serve as the University Professor in Lutheran Studies. In that same year, an additional gift allowed the University Regents to change the professorship to an Endowed Chair in Lutheran Studies. The

Learn More: Bwa MaskWith a population of about 300,000, the Bwa live in both Mali and Burkina Faso. The Bwa are governed by a council of elders. Unlike many surrounding cultures, the masks are not owned by secret societies. Masks are owned by entire families, but are in the care of elder men. The masks are accessible to everyone in the family, men and women, although only the young men wear them in the rituals. The rituals preformed are mostly to communicate or tell stories of encounters with

-- select a category to move to -- Policies & Guidelines Show more information about these links Academic Integrity An essential dimension of PLU’s mission is to provide for the intellectual, social, physical, emotional, and spiritual development of students. Student Code of Conduct PLU admits and enrolls students who possess the capacity for success both intellectually and personally at the collegiate level. Conduct Procedures The mission of the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities is

Steps to BIRTWhat is BIRT?What is BIRT?The purpose of the Bias Incident Response Team (BIRT) is to anonymously collect data regarding instances of experienced bias within the PLU community and monitor the type and frequency of such occurrences. Doing so will help us better understand our campus climate, create community-based educational opportunities to address noted trends in such occurrences, and foster an environment where everyone feels welcome. The BIRT does not adjudicate violations of

Northwest High School Honor Band January 10-11, 2025Mary Baker Russell Music Center | Ron Gerhardstein, DirectorThe Northwest High School Honor Bands will feature music performed by approximately 325 of the finest high school musicians from the Pacific Northwest. These outstanding high school students are recommended for participation in the event by their high school band directors and the concert is a culmination of two days of intense rehearsals with nationally recognized guest clinicians