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Archival Resource: The General Education Council is responsible for finding ways through which to assess and describe how PLU students understand and apply (think about and embrace) the Integrative Learning Objectives as they are represented throughout the curriculum, particularly in the General Education experience. In Spring 2018, the faculty voted to create and implement a faculty standing committee charged with the oversight of the Core Curriculum (General Education). Taking the place of

It Pays to Sharpen Your Interview SkillsProfessional school mock interviews are offered by the Pre-Health Sciences Advising team. You are welcome to take advantage of this tool as you begin the interviewing process. We offer these interviews only to students for whom a letter has already been prepared and mailed (therefore, the results of the interview cannot affect the quality of the advisors’ letter), and who have received notice of an upcoming interview at a professional school. Please

It Pays to Sharpen Your Interview SkillsProfessional school mock interviews are offered by the Pre-Health Sciences Advising team. You are welcome to take advantage of this tool as you begin the interviewing process. We offer these interviews only to students for whom a letter has already been prepared and mailed (therefore, the results of the interview cannot affect the quality of the advisors’ letter), and who have received notice of an upcoming interview at a professional school. Please

Theresa Power-DrutisTheresa Power-Drutis is the director of New Connections, an organization dedicated to helping people successfully re-enter the community after prison. She is co-facilitator of the Community Partnership for Transitional Services (Pierce County) and of the Hilltop Village non-violent communication practice group. Ms. Power-Drutis co-founded Guadalupe House, a transitional house for people experiencing homelessness. She also co-founded The Lesotho Connection (TLC), an

expectations for outcomes-based data demonstrating the value of a college education, and return on investment. Changing business model for colleges/universities: Increased marketing to attract students, services, and financial support for the university. PLU Context: Leadership: President Thomas W. Krise began his tenure as the 13th President of PLU in June 2012. Donna Gibbs was appointed to the new position of Vice President for Marketing and Communication and joined the senior leadership team in

Lutheran educational institution on the western frontier of America could play in the emerging future of the region. They wanted the institution to help immigrants adjust to their new land and find jobs, but they also wanted it to produce graduates who would serve church and community. Education—and educating for service—was a venerated part of the Scandinavian and Lutheran traditions from which these pioneers came. Although founded as a university, the institution functioned primarily as an academy

more favourable to our heroine. The master of the ceremonies introduced to her a very gentleman-like young man as a partner; his name was Tilney. He seemed to be about four or five and twenty, was rather tall, had a pleasing countenance, a very intelligent and lively eye, and, if not quite handsome, was very near it. His address was good, and Catherine felt herself in high luck. There was little leisure for speaking while they danced; but when they were seated at tea, she found him as agreeable as

Why Study Sociology?Sociologists study social life and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Sociologists investigate the structure and development of individuals, communities, organizations and societies. Few disciplines have such broad scope and relevance.Why Study Sociology at PLU?As a student of sociology, you will move beyond the world that is taken for granted. Sociology provides students with distinctive ways of looking at the world in order to generate new ideas and