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  • Adobe Creative Cloud Licensing and Support https://www.plu.edu/helpdesk/support/adobe/

    Available Licensing: Adobe Acrobat: Adobe Acrobat is an application that is a part of the Adobe suite of applications and allows users to view, create, manipulate, print and manage PDF (Portable

    email address to sign into any of these products when prompted. Other specialty labs with these products installed are also available on campus, but may require department permission for use. Support and Training for Adobe Products: Various workshops are available to both staff and students for select Adobe products each semester.  Please refer to the I&TS Workshop page for upcoming events and to learn how to get registered for them.  For individual instruction or for assistance with a specific

  • Where History and Innovation Meet https://www.plu.edu/innovation-studies/news/where-history-and-innovation-meet/

    by Damian Alessandro. The scope of human history is vast, encompassing everything that has happened in past societies. However, when most students think about history, they usually focus on the dates and events that have been highlighted in textbooks. These events tend to include social…

    movements; wars; the establishment of new nations; and so on. While these concepts are important, it turns out that much is left out of traditional historical narratives. In fact, some major inventions (like smart phones or the light bulb) are only briefly touched on. How technology impacts our lives or changes the way that we see the world is almost totally neglected. At Pacific Lutheran University, a new emphasis in the History curriculum focuses on the roles that business, technology, and innovation

  • Speakers and Panels https://www.plu.edu/restoration-renewal/speakers/

    9:15 – 10:20 a.m. | March 9 Who: Eamonn Baker, Training Co-ordinator, Towards Understanding and Healing

    worked with her community to launch the Muckleshoot Food Sovereignty Project, a grassroots effort toward increasing access to traditional foods within the Muckleshoot community by identifying food resources, developing and implementing culturally appropriate curriculum focused on traditional ecological knowledge. Over the span of ten years, Ms. Segrest has co-authored several publications including the books “Feeding the People, Feeding the Spirit: Revitalizing Northwest Coastal Indian Food Culture

  • Part III. – APPLYING FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FUNDING https://www.plu.edu/faculty-handbook/section-v-special-institutional-policies-and-procedures/part-iii-applying-for-internal-and-external-funding/

    Carol Sheffels Quigg Award for Excellence and Innovation Purpose: The Quigg Award provides support those who demonstrate unusually inventive, original, and creative approaches to advance the mission

    , and/or the enhancement of the applicant’s departmental curriculum or quality of classroom instruction. Priority consideration shall be given to qualified projects for which external funding is unlikely. Faculty members are, however, encouraged to articulate how they have and will leverage funding. All else being equal, Only the intrinsic merit of a project or activity, not its total costs, shall be primary and decisive. Proposals from tenure-track and tenured faculty are favored over those of

  • Understanding the Divide: Academic Research and Our Students https://www.plu.edu/faculty-resources/faculty-development/teaching-learning-resources/teaching-at-plu/academic-research/

    by Lizz Zitron and Amy Stewart-Mailhiot There is often a sizable divide between what students actually know and their perception of what they know. There is an equally sizable divide between students’ high school academic experience and their college one. Both of these divides can…

    experience using library databases. While many of our new students bring experience in using public or school libraries, it’s worth highlighting that web search engines, class texts, web sites, and instructors are their favorite sources for research. The sources many professors expect students will use, such as librarians and library databases, are not their go-to sources. We are using the data to inform how to frame our instruction sessions — helping students connect their high school experiences to the

  • Innovation and the Mind https://www.plu.edu/innovation-studies/news/innovation-and-the-mind/

    By Sarah Cornell-Maier. Understanding the function of the human brain is a truly enlightening experience, especially when you tie brain research into the newest developments in computer technology, creativity, and innovation studies. Recently, I got the opportunity to sit down at Pacific Lutheran University with…

    quantitative skills and learning how to do your own research. (Access to student-faculty research opportunities is a great strength of PLU’s program.) The Psychology major at PLU requires (just) 42 semester hours, and this flexibility allows for students to explore other courses of study in addition to those required for the major. This is where the Innovation Studies minor can come into play. With just a 20 semester hour curriculum, Innovation Studies offers a simple and flexible plan that can be a great

  • Former State Superintendent joins PLU as interim dean of the School of Education and Kinesiology https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2016/07/07/interim-dean-education-and-kinesiology/

    Former three-term State Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson, Ph.D., succeeds, Frank Kline, Ph.D. TACOMA, WASH. (July 7, 2016) – Terry Bergeson, Ph.D., has joined Pacific Lutheran University as interim dean of the School of Education & Kinesiology . Bergeson has extensive experience in state education,…

    Former State Superintendent joins PLU as interim dean of the School of Education and Kinesiology Posted by: Zach Powers / July 7, 2016 Image: Terry Bergeson, interim dean of the PLU School of Education and Kinesiology. (photo by John Froschauer/PLU) July 7, 2016 By Donna GibbsPLU Marketing & Communications Former three-term State Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson, Ph.D., succeeds, Frank Kline, Ph.D.TACOMA, WASH. (July 7, 2016) – Terry Bergeson, Ph.D., has joined Pacific

  • Chinese Language and Culture Classes https://www.plu.edu/confucius-institute/past-programs/chinese-language-and-culture-classes/

    This weekly course is designed for adults beginners. It aims to develop participants’ basic Chinese language communication skills while gaining familiarity of Chinese culture.

    :00PM(Yang style), 1:00 PM-2:00 PM (Chen style) 11/22/2019 Fri 12:00 -1:00PM(Yang style), 1:00 PM-2:00 PM (Chen style) 12/6/2019 Fri 12:00 -1:00PM(Yang style) , 1:00 PM-2:00 PM (Chen style) 12/13/2019 Fri 12:00 -1:00PM(Yang style), 1:00 PM-2:00 PM (Chen style) 12/20/2019 Fri 12:00 -1:00PM(Yang style), 1:00 PM-2:00 PM (Chen style) Class registration is limited & now open on a first-come, first-served basis. Note: Yang Style Tai Chi is an in-depth, step-by-step instruction on the 24 form movements and

  • Entry Level Master’s https://www.plu.edu/nursing-faculty-handbook/sample-programs-of-study/entry-level-masters/

    Pre-Licensure (RN-Preparation), 15 months, 56 semester credits

    * (for students desiring to take certification exams – optional courses are not required for the MSN degree) NURS 532: Clinical Outcomes Management II (6) (required for CNL) OR MSN Nurse Educator Specialty Courses (additional 18 credits) (courses required to sit for CNE exam) NURS 538: Program Development (3) NURS 550: Curriculum, Instruction, and Evaluation (3) NURS 595: Internship (2 to 12) Entry Level Master's - New Curriculum Beginning Summer 2024 Pre-Licensure (RN-Preparation), 15 months, 56

  • Intersections: Called and Empowered (and Assessed) https://www.plu.edu/provost/news/intersections-called-and-empowered-and-assessed/

    Cover art If we were all eyes, could we see each other? by Vickie R. Phipps Intersections, Number 54, Fall 2021 Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities…

    Intersections: Called and Empowered (and Assessed) Posted by: abryant / April 29, 2022 April 29, 2022 Cover art If we were all eyes, could we see each other? by Vickie R. Phipps Intersections, Number 54, Fall 2021Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education. It