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October 24, 2012 Robert N. Bellah, the Elliott Professor of Sociology Emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley, was the lecturer for the annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture, Oct. 24. (Photo by John Struzenberg ’15) Adapting to the advancements of modernity By Katie Scaff ’13 How do we as a species adapt to a rate of change that no biological species before has ever faced? This was the question Robert N. Bellah, one of the foremost sociologists of religion in the world, posed to
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PLU names Peace Scholars for 2017 Posted by: Kari Plog / April 17, 2017 Image: Cate Rush ’19 and Austin Beiermann ’18 were named Peace Scholars for 2017. Rush and Beiermann will leave June 17 for a seven-week program in Norway. (Photo by Molly Ivey ’20) April 17, 2017 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 17, 2017)- The last time anyone from Austin Beiermann’s family left the country, it was to fight in a war. This summer, he is going to do the exact opposite. “I
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Posted on November 20, 2017October 31, 2018 How Mexico slowly, but surely, began to change my life Scroll down to see more content Christina Easley at the Ángel de la Independencia, Mexico City. Photo Credit: Ashley Stiles. Oaxaca has opened an amazing amount of doors for me and I cannot be more grateful. What this program entails and the time I have spent here have made me reconsider my vocational and educational goals. I am confused as to where I stand and to who I now am, but in the best way
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Lights, Norwegian leaders came together to craft a constitution that would establish their land as an independent country. Inspired by the still-relatively new Constitution of the United States (and by older French philosophy), that document created a democratic government with a balanced federal authority. It was signed in the mountain retreat of Eidsvoll on May 17, 1814. With only a few amendments, it has been in continuous force ever since, making it the oldest such constitution in Europe. An
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Circling the Heartbeat Circling the Heartbeat https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2018/09/billie-swift-mfa-cover-1024x532.jpg 1024 532 Kari Plog '11 Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2018/05/kari-plog.jpg September 12, 2018 October 3, 2018 Open Books is a hub for the poetry community, locally and nationwide. But to Billie Swift ’16, it’s so much more. It’s where she would end her regular scenic drive from South
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Assessment ReportingThe development of consistent and sustainable cycles for the assessment of student learning are foundational to program assessment in the academic division. Currently, we assess our programs at several distinct levels of the curriculum: the general education core (including FYEP and IHON), majors and minors, and course feedback delivered via student evaluations. The following resources provide information on annual assessment reporting for departments and programs, as well
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Michael Behrens Director of Environmental Studies he/him/his Phone: 253-535-7565 Email: behrenmd@plu.edu Office Location: Rieke Science Center - 145 Website: https://sites.google.com/a/plu.edu/behrens-lab/ Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Personal Video Additional Titles/Roles Professor of Biology Education Ph.D., Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2005 M.A., Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa
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Top Ten Syllabus Suggestions Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer A new semester is about to begin and that means it is time to update your course syllabi (or syllabuses, if you prefer). There isn’t one specific syllabus format endorsed at Pacific Lutheran University, so I have created an outline of topics I would recommend for anyone interested in providing a comprehensive overview of key topics. Syllabus Topics 1. Purpose and
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PLU introduces new data science major to meet growing demand in data-driven economy Posted by: nicolacs / May 6, 2024 Image: Students work on group projects in the MATH 348 course titled “Statistical Computing and Consulting,” Friday, April 19, 2024, in Morken at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) May 6, 2024 By MacKenzie HinesPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPLU officials recently announced the launch of a new data science major, which will commence this fall semester. This strategic addition responds to
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March 18, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCBwlijVuw4 “PLU’s location close to Mt. Rainier is a huge resource for me and for students. For me, as a glacial geologist and as a professor, it’s really an easy place for me to go and convince students how geology affects our everyday lives, how natural resources are involved in our everyday lives and how the natural systems are inevitably going to be part of our backdrop as we move through our day-to-day lives,” said Claire Todd, assistant
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