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employed to promote academic integrity. One popular practice is to have students submit written work through the TurnItIn originality check available on Sakai. Other strategies include creating exams with variation in questions, question order, and/or answer choices. Some faculty prefer to discourage cheating by providing more authentic assessments that inherently require students to construct original work in support of learning outcomes. In her chapter on “Preserving Academic Integrity”, Nilson (2010

ensemble of approximately 50 players is soloistic and technically stunning, performing chamber music, selected transcriptions, concerti and original full ensemble repertoire spanning five centuries. The ensemble plays under the direction of Edwin Powell. Conyers and fellow band members conduct more than 600 performances annually, including military functions on JBLM and musical support to communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. Last year they performed for a number of elementary schools across

, Aug. 15, 2019. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 18, 2024 Pacific Lutheran University’s own Cassio Vianna, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies, has been awarded a grant from the City of Tacoma. This grant, part of the Tacoma Artists Initiative Program (TAIP), encourages artistic engagement in the city by providing financial support to projects by Tacoma based artists.  To contribute to this initiative, Vianna has written a 4-movement suite entitled Invisible Garden, that

May 18, 2009 The finish line The call came from Japan as Masahide Nishimura was finishing up his degree in Chinese Studies at Pacific Lutheran University a decade ago. His grandfather, Jisaburo Nishimura, 92, had had a stroke. Masahide felt he needed to come home and support his grandfather, who had raised him, and help with the family business – Kobe Toyopet Corp. – which distributes Lexus, Toyota and Volkswagen cars. This was a company started by his grandfather some 50 years earlier. “I

greatly appreciate the Mayer family for their support of the Powell-Heller Conference and the Kurt Mayer Summer Scholars Fellowship.  Read Previous PLU Professor Op-Ed: “Misuse of Holocaust imagery further divides us in pandemic” Read Next When the pandemic cut her Peace Corps service short, Margaret Chell ’18 enrolled in medical school COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window

workshops. Underwood’s exceptional problem-solving skills and humble and patient approach have substantially modified our understanding of early Universe dynamics and garnered him an international reputation. The nomination packet for Underwood included letters from PLU colleagues and research scientists worldwide offering their enthusiastic support. One colleague observed that Underwood has “made advances in cosmology research worthy of an R-1 university.” Another colleague elaborated on the

interest to academic communities is the announcement that Amazon will fund Alexa research projects in universities through an Alexa Fund Fellowship program that is in its early stages. The first selection of academic institutions includes Carnegie Mellon, Johns Hopkins, USC, and the University of Waterloo. While it is my expectation that the Alexa Fund team will look to support research at leading Computer Science programs (adding places like MIT, UC Berkeley, Cambridge, and the University of

semester. And financial aid dollars still apply. It was in Oaxaca, Mexico, one of the four PLU Gateway Programs, that Engh and Pfaff had such engaging study away experiences. For Engh, who was a sophomore at the time, it was his first study away experience. For Pfaff, who was a junior at the time, it was after she returned from J-Term. “Honduras wasn’t enough,” she said. “I had to have more.” The semester-long Oaxaca program has three-parts, specifically designed to ensure each student has the support

service and care. DACA recipients play a vital role locally, regionally and nationally — innovating, serving and improving the world around them in the face of immense uncertainty. What they can be certain of is our continued support, compassion and commitment to their success.   We will do all in our power to provide an inclusive and respectful environment for all community members. Consistent with our mission and our stated values, we commit to the following: PLU will not voluntarily enter into

as we pray for the world.  What does “centering community” mean to you? I think it’s both a gift and a challenge. The gift is, you’re not alone. There’s a community of people to support you and care about you. It’s not all up to you. Then I think the challenge is that it’s not just about you. It’s about the larger community. We’re interconnected, and we’re called to care for one another.  There’s a religious connotation about a centering or a grounding, which is about an orientation. So centering