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Expanding Chinese Language CapacityThree months before President Hu Jintao of China made his historic visit to Washington State and met with Governor Christine Gregoire in April, 2006, a group of 60 business, education, and community leaders and policy makers met to explore the possibility of reaching a “tipping point” for interest in expanding Chinese language capacity in the U.S. and Washington State. The group set a goal of “10% of students in Washington State learning Chinese by the year of

SPSSSPSS is a widely used statistical program utilized by many departments on the PLU campus.  As of September 2011, PLU has purchased a license that includes at-home use for faculty, staff, and students.  This license includes the SPSS Base, Advanced and Regression modules and allows any member of the PLU community to download, install and license a copy of the program on a personal machine.  Please follow the instructions below to download and install SPSS on a personally-owned machine.  If

From Quills to Laptops: Transcribing Early Modern ManuscriptsHow do the material conditions of reading and writing impact the meaning of a text—and how do modern technologies revise or reinflect these meanings? In Fall 2015, students in ENGL 311 The Book in Society investigated these questions through two overlapping hands-on activities. First, after reading about early modern italic handwriting, they used quill pens and ink (ordered from a store in Colonial Williamsburg with a PLU Innovative

You Ask, We Answer: Is campus welcoming to the LGBTQIA+ community? “PLU seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care – for other people, for their communities and for the Earth.” Within that mission statement, the highlight here is “for their communities.” We recognize and value the differences and diversity of… September 8, 2023 DiversityDiversity Justice SustainabilityFAQ'sJusticeLife on CampusStudent Life

Lutes were out in full force at the Northwest Emmy® Awards Ceremony on June 4, at the Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center. Ray Heacox ’76 took home two honors, an induction to the Silver Circle and an Emmy for Overall Excellence for his work with King 5. Carla Miller ’06 and Alison Grande ’95 also took home awards. The Silver Circle honors media professionals who have a record of making contributions to the industry and their community for more than 25 years. Heacox is a senior executive

Chemistry Safety Rules PLU Chemistry Department General Lab Safety Rules The chemistry laboratories at PLU can be safe and pleasant place to work. There is always a risk of accident or injury. The risk can be minimized if the safety rules below are strictly followed. The following rules are our basic guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment Mandatory dress code: Chemical splash goggles with indirect venting must be worn at all times. A lab coat must be worn in the Open Lab at all times and

When talking about locating sources for an assignment, students often remain task-oriented and focus on “finding” rather than on learning, and our own research demonstrates this remains true for many PLU students. In general, students already know how to search for information but are unable to apply what they already know into a new context. In other words, students need guidance with framing research questions, seeing patterns in the literature, weighing the relevance of evidence, and