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We are pleased to announce that Anna Marko and Austin Karr have been selected as 2023’s Kurt Mayer Summer Scholars. Anna and Austin will be invited to share their culminating research projects at this Fall’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education. Congratulations, Anna and Austin! Kurt Mayer Summer ScholarsThe Kurt Mayer Summer Scholars program offers generous financial support for PLU students who complete substantive research projects in Holocaust Studies. Up to 2 fellowships of up

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Each academic year formally begins with the University Convocation, held the first day of each fall semester. Steeped in rich tradition, the ceremony is designed to welcome new students and faculty as well as to recognize new appointments, achievements and honors earned by both faculty and students. Classes are suspended during the ceremony. All students and faculty are highly encouraged to participate in opening ceremony events.

Revised October 2009 Many of the benefits of employment are determined at least in part by an employee’s length of service. Therefore, the computation of “continuous service” must be accomplished in a fair, consistent, and impartial manner. Continuous service begins with a person’s date of employment in a benefits eligible position and is not broken by leaves of absence so long as an employee returns to work before the expiration of such leaves. Continuous service is also not broken by entry

Authority to fill a vacant or newly created position is obtained by completing a Position Request form and routing it through the appropriate budget head, dean or director, vice president(s), President’s Council and Human Resources. Human Resources will assure that the position has been properly classified and will establish the hiring salary range. Job Vacancy announcements are prepared for all positions in which applications will be accepted. Essential duties of the job will be clearly

Personnel files for all current employees are maintained within Human Resources. For mutual protection, confidentiality is used when addressing all personnel-related matters. It is important for legal and business purposes that Human Resources maintain current personal information in each employee’s personnel file regarding legal name, home or forwarding address, telephone number, and emergency contact. It is the employee’s responsibility to notify Human Resources of any changes to information

Updated January 2011 Employees with benefits are required to sign up for direct deposit. This is accomplished by completing the form “Authorization Agreement For Automated Deposits.” For current employees wishing to drop, add, or change information, a new form must be completed and submitted to Payroll. It is important to notify Payroll immediately should an emergency such as theft occur prompting a hasty hold on your account. Payments are made directly to the employee’s bank account through

If a fire or other incident that creates an unsafe environment occurs in your building or a fire alarm goes off, leave the area and, if possible, assist others to exit in an orderly manner. Use the nearest safe route and exit. Go to the Emergency Assembly Point (EAP) away from the building. Check in with the Emergency Building Coordinator (EBC) and report to the EBC anyone who is missing from the assembly point. Faculty who are in class at the time of the incident should escort their class to

The university established a Hazard Communication Program that is described in the Occupational Health, Safety and Accident Prevention Manual. The program includes procedures for container labeling, maintaining Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), and employee training and information. The university also maintains a Chemical Hygiene Plan for lab safety. The plan for Natural Sciences is available from the Chemical Hygiene Officer.

For stretcher cases (for example, a person who is unconscious or who has suffered an injured back or a heart attack) call 911 and ask for “fire.” Inform them of the nature of the problem. Stay on the line until told otherwise by the Operator. After caring for the victim, call Campus Safety and Information and report the details. For non-stretcher cases (for example, a person who has suffered a hard bump or a sprained ankle), see to it that the person is taken to the nearest medical facility