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According to the American Nurses Association (2010), principles of Just Culture were borrowed from the aviation industry and seek to “create an environment that encourages individuals to report mistakes so that the precursors to errors can be better understood in order to fix the system issues” (p.1). The School of Nursing is committed to applying the principles of Just Culture to find a balance between blamelessness and corrective interventions for students and faculty practicing in nursing

Students are expected to know and practice data and information security measures when using agency computers or private computers with access to agency data on or off-campus. These measures include, but are not limited to: maintaining strong confidential passwords, ensuring that computers are password protected and those passwords are changed at least once a semester, logging off computer when finished, not sharing computer with others once logged into the confidential system, ensuring that

The School of Nursing maintains a nursing skills lab and a simulation lab on each campus. Students are scheduled for specific laboratory times to practice those skills taught in the curriculum. Skill acquisition requires hands-on practice and students are expected to use these times to achieve skill competency. Open laboratory times are available for individual practice and study. Information about courses, events, open labs, and coordinator contact information is available on the PLU SoN

Academic Assistance is located in Mortvedt Library, Room 124. This office provides one-on-one peer tutoring, drop-in labs, group study sessions, language tables, and a variety of student success workshops. Visit their webpage to schedule an appointment. Accelerated BSN students should contact their Success Coach for tutoring options.

The Office of Student Financial Services is a centralized location that simplifies the already complicated lives of students by providing services for three frequented offices on campus: Financial Aid, Registrar’s Office, and Student Accounts. The Office focuses on assisting and empowering students with their academic process through registration, financial assistance, account financing, and Veteran assistance.

The university recognizes that in certain circumstances a health issue may so significantly impact a student’s academic work that a Medical Withdrawal for the term is needed. Students may petition to withdraw completely from the University for a specific term for medical reasons. The student must provide written evidence from a physician and a personal explanation to the Dean of Students in Students Rights and Responsibilities. The petition and the accompanying materials must be completed and

Student clubs and organizations can be formed and recognized by Student Engagement. A group of students wishing to form a club must: 1. Complete a Petition for Formal Recognition Available at https://www.plu.edu/clubs/documents/file-group/starting-a-club/ Proposed groups that have the same or substantially similar purposes as an existing recognized student club/organization generally will not be recognized; Proposed groups that are formed for commercial purposes or primarily for the financial

Introduction When students accept financial aid at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU), they also accept the responsibility for maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). The policy at PLU is required by Federal and Washington State financial aid regulations. It allows students to continue to receive financial assistance as long as they are in “good standing” and making satisfactory progress toward their degree or certificate. This policy is reviewed on an annual basis. Should the policy

Section 1. The president of the university shall be a member of a Lutheran church, or of a Christian denomination with which the ELCA has a relationship of full communion; shall be the executive head of the university; shall be an advisory member of all university committees; and shall report regularly to the Board of Regents, or whenever required by them, concerning the work and needs of the university. The president shall nominate to the Board of Regents for their approval all senior

Section 1.Pacific Lutheran University’s academic quality and reputation for excellence depend most directly on its faculty who foster its mission to “…empower students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care—for other people, for their communities, and for the earth.” Students are intellectually stimulated, challenged academically, and engaged in the mission of the university when they interact with quality faculty who are engaged in that same mission. These interactions