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  • people.”When I asked more about the events and what they entailed, Dr. Rings replied, “They’re not like other things we’re used to focusing on as faculty. It’s not like a lecture class, though it’s discussion-based. It’s not like a talk or a paper at a conference because it’s not just one expert standing up talking. It’s not limited to just PLU students and faculty and staff. It’s open to the general public. We can’t assume that the participants have familiarity with philosophical concepts or ways of

  • Computer and Network Use Policies Pacific Lutheran University provides computing and networking resources to students, faculty and staff. Use of these resources is a privilege granted to members of our community as we work and learn in an environment supportive of education and service. These policies, which apply to all users of PLU’s computing and information resources, consist of the following elements: General Use Network Use Policy Anti-Virus Software Policy Administrative Systems Use

  • happened at any of the larger schools – even the ‘best’ schools in the nation, I’m convinced.  Outside of trumpet, the music faculty working in concert created a complete experience.  There were professors whose classes I was never in, but I was able approach them and ask advice on playing, being a musician, about my intended career and just life in general.  Again, something you wouldn’t find at many other institutions no matter the size.  I would not have survived my first years of teaching in this

  • Coordinator and anthropology professor, credits the institution’s commitment to global studies and public service for its high numbers of recent Peace Corps volunteers. “It demonstrates how our students are interested in the Peace Corps and how deeply committed they are to service,” Wiley said. “While the ranking focuses on Peace Corps, it also suggests how in general so many of our students choose to pursue service after graduation in other organizations similar to Peace Corps and in a variety of kinds

  • Thank you for your interest in Alumni & Student Connection’s mentoring programs! Provided below are a few general guidelines for both mentees and mentors. If you are considering participating in one of our mentoring programs, we encourage you to read the expectations below.Mentee Expectations Communicate with your mentor at least once a month from November-April. Meet-ups can take place in-person or virtually depending on what you and your mentor decide. Be professional and respectful. Actively

  • . The University accepts the General Equivalency Diploma (GED) for those students who may not have completed a traditional high school program. Transcripts become the property of PLU and may not be returned or forwarded. Recommendation: One academic recommendation must be completed. Personal Essay: Applicants will also include one essay with their application. Choice of topics is included in the application. Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) is test optional. Students may decide for themselves

  • to vote. General Purpose:  To study problems, recommend policy, and facilitate appropriate action in matters dealing with faculty welfare, and to plan and convene the faculty fall conference. To act in an intermediary capacity in matters concerning the welfare of the faculty as a whole. Specific Duties: To recommend policy for the utilization of resources available to the faculty. To recommend policy concerning faculty scholarships and grants. To recommend policy concerning faculty leaves. To

  • % plan to return home over summer break. To meet the challenge of staying connected to students during the summer, PLU will be offering twelve fully online courses taught by PLUTO trained faculty. Courses range from Christian Ethics to Beginning Watercolor Painting and allow students to fulfill general education requirements. Enrollment and budget challenges provide PLU with an opportunity to consider the evolving needs of our students. Pioneering faculty are helping PLU to explore how online

  • national values are being attacked due to European integration- and globalization in general. They worry that economic and political integration will eventually erase the plurality of national identities that we find in Europe today. By giving a philosophical analysis of nationhood and national identity I argue that such a worry is both important but also deeply misguided. I argue that it is possible to envision a European Union, or similar political arrangements, that is the home of a plurality of

  • retrained as a mathematics educator while working for the Center for the Mathematics Education of Latinos/as. Her current research interests are in the areas of culturally relevant mathematics teaching, teaching mathematics for social justice, and equity in mathematics education in general, especially as they pertain to teacher education.