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Timeline for Graduate School Admissions ProcessJunior Year: Discuss graduate school with your major advisor. If you are interested in pursuing a graduate degree in Sociology, ask your major advisor to borrow the department’s “Guide to Graduate Departments of Sociology”. This directory lists most departments that offer an M.A./M.S. or Ph.D. in Sociology along with a list of faculty and their areas of specialization. Start preparing for the necessary standardized test. Most graduate programs

writing: a description, a comparison, etc. It is more realistic to imagine that a writer will utilize a variety of modes-description in conjunction with narration and persuasion-to achieve her or his aim.) Hand-in-hand with a sense of purpose is a sense of audience. If fact, real-life writing situations are often motivated first by the need to communicate with a specific group of people. Having a particular audience in mind when composing helps writers choose appropriate tone, style, and words, as

Standard Purchases - $10,000 to $99,999The process for requesting approval for standard purchases, between $10,000 and $99,999, falls in two categories: purchases without a contract and purchases that require a contract. Review both categories below to learn more about the procedure. Contract PurchasesCompetitive bidding requirements apply to purchases made under a contract. If you are planning to obtain a contract for a good or service that will result in a financial commitment of $10,000

2015 PLU International Student Photo ContestYou are invited to participate in the PLU International Student Photo Contest! The 2015 PLU International Student Photo Contest will accept photos from international students, who are currently attending Pacific Lutheran University the Fall 2014 through Spring 2015. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis, with the final deadline of 5:00pm on Friday, May 1st 2015. For entry instructions, please review the Photo Contest Submission Rules and

Earth Science AlumniRead the Spring 2014 Earth Science Newsletter! Get news about the faculty, students and activities in our department! Keep in touch! We’d love to hear from you. You can contact individual faculty or geos@plu.edu Dr. Steven Benham retired at the end of the 2013-2014 academic year after 32 years on the faculty at PLU. Many earth science alumni, students, and faculty attended the celebration of his career in May. View the citation about him that was read at the event. Dr. Brian

Changes to your HPRB Proposal (Amendments)If at any time students wish to make any change to the research proposal—including participants, procedures, instruments, and/or investigators—originally approved by the HPRB, they must submit an Amendment request within the proposal in Mentor. Students may not initiate any of these changes until the request has been reviewed and approved by the HPRB.Continuing ReviewProposals approved under expedited and full board review must be renewed annually for the

About PLUSCThe Pacific Lutheran University Staff Council was established in 1992 (originally as the Administrative Staff Council) to help facilitate communication between staff and campus leadership. PLUSC has 13 representative positions representing Admission, Advancement, Finance, Provost, Student Life, and Marketing and Communication. Representatives are elected by their department peers, and the positions are allotted to departments with a goal of each representative having a reasonable

FUTURE LUTES OF COLOR - LUTE LIFE DAYS MARCH 15 & APRIL 10 Designed specifically for our admitted students of color, Future Lutes of Color – Lute Life Day is a unique way for students to build community with one another while experiencing first-hand the resources and intentional spaces at PLU that center, celebrate, and work for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability (DJS). The day will include activities to meet and connect with current students and potential future classmates, and you’ll also

A Mother's Sacrifice Acknowledged Through Support of First-Generation Students Eva Frey Johnson’s mother, Benilda Regis Arinto Frey, never completed her college degree. But that didn’t mean she, and her husband Steven, didn’t consider it essential. “My parents have always been committed to providing an education for their children,” Eva said. “They have been saving ever since the day we were born.”As a way of acknowledging that, Eva-PLU’s dean of student development and director of student