2024 University and Faculty Fall Conference
Wednesday, August 28 – Thursday, August 29
Stay tuned for details:
University Conference will be held the morning of Wednesday, August 28, 2024 followed by Faculty Fall Conference that afternoon and all day Thursday, August 29, 2024.
Pre-Conference Workshops will be held Monday, August 26 – Tuesday, August 27, 2024.
Registration
*If you are a staff member and do not see the workshop you are interested in, please register through the “Faculty / Staff with Faculty Status / Academic Deans (& those that use Sakai)” registration form.
Please email provost@plu.edu with any questions.
Printable schedules
Pre-conference Workshops & Events
Pre-Conference Workshops & Events
Monday, August 26 – Tuesday, August 27, 2024
A variety of virtual and on-campus workshops and events have been scheduled for faculty and staff during Pre-Conference Workshops.
*Registration is required for Pre-Conference Workshops and Events.
Details TBA
University Conference
University Conference
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 | 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Details TBA
Faculty Fall Conference
Faculty Fall Conference Day 1 | Faculty Committee Organizational Meetings
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
1:15 – 2:00 p.m. | Faculty Committee Organizational Meetings
Details TBA
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. | College Meetings
Details TBA
3:30 – 4:15 p.m. | School/Department Meetings – Meeting details communicated by unit
4:30 – 5:15 p.m. | Interdisciplinary Program Meetings – Meeting details communicated by program
PLU Staff Council and University Scholars Association
Details TBA
Faculty Fall Conference Day 2
Thursday, August 29, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Details TBA
New Student Orientation
New Student Orientation
Details TBA
Convocation
Convocation
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
The Convocation ceremony dates back to customs from medieval universities, meant to welcome new students and faculty and set intentions for the year ahead.
In keeping with a specifically PLU tradition, faculty process down Hinderlie Hill and welcome new Lutes in an outdoor receiving line as students enter Olson Auditorium. Faculty then process in after the incoming class has entered and take their seats on the floor of Olson for the remainder of the ceremony. This ceremony takes on a special meaning as students will convene together in Olson Auditorium to participate in the first ceremony of their academic experience at PLU. The next time the incoming class will gather in this manner will be at Commencement.
Convocation schedule for Tuesday, September 3, 2024:
- 9:30 a.m. — Faculty begin to line up in the Mortvedt Library Lobby for processional down the hill
- 9:45 a.m. — University offices close to allow all employees to attend Convocation
- 10:00 a.m. — Convocation ceremony
- 11:15 a.m. — University offices reopen
- 11:50 a.m. — Classes begin
Save the Dates
Please also save the dates for the following events:
- New Faculty Orientation – Wednesday, August 21 – Thursday, August 22, 2024
- New Student Orientation – Details to be announced
- Labor Day – Monday, September 2, 2024
- Convocation and first day of classes – Tuesday, September 3, 2024
- First Faculty Assembly – Details to be announced
Contact
Questions? Please contact the Office of the Provost, (253)535-7129 or provost@plu.edu.