55 LA TE A F T E R N O O N A N D E V EN 1 N G C LASSES
To pro ' de for the professional growt h and cult ural enrichment of person ' unable to take a fuJJ-time college cOllrse, the Univ !'Sit,' conduct:' hlte-llfremooJ1 and evening classes. In addition to a wide v:uiety of offerings in t b e a�ts and sciences, there are specialized and graduate cour 'es for teach rs, administrators and persol in btl iness and industry. A special bul letin is printed each semester outlining the offering and is available from the Regi ' trar of t he University. S U M M E R S E S S I ON
A n e x t e n s i v e s u m m er school curriculum, of the same quality as th t offered during the regular academic year, is availabl to all qual i fied person . In addition, summer session is typically a t i me when the faculty offers innovative. experi mental courses which cover a broad range of contemporary issue� and perspecti\'es in many fields. TIle :ummer ession consists of two four and one-half week terms and begins in tbe midd le of J une. Designed for UJldergraduates and graduate students ulike, the program serves teachers and administrat ors seeking creden tial. and special c urses , freshmen desiring to i ni t iat college study , and o thers de-irillg special s t udies offered by the school.. and depurt ments. Tr' nsient students who enroll for the summer session need only submit a I I ter o f a c a d e m ic standing o r give other evidence of being prepared for college ;fudy. complete Summer Sessio / l Cara/og, out lining t he curriculum as well as s pe c i a l i n stitutes, workshops and semillars, is printed each . pring and is available from t he Dean of the ummer Session at the University.
K P LU-FM . F I N E ARTS
PU B LIC R A D I O
KPLU-FM . . . Stereo 8 8 . 5 m Hz . . . is licensed by t he F e d e ra l Communications Commission to the U n i v e rs i t y B o a r d o f R e ge n t s . Committed to serving the greater Puget Sound region, the University 's 40,000 watt nOll-commercial sta tion is charged with the responsibility of pre.'enting a pr gram service t hat provid s i s diverse c o m m u n i t i e s w i t h i n fo r m a t i o n , educat ion, and entertainment . K P LU-F 1 , on t he a i r 7 days a week , 52 \ eeks a year, is managed by a profes ional staff and operated by F C-licensed University students. The st udents who are employed by the station come from a variety of academic b a ckgrounds ranging f�om art to zool ogy. Employment is not restricted to broadcast/journalism majors so there is u true cross-section of interests and backgrounds. K PLU-FM programming consists of locally produced materials and national :Jll d intema tional presen tations made po� ible through its affilia tion with N a t i o n a l P u b l i c R a d i o , Mu tual B roadcasting System , United Press I n terna ti onal , Parkway Productions, Italian Radio, Deutsch Welle, und several other sources.
CHOlCE
Since 1 969 , CHOICE, Center for H u m a n O r ga nization in Changing Enviro nmen ts, has functioned as t he community service and ac tion-research arm of Pacific Lu t heran University. The acronym , CHOICE, conveys i ts funct ion and style : to ini tiate processes and programs which assist many segments of the increasingly urbanized society to participate in making choices which may lead to improved quality of life in the region. C HO ICE provides linkages with m any communi ty service agencies , provides channels for social involvement by fac ulty and students , and furthers the University's role as an agent of social change. C H O I C E provides organizutional development services to social service agencies, govemmental and military o r g a ni zations, school systems , businesses and churches through its network of skil led resource persons . It provides communicat ions and planning workshops and training programs for groups involved in social cbange in suc h areas as alcohol and d rug use , law e n f o r c e m e n t a n d c rrec t i o n s , minori ties , human relations und contlict resolution . Since 1 9 70, C H O IC E has purticipated i n a consortium o f colleges und television stations, The Puget Sound Coal it ion , a regi o n -wide ed uca tion-act ion project to develop increased public participation in the i'sues of t he environment and the criminal j u, tice s stem. CHOICE is linked to similar resou rce centers lIt o t her A LC-related colleges: A u g s b u r g , A u g u s t a n a , California Lutheran, Ca pi tal , Concordia-Moorhead, Lut her and Texas Lutheran .