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offerings is proving its popularity with students as well. “My favorite thing about a Theatre and Dance major is how multifaceted our program at PLU is,” Chuck Stern said. “Yes, I’m learning a diverse range of skills required of an actor and director, but I also have gotten to learn about playwriting, stage and theatre management, set construction, scenic painting, and so much more.” That hands-on program versatility is one of the things that sets PLU’s new Department of Theatre and Dance apart, Smith

spreadsheet management, email, and Internet. Demonstrated effective written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills. Specific job skills include, but are not limited to: Frequent use of a hand held pipetter. WORKING CONDITIONS This position has direct exposure to blood borne pathogens and requires work with human and animal blood and tissue samples and non-pathogenic viruses. Employees regularly scheduled for 24+ hours per week are covered by medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, with family

of faculty governance, the university and the community beyond the university. This year, we honor Heather Mathews, Associate Professor and Chair of the Communication, Media & Design Arts program.As the department chair, Mathews consistently exhibits unwavering professionalism, care, and dedication, ensuring effective management of the department’s affairs week after week. A colleague described her as “a gifted servant leader, able to see the larger picture while ensuring that the details are

, connect the concepts that you’re learning across your business and general courses.” “All companies can have their own set of desired skills and they can train their employees. Here, we’re not just doing that,” Nargesi continues. “We’re not training people to go be successful workers. We are trying to raise a generation of business people that care, who see the big picture and who are able to be problem solvers at an integrated level. Not just workers who repeat quantitative techniques.” That

community: “I think through opening up a greater dialogue and not being afraid to share your experiences as a first-in-the-family (FIF) student, as well as seeking advice from upperclassmen who are also FIF students, is one of the greatest ways in which a community has been built at PLU. Last month, I went on a FIF retreat for our residence hall wing and the most important thing I took away from that is to realize that you’re not alone in any of your experiences.” 2. Self-care. Self-care isn’t just

community safety measures,” Belton wrote. “We’ll be proceeding with caution, and reserving the ability to change course as the situation requires. We’re continuing to consult with the Tacoma–Pierce County Health Department and other public-health resources, and following their guidance to ensure that our return to campus continues to prioritize safety above all.” “The university’s Pandemic Recovery Planning Team has taken great care to put risk-mitigation strategies in place at PLU that will continue to

CDC. How this decision is determined can be found here. If determining factors increase, we will alert campus that indoor masking has become a requirement. (That eventuality would likely be short-term, lasting only until numbers drop again.) Care for suspected and positive cases: Based on current guidance from our partners at TPCHD, there has been no change to the required five days of isolation for a positive case, followed by five days of masking when around other people. Students who develop

In their own words: Current students on studying biology at PLU We asked students Sidney C. ‘24, Daniel B. ‘25, and Makenzie C. ‘24 to share their thoughts on what it's like to be a biology major at PLU. Here's what they had to say. Posted by: mhines / July 6, 2023 Image: Students in BIO 367 titled “Conservation Biology and Management” clear Scotch Broom and plant native grasses in their place at PLU Meadows Disc Golf Course. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) July 6, 2023 Why biology at PLU? “There has

full-time nursing student proved to be a substantial feat on its own. I was being pulled to mandatory duty (both in-state and out-of-state), and it conflicted at times. But it was a matter of time management … I was able to pull through with the mentorship and guidance of both my military superiors and civilian mentors. I wouldn’t have been able to push through without their support. What were some highlights of your PLU experience? The biggest highlights of my PLU experience were definitely

courses can have on the academic accomplishments of first-year student-athletes when he was coaching at Trinity University. “All the first-years came in together, got to know each other, but then got to dig into the transitions of the writing skills, research resources, time management,” he said. “The changes we saw were an increase in freshman GPA and then over the course of four years we saw an increase in team GPA.” When McAdams discovered that his new job had a similar program, he was ready to get