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definitions of innovation all center around one word: forward.  People who are innovative are forward-thinking and forward-moving, and innovative products or ideas are ones that take us forward.  Modern innovation is not confined to business or economics, though. It can be found in every aspect of life, from health care and ethical thought to politics, religion, food production, and the entertainment industry. PLU’s 20-credit minor is interdisciplinary, with courses from 11 different schools and

March 7, 2012 Opening a window, when the door goes shut By Chris Albert In today’s world, innovation, creativity and ideas are the venture capital of tomorrow, PLU President Loren J. Anderson told the assembled crowd of business leaders at the annual meeting of the Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County. At the March 2 meeting, Anderson was the recipient of the first Golden Shovel Award for his, and PLU’s role, in making the South Puget Sound region a healthy community and vibrant

discuss the economics behind golf. “I like to test economic theories,” Reiman said. “But I am not an avid golfer.” Many of the students didn’t have much experience with golf, but wanted to test economic theories. Dimitri Sammpas ’13, an economics and business major, has experience with mini golf and Wii Golf. “One of my interests in economics is in depth economics analysis of business as well as using economic theory,” Sammpas said. Unlike the traditional economics class, The Economics of Golf allowed

Georgia is an educational tour, during which participants will visit symbolic sites such as the Civil Rights Memorial/Southern Poverty Law Center and the Rosa Parks Museum to learn about the history of the Civil Rights movement. ● The international option: Traveling with PLU’s School of Business to Nicaragua, participants will take a course on how nonprofits and social business can affect the local economy and community through a meaningful project. Students will work as group to install a well for a

it will be interesting to see how this affects their lives later on.” Mulder said he appreciates how Living Water handles the relationships with the village residents. “There is relationship-building going on before we get there,” he said. “It’s not like we swoop in and say, ‘Here’s your well.’” Near the end of the trip, the group also visited a cooperative farm that raises honeybees, selling the honey for profit. PLU has participated in the micro-financing venture for the business. Mulder became

business Alan Anderson took over from his father. The couple believes that students should get a chance to experience the sense of family, the one-on-one with professors and all of Pacific Lutheran University, as they did 30 years ago as undergraduates. Marilyn Anderson graduated in the nursing program; Alan Anderson in business. “I enjoyed the small class size and my relationships with my professors,” said Alan Anderson. “That access was important to me, as well as the real-world experiences PLU

mindset, that will propel our transition to new norms.” –Michelle Y. Long,’85 Chair, PLU Regents General Manager, Business Optimization, Chevron USA “Sustainability. How do we provide? Or how do we think about the world in a more sustainable way? We’re innovating around that. It’s not just a consumption of goods and services anymore, right? It is the reuse of goods, and the extension of services, to allow circularity in our products, in our economies, and in our lives.” -Tom Saathoff ’87 PLU Regent