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opportunity to hear from alumni who work for one of the Northwest’s most innovative companies. As Director of Innovation Studies here at PLU, I highly recommend that students take the opportunity to visit Amazon and expand what you know about the company. For one thing, you’ll get a chance to learn about the skills that employers most want from college graduates—a set of proficiencies that we place at the center of our Innovation Studies program. So how much do you know about Amazon? For one thing, Amazon

Study Away in Trinidad & Tobago Posted by: shortea / February 17, 2023 February 17, 2023 Over 130 students studied away in eight different locations (we call it ‘study away’ instead of ‘study abroad’) this January for January Term. Cece Chan ’23 takes us through the first week of studying away in Trinidad and Tobago. Read Previous Uncomfortable truths: Taking an Introduction to Holocaust & Genocide Studies class Read Next The A&P lab gets renovated LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations

Economics Alum Receives Award Posted by: Marcom Web Team / June 24, 2019 June 24, 2019 By Pacific Lutheran UniversityTACOMA - Michael Spiedel, PLU alum in Economics and Hispanic Studies, was announced as one of Idaho Business Review's “Forty Under Forty” award recipients.Michael combined his interest in Spain and Economics by writing his economics capstone on the impact of trade policies of Francisco Franco in Spain. He found the impacts of severely restricting international trade to be

Watermark Scholars Scholarship Posted by: nicolacs / April 16, 2021 April 16, 2021 Watermark is offering women in STEM scholarships for the fall 2021 academic term to provide much-needed support for college students pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)-related studies and careers. Two students will be selected from the pool of applicants, and awardees will each receive $5,000 to help continue their education. The deadline to submit entries is July 15, 2021, and

, Hurricane Katrina and tsunamis that wipe out thousands of lives in a single deadly surge. But there are also the waters of mercy and hope, argued Benjamin Stewart, a professor and chair at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. And the flood of mercy is a stronger force – in nature and in the world of the divine, Stewart added. He urged those attending PLU’s first Lutheran Studies Conference to become their own “flood of grace, which washes over a wounded creation,” refusing to stop until justice

the foreign vowels sucked more,  than those listening to their native tongue, regardless of how much postnatal experience they had. This indicated to researchers that they were learning the vowel sounds in utero. “These little ones had been listening to their mother’s voice in the womb, and particularly her vowels for 10 weeks. The mother has first dibs on influencing the child’s brain,” Kuhl said. “At birth, they are apparently ready for something novel.” While other studies have focused on

surrounding sexual assault and abuse. What are some goals you have for your role? I hope to continue the legacy of those set before me. I hope to also encourage the CGE to be a more utilized place, especially for people of color. Tell us about your current graduate studies. I will graduate with my master’s in public administration from The Evergreen State College in June. It has been quite the journey. I am excited for my capstone, for which my team will be writing self-empowerment curriculum in both

year in grad school.  Carli completed two Kurt Mayer Holocaust Research Summer Fellowships at PLU and is continuing her research as she works toward her Ph.D. at the City University of New York Graduate Center [CUNY]. First, don’t forget that grad school can take you to exciting locations.  Carli had never visited New York City before she started at CUNY, but when she has some spare time away from studies, she greatly enjoys checking out many opportunities for adventure (and relaxation) Her

The Importance of Dead Languages Posted by: hoskinsk / May 6, 2020 Image: Beowulf manuscript May 6, 2020 By Reece Schatz '22English MajorAs a professor in the Department of Languages and Literature, Dr. Collin Brown teaches Norwegian language and Nordic studies at Pacific Lutheran University. However, his love for his work runs so deep, he also started and manages a club called “The Dead Languages Society.”As a member of this club myself, allow me to explain what we do. The Dead Languages

second option, at PLU we offer an engineering and industry minor. Through this minor, students learn the basics of engineering design and team problem solving, gain familiarity with industry, and obtain valuable skills ensuring their success in the workplace or in graduate studies. This minor is ideal for all students who would benefit from in-depth exposure to engineering and industry. Typically, students in Natural Sciences, Business, Economics or any students who have completed the introductory