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What exactly is a ‘CAPSTONE’? (And how will it get me a job?) https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2013/09/27/what-exactly-is-a-capstone-and-how-will-it-get-me-a-job/

, and I know I want to teach English as a second language overseas.” Zach Grah ’13, left, and his fellow students ran a simulated company for 20 consecutive quarters, culminating in a competition against 29 other universities in Long Beach, Calif. (Photo by John Struzenberg ’15) Zach Grah ’13 gained the mental toughness and confidence to take risks through his business capstone – a business strategy competition. And that toughness and confidence paid dividends when, later, an opportunity to work for

Facilities & Athletics https://www.plu.edu/hospitality/athletic-facilities/

Athletic Facilities Summer Football Camp Multi Sport, All-Weather Synthetic Field Athletic Venue Services Ice & Water Portable Sound Equipment Field Furnishings – tables, chairs, bleachers Concessions Meal & Pizza Delivery to Venues Field Lighting Tenting Lining, Dragging Laundry (June-August) Portable Toilets Changing Rooms Meeting and Event ServicesTheater & Stage Services Set Building Dance Flooring Lighting Overnight Camps Traditional Dorm & Apartment Style Housing, June-August Laundry

2015 Cover Story: Connecting Inquiry and Community In and Beyond the Classroom https://www.plu.edu/prism/2-15-cover-story-home-page/

Connecting Inquiry and Community In and Beyond the ClassroomOne of the things that makes PLU unique is its steadfast commitment to community. Whether abroad or at home, we challenge ourselves and our students to see connections between the work we do in the classroom and the lives we live outside the walls of the academy. This is particularly true of the Division of Humanities, where relationships between inquiry and community are written into our DNA. As a division committed to educating the

The Policy Protection and Value Attributed to Chinook Salmon and Insects in the Chambers-Clover Cree https://www.plu.edu/clover-creek-watershed/the-policy-protection-and-value-attributed-to-chinook-salmon-and-insects-in-the-chambers-clover-creek-watershed/

/. “Priority Habitats and Species Lists.” 2008. Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife. August 2008. https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/00165/wdfw00165.pdf. “Puget Sound Nearshore Chinook Salmon Strategies.” n.d. Puget Sound Partnership. https://www.psp.wa.gov/salmon-recovery-overview.php. “Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Plan.” 2007. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. January 19, 2007. “Salmon Habitat Protection and Restoration Strategy for Puyallup and Chambers Watersheds

Communication https://www.plu.edu/academic-programs/program/communication/

ready communication to pursue a career in media, strategy and campaigns, public relations, advertising, social media, journalism, filmmaking, marketing and more. In fact, you will be many steps ahead of the competition. Concentrations: Film & Media Studies Strategic Communication Graduates from the last 5 years: Their jobs Sr. Public Relations Specialists, External Communications, BECU Interior Visualization Artist, Emerald Home Furnishings Creative Services Producer, KDRV-TV | KDKF-TV Website

Student Hiring https://www.plu.edu/diversity-justice-sustainability/student-hiring/

programs, campaigns and celebrations including identity retreats, cultural celebrations, and DJS workshops and dialogues. Additionally, serve as the student coordinator for a specific Center for DJS program/project. 2023-2024 projects include: Active Bystander & Consent (ABC) –coordinate consent and bystander intervention campaigns for education and dialogue in classrooms, residence halls, and other campus spaces. Sista* Circle – Coordinate biweekly gatherings for womxn, nonbinary, femme, and trans

Kristina Walker ’02 on running for office, loving Tacoma, and city council goals https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2020/01/08/kristina-walker/

for current students and alumni who may be considering running for a public office someday? You can and should do it! It matters that people run for office at all levels and that people serve as elected officials. Representation matters and, as you know, our elected bodies are alarmingly unrepresentative of the gender and race of our communities. I recommend volunteering for other candidates’ campaigns, talking to other candidates and getting involved in local political groups. There are a lot of

Ebenezer Scrooge, Martin Luther, and the Power of the Past and of Language https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/ebenezer-scrooge-martin-luther-and-the-power-of-the-past-and-of-language/

Ebenezer Scrooge, Martin Luther, and the Power of the Past and of Language Posted by: alex.reed / May 25, 2022 May 25, 2022 By Eric NelsonOriginally published in 2012There’s something strange that goes on with texts, readers, writers, and time. I mean, look at you: there you are, reading this now, in the spring of 2012. And here I am, in your past, and it’s not even (technically) winter 2011. I’m sitting next to the Christmas tree (as yet untrimmed), finals and graded papers drifting around the

South Sound higher education leaders shake up what’s comfortable to examine diversity, racism and pr https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2016/02/10/diversity-institute/

Determination), Tacoma Public Schools. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) Using examples from entertainment, news media, advertising and K-12 public education research, DiAngelo spent the morning illustrating a jarring truth: “the default of our society is the reproduction of white supremacy.” The afternoon centered on exploring the roots of white defensiveness and microaggressions, as well as ways to challenge racism in individual relationships, classrooms and institutions at large. Diversity Institute co

Heven Ambachew ’24 combines her passions and experiences to design major in innovation studies https://www.plu.edu/innovation-studies/news/heven-ambachew-24-combines-her-passions-and-experiences-to-design-major-in-innovation-studies/

women in starting new businesses. “I want to help them with branding, business strategy, and storytelling, which are essential for a business to thrive,” she says. Applying Innovation to the Everyday Ambachew wonders how Mexico’s women’s co-ops might succeed in Ethiopia, which she says has a culture similar to Mexico’s regarding gender roles. “I’d love to see more co-ops in Ethiopia, where women can benefit from having a platform to sell goods and bring in income.” As a career peer advisor at PLU