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. Ralph Flick from PLU’s School of Business. Their research project investigated the use of artificial intelligence in human resource management, with an emphasis on new business practices within the Pacific Northwest region. A summary of their findings can be found in this research abstract. Ben Merrill (left) and Prof. Ralph Flick are the Summer 2020 Benson Research Fellows Dr. Michael Halvorson announced the fellowship and spoke on behalf of the Innovation Studies steering committee, which

graduates are not ready for college level math, only 44 percent of them are willing to take what most likely will be basic college algebra. The number of students willing to take on a college science class is even more disturbing. A mere 36 percent of students will be ready to take basic science classes in college after high school.”With this in mind, let’s discuss the significant demand for STEM teachers in the field of education today.Tip: Passionate about the sphere of education? Download PLU’s

valuable part of this program was the tight-knit community we built amongst the cohort and faculty. Being a small group, we were able to learn each other’s academic and professional interests and bounce ideas off each other as we worked on class assignments and our final applied project. The small class sizes also allowed our professors to get to know us, and the one-on-one mentorship we received helped us all achieve a high standard of work in our final projects.Achieving long-term career goalsMy long

at whatever I do.”  Dolan said his PLU classroom experiences have helped him in his internship, too.  “Many of the basic concepts that we learn in our undergraduate economics classes are used in the work that we do at Analysis Group. In many ways, my experience at AG has bridged the gap between theory and practice; we consistently apply economic concepts to real-world problems,” Dolan said.  His philosophy courses also have come into play.  “All the reading and writing that I’ve done in my

people hanging out. For others, it was the first time they’d been in a group of 30 or 50 people in a year and a half. We made it clear that they were welcome to step away from a wing meeting or an orientation session if they needed to.” At the beginning of fall semester, 95% of the student body —as well as staff and faculty — had been vaccinated for COVID-19. Students arrived on campus with a clear understanding of institutional and community safety expectations. “We’re not having to train people to

National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). Each year, the committee recognizes authors of a qualitative journal article or book chapter published during the previous year which, in the estimation of the members of the committee, makes the most significant contribution to the area of family theory, methods, and/or research that comes from qualitative tradition. The award is named for Anslem Strauss, whose life work was to develop and practice qualitative methodologies. The NCFR is the nation’s premier

. The inspiration for the title, “Impressions,” is plural, it speaks to fine art prints as well as a lasting mental image. Artwork will be on display February 8 – March 8, with an opening reception Wednesday, February 15 from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. “I love mark making, and printmaking and drawing are really about just that, the making of marks,” Cornwall explains. “Marks are abstract but become meaningful when they create a pattern of texture that are then recognized as symbols with meaning. Often it is the

live musicians and vocalists into their dance set to a song from the musical “Spring Awakening” A ballet work choreographed by Elizabeth Long and set to the music of Aaron Copland Maurice Eckstein, whose lyrical, ritualistic dance was accompanied by the sounds of Ella Andell Senior Jenna Calhoun, who used the music of Imogen Heap as the background for her abstract modern work Rebecca Sharp, whose jazz work featured “Guess Who” and “American Woman” The performance was sponsored by the School of Arts

happen because it really is unique to PLU. He isn’t sure if it could happen anywhere else. Actually, he doubts it. “It happened because the way we teach religion,” he said. “We don’t want it to be abstract. We want it to be real in people’s lives.” Without the support of faculty and staff, the video project would never have happened, Finitsis said. And it certainly wouldn’t have become what it is today without the creative ability and passion students bring to the videos, he said. “We have to be

students, etc.) as well as in the applied project. This aspect was very eye-opening and valuable because it helped to ensure the transition from theory to practice.Achieving long-term career goalsI believe that the entire kinesiology department as well as the bachelor’s and master’s in kinesiology prepared me to achieve my long term career goals. Throughout my time at PLU, I have learned the importance of making a difference and helping people in any way that I can to help them live healthier and