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  • By Damian Alessandro, ’19 At Pacific Lutheran University, we’re pretty excited about innovation. Over the past few months, my colleague Sarah Cornell-Maier and I have been writing about several types of innovation that we see in the workplace and in our curriculum. This week, I…

    practice. I also took Dr. Brown for an introductory course in the Innovation Studies minor, BUSA 201: Introduction to Business in the Global Environment. Innovation Beyond Invention “Business have the potential to do more,” says Dr. Brown, “if they can get past the idea that they need to invent new technology.” For many of us, the first thing we think about when we hear innovation is cutting edge technology, much like those in my last post about the Edison Awards. However, businesses don’t need to

  • Each election cycle I’m reminded of how incredibly multi-disciplinary the responsibilities of our elected officials have become. Similarly, the challenges faced by the leaders of the world’s most successful corporations and NGOs grow ever more global, complex, and nuanced, seemingly by the day. Very few,…

    those who are not. As universities seek to provide students with every edge possible in procuring employment following graduation this distinct advantage must not be ignored. If we are to have journalists who are capable of accurately reporting on modern environmental issues, it should go without saying that our journalism students might benefit from taking advantage of natural science courses and ought to graduate with experience engaging the sorts of communities that are most often affected by

  • Six business students participated in the 2013 International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition this spring. From left to right: Zach Grah, Jordan Dahms, Cameron Holcomb, Arne-Morten Willumsen, Iren Atemad and Karrie Spencer. Photo by John Froschauer. The Real World (with a Safety Net) By Steve Hansen…

    the development of the new Master of Science in Finance program. He points to the considerable time both he and Brown spent in the business world. They both stress pragmatism. It informs the way they teach, and it underscores the value they place in putting students in situations that focus on real-world business and finance issues. “As much as we can simulate reality, then our students will have an edge,” Boeh said. “So the question is: What can we do to simulate reality?” “One of the lessons

  • Consolidating our strengths and addressing new challenges PLU President Loren J. Anderson greets students during opening convocation. He believes the next few years will be critical as PLU plans for its future. By Loren J. Anderson – PLU President The public announcement last month of…

    technology in education will continue to grow. We will never be a fully online university, and we may not, at least in the short term, offer completely online classes or programs. But I believe that we must continue to stay near the cutting edge in classroom-based technology use if we expect to compete for the next generation of the best and brightest. They will expect nothing less. Third, the world continues to get smaller. Our nationally recognized position as a leader in global education is a huge

  • Originally published in 2016 But, for the time being, here we all are, Back in the moderate Aristotelian city Of darning and the Eight-Fifteen, where Euclid’s geometry And Newton’s mechanics would account for our experience, And the kitchen table exists because I scrub it. It…

    the edge of sleep, As on an elevation, and behold The academies like structures in a mist. [6] The Humanist tradition began with ancient ideals and searching discussions. During the Renaissance it took on rhetorical and metaphorical wings. Maybe it was once only for the rich, but now it belongs to us all. Valor and beauty, the search for the true and the good, the examined life. These are very deep values in this tradition, and they have empowered humanistic education ever since. This is an

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 10, 2016)- Typically, summer allows college students to take advantage of free time that’s hard to come by during the academic year. But for many Lutes, summer is a time to work hard and continue their vocational endeavors. Students travel, work internships…

    .” The center provides domestic violence victims and their children an array of legal and counseling services. Saathoff says her work at the center changes day to day, but interaction with clients remains her number one task. Her work mainly consisted of speaking with and caring for domestic violence victims. In an average day, Saathoff listens to clients’ stories of abuse, logs cases in the center’s confidential database and helps clients fill out petitions for protection orders. Saathoff also

  • PLU alum gets a ringside seat to history as U.S. plays in World Cup Last month By Barbara Clements PLU alumna Kelsey (Dawson) Goodson, ’08, accompanied her husband and U.S. soccer player, Clarence Goodson IV, to South Africa to represent the U.S. team at the…

    . The stands roared with screams for joy. We hugged, we kissed, we cried. We won. My husband Clarence Goodson IV was on top of Donovan in the dog pile of players at the corner flag, and as the other players piled on top of them, the celebration continued. I grabbed my video camera and ran down to the bottom row and jumped onto the railing so I could get some height. Once Clay saw me taping the celebration he came straight over to the edge of the field. I jumped off the railing, down onto the walkway

  • During the 2021-2022 academic year, 149 PLU students participated in global and local study away programs to acquire new perspectives on critical global issues, advance their language and intercultural skills, form valuable new contacts and lasting connections, and advance their academic and career trajectory. Due…

    ”. This photo was taken while we were on a day tour around the entire island of Rhodes on January 26. Taken at the Acropolis of Lindos, a small city on the southeastern edge of Rhodes, our tour guide was showing us the east Mediterranean where ancient trade routes once made their stops due to Lindos being a port city. The students featured, from left to right, are John Meija, Charlie LeWarne, and Logan Grabill. Rhodes, Greece January 26, 20223rd Place Casandra Hebert “Lutes at the Parthenon” This

  • PLU President Thomas W. Krise welcomes faculty and staff back to campus, highlighting the strengths of PLU and his goals for the future. (Photo by John Froschauer) “A University of the First Rank” By President Thomas W. Krise Good morning and welcome to the 2012…

    that we are probably not able to provide every student with that chance, much less to make it a graduation requirement. This kind of undergraduate research has been spreading throughout American higher education—thanks in no small part to the success of our students and our faculty who have served as role models for this form of high-impact education. But this also means that our ability to claim this as a distinction is reduced and that we’ll need to figure out how to stay on the cutting edge. And

  • Associate Professor of Biology Jacob Egge works with students during a summer semester research project. (Photo by PLU Photographer John Froschauer) Faculty-Student Research Provides a Cornerstone of the PLU Mission By Pacific Lutheran University Marketing & Communications and the Office of the Provost This year’s…

    and determine links between data sets. Specific species of flora were consistently present in the pro-glacial environment along with trends of increasing densities of vegetation the further away from the terminus of the glacier and from the wetted edge of the river. This study brings to light another way to track and understand the activeness of a pro-glacial environment. Future work will include a refined approach that can be applied to more glaciers within the park. Claire E. Todd, Ph.D., and