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TACOMA, WASH. (April 4, 2016)- For the first time in the event’s five-year history, TEDxTacoma will be hosted at Pacific Lutheran University on April 22. For the event’s host, Adam Utley, the new location signifies a homecoming of sorts, as the the improv performer and…
improv performer and consultant graduated from PLU with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre in 2004.What’s new about TEDxTacoma this year? Primarily, our partnership with PLU. The university has been amazing on many levels. The committee and I knew that as we were expanding our event, we wanted to partner with an organization that was in line with TED’s values. We are honored to be collaborating with PLU and have every intention of keeping the partnership healthy. Aside from our location change
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It’s been 25 years since David Akuien ’10 was separated from his mother at age 5, 16 years since he came to the United States as an orphan.
two million people died as a result of war, famine and disease caused by the Second Sudanese Civil War — including five of David’s siblings and his father. At one time, four million people were displaced. David, now 29, remains one of them. That will change Dec. 30, at least temporarily, when he travels to South Sudan for a four-week reunion with his mother, sister and other loved ones. The trip follows what David describes as a lifetime of isolation. “Most of what has happened to me is not good
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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…
to create a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty.” (Eric Ries) Dr. Brown then used this definition to lay out three points that help identify whether or not something is entrepreneurial and innovative. “First, the business has to be new; second, it has to be creative; and third, there needs to be uncertainty surrounding the product or idea.” Brown continued: “It’s easy to follow a business model that has already been established, change nothing, and become successful
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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 24, 2016)- Debbie Moderow’s future in Iditarod racing started in her family’s backyard with a retired sled dog named Salt. The 7-year-old Husky was the first member of a backyard sled dog team that was initially assembled so Moderow’s sons could have…
context of climate change. “Fast into the Night” was Moderow’s thesis. She said she developed her voice and found her identity as a writer during her time at PLU. Moderow’s said her education set her on the path to literary success. “I’m a writer because of that program,” Moderow said. “I can call myself a writer – I’m a published author – because of that program.” Read Previous PLU Teaching Online program incorporates technology into learning, enhances brick-and-mortar experience Read Next PLU
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TACOMA, WASH. (March 17, 2016)- Joshua Cushman ’08 stood in front of a crowd at the Wang Center Symposium last month and recalled his childhood in which nobody asked him about his future. The Tacoma native was the product of a broken home, plagued by…
his education at PLU was fundamental in helping him channel those experiences into vocation. “PLU showed me that education can change your life no matter what circumstance you come from,” Cushman said. “I owe a lot to the PLU community. They have been my rock.” Read Previous PLU Summer Academy: First-year students spend five weeks earning six credits, making new friends and adjusting to life on campus Read Next First-year student pulls from roots, helps introduce religious diversity to PLU through
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PLU rowers reminisce about their daring journey in Puget Sound 50 years ago.
Jim Ojala ’69 that welcomed rowers who were in the Loyal Shoudy that day, as well as rowers who came before and after — and enjoyed reminiscing with his fellow oarsmen. “I learned to row in the (Husky) Clipper,” he said. “We do everything together, this group.” Schneider credits PLU with changing his life in many ways. Rowing was a big part of that meaningful change. “Crew gave me that stamina in life,” he said. “You just don’t quit.” The camaraderie aboard the Rowdown Reunion boat this summer was
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TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 15, 2015)—As Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off across the country on Sept. 15, this year’s observation at Pacific Lutheran University takes on extra emphasis with two new campus-wide components: • the revival of a student organization representing Latino/a and Hispanic students, and…
Jesus Gonzalez to revive the student organization formerly known as Latinos Unidos. Carrasco said they decided to change the name to Amigos Unidos to make the student-run group more inclusive for Lutes who might not identify as Latino/a. “Amigos Unidos seeks to empower the Hispanic/Latin@ student population for the purpose of providing scholarly support, cultural awareness, social enrichment and community outreach,” said Carrasco, the group’s student president. “Not only are we planning events that
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By Damian Alessandro ’19. In most popular histories of computing, the Apple II personal computer (1977) stands out as a pathbreaker among early devices in the PC Revolution. But how innovative was Apple’s first mass-market computer, and what design features and ideas helped it stand…
significant sums of money, and they were often synonymous with big business and government operations, including the Vietnam War. The Apple II helped change what computers could be, and this was largely because Stephen Wozniak, or “Woz,” was afforded the opportunity to create a computer that he wanted to use himself. This opportunity was created when Wozniak, Steve Jobs, and Ronald Wayne formed Apple Computer and incorporated the business in 1977. Cutting Costs in Design First, the new PCs hardware was
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TACOMA, WASH. (May 11, 2016)- A project in a marketing class has turned into a passionate effort to register student voters during a major election year. A group of business students at Pacific Lutheran University say they are concerned about lagging voter turnout that has historically…
class has turned into a passionate effort to register student voters during a major election year.A group of business students at Pacific Lutheran University say they are concerned about lagging voter turnout that has historically kept local school bond measures from passing. They want to change that ahead of November’s general election, during which voters will decide on Franklin Pierce School District’s $157 million bond that would replace five elementary schools and include several other projects
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Lt. Brian Bradshaw was an understated leader who put everyone else first. Ask anyone who knew him.
Army, Gunovich said. “It is important to keep Brian’s memory alive so that others may know what excellence looks like, so that they might emulate him. … If we can help lift someone up like Brian would, then we will undoubtedly be able to do more good in the world.” – Sgt. 1st Class Michael Farnum, director of military outreach at PLU “Brian was that kind of guy,” he said. “Those are the ones who can affect change.” Calata is proof of that philosophy, the result of a chain reaction of Bradshaw’s
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