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, it was at PLU where Patterson developed her skills to a professional level. She majored in journalism and earned a printmaking and publishing minor. “I am glad I landed at PLU,” Patterson said. “I feel incredibly lucky to have graduated from PLU.” Professor Cliff Rowe was one of Patterson’s inspirations; they had met earlier, and he encouraged her to attend the university. “When I met Cliff, I knew PLU was where I should be,” Patterson said. Patterson also connected with well-known Communication

and began sinking around 8:07 a.m. He was having a heart attack. Endicott and Volk worked together to pull Neary out of the pool. Volk called Campus Safety’s emergency line and 911. Endicott began to perform CPR and revived Neary’s pulse and breath, but lost it after approximately 30 seconds. By this time, Professional Safety Officer Joe Olson and Student Safety Officer Joseph Delgado had arrived and, with the assistance of Volk, had prepared the defibrillator. Endicott had delivered one shock

analytics, creative corporate brand development, and digital and social marketing.“Moving the program online allows students outside of the PLU commute range to benefit from world-class faculty who seek to prepare our MSMA students for rewarding careers in a rapidly growing professional field,” Mark Mulder, dean of the School of Business. “So whether a student lives in Portland, Oregon, Boise, Idaho, or Bozeman, Montana, the online program allows us to offer a unique learning opportunity.” This is the

professional and personal development learning experience that provides a supportive space where participants can engage in frank and open dialogue about race and racial disparities systemically present in work, school, and everyday life. A host of local and national social justice scholars and leaders from Indigenous, Asian, Black, Latino, Multiracial, Pacific Islander and, white communities will lead small group discussions. This installment of The People’s Gathering will investigate the intersections of

curriculum.Student feedback in the report includes comments from military veterans, who noted the outstanding nature of the program and how PLU made it possible for them to enroll in the business graduate program. Students also pointed to the high quality of faculty and professional staff who provided guidance on enrollment, course schedules and other issues —allowing students to focus on academics. Other students highlighted program flexibility, small class sizes, a global perspective, evidenced through

institutions also working to create environments that improve the experiences and success of first-generation students, and will participate in monthly calls, professional development, goal setting, blog development, annual reporting, and more. After successful completion of the Network Member phase, institutions progress to the second phase, First-gen Forward, after which it is eligible to become a First Scholars Institution. First Scholars is the third phase of the First Scholars Network and serves as

those practices and seeking to propose alternatives. For instance, when permission was requested for a stole to indicate military veteran status, I proposed that, instead, the veterans might carry something, such as an American flag, to indicate that identity. I know that there are well-intentioned students who would like to express heartfelt feelings—and members of certain units or clubs who would like to display professional insignia. I ask—out of deference to the dignity of the academic ceremony

, understand and change the world.” Wee became interested in continuing PLU’s revitalized children’s theatre program after spending a semester in London working with a children’s theatre. Wee worked as assistant to the artistic director in a program that paired children with professional actors, directors and playwrights to work one-on-one to write a play. “These professionals have worked at Shakespeare’s Globe, the National Theatre, on the West End, and in various movies and television shows, so the

what we’re doing, and came as staff struggled to come to grips with a new way of working, due to COVID-19,” he said. COVID’s health and economic impacts have more than doubled the world’s food insecure population—from 100 million to 270 million people. In Latin America, there are three times as many individuals seeking food assistance as experienced pre-pandemic, and African nations have seen a rise between 90 and 135 percent. “People were in desperate situations,” Lander said, explaining that the

completely different side of the business world and learned a great deal about professional communication, event operations and meeting the demands of parties with opposing interests. There were side benefits, including free admission to Sonics games that season. And as cool as that was, the internship confirmed that banking was the career for me. Q: You were a varsity basketball player at PLU for four years. Obviously that commitment required a lot of time and dedication. How did your experiences on the