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graduated its first full class in 2007. Despite the program’s youth, many of the students have won awards, gained national recognition, and published poems, stories, essays and books. Read Previous The impact of eating Read Next Student production offers musical varieties COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their

school graduation – he went to boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, graduated meritoriously, and was promoted to private first class for earning a perfect score on his Marine Corps physical fitness test. After attending combat training and occupation specialty school, he checked in with his reserve unit at Fort Lewis in December 2006. In the fall of 2007, Bollen’s first semester at PLU, his unit received activation orders for deployment to Iraq. He took that “ready-to-go” attitude

advertising agency, Blue Rocket Creative.   “It all comes back to what people wrote the most often in my high school yearbook: ‘You’re a creative guy,’” he said. “So, I always tried to tap into my creativity. And as a result, I don’t really feel like I’ve worked a day in my life. I’ve always had fun doing what I’m doing.” Ken Morrison making music with Mark Reiman, associate professor of economics at PLU, in Germany during a class trip in 2004. (Photo by Emily Sinn, courtesy of Zayas) Morrison’s career

that there were resources available to them. Invest in 253 ScholarsLearn more about the 253 Bound ScholarsThis spring, members of the community and PLU alumni, family and friends are invited to invest in students like this as we prepare to welcome the incoming class of 253 PLU Bound Scholars.“The 253 PLU Bound scholarship not only helped me get here, but the additional support provided through the Supporting Success Scholarship helps me stay.”  Harris has found a home here in Parkland and, after

his senior year, including his capstone project about autonomous cars and his internship with NASA. How did you first become interested in computer science? I originally came to PLU as a business major, and to play football. I had to quit football because of an injury, and I discovered that being a business major was not for me. I spent some time exploring other things and found that I have a passion for computer science. One of my friends who was taking a computer science class at the time

class, internships, mentorships and countless hours building new software COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford June 12, 2024 PLU welcomes new

Creative Community: Autumn Thompson ’24 reimagines PLU spaces—in the art gallery and the residence halls Posted by: Zach Powers / April 17, 2024 Image: Autumn Thomson ’24 is a double major in studio arts and business. (Photos by Emma Stafki ’24) April 17, 2024 By Emily Holt, MFA '16PLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer When Autumn Thompson ’24 selects an image or object for a piece for an exhibit or a class, be it sentimental or iconic, it’s not simply an assignment—it’s a step toward her

activities.Dr. Yaden also looks for the advantages of online learning. “It’s a lot easier to differentiate the learning. We do have synchronous learning, but I have adopted a lot of my class material to be asynchronous.” Each week she will post the coursework for the entire week which allows students to work at their own pace. This gives students a lot more freedom over their use of time. “Students work at their own pace which means sometimes I’ll be getting assignments turned in at 2 am, which is totally

they’re not like, ‘what are we going to do, I don’t know, I’m just logging on and something will happen.’ Instead, they have this sense of predictability.”She also grouped them together in separate, three-person “pods” to simulate in-person dynamics. “The pods would be the same throughout the semester so that you would get a chance to know people, because usually in class, what I had was ‘work with the people around you.’ I wanted to replicate that somehow because those are the relationships that help

, McFadden ‘11 landed a position as a postdoctoral associate at the Yale Institute of Global Health in New Haven, Connecticut, where she spends her time analyzing factors that have caused child vaccination rates to decline in many parts of the country.Not that poring over such data was always her forte. Her passion was kindled years ago as a psychology undergrad at PLU — even if she had to overcome her initial dread of statistics and methods first. “I was terrified to take that class because I never