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Information, Technology and Leadership: an interview with Port of Tacoma’s Mark Miller ’88 https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2022/10/24/mark-miller/

information and technology has spanned three decades and included chapters at consultancies, a start-up, and large corporations like Microsoft and Weyerhaeuser. He is now the director of information technology at the Port of Tacoma.Miller is also a Lute through and through. His father was a PLU economics professor and his mother ran the student health center. Miller double majored in computer science and economics while playing on the basketball and football teams (including PLU’s 1987 national champion

ASPLU https://www.plu.edu/asplu/

As your student government organization, the Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University (ASPLU) supports the values that uplift all students on this campus: diversity, justice, and

ASPLU meetings are held on Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm in AUC 203. They are open to all students! Please email asplupres@plu.edu if you have questions about attending a meeting. Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University For more information about these elections, please refer to the Executive Elections Packet. All questions can be sent to asplu@plu.edu. Diversity | Justice | SustainabilityAs your student government organization, the Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University

Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University

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PLU student team finishes in the top five at international math modeling competition https://www.plu.edu/natural-sciences/news/plu-student-team-finishes-in-the-top-five-at-international-math-modeling-competition/

on UN Sustainability Development Goals and to illustrate how progress on one goal might influence the others. Their innovative solution—explained in a 23-page pulled together on the last day of the competition and summarized, “Network of goals; a forest of numbers; an ONION.; and in the end, poverty was the root of the problem”—earned them a top award from the Mathematical Association of America. Beyond being intellectually intense, the competition is also physically grueling; students usually

On-Campus Employment https://www.plu.edu/nursing-student-handbook/school-of-nursing-and-plu-resources/university-services/on-campus-employment/

Student Employment is located in Nesvig Alumni Center. Whether you are seeking an on-campus, off- campus, or state work study job, this office can assist you in finding opportunities. Jobs are posted on the Student Employment web site.

Part VI. – POLICY ON DELAYING ACCUMULATION OF QUALIFYING YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY FOR TENURE https://www.plu.edu/faculty-handbook/section-iv-personnel-policies-and-employment-benefits/part-vi-policy-on-delaying-accumulation-of-qualifying-year-of-eligibility-for-tenure/

responsibilities in caring for parents or dependents, and the undertaking of special opportunities in the faculty member’s professional field.Section 3.Claims for not counting a particular year as a qualifying year of eligibility toward tenure shall be made in the form of a request for approval to the provost, whenever possible in advance of the year that is requested. Claims shall be in writing, accompanied by evidence and reasoning believed sufficient to warrant the claim and lead to its approval. The

Power off – Competition on! https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2010/03/11/power-off-competition-on/

March 11, 2010 Power off – Competition on! By Chris Albert A mid-season loss of Ordal Residence Hall’s most valuable player may have been the difference between victory and defeat in PLU’s UnPLUgged tournament. “We lost our star player,” said Ordal’s current sustainability coordinator, Jason Sipe. Julia Rodrigues and Jason Sipe helped their respective residence halls in a battle to reduce energy consumption. That star player was the hall’s first-round sustainability coordinator Julia Rodrigues

3/19/2024 – Eric Marienthal with the Pacific Lutheran University Jazz Ensemble https://www.plu.edu/music-theatre-dance/documents/3-19-2024-eric-marienthal-with-the-pacific-lutheran-university-jazz-ensemble/

4/23/2024 - Choir of the West (pdf) view download

Dhaval Patel on Forging His Own Path https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2023/03/19/forging-his-own-path/

. He earned a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering, but shifted gears and earned his master’s degree in higher education administration at the University of Kansas before arriving at PLU. “What sealed it for me to come work at PLU was, and still is, the students,” he said. “The students at PLU take the mission to heart and care for each other in a way that I never saw at the previous universities that I worked at or attended.” About 85 percent of first-year students live on campus — so there

Attaway: Athletics staff member overcomes ‘soul-crushing trifecta’ to complete the Boston Marathon https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2018/04/26/boston-marathon/

Attaway: Athletics staff member overcomes ‘soul-crushing trifecta’ to complete the Boston Marathon Posted by: Kari Plog / April 26, 2018 April 26, 2018 By Mark AlbaneseContributing writerTACOMA, WASH. (April 26, 2018) — On Patriots Day (April 16), I ran the 122nd running of the Boston Marathon. It was my second time running the storied race, also competing in 2013, the same year of the tragic bombings that killed three and injured several hundred others.Thankfully this year’s race was far less

Leave of Absence https://www.plu.edu/nursing-student-handbook/status-and-enrollment/leaves-from-the-school-of-nursing/leave-of-absence/

be given as soon as is practical. An appointment with the Associate Director of Advising, Admissions, & Student Support is advised to discuss the leave and plan for return. Return to the School of Nursing is offered on a space-available basis. Students considering a leave of absence should first meet with their advisor to determine if they have sufficient cause to justify a leave and how this leave will impact their academic progress. Those requesting a leave after the add/drop period will