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  • the customer of the house I was painting explained to me that she was a life coach and had many inquiring questions about my goals upon graduating. She advised that to supplement a science degree I would need a business degree. She explained this is beneficial for clients of hers in this field to organize projects, for managing lab processes, and business needs as promotion opportunities materialize. Secondly, I had an opportunity to be a participant for a focus group from a previous student in

  • decision challenges and ultimately drive growth for both profit and non-profit organizations. The program includes embedded industry client projects, company field trips, state of the art analytical techniques, and small cohorts. The courses and projects set students on the right track for a transition to the professional world.Learn more about PLU's MSMA programA cutting edge master’s degree for the modern business marketing professional.PLU’s first-class faculty provide a healthy balance of rigor and

  • SchoolProfessional factors that may affect your decision include: The research tools used and instrumentation available. Advisor personality and mentoring style. Are you more suited to a hands-on or a hands-off style of mentoring? Research group size and number of post docs and graduate students in the lab. If contacting researchers directly: present yourself as an interested student, not as an expert; ask about research projects; familiarize yourself with these projects for the purpose of intelligently

  • May 16, 2008 University Center earns LEED silver The renovated University Center has reached silver-level certification in the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.“It makes you feel good; we’re not creating more problems for the world,” said John Kaniss, construction projects manager who oversaw the renovation. Even before the project began, PLU decided the $14 million renovation would comply with LEED standards. The university is proud to

  • , student/faculty research or creative project A presentation or publication for a regional or national audience Regional or national academic competitions Client-based consulting projects Superior performance via certificate or specialized programs/projects Superior performance in the performing arts Superior artistic creation in the studio arts Superior performance in classroom-based student teaching Leadership or significant contribution to collaborative success in recognized curricular or co

  • at PLU. We are having great conversations about the issues that are important to you. Issues like climate change issues like racial justice and we’re doing so in our small class sizes where you get to know your peers and you get to know your professors. You not only work with them on classwork but you work with them on really interesting research projects and present at conferences throughout the country and perhaps even internationally. There are opportunities to study away there are

  • it a field—now it is, but a very, very small field.” A small field, maybe—but one with potentially huge impact. “She is on the ground floor of a relatively new field that has the possibility of making all kinds of great insights into cancer in the evolution of history,” Ryan said. As Hunt and other researchers unearth more and more ancient evidence—breast cancer in 3500 B.C. Egypt, osteo-sarcoma in a T. rex femur—Hunt has formed an intriguing theory: She believes cancer is inherent in human

  • perception of taste can serve as a channel for social change. Catering to the students in the audience, Conley will be cooking up something ‘mind-bogglingly easy,’ cheap, and delicious. “The idea would be to connect a simple dish, or two or three, that anyone can make in ten to fifteen minutes (something like fried egg spaghetti) to the new fast food phenomenon, Loco’l,” Conley says. Loco’l’s idea, which Conley is excited about, is to dismantle the existing fast food industry by creating a fast food

  • January and/or Spring Break each year. Destinations change annually. The focus of this class is to experience firsthand the global nature of Business and how culture impacts commerce. Below are sample education plans for students who would like to complete their MBA in Management Science & Quantitative Methods in 9 or 21 months. It is possible to complete your degree in 16-months or extend it past 21-months.  Note: Students who begin the program in Spring semester are not eligible for the nine month

  • partner with Palmer Scholars,” PLU President Allan Belton said. “We share the organization’s vision for breaking down barriers for students and equipping them to become change-makers in the community.”  Palmer Scholars’ mission to assist local students of color to pursue a higher education aligns with PLU’s own goal to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care. Initially launched in 1983, Palmer Scholars has served more than 600 young adults throughout Pierce