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teaching Caribbean literature and history.  Altogether, we have 34 students, plus staff assistance from PLU Head Baker Erica Fickeisen for the first week; Dr. Miller’s Assistant, Julie Paulsen, for the second week; and PLU Director of Dining and Culinary Services Erin McGinnis for the third week.  Most of our class time is spent in separate classrooms in the conference center of the ship, but we gather both classes the night before each new port of call for “Port Reports”:  the literature students

theatre productions are streamed via PLU YouTube in high-definition video and high-quality audio. All 2020–21 art exhibits will also be available via a virtual tour, so student works can be shared with family and friends who are not able to see them on campus. Emergency funding. In addition to CARES Act funding, PLU has raised over $150,000 in COVID-19 emergency funds, and additional donations are being sought. Help is available to both prospective and enrolled students experiencing pandemic-related

interest in advanced training in Economics, we steer them toward acquiring the mathematics they will need to be successful in a graduate economics program,” adds Peterson. “For those interested in law school, we encourage our students to work closely with the pre-law advisor and to take a wide variety of applied courses in economics, philosophy, history, and politics. The wide exposure to theory and application in our courses is excellent preparation for the kinds of analyses they will be expected to

integrating the book into their curriculum. Lisa Marcus, associate professor of English, plans to teach the book in her Writing 101 seminar on “Banned Books.” She wants students to recognize that Urrea’s book has been banned in Arizona as part of a push to suppress ethnic studies, particularly works that address Mexican-American history and experience. Students in her course – after reading about several controversial banning cases around race and sexual orientation – will take up Urrea’s book in the

teaching and practicing business ethics. 12:15- Preparing students to understand and assimilate into a variety of corporate cultures, work norms and expectations for performance. 14:50- How the School of Business develops relationships with Puget Sound-area technology, finance and business employers. 18:10- Encouraging and preparing students to build their resumes and professional networks. 20:10- Preparing students to thrive in the digital transformation economy. 23:20- Evolving business curriculum to

school—and also study Japanese—really appealed to me.” Carrato began PLU with plans to follow in his father’s professional footsteps, but his post-college travels cemented his passion for service over law or business. He became interested in human rights and NGOs and earned a master’s degree in International Studies from the University of Oregon.  “I love service,” he says. “I thought for sure I’d be working for an NGO. I was going to be out there living in a village—which I now realize was a bit of

will start making an immediate impact on the world—mostly because they already have done so much at PLU. Here’s a look at just a few outstanding members of this year’s graduating class.Greg HibbardMajors: Geoscience and Economics. Hometown: Olympia, Washington. Accomplishments at PLU: NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient, two-time Capital One First Team Academic All American (first male student-athlete in PLU’s history to receive this honor twice), 2014 Football Team Captain, football player all

and is now the biggest APAC market. Growth was slower in the biggest markets of US and UK. In terms of company performance, the top 10 companies continued to represent 47% of the total market in 2016. The top 10 companies based on turnover: Ranking Company Turnover ($ m) 1 The Nielsen Company 6,309 2 QuintilesIMS 3,301 3 Kantar 2,255 4 Gartner Inc 2,445 5 Ipsos SA 1,783 6 GfK 1,500 7 IRi 1,027 8 Westat Inc 512 9 Dunhumby Ltd 429 10 Intage Inc 47 In the US, the largest client segment of research

and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. “They are very prestigious venues,” Youtz said, “and we are really thrilled to be able play there.” The Sichuan performance will be in dedication to the Earthquake victims in the region – it’s also Washington’s sister province. Youtz is really looking forward to seeing the reaction of Chinese audiences to the jazz numbers. Jazz music isn’t really wide-spread in China, he said. There was time it was big in the 1930s and 40s, but revolution ended that because

The Virtues of Video Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer I recently offered a workshop on “flipping the classroom” and it has me thinking more and more about the virtues of instructional videos.  Even if you are not ready for a full classroom flip, instructional videos are a great way to boost students’ academic performance.  The key is to create 5-10 minute recordings that students can easily access.  Videos can be used for everything