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investigating the major ideas and products in the history of computing and business. Our attention turned this week to the introduction of Apple’s breakthrough home-computing product, which emerged during the first surge of commercial PC innovation in the late 1970s. This era is also known for the release of the SOL-20 (1977), the Tandy TRS-80 (1977), the Commodore PET (1977), and (eventually) the IBM PC (1981). “To me, a personal computer should be small, reliable, convenient to use and inexpensive,” wrote

Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market Posted by: mhines / May 20, 2024 Image: Cece Chan ’24 is a double major in communication and gender, sexuality, and race studies from Seattle. (photo by Sy Bean/PLU) May 20, 2024 By Nikki McCoyPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer For Cece Chan ’24, what began as a love of student advocacy and social justice in high school, has blossomed into activism through art at Pacific

Master the Art of Change Leadership: A Top Reason to Get an MBA Posted by: chaconac / August 26, 2022 August 26, 2022 The reasons to get an MBA are as myriad as the careers you can achieve with the degree. See how an MBA helps impact leadership and organizational change.If you have experienced less-than-stellar (or downright poor) leadership in your professional career, then you’re not alone. Here are some fast facts related to today’s organizational climate: 84 percent of U.S. employees blame

History and literature senior Kathryn Einan ‘22 aspires to be a lifelong learner Posted by: Silong Chhun / May 2, 2022 Image: Kathryn Einan ’22 (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) May 2, 2022 By Isabella DaltosoMarketing & CommunicationsKathryn Einan ‘22 is a self-proclaimed “book nerd.” Einan is a triple major in Literature, History and Nordic Studies with a minor in Chinese. She has a deep love of learning and hopes to become a teacher one day.“There are so many interesting things to study!” says

will change the game so drastically. Ultimately it will come from a place that we don’t see coming. For now, though, a decade-defining show has come to a close and our watch has ended. Damian Alessandro is a recent graduate of Pacific Lutheran University, where he majored in History and minored in Innovation Studies and Chinese Studies. If you are interested in more of his work or have questions or comments about this article, you can reach him at dhender97@gmail.com. Read Previous PLU adds

Kara Atkinson ’23, transfer history major and former military linguist, on her PLU experience Posted by: shortea / May 5, 2023 Image: Kara Atkinson is a PLU senior majoring in history with minors in religion and Holocaust & genocide studies. (Photos by Emma Stafki ’26) May 5, 2023 By Grant Hoskins '23PLU Marketing & Communications Student Writer Kara Atkinson ’23 earned an associate degree while serving as an Arabic linguist in the United States Army prior to her arrival at PLU. A history major

March 12, 2012 Maria Altmann worked for decades to reclaim five family owned portraits painted by Gustav Klimt for her family, including this portrait of her aunt,  Adele Bloch-Bauer. The painting had been shown in an Austrian art museum for years. Nazis had stolen the painting after Altmann and the Bloch Bauers had fled Austria during WWll. Stolen treasures, stolen lives – the story of the plunder of art in Europe during WWII By Barbara Clements The ambulance bumped along a nameless track

PLU’s own Crystal Aikin to headline on-campus Gospel Experience Concert during Black History Month Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / February 5, 2019 February 5, 2019 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 5, 2019) — National recording artist and Pacific Lutheran University alum Crystal Aikin '97 will be returning to campus on Friday, Feb. 15, when she headlines the Gospel Experience Concert.Aikin, who was born and raised in Tacoma but lives in Texas now, graduated

Hoelter’s count. While monotonous work, Hoelter and Treichel agreed it was exciting to see all the variations of this very practical art form. “This gives you an idea of how this site fit in with the Aztec economy as a whole,” said Treichel. “This is a very basic technology,” said Andrews, carefully handling the large flake in his hand. It was used to shaving, hunting, scraping hides and drilling. Obsidian is the sharpest substance on earth. Yes, even sharper than steel. Under an electron microscope

A slice of history: PLU Crew, the Husky Clipper, George Pocock, and the sport of rowing Posted by: mhines / December 19, 2023 Image: The 1967 PLU varsity crew in the Husky Clipper scrimmaging against the JV boat. (Photo by PLU Photographer Ken Dunmire) December 19, 2023 By Jim Ojala '69Editor’s Note: Jim Ojala ’69, a dedicated rower rooted in his PLU experience, earned four varsity letters and fostered a profound connection to the sport. Through a compelling photo essay, Ojala explores the deep