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By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org…
important social impact. Social innovation At PLU, we’ve been studying social innovation all year in our new Innovation Studies program. As part of our work, we invited Alice Steinglass to share her organization’s strategy during this year’s Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. Steinglass participated in a workshop on teaching computer science in local schools (with Heavenly Cole and Laurie Murphy), and she delivered an exciting evening talk for about 180-students, faculty, and alumni
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Both Earth Science and Environmental Studies are focused on the study of human interactions with the earth and its environments.
manufacturing materials, food and agricultural products, and building sites necessary to support a growing population.Environmental Studies Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on the relationships between humans and the environment. Managing the environment requires interdisciplinary tools and knowledge about natural systems, human institutions, beliefs and values, and the dissemination of these ideas through business, education, nursing and other professions.Earth
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Mary Beth Sheehan ’00 is an award-winning attorney specializing in immigration law, including removal defense, asylum, U visas, VAWA claims, family-based petitions, adjustment of status and naturalization. Sheehan is one of 11 notable alumni currently featured in a billboard campaign that asks “what can you do with a PLU degree?” Others featured…
Nick Sears ’87, ’95, Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden ’83 and Metropolitan Opera superstar Angela Meade ’01. Read all about the campaign and browse all 11 billboard designs in the latest online issue of ResoLUTE. Read Previous PLU Included on Best-of Lists for Value and Business Schools Read Next An Open Letter to the PLU Community from President Tom Krise 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
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Marissa Meyer ’04 is the author of The New York Times best-selling series The Lunar Chronicles . She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing and Children’s Literature at PLU and went on to receive her MFA in Publishing from Pace University. Meyer is one of…
with a PLU degree?” Others featured in the campaign include Android co-founder Nick Sears ’87, ’95, Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden ’83 and Metropolitan Opera superstar Angela Meade ’01. Read all about the campaign and browse all 11 billboard designs in the latest online issue of ResoLUTE. Read Previous PLU Business Students Donate Class Project Revenue to Wounded Warriors Read Next PLU Graduate Nursing Student Awarded Prestigious Armed Forces Scholarship COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated
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Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away
Friends Submit a Class Note Calendar Calendar Calendar Highlights Never out of sorts Thorniley Collection of Antique Type Valuable donation transcends time, elevates PLU’s printing collection View the story Spice for Life John de Mars ’09 spends a lot of time outdoors, and his passion informed the recipe for his hot sauce company’s most recent product. Learn about Expedition Sauce and how a PLU business competition helped de Mars launch his company. Building the biz Louis Hobson ’00 is an accomplished
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How the PLU School of Business is adapting with the times Posted by: vcraker / May 28, 2021 May 28, 2021 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing and CommunicationsSomaye Nargesi, a second-year business professor, came to PLU from a large research institution. She immediately noticed a stark difference in how her new institution approached the field.“At PLU, the business curriculum is mostly designed around soft skills, meaning how you build insightful inquiries, how you’re able to connect the dots
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You Ask, We Answer: Can I study international business at PLU? Posted by: shortea / April 21, 2023 April 21, 2023 The School of Business at PLU offers a broad range of courses and skills. We offer areas of specialization (what we call concentrations) in marketing, management, accounting and finance. Students who are interested in international business may use any one of those concentrations as a pathway into international business. For example, Megan was a student in the marketing
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School of Business Faculty Member Elected President of CFA Society Seattle Posted by: Sandy Dunham / July 14, 2015 Image: PLU Assistant Professor of Business Ufuk Ince, CFA, has been elected president of the CFA Society Seattle for the 2015-16 term. (Photo: PLU School of Business) July 14, 2015 By PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (July 14, 2015)—PLU Assistant Professor of Business Ufuk Ince, CFA, has been elected president of the CFA Society Seattle for the 2015-16 term. Ince and his
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Three years ago, Katie Blanchard ‘13 was set on fire and nearly killed by a colleague at a military health center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Since then, Blanchard has undergone over 100 recovery-related surgeries, filed a personal injury claim against the Army and enrolled in…
Blanchard joins “The Doctors” to share about her experience. Read Previous Josh Wallace: The Art of Business, The Business of Art Read Next PLU announces Master of Science in Kinesiology program 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
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The School of Education’s emphasis on early and on-going field experiences, coupled with an enduring heritage of excellence in professional and liberal arts education, has given PLU one of the most
high standards and help students believe in themselves. Excellence in that endeavor takes time and practice. We constantly strive to improve our approach: To be creative, never boring or routine. Teachers, too, play an important role in a democratic society whose vitality depends upon a well-educated and discerning citizenry. Thus, we seek interactive, collaborative partnerships between students, teachers, administrators, parents, and the business and social community. The School of Education’s
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