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TACOMA, WASH. (May 11, 2016)- A project in a marketing class has turned into a passionate effort to register student voters during a major election year. A group of business students at Pacific Lutheran University say they are concerned about lagging voter turnout that has historically…
are directly affected by local elections, even if they are only in Parkland for four years. Issues decided in local elections dictate immediate changes in policy, such as a plastic bag ban or changes to sales tax, to big-picture policy changes such as cost of tuition and student-loan debt. Practically speaking, Sill added, voting locally is easier than navigating an out-of-state election. “The decisions that are being made have a fundamental impact on their everyday lives,” Sill said. She said
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The Wang Center is dedicated to supporting faculty, students and staff with the resources necessary to advance PLU’s distinction and vision for global education of “educating to achieve a just,
More About QUIP Welcome to the Wang CenterEducating to achieve a just, healthy, sustainable and peaceful world, both locally and globally.The Mission of the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education:Working collaboratively with academic units and disciplines of Pacific Lutheran University, the Wang Center is dedicated to supporting faculty, students and staff with the resources necessary to advance PLU’s distinction and vision for global education of “educating to achieve a just
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By Sarah Cornell-Maier ‘19. This Fall, Pacific Lutheran University is introducing a new class that serves as a gateway to the Innovation Studies Program . Hist/Phil 248: Innovation, Ethics, and Society is a team-taught course that combines many different fields of study into one. It…
. During Summer 2018, she also worked on a Benson Summer Research Fellowship in Business and Economic History with Professor Mark Mulder of the School of Business. You will find her this Fall in the new Makerspace @ Hinderlie. Read Previous How Innovative was the Apple II? Read Next Alice Steinglass Visits October 9 for Workshop and Lecture LATEST POSTS Heven Ambachew ’24 combines her passions and experiences to design major in innovation studies June 7, 2024 10 Innovation Studies Students Graduate
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For employers, PLU is a great place to recruit talent. Find out how to connect job and internship opportunities to PLU graduates and students.
Recruit at PLU!Pacific Lutheran University students are uniquely prepared to succeed in the working world, and to lead lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care. With a background in the liberal arts, students hone their skills in communication, global and intercultural fluency, critical thinking and leadership. Here, you will find students unlike any others, who care for other people, for their communities and for the Earth. At Pacific Lutheran University, employers are
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PLU maintains an open door with a world superpower, empowering students to learn about politics and culture off the beaten path in a distinct region of the country.
China China https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/09/china-story-cover-1024x532.jpg 1024 532 Kevin Knodell '11 and Kari Plog '11 Kevin Knodell '11 and Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/05/kari-plog-avatar.jpg January 23, 2017 April 5, 2017 Chengdu, China, study away program immerses students ‘off the beaten path’ Professor Paul Manfredi says Pacific Lutheran University’s longstanding educational
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attempt to place our work in the larger context of values and mission. A Word of Thanks and a Special Announcement In both academic and fiscal terms, 2008-2009 was a very good year! Indeed, it was, I believe, quite a remarkable year when one considers the unique and unexpected economic crises that we encountered. Let there be no doubt that it is both your commitment to PLU’s mission and your great work all year that is at the core of this good news story. We asked a lot of each of you, and you
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its relevance for understanding contemporary issues of economic inequality. In my talk, which was entitled “Adam Smith and Jean-Jacques Rousseau on the Cultivation of the Moral Sentiments,” I focused on Smith’s suggestion that many of our everyday commercial behaviors threaten to erode our virtues in ways that would lead us to violate the economic liberties of others, leading to an increase in economic inequality that would, in turn, further erode our virtues. I then explored both Smith’s and
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Where can a liberal arts degree in Music Composition lead you? In my case it has led to a life of travel, study, program development, tour-guiding, international relations and eventually a handshake with the President of China. Here’s the tale. TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 29, 2015)—The…
interested in its growth into economic, cultural and educational exchanges over the years. When he was looking for a good “small place” to visit—between visits with Bill Gates and President Barack Obama—he chose his old Sister City, and the high school in Tacoma that had created an exchange with a high school in Fuzhou. When people ask why I was invited to be part of the audience at Lincoln that historic day, it is delightful to tell people that I have been part of building bridges between Americans and
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Career services at PLU positions students and alumni to succeed by linking them to the right resources, advisors, opportunities, and employers.
Career AdvisingAlumni & Student Connections is your trusted partner for career advising. We offer personalized support at every stage of your career journey through in-person and virtual appointments with Career & Internship Advisors, drop-in hours with Career Peer Educators, and resume and cover letter reviews via email. Take the first step towards your career goals today! SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A CAREER & INTERNSHIP ADVISOR: Take the next step towards your career success by scheduling
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Some people build fences to keep people out… and other people build fences to keep people in. Posted by: Kate Williams / October 16, 2017 October 16, 2017 By Kate Williams '16Outreach Manager “A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything” – Malcolm X. Inequality. A word that carries the weight of a million lost souls. A word that has invoked the true nature of thousands of Americans. A word that has haunted the spirit of mankind for hundreds of years. How, as individuals do we defy a
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