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March 6, 2008 Ham radio station improves preparedness While preparing for a home renovation project in 2001, Doug Oakman, dean of the humanities division, came across the shortwave radio he built in high school. The radio and its wooden case were damaged, and it had been 30 years since Oakman operated the device. Regardless, he opted to repair the radio and get his amateur radio operator license. “One of the great  joys I find in amateur radio is you have the privilege of talking to anyone in

license. Student Communications Just as faculty may struggle to manage their email inboxes, it can be difficult for students to manage their learning experience through email. The learning management system (Sakai) provides a more organized way for faculty to deliver content and communicate with students. When facilitating learning at a distance, here are a few ideas to consider: Explain how often students should check into your Sakai course site. Will you be updating the site every Sunday? Mondays

license. Dreams of flying changed at PLU for Brad Tilden ’83, but a degree would set him on his way to being a captain of a flying industry. Never did Tilden, 48, think he would one day become CEO of Alaska Airlines. Tilden has worked for the Northwest icon for the last 18 years, holding a number of posts including chief financial officer, rising to the post of president in December 2008. Prior to joining Alaska in 1991, he spent eight years with the accounting firm Price Waterhouse at its offices in

it as well. Youtz says many small universities and high schools with modest budgets jumped at the rare opportunity to be a part of funding an original piece. “We pitched to them that it would cost the same amount of money it does to license a score and parts which most bands do each year,” Youtz explains. “We asked that, this year, instead of sending that money to a publisher and getting something that already exists, how about sending it to a composer and helping to create a new piece of music

include performances by PLU’s two a cappella groups, PLUtonic and HERmonic. An independently organized event under license from TED (the New York City-based nonprofit that made TED talks famous), TEDxTacoma is organized by a volunteer planning committee comprised of local business, nonprofit and arts leaders. The April program will mark the first time TEDxTacoma has been presented at PLU. Adam Utley, a 2004 PLU graduate who hosts the event and serves on the planning committee, sees the partnership