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felt right away like a community I would feel  comfortable in and would enjoy. On my tours of campus I noticed right away how friendly everyone was and I was impressed with how nice the campus looked. PLU had what I wanted academically, and offered great study away options. I also liked the idea of come to a small school with small classes. My PLU experience: My experience at PLU has been about much more than classes and academics. In addition to my studies I played one year on the tennis team, and

civic life. It’s a proactive way for her to take the scholarship she produces at PLU out into the world. "It’s important to recognize that we are all racialized beings. Moving toward racial justice means we all need to have a stake in it."- Teresa Ciabattari “We spend so much time in our ivory tower,” she said of academia. “It was a great opportunity to get out of that.” The mission also mirrors that of PLU, which embraces thoughtful inquiry and care for others. Despite the work being done by

. Brewer and her partner — a transgender man she met while living in Harstad Hall — are also considering adoption. Brewer suspects the director position would be a lot to juggle with a new baby. “This is an amazing organization,” she said. “If I was in a position to feel like I really wanted to be a director, this would be a great organization to be the director of.” For now, Brewer looks forward to being the bridge between the new and old full-time Rainbow Center directors. Brewer said her time at PLU

write some Great American Novel. But I thought maybe writing a mystery might be a good challenge. And it was—too good! I have no skill for murder or deception. That was my first project, and I learned so much about how to spin along a plot and keep the reader interested. Mary Blew was such a great mentor that first year; she really treated me like an adult and helped me see how all these different writing conundrums I had were ultimately my problem and mine to fix. I wanted to do my very best work

. “The exciting thing is figuring out what are you totally wrong about. We’re doing this because we don’t know. That’s the great thing about having students who are motivated. This gives them ownership and allows them to make the project their own. It’s not enough that somebody is an A student. There has to be that spark for it.” Dahms and Sonnenberg have that spark. “That’s the advice I always give,” Sonnenberg said. “If you take a class and love it, go to the professor and ask more about it. Have

Can I Get a Master’s Degree Unrelated to My Undergraduate Major? Posted by: chaconac / April 8, 2022 April 8, 2022 Maybe you’re a recent college graduate — you’re discovering that your bachelor’s degree actually isn’t going to prepare you for the career you want.Or maybe you’ve been in the workforce for several years — and you’ve decided that you either want to move in a slightly different direction in your current career or you want to change careers altogether. Whatever your specific

program, Dickerson hopes for more of the same: “Keep turning out great people,” he said. “It’s a good place.” Want a T-shirt?Basketball fans, former players and other members of the PLU community still have a chance to buy Steve Dickerson retirement T-shirts from the Department of Athletics. The back features a men’s basketball team motto: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” Supply is limited. Cost is $15. Email athletics@plu.edu for purchasing information. Read

Why Marketing Analysts are Game Changers for Business Posted by: Lace M. Smith / November 27, 2019 November 27, 2019 By Melissa BehrendGuest Writer for Marketing & CommunicationsCompanies work diligently to keep a step ahead of their competition, and marketing analysts play a major role in this strategy. Consumers determine where their money goes, but marketing analysts use data to determine why they spend their money where they do, which is crucial when it comes to companies bringing in new

HOW TO APPLY TO & SUCCEED IN GRADUATE SCHOOL An online informational session with UW graduate students and faculty Posted by: alemanem / September 23, 2020 September 23, 2020 Interested in learning more about the graduate (PhD and MS) programs at UW?  The October 13, 2020, 4 – 5 PM (Pacific Time) online panel/Q+A session may be just for you!  The objective of this session is to help prepare prospective applicants and to share more about what life is like as a graduate student at UW.  See the UW

August 26, 2010 New online textbook comparison program offers students a chance to compare, and save By Barbara Clements The Garfield Book Company wants students shopping for their books this fall to come to the bookstore site to shop and compare.   The GBC offers text book comparisons. The GBC has just launched a Website where students can find what textbooks each professor is requiring for their class, and compare how much that book will cost, used or new, at the bookstore, as well as how