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Careers in Innovation Posted by: halvormj / April 20, 2018 Image: Cameron Emerson April 20, 2018 Interested in a future job at a major tech company? Come and meet a Pacific Lutheran University graduate who successfully followed that career path. Cameron Emerson ’08 graduated from PLU with a degree in Economics. These days the Oregon native works out of Chicago as the Midwest manager of Google’s Cloud — and he’s returning to campus to talk about his career, share his experiences at one of the

June 4, 2009 Finding strength through community WHEN SHE CAME to PLU as a first-year student, one might excuse Bashair Alazadi for being slightly more anxious than most students. Alazadi is Shi’ite Muslim. There might have been a few butterflies, she said, but that had more to do with going to college than on matters of faith. On that account, she says she has felt comfortable since the moment she first set foot on campus. What does Muslim student Bashair Alazadi find in common with her fellow

Ethos in Action Posted by: oharasm / September 11, 2024 September 11, 2024 Five 2024 graduates who exemplify PLU’s commitment to asking tough questions, centering community, embracing complexity, making it happen and opening doors.#LutesAskToughQuestions Emma Stafki ‘24 Advocating for OrcasEmma Stafki ‘24 grew up on Washington’s Key Peninsula, hearing stories about the heart-wrenching capture of Hugo, a 3-year-old orca whale, in 1968. Stafki, a communication studies major with a concentration

Careers in Electrochemistry Posted by: nicolacs / November 1, 2021 November 1, 2021 Apply Now: Application for Fall 2022 (Class of 2023) Electrochemistry underlies technologies critical to avert the worst effects of climate change. Get the knowledge and training needed to help address the world’s biggest challenges! Chemistry, physics, engineering are all appropriate backgrounds – each brings unique complementary skill sets. Requirements: Passion for team-driven science and technology

PLU donates medical supplies to help Pierce County in fight against COVID-19 Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 30, 2020 Image: PLU’s Division of Natural Sciences, School of Nursing, and School of Arts and Communications teamed up to donate more than $10,000 in essential medical supplies to the Pierce County Emergency Operations Center for use in the fight against COVID-19. March 30, 2020 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March. 30, 2020) — Pacific Lutheran

PLU Ranks in Top 10 of “value added colleges” in the New York Times Posted by: Lace M. Smith / October 9, 2015 October 9, 2015 In an index developed at the Brookings Institution, The New York Times ranks PLU in top 10 of “value added colleges regardless of major” in this piece by James B. Stewart: http://nyti.ms/1FMW7q1 One important thing to note here is that two of the schools named in Stewart’s article are ELCA institutions and three are New American Colleges and Universities. Take a look at

Washington, all of our students, regardless of their immigration status, are invaluable to the teaching we provide in our classrooms, the research we perform in our labs, and the discoveries we make in medicine. These students and those who came before them are not strangers on our campuses, in our communities, and in our homes. They are our [children], our neighbors, our co-workers, our friends and our family. They are us.” At PLU, it’s ingrained in our mission to educate and sustain communities through

for parents to send their kids to college.” There were also only three buildings on campus. The school was co-ed with one side of the residence hall for boys and the other for girls. Every day they’d go to chapel – something she really enjoyed. Everybody got to know each other and she still stays in touch with friends. Dakan has enjoyed seeing the university grow. That is evidenced by her support of the Eastvold renovation. “The campus is beautiful with all those new buildings,” she said. The

ClassesHearing that Laura Osnes was coming to give a masterclass was one of the highlights of my senior year so far. Laura Osnes has always been someone I looked up to in both the roles she has originated on Broadway as well as her Broadway Princess Party series. Having access to an artist like this makes me confident in my PLU Musical Theatre degree and inspires me for my own future in the arts. —Morgan Roberts ’21, BFA Musical Theatre I was somewhat starstruck by virtually interacting with Dana Wilson. She

ClassesHearing that Laura Osnes was coming to give a masterclass was one of the highlights of my senior year so far. Laura Osnes has always been someone I looked up to in both the roles she has originated on Broadway as well as her Broadway Princess Party series. Having access to an artist like this makes me confident in my PLU Musical Theatre degree and inspires me for my own future in the arts. —Morgan Roberts ’21, BFA Musical Theatre I was somewhat starstruck by virtually interacting with Dana Wilson. She