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'21PLU Marketing and CommunicationsTen years ago Andrew Whitney ‘12 was preparing for graduation, completing internships, and looking forward to starting a career in the world of business and finance. Now, it's his job to help place local high school and college students in internships with businesses, nonprofits, and public agencies in Pierce County, learning from his experiences, the good and the bad, in his own internships.Whitney leads Seed Internships, a program dedicated to pairing Tacoma-area
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about yet another racially-motivated incident in our country, we have another stunning situation to process: The resignations of the University of Missouri’s top two administrators represented a remarkable coup for student protesters, who have long demanded that leadership deal with their concerns about pervasive racism, among other issues on campus. But the looming question now – for Mizzou and for every college campus in the nation – is what happens next? How does a university create a climate in
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Wang Center Executive Director: “Global issues are local issues.” Posted by: Zach Powers / June 5, 2022 June 5, 2022 By Lisa Patterson ’98ResoLute ContributorIn 2021, PLU’s Wang Center for Global Education added a few more important words to its title. It is now the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education. The name change is the result of a merger between the Wang Center and the former Center for Community and Engaged Service. Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies Tamara
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Career Counselor Dawn Clark. “These employers are looking for PLU grads,” added Ruth Rogers, director of Career Development. The fair includes employers from business, private corporations, hospitals and healthcare, and the military on day one, and employers from non-profit organizations, state and federal agencies, and recruiters for graduate programs the second day. A separate School District Fair for newly minted teachers is also scheduled. All students are encouraged to attend the fair. Students
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Hewins ’86, superintendent of Franklin Pierce Schools located in PLU’s backyard, is WASA’s Superintendent of the Year for 2018. As a result, Hewins is a candidate for the national award through the American Association of School Administrators. The award will be announced in February at the AASA national conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Hewins has deep ties to PLU. He earned a master’s degree from the university and currently serves on the presidential selection committee, which is tasked with
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preparing for careers in the biomedical sciences, medicine, and pharmacy to gain biomedical and oncology research experience. Students participate in basic or clinical oncology research, research and clinical conferences, and a core lecture series designed specifically for them. All participants make a PowerPoint presentation on their research project and submit a report on their research project written in the style of a journal in which their faculty mentor publishes. We hope to be able to resume in
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preparing for careers in the biomedical sciences, medicine, and pharmacy to gain biomedical and oncology research experience. Students participate in basic or clinical oncology research, research and clinical conferences, and a core lecture series designed specifically for them. All participants make a PowerPoint presentation on their research project and submit a report on their research project written in the style of a journal in which their faculty mentor publishes. We hope to be able to resume in
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PLU student-media members to present at College Media Association’s national conference in New York Posted by: Kari Plog / March 5, 2018 Image: McKenna Morin ’19 (left), Courtney Miranda ’19 (center) and Natalie Mooney ’19 (right) are heading to New York City this week to present at a national conference for the College Media Association. (Photo by Molly Ivey ’20) March 5, 2018 By Helen Smith '19PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 5, 2018) — Student journalists nationwide get to
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Summer Internships: Environmental Studies Self-proclaimed "tree hugger" soars in internship with Bird Refuge Posted by: vcraker / August 23, 2022 Image: Fiona Ashton-Knochel ’24 spending the summer at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. August 23, 2022 Fiona Ashton-Knochel ’24 is spending her summer on a bird refuge in Brigham City, Utah. The Environmental Studies major sat down with us to discuss her exciting internship and to offer suggestions for anyone looking to land their own internship
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The Virtues of Video Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer I recently offered a workshop on “flipping the classroom” and it has me thinking more and more about the virtues of instructional videos. Even if you are not ready for a full classroom flip, instructional videos are a great way to boost students’ academic performance. The key is to create 5-10 minute recordings that students can easily access. Videos can be used for everything
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