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employ fewer people, but so that we can put those human hands on a more important task. Getting firsthand experience, seeing those manual processes get automated  – that’s really huge.  Why did you want to major in economics and minor in data science? I liked the major because it taught me about the world around me. I’ve taken classes like psychology and sociology, and those definitely teach you a lot, but I feel like economics as a social science is incredibly applicable to day-to-day interactions

degree in nursing program. That was until a friend told her about PLU and the chance its nursing program provided her to earn a bachelor of science in nursing. “A bachelor’s degree had been something I regretted not finishing,” she recalls. Millett and Lopez began classes during the spring semester of 2020, in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the first day of classes in early February, neither of the women knew what was coming in just one month — lockdowns, social distancing, the

chase the money, and the ones who had no other choice.“I fall into the latter camp,” Conover said. “I sincerely believe that no matter what I majored in or what career I started in, I would have ended up programming.” Today, Conover is a senior software engineer at Rainway, a Seattle-based video game streaming service. He works from his home in San Jose, California Before taking the job at Rainway, he worked at Wiser Solutions, an information and technology firm specializing in ecommerce and

want to go into the sports industry. Read Previous Internships: Breana Downs ’24 spends the summer with native birds at the Rocky Mountain Wildlife Alliance Read Next YouTube Short: Only 1 hour to The Mountain LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June

then, all this really didn’t much matter – at least when measured in terms of money, political will or media attention. AIDS, of course, has been a big and highly visible part of the global health scene for the past quarter century. But the AIDS pandemic exists in its own category, with a unique set of political and social circumstances that have guaranteed this particular infectious disease a high level of public attention and concern. In a way, AIDS both helped educate people about the global

represents Parkland, Spanaway and parts of Tacoma and Lakewood in the Washington State House of Representatives. He will be visiting Associate Professor of Politics and Government Kaitlyn Sill’s course on American government. All PLU students are welcome to attend the course for this Q&A discussion. Sponsored by the Department of Politics and Government. Sixth Annual Lutheran Studies Conference Sept. 29 | All Day | Anderson University Center Free at last? Lutheran Perspectives on Racial Justice. In a

fruit warehouse. By 14, he was working nearly full time at the local grocery store.Despite the demanding hours, he managed to earn top marks in his class at Zillah High School. He was president three times over: junior class, math club, and Future Farmers of America. Despite the scholastic success, college wasn’t a consideration. While some of his friends were going, not one of his seven older siblings had gone to college. He figured maybe someday he’d manage the grocery store.  One chilly fall

Summer Undergraduate Research at Caltech Caltech's WAVE Fellows program is a 10-week undergraduate research program that provides robust programming in the areas of academic and professional development. Posted by: alemanem / November 15, 2023 November 15, 2023 Caltech’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is but one manifestation of our commitment to institutional excellence. Diversity is essential to achieving and maintaining scientific excellence. – excerpt from Caltech’s

minister at the church my family helped found in Seattle. I soon learned that wasn’t really a viable career path for a young woman in the 70’s, so I began down a social work path. Spring term, I took ceramics, Poetry and the Mystical Experience, and Lutheran Studies, and had an epiphany about my calling and became an art major. I ended up transferring to the UW to study with Patti Warashina and Howard Kottler, because I was more into handbuilding than throwing. While I was at the UW, I worked in fiber

were asked to create a large-format poster, a flyer, a postcard mailer, an electronic (HTML) email banner, and a smaller electronic image suitable for social media. A selection of class poster designs.   Mackenzie described her project first. “After attending the Brad Tilden event, I realized that the Alaska CEO was really warm and engaging. So, I revised my poster design to be more flowing and welcoming,” she said. Makenzie’s design was clear and visually compelling, and I slowly realized how