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  • When asked how her students are persevering in times of distance learning, Giovanna Urdangarain, Associate Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies responded, “They inspire me daily.” Transitioning to online learning has been a lengthy process for all involved, but Professor Urdangarain is grateful to have…

    of the course the same. But when classes went remote in Spring 2020, she made the decision to weigh participation the heaviest. Under the circumstances of a pandemic, she realized, showing up is often the most difficult task. Moreover, a focal point of Humanities is active engagement in discussions that advance critical thought. Another way in which Dr. Urdangarain has gone the extra mile to support her students is by sending weekly emails to her students, sharing with them a series of videos

  • Have you been reading headlines about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (aka the FAFSA) in the news? That’s because this year, the federal government is rolling out a brand new form, and while it’s designed to be more streamlined and easier for students…

    offers in early April – it might be helpful to check in with the other schools you’ve applied to see when they’ll send out their financial aid offers. PLU has also pushed back its decision day from May 1 to June 1 to give students additional time to make the best college decision. If you haven’t yet started or submitted your FAFSA, here are some helpful resources: Follow @federalstudentaid on Instagram. They are regularly posting the times in which the FAFSA will be open and other updates and

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 24, 2019) — A PLU psychology professor is doing his part to secure funding for federal agencies and programs that support social and behavioral science research. Dr. Corey Cook met with Washington Senator Patty Murray and other members of Congress on Capitol…

    billion; in addition, his 2020 budget proposal called for dramatic cuts in education and health programs. Stakeholders such as COSSA, Dr. Cook, and Senator Murray strive to counter those fiscal recommendations. MORE Read Previous Science On Screen Read Next Capstone Presentations Meet the Web LATEST POSTS Ricky Haneda ’22 | Psychology Major February 18, 2022 The Evolution of Behavior November 12, 2021 Dr. Laura Shneidman awarded research grant from Templeton Foundation November 24, 2020 Enrico Jones

  • State Farm MBA Executive Leadership Series Fall 2012 Business leaders throughout industry come to PLU to share their insight through the State Farm MBA Executive Leadership Series. Lectures are held in Leraas Hall, Rieke Science Center from 6 to 7 p.m., with refreshments served from…

    Officer. Prior to joining Milgard, Gessel gained extensive experience in financial leadership in consumer–packaged goods as Vice President, CFO of Nalley’s Fine Foods, Assistant Vice President of Seafirst Corporation/Bank of America, and as a member of the corporate finance team and leadership development program at Ford Motor Company. Gessel holds a Master of Science in Industrial Administration (MSIA) from Purdue University and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Brigham Young University

  • Pacific Lutheran University hires new Vice President of Marketing and Communications to promote the university’s vision of service, sustainability and leadership. Donna Gibbs, a marketing and communications leader for over 20 years , will become the new Vice President of Marketing at Pacific Lutheran University.…

    lived and worked in Malta and Barcelona, Spain, where she served as chief marketing officer for emerging mobile media companies. Prior to moving abroad, Gibbs served as senior vice president for consumer marketing and ecommerce at PlanetOut, a leading media and entertainment company based in San Francisco. She also helped lead the company to a successful IPO in 2004. Earlier, Gibbs was executive vice president at The Weber Group (later Weber Shandwick Worldwide), where she managed six offices and

  • A summer job that doesn’t suck By Steve Hansen Of all the potentially tedious summer jobs, here’s a new one: spending hours on your knees, rolling over one boulder after another, just to see what’s underneath. For Stephanie Agoncillo ’08 and Melissa Youngquist ’09, this…

    saltwater, investigating three closely related species of prickleback fish. The question they were trying to answer: If these fish live under the same rocks, why did they evolve into three distinct species? Nobody knows for sure. So the fieldwork continues, with Agoncillo and Youngquist taking inventory of the fish, and measuring their elevation and location. Some fish go back to campus to be dissected to determine feeding behavior. Rock-rolling included, as summer jobs go, this turns out to be a pretty

  • Uganda Blog: first entry By Theodore Charles ’12 My first travel update comes not from Uganda, but from PLU. I arrived on campus yesterday, Monday January 3, with all of my gear packed, ready for takeoff. I will be shooting still photographs in Uganda, therefore…

    during Fall Semester once a week to learn everything from how to edit video to ethical behavior and actions in Uganda. We double and triple checked regulations for the airlines and distributed video recording gear that we recently received from a grant our professor applied for. The energy was palpable while interested students were crammed in the back room of Ingram Hall office space. I am really excited to learn and explore a country that I know only from intensely reading this summer and several

  • veteran: vet-er-an (n) \ ˈve-tə-rən a veteran – whether active duty, retired, discharged, or reserve – is someone who, at some point in their life wrote a blank check made payable to the United States of America for an amount “up to and including their…

    intimate bond built that someone who has not served will have a hard time understanding. This bond is built through teamwork, long hours, crappy assignments, complaining about everything together, and also enjoying the off time together. No matter someone’s background, culture, race, religion, or sex, the bond brings us all together. And humor is paramount to making it through all of the rough times. Tami Walsh Women’s Army Corps 1978-1980, Communications Specialist PLU Transcript Specialist, Office of

  • Originally published in 2016 As scholars of the Humanities in the 21st century we find ourselves working in unusual settings. Places of faith and worship, educational contexts like high schools and public libraries, in newspapers, in comment forums, on radio shows, our “workplaces” often do…

    her three grandchildren and serving as the primary caregiver for her homebound mother. In the six weeks of the reading series, they have moved and overcome a nasty bout with flu, but they have not missed a minute of the series. They are among the best and most consistent participants in our discussions; the grandmother’s commitment and enthusiasm is heroic. She explains matter-of-factly, “We all have some darkness in us. We’re all a bad decision or a wrong turn from something we might regret

  • Anthony Chan Bounleurt – spinning on his head. (Photo by John Froschauer) There’s a faith club for that By Barbara Clements It could be any evening on the ground floor of the University Center: A group of young men and women – about 25 of…

    , students from all backgrounds and religious traditions attend PLU. That is what the Lutheran tradition is all about – making sure all faiths and perspectives are respected. It ensures a vibrant, intellectual spirit takes hold on campus, where students and faculty are open to ideas, new philosophies and intellectual diversity. For instance, take Bashair Alazadi ’13. As a commuter student, she didn’t have a residence hall room where she could pray five times a day, as prescribed by Islam. So she went to