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Highlights of the King of Norway’s PLU Visit Posted by: Sandy Dunham / May 26, 2015 May 26, 2015 TACOMA, Wash. (May 25, 2015)—It’s not every day a king comes to Pacific Lutheran University, but on May 23, an especially special one did—and hundreds of Lutes put together an exceptionally warm, royal welcome for him.Here are some of PLU photographer John Froschauer’s photo highlights of His Majesty King Harald V of Norway’s visit to PLU and the 2015 Commencement ceremony: From the excited crowd

. After three years of college in Texas, Woods married and moved to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, only a semester shy of graduation. Soon, she heard great things about PLU’s care for students and career placement program. “I remember the care and concern of the professors and the administration,” Woods says. “I felt like they cared about me as a person and were invested in helping me be successful. Even in the short period I was there, I felt that.” Read our full profile of Lisa Woods. Lute Powered

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 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024 Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market May 20, 2024

to create a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty.”  (Eric Ries) Dr. Brown then used this definition to lay out three points that help identify whether or not something is entrepreneurial and innovative. “First, the business has to be new; second, it has to be creative; and third, there needs to be uncertainty surrounding the product or idea.” Brown continued: “It’s easy to follow a business model that has already been established, change nothing, and become successful

polity. We would want our government to fix this situation. In short, we would want a responsive, just and humane immigration policy. We would want to be treated fairly. As a professor, I am fortunate to be able to devote my life to teaching students about the experiences of those who are excluded. I am able to help students understand that the privilege of their education includes a responsibility to act in a way that makes America live up to her ideals. Based on my research, I believe that if we

November 3, 2008 Harmony invites campus into the discussion There are a lot of people listening about how candidates are going to address issues that are important to them this election. With concerns like the economy being at the forefront of political discussion, the Harmony Club wanted to make sure issues that they care about aren’t forgotten.“We’re trying to raise awareness of queer issues in this election,” said Cate Fisher, club co-commissioner. The club brought issues like gay marriage

attending Pacific Lutheran University. The compromise was the result of students, educators, business and community leaders, and university presidents contacting their representatives. Advocates for maintaining the vital funding flooded 91 state House members with more than 790 individual emails and dozens of phone calls. Some held meetings with their representatives, as well, sending a strong message that maintaining SNG funding is a priority. Currently at PLU, 653 students receive SNG funding; 203 of

, for which psychologist Daniel Kahneman won the 2002 Nobel prize in economics. It proposes that people aren’t always trying to maximize benefits, but are paying attention to a benchmark. In this case, the benchmark is par. “Do golfers pay attention to par? Yes, they sit in it,” Reiman said. This is in contrast to neoclassical economic theory that says that people are always trying to better their situation given the constraints they face. The Economics of Golf was split into two sections in order

revitalized general education program this fall, PLU is well prepared to welcome seeking students. Here they will find that the pursuit of academic and professional excellence, the discernment of a life path or vocation, and the identification of a worthy purpose are intertwined.   Read Previous PLU wins Simon Award Read Next MBA student finds challenges in PLU program COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently

, ethics and discretion, race and policing, and use of force. “I can only speak to these areas to a certain degree,” Premo said, “so having someone who works directly in that specialty area gives the students an opportunity to ask questions to someone currently working in that area.” The roughly 20 students enrolled in the class claimed a variety of majors — including those outside sociology — such as communication, computer science, psychology and music. Mitch Perantie ’19, who intends to major in