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March 19, 2009 What would be awesome? By Steve Hansen It would be easy to say that, over his career, PLU graduate Peter Parsons has found himself in the right place at the right time. He was on the Xbox development team when there were fewer than a dozen people working on the project. He was product manager for some of the early groundbreaking video games like Flight Simulator and Age of Empires. He had a hand in the “Where the Hell is Matt?” video going viral. Oh, and by the way, he also led

training. This will be a great opportunity for your students to learn what it is like to work in science fields after they graduate. The event includes lab tours and a career panel. The panelists include: Cheryl Bick (Boeing -air quality), Craig Fryhle (PLU chemistry professor and author), Karen Goodwin (Centralia College chemistry professor), Robert Synovec (Professor and Associate Chair of the Graduate Program at UW), and two scientists from the Department of Health Labs. For more information

been invited to perform in Seattle Opera’s summer production, The Ring, which is set to run Aug. 4 to 25. “I hope to be in as many productions as I can before I go off to grad school,” said Marzano, who will graduate in the fall. “Right now it’s all about experience, getting out there and going through the motions and doing this stuff, so when I do become a professional opera singer and go out in the real world I will have that to work from.” Read Previous The Choir of the West takes to the road

kind of exertion adds about three years of age for each deployment, Dornbusch said. And while most infantry veterans move on to police, correctional or border-patrol work, Dornbusch didn’t want to follow that career path. “School is important for future employment, and you can’t stay in infantry forever,” he said. So now Dornbusch is majoring in pre-physical therapy, with plans to work in sports therapy and earn a doctorate in radiology. Having previously attended American Military University

internship/industry experience and/or courses in business, economics, history and ethics.  “Project-based learning is a different kind of learning than in-class learning and adds a different kind of value to a student’s degree,” said Bogomil Gerganov, associate professor of physics. “Internships and apprenticeships are extremely valuable training for future engineers, and students with such experience are more attractive job and graduate school candidates.” To fulfill the engineering internship/industry

The Edison Awards: Innovations That Shape the World Posted by: halvormj / February 23, 2018 February 23, 2018 By Damian Alessandro ’19 It’s awards season! Not the Academy Awards–although we do host awards parties at Pacific Lutheran University. I’m writing about the annual awards for innovation that have everyone whispering excitedly in the discipline of Innovation Studies. That’s right–its the Edison Awards, which honor excellence in the development, marketing, and launch of new products and

community partners such as not–for–profits, media outlets, government agencies, and other organizations, while simultaneously providing pre–professional opportunities for talented and capable PLU students. Read Previous PLU senior Daniel Hachet leaves a legacy of green on campus Read Next Aminda Cheney-Irgens ’20 on her chemistry and Hispanic studies double major, research in Puerto Rico, and preparing for graduate school COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you

privilege. But the main reason is pretty simple.“It’s just the right thing to do,” she said. “It’s not all about us.” The latter often makes white people uncomfortable, said Ciabattari, associate professor of sociology at Pacific Lutheran University. But it’s a conversation they must have, she stressed. “If someone is disadvantaged, someone’s advantaged inherently,” she said. “It’s important for whites to acknowledge the learning process.” It’s easy to overlook whiteness, she added, since it is seen as

.  Simulating for SuccessPLU's new center uses 21st century tools to teach next-gen nursing. Read Previous David Yun ’22 discusses preparing for medical school and founding the Global Medical Brigades Club Read Next PLU and University of Puget Sound announce new graduate admission partnership COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU Director of Athletics and Recreation

Improvisation from the University of Michigan. However, before she attended college, Kate didn’t have access to individualized jazz saxophone instruction. There were not any professional jazz musicians near her growing up, but she was still determined to succeed because she loved music.How did you develop an interest in jazz? My first jazz concert was Maynard Ferguson in Casper, WY, when I was in high school. But my first love of jazz developed because the cool kids all played saxophone in my school… and I