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with minors in religion and Holocaust and genocide studies, Atkinson’s passion for research, academia, and higher education developed at PLU through her collaborative research with professors, her tenure as president of  Phi Alpha Theta (PLU’s history honors society), and her work as PLU’s Vet Corps Navigator. What led you down the path of becoming an Arabic linguist? Out of the jobs available to me as a woman in the military in 2014, becoming a linguist was one of the things that I was most

in, maybe you know (or think you know) what job or kind of job you want after college, or you might have no idea about anything. Any of these are completely okay. At PLU, we’ll equip you with an education that enlightens your mind, supports you as you explore your post-college options, and provides numerous opportunities to get the hands-on experiences that will propel you into a world of boundless possibilities. Wondering how we do that? One way is through Alumni and Student Connections (which

expected to grow 19% in the next eight years, much faster growth than the average for all occupations. 4. Mental Performance Consultant—develop strategies to help clients (like athletes, performing artists, executives, military personnel) create mental and life habits that allow them to access peak performance in difficult conditions. 5. Physical Education Instructor—teach principles of healthy movement and physical fitness to students in educational settings. 6. Sport Psychologist—use mental health

her mom was pursuing a degree in education. With musician parents, McTee grew up watching their band rehearsals. Her mom taught her the saxophone and how to transpose music. Applying to PLU for a degree in Music just made sense. Today, McTee’s award-winning compositions have been played by orchestras globally, including performances in Carnegie Hall five separate times. She has received numerous awards such as the Fulbright Senior Lecturer Fellowship to teach at the Academy of Music in Poland. It

career, was also true for his education. Parsons originally entered Washington State University. But as he started to figure out what he wanted to do after college, transferring to PLU made a lot of sense. “I liked what I saw at PLU,” he recalled. “I liked the smaller environment and the smaller class sizes. It felt good to me. Plus, I thought they had a great business program.” Also factoring into the equation: a move to PLU would allow him to be closer to the businesses that would likely employ him

world is more complex than I’ve ever imagined. It made me realize that I’m not going to save the world – the best that I can do is try to understand.” Josh pauses, then asked: “But what is education without action?” One of the things that also appeals to both Catherine and Josh is the fact that most of the classes are discussion-based, as opposed to lecture-based. It allows students to really get a chance to dig deep into the subject matter and explore it. Or, in the words of Catherine, the

December. The entire PLU community is encouraged to submit lyrics for the alma mater tune, with the winning lyricist receiving a gift certificate for two to Teatro ZinZanni in Seattle, courtesy of KPLU. The contest—like Chapel itself—represents quite a collaboration of campus and community constituencies. “We partner with quite a few groups, such as the Women’s Center and Wang Center for Global Education,” she said. “When they’ve had special events, we feature a speaker from the conference (for example

. “Economics is fundamentally a discipline in which we study how and why we make decisions,” says Associate Professor of Economics Karen Travis. “It is the wide range of applications that tends to draw a very broad pool of students, including those interested in finance or developing economies.” “Students who are drawn to Economics ask questions for which the answers aren’t easy—poverty, health care, education, unemployment, development, environmental degradation, international relations—but for which they

learn as many complementary skills as you can. The workplace increasingly requires a blend of skills and a blend of knowledge. Getting a degree in business and understanding business is great, but you also need to understand things like communications or government affairs or environmental policy. That cross-disciplinary education is a really good skill set. PLU does a great job with that.Lute Powered is a project highlighting PLU alumni at some of the most well-known organizations across the Puget

and related systems must change to alleviate global hunger,” Laurie-Berry says. Before 2015, the original PLU greenhouse functioned more like an extremely hot sunroom built on a black flat top roof. “It got so hot that everything died,” Laurie-Berry says. “The new greenhouse completely transformed what I could do in that class.” Today’s Carol Sheffels Quigg Greenhouse was built in 2015 and named for a former PLU regent, donor and enthusiastic supporter of science education at PLU. The 1,700-square