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  • Growing up in a small town in Idaho, Lorelei Juntunen ’97 had not spent much time in cities. But when she moved to Parkland to attend PLU, she suddenly had access not only to local cities like Tacoma and Seattle, but also to cities across…

    directly with co-founder Terry Moore, who specialized in urban economics. Juntunen worked on several hazard mitigation plans, focusing on ways local governments can pay for disaster recovery, along with growth management questions such as whether the supply of land and infrastructure is sufficient to accommodate future population growth. She enjoyed the complexity of her consulting work, along with the impact and the challenge of constantly juggling deadlines. “It requires so much intellectual

  • Are you looking to apply and grow the skills you are learning in school in a professional environment while serving your community with clean, reliable water? If you answered “yes,” be sure to apply to Tacoma Water’s electrical engineering internship opportunity! Tacoma Water has an internship…

    work on projects related to electrical and control systems, asset management, and cathodic protection. Duties may include project management, collecting and analyzing large quantities of data, performing engineering calculations, reviewing plans, drafting technical memos, and participating in team meetings. The Electrical Engineering Intern will also be able to collaborate with a team, network with other professionals, and learn about various projects across our water system. Engineering

  • Gavin Knapp ’23 reflects on Fife Public Schools with a new lens, now student teaching with one of his former educators. Gavin Knapp discovered his vocation for special education in an unusual way – volunteering with unified sports in high school. Although his former high…

    instilled in him the values of respect and care for each student, regardless of their background. “Every student deserves an equal opportunity and to have the same rights that everyone else does. Students can be supported in school and be afforded the best opportunities for their teachers to learn how they learn,” Knapp said. For Knapp, student teaching is a symbiotic relationship. Teachers ought to learn about their students as much as they teach them. Building rapport is essential in a classroom

  • Gavin Knapp ’23 reflects on Fife Public Schools with a new lens, now student teaching with one of his former educators. Gavin Knapp discovered his vocation for special education in an unusual way – volunteering with unified sports in high school. Although his former high…

    school instilled in him the values of respect and care for each student, regardless of their background. “Every student deserves an equal opportunity and to have the same rights that everyone else does. Students can be supported in school and be afforded the best opportunities for their teachers to learn how they learn,” Knapp said. For Knapp, student teaching is a symbiotic relationship. Teachers ought to learn about their students as much as they teach them. Building rapport is essential in a

  • Congratulations to Dr. Christina Pepin and Dr. Kelsey Hirsch! Dr. Pepin defended her doctoral dissertation titled “Prevalence and Use of High-Fidelity Simulation in Family Nurse Practitioner Programs”. Dr Pepin currently teaches Professional Foundations and provides leadership for our students in their final semester of the…

    Two New Doctors in the House Posted by: Julie Winters / April 25, 2019 April 25, 2019 Congratulations to Dr. Christina Pepin and Dr. Kelsey Hirsch!Dr. Pepin defended her doctoral dissertation titled “Prevalence and Use of High-Fidelity Simulation in Family Nurse Practitioner Programs”. Dr Pepin currently teaches Professional Foundations and provides leadership for our students in their final semester of the program through their capstone class and clinical. She also teaches the Care & Outcomes

  • Lutheran Studies Conference 2013 Breaking rules, honoring the ordinary, opening up God: Lutheran perspectives on Jesus of Nazareth The Lutheran Studies Conference will take place at Pacific Lutheran University on Sept. 26. All presentations – which will begin at 2 p.m. –  will take place…

    . Other speakers include: Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion Brenda Ihssen Byzantine conceptions of Jesus: the Christ of council, court, and monk Byzantine perspectives offer westerners a contrast to their cherished assumptions about Jesus. This presentation will reflect on how Eastern Christians opened their understanding of God through the theological work of bishops, the Byzantine court’s care for the welfare of imperial identity, and the Byzantine monk’s care for the welfare of the

  • By Michael Halvorson, Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic History The following excerpts were gathered from an April 24, 2018 conversation between Michael Halvorson, PLU student Teresa Hackler, and Economics professor Karen Travis. Hackler and Travis completed a Benson Summer Research project together in…

    readers know how your summer and fall research went.” Teresa Hackler “As you know, these projects are designed to investigate important aspects of U.S. business and economic history.” “Your project relates to health care access in the Pacific Northwest, which I find fascinating. Can you begin by describing it for us, Teresa?” Hackler: “Yes, certainly! My summer research project focused on the history of racial discrimination directed against black residents of Multnomah County, Oregon from 1940-1960

  • Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR) is a summer program run by the University of Washington (UW) Clean Energy Institute (CEI) and Undergraduate Research Program, and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF CHE-1950904). The CEBR Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program supports a select group of undergraduates, community…

    electrical & computer engineering. Students can choose to work on the theory that drives the development of new molecules for trapping solar energy, new electrode materials and chemistry for batteries, or models for grid management of renewable energy. Other labs work on integrating these new materials into devices at both the nano- and macro-scale. By the end of the summer, students are familiar with both the technical skills of performing research within the lab, and the social and cultural skills

  • TACOMA, Wash. (April 24, 2015)—A team of PLU Marketing students has won the Social Business track of the 2015 Business Plan Competition presented by the Tacoma Entrepreneur Network. The winning team—Taylor Gonzales, Kevin McKay, Kayla Evans, Lindsey Campbell and Austen Wilson—is mapping a marketing plan…

    PLU Marketing Students Win Business Competition Track Posted by: Sandy Dunham / April 24, 2015 Image: A Marketing Management team made up of, from left, Taylor Gonzales, Kevin McKay, Kayla Evans, Lindsey Campbell and Austen Wilson (all ’15), took first place in a track of the 2015 Business Plan Competition. April 24, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (April 24, 2015)—A team of PLU Marketing students has won the Social Business track of the 2015 Business Plan

  • PLU is again ranked as the top private university Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in Washington State and the #2 MBA program in the state. In addition, PLU is #122 Best Business Schools (tie) out of almost 500 schools ranked nationally. PLU’s MBA prepares…

    education. The business graduate program offers an MBA and Master of Science in Marketing Analytics. Students considering an MBA can focus on a major in Business Administration or select a new program in Management Science and Quantitative Methods (MSQM). The Business Administration track focuses on strategy, innovation, and effective decision-making. In Management Science and Quantitative Methods, students build upon strategy and innovation and also learn the quantitative skills used in Business