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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

, 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

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

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

they’re going. Like the frequent customer at his or her favorite restaurant, instructors can intuitively cruise to where they have been so many times before. But for students maneuvering to new destinations, the location and the directions need to be unambiguous. The beginning of the semester is right around the corner, but now is still a good time to review learning goals and objectives listed on your syllabi. If written properly, goals and objectives should underlie every instructional decision and

Mobile Hot Shop visited PLU in February – Gallery Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 20, 2013 March 20, 2013 The Museum of Glass Mobile Hot Shop came to PLU in late February. While their presence on campus lasted close to a week (it takes a few days to heat up and cool down the kilns), the highlight was the glass-making demonstrations on Wednesday, February 27 when artists crafted glasses and goblets right before our eyes. Click through the photos below to see the making of a purple glass

their own lives. This behavior is also true of adult readers: Some want spy thrillers, some want romance, some want cozy mysteries, some want lyric poetry. When it comes to reading, there’s a place at the table for everyone. I find that to be a very democratic and comforting way of looking at books. In terms of content and theme in YA literature, we must remember that there are a lot of kids who are living lives that aren’t rated PG. There are a lot of kids who are living lives that are generally

liberal arts and professional undergraduate education pragmatic or even possible? And though clearly honed in response to consumer demand, is it in fact serving the best interest of PLU, in terms of our endowment and identity, and for that matter, of the minds and careers of our students?  And finally, does it uphold, in practice, the tenets of our mission statement? In particular, does it allow a student’s undergraduate education to provide “the necessary and essential foundation for the technical

retailer to get an item to the consumer. Fair trade essentially cuts out the “buyer” function, allowing the distributor to buy directly from the artisan and cut costs, Valdez said. “It’s why they can pay a fair wage and still charge a reasonable price for their products,” she explained. Most products are certified as fair trade through the Fair Trade Federation or the International Fair Trade Association. By visiting the production sites often, both organizations monitor how the goods are made and the

behavior fosters estrangement rather than connection, and it ignores the complexity of every person.  We must be aware of systemic injustice and inequity, while also welcoming open and honest dialogue to bridge our divides.  To that end, we invite all community members to an open session to discuss the impact of Charlottesville on Thursday, August 17 from 12-1pm in the AUC Atrium.  I look forward to seeing you there. PLU is a better place because of our diversity and because we value the critical