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series of quarterly business reports, relying on each other to get the job done. It paid off with first place finishes in multiple categories of the competition. “I wasn’t too surprised,” said Kory Brown, assistant professor of business and the group’s advisor. “The six individuals we sent are just outstanding students.” For more than four months, the six PLU seniors worked toward making the decisions as an executive team of a corporation. Collectively, they spent nearly 2,000 hours working on the

designs and, each day, endeavor to design something more elaborate, more beautiful. Thirumurthy uses the kolam to describe something else – something for which she earned a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program grant to study in her native India. She uses the kolam to describe what is called “funds of knowledge” – the idea that children, especially young girls, gain knowledge not simply in the classroom, but through their family and their culture. In the case of the kolam, children learn not just

Summer 2016 research opportunities in Dallas, TX Posted by: yakelina / November 30, 2015 November 30, 2015 Lots of paid research opportunities available in the Dallas, TX  region this coming summer …  University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center is offering a number of paid summer undergraduate programs relating to chemistry (QP-SURF), biomedical research (SURF), cancer research (SURF-Cancer), and kidney disease research (SURISKD).    Here is a link that leads to all four:  https

PLU experience. “I realized that my gift is to be a helper to people,” she said. “I love to be in acts of service. It’s where I’m happiest.” It seemed only natural that she would decide on nursing as a career, but Rosenlund took a bit of time to get there. At the age of 53, Rosenlund will graduate magna cum laude this May with the second cohort from PLU’s Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program. The ABSN program is based in Lynnwood, 40 miles from PLU, and opened in 2022. With an

March 8, 2010 Building peace By Chris Albert Pacific Lutheran University’s 2010 Wang Center Symposium – Understanding the World through Sports and Recreation started out by recognizing truly dedicated individual’s with the Wang Center for International Programs Peace Builder Award Thursday, March 4 at the Tacoma Convention Center. Wang Center Executive Director Neal Sobania, Peace Builder Award recipients William Stafford and Joey Cheek, and PLU President Loren J. Anderson. This year’s

June 16, 2008 Graduate breaks new ground It’s been a whirlwind four years for Candice Hughes ’08.An international student from Trinidad and Tobago, Hughes participated in theater and Dance Ensemble, held leadership roles in the Diversity Center and ASPLU, and spearheaded the first campus Caribbean Carnival in February 2006. She even fit in a semester studying away in Botswana. At Spring Commencement 2008, the geosciences major capped off her university career as the senior class speaker. Her

it will fit into their life after college, said Jessica Holden, SIL graduate assistant and co-planner of the retreat. During the 28-hour retreat, students participated in small group discussions led by faculty, staff and student leaders. The group discussions typically built on ideas presented by a movie or a panel of speakers. One of the panels included Greenaway, recent graduate Jason Schonau-Taylor and ASPLU president Carl Pierce. The three discussed their experiences at PLU that led them to

PLU students tutoring Keithley students and has grown to dozens tutoring, providing one-on-one mentoring and helping in anyway they can. Many students in Club Keithley spend anywhere from one to three hours a week, but those hours make an impact. One of the most important things to stick with is showing up, Bullock said.”You have to commit to it because those kids don’t need another person showing up for a day or two and leaving them,” she said. Assistant Principal Steven Mondragon sees Club

honored? “What kind of students do I want to teach,” he recalls asking himself. “In the end, I wanted to work with high-caliber students.” Brown chose PLU and has been an assistant professor of business here since 2010. While here, he has also been able to continue his research, much of it related to his activities in business. Of particular interest to Brown is analyzing how large-scale alliances work – it is something he actively researches and acts as a consultant with industry leaders. As an

Career Panel in Water Resources Posted by: nicolacs / September 13, 2023 September 13, 2023 The Washington Lake Protection Association (WALPA) and Herrera Environmental Consultants have organized a career panel explicitly for students and recent graduates to talk with scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers. The career panel is happening on the final day of their annual conference (Oct. 4 to 6 at UW Tacoma Campus) – Oct 6 at 11:30am. Students and recent graduates may