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  • -based student organizations Student-organized student organizations Specific committees within your specific unit, both standing and ad hocSupporting Student Projects/Capstones – Feedback and Mentoring Each unit determines a structure for supporting students in the capstone experience. Discuss options with your unit colleagues. Service to the UniversityUniversity-wide/Elected Committee Service Opportunities:All faculty standing committees come into being or go out of existence by vote of the faculty

  • benefit is available to full-time employees who have completed three years of service, and is based upon additional university criterion. Only a limited number of dependents typically receive the benefit each year. Website: www.tuitionexchange.org The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Tuition Plan Program includes a group of 26 colleges and universities. Some of these institutions provide tuition remission to qualified PLU dependents. This benefit is available to both full-time and part

  • ,” studied “the law of least mental effort”—the theory that people will choose a low-demand task over a high-demand one when given a choice. Perhaps ironically, the research itself was rather demanding. “This was a huge project,” Henderson said. “We had to get students to take the test, and participants had to sit at a computer for 30 minutes and choose between two colors to click on. We had to use this weird math system. We probably worked on it 20 hours per week.” Based in a toasty two-computer

  • a Issaquah-based commuter student and continues to coach soccer once a week. “This has been a complete 180,” Deines said of her new journey. “It’s just been a total whirlwind and I can’t believe it’s been about a year of not playing already.” Deines said she has always loved soccer. She grew up playing in the Seattle area, joining the Seattle Sounders Women when she was still in high school. She played for the University of Washington while completing her undergraduate degree in communication

  • next. (Video by Rustin Dwyer and Joshua Wiersma ’18, PLU) “I don’t so much plan for the future,” he said, “but I try to prepare for it.” So, while he wasn’t necessarily planning to launch a microdistillery with his buddies-turned-business partners, he was prepared for a whole lot of fun. “I think I know what an artist feels like,” Bunk said. “That’s why it has yet to become a job.” Bunk fondly describes Edgewood-based Nightside Distillery as a “full-time hobby,” a joint business venture between him

  • in assets under management — is based in New York City and runs a Seattle office that recently expanded. “This is a very new program they are creating in BlackRock,” Samba said, adding that his team focuses on technology and business operations. He analyzes market data and resolves security-modeling issues critical to the investment-decision process. BlackRock approached PLU, along with other programs statewide, when it started a recent recruiting push. Samba was chosen as one of three candidates

  • ,” studied “the law of least mental effort”—the theory that people will choose a low-demand task over a high-demand one when given a choice. Perhaps ironically, the research itself was rather demanding. “This was a huge project,” Henderson said. “We had to get students to take the test, and participants had to sit at a computer for 30 minutes and choose between two colors to click on. We had to use this weird math system. We probably worked on it 20 hours per week.” Based in a toasty two-computer

  • family of friends, or, as he puts it, “framily.” Nicole Juliano, assistant director of the Diversity Center who worked with Jones as a student, falls into Jones’ framily. She says the alumnus-turned-employee uses his various intersecting identities to help others. “(Jones holds) space for people who have multiple identities,” she said. “Especially veterans.” Center for Gender EquityPLU’s Center for Gender Equity supports, challenges, and empowers students, staff, and faculty to combat gender-based

  • working with the Tacoma-based program, Ready to Rise, to identify scholarship recipients. The program is spearheaded by Degrees of Change, an organization that works to extend the reach of the Act Six initiative, which fully funded Panago’s education at PLU. Awardees must embody Panago’s values, including a deep passion for social justice. Tim Herron, Degrees of Change president, says Panago lived the Act Six mission, particularly after his time at PLU. He “poured his heart and energy into middle

  • on every one  Chalking on any vertical surface (buildings or walls) is strictly prohibited  The use of markers, paints, oil-based products, or spray chalk is prohibited h. Chalking may not occur in the following spaces: Red Square, AUC Atrium, MBR Amphitheatre, soccer field, baseball field, track, or tennis courts.  Lawn Signs: Lawn signs must not be used for individual purposes or to advertise student events or programs on campus. Any unauthorized signs will be removed, and the individual or