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football team). Today, he serves as a vice chair of the PLU Board of Regents. We recently met with Miller to discuss his career, working at the port, and his best advice to current Lutes. What do you enjoy most about working in the IT field? I love to find ways to help an operation be more efficient or more competitive by using technology. I think that’s a ton of fun. In a leadership role, the work is often working with business leaders to identify the best opportunities to apply technology in ways

was a communication major at first, and the classes were great, but nothing was clicking. It didn’t feel good. I was always the advice-giver in high school — a lot of my friends came to me for advice — and I realized that I really enjoy talking to people and being a sense of safety or trust to them. I thought maybe I should be a psychology major to become a therapist or a counselor; then, once I got into the program, I discovered I wanted to work with college students. What have you appreciated

challenged Chloe with were to continue to think really critically about the different paths that she wanted to pursue,” Graciano said. “The great thing about economics is it opens up a lot of doors. I challenged her to think about how to keep as many of those doors open as long as possible, how to think about what’s the right balance between her interests and passions, and what sort of meaningful work for her would look like.” That mentorship has already returned dividends for Wilhelm, who worked for the

later taught in the classroom? “Children come [to school] with a whole lot of socio-cultural processes when it comes to learning,” Thirumurthy said. “So we need to find out how teachers can connect new knowledge to their cultural practices and how it informs curriculum.” Beginning in October 2011, Thirumurthy used her Fulbright grant to find out. Over seven months, she met with students and families in the Muslim and Hindu communities in Chennai, as well as observe the rituals and cultural practices

Catherine Ha. “The project allows me to understand my students’ goals. Their presentations are usually really good and the clients’ satisfaction in their work is very rewarding.” Once Dixon and Jore were connected with staff at HDC, they began working with the company as market research consultants. They were presented with the challenge of creating innovative ideas to maintain and grow HDC’s market position, ultimately focusing on research into how to appeal to millennial consumers. Using various

about teaching, biological research, and increasing diverse representation in science. She recently spoke with PLU News about her recent honor, her motivations as an educator and scientist, and her experience thus far at PLU.Congratulations on being included on Cell Mentor’s list of “1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America.” What did that mean to you? It meant a lot. I was really surprised to end up on that list. There’s some pretty impressive people on that list that are doing amazing work in

Q&A with Sophia Barro ’22 on her student teaching experience Posted by: vcraker / May 26, 2022 May 26, 2022 Sophia Barro ’22 is a senior education major and religion minor at PLU. She recently completed full-time student teaching at Lakeview Hope Academy. We spoke with Barro about her experiences at PLU and as a student teacher, and about the values she hopes to inspire in her future students. How did you know you wanted to be a teacher? Teaching has always been a big part of my life. I am one

and hopes it continues. “Little things every single year would be inspirational,” Green said. “It shows we’re making progress and not putting it on the back-burner.” As for the next step in her journey, Green is applying to law schools. She hopes to practice civil rights law and work with youth and families involved in the criminal justice system, as well as disabled individuals. She hopes to get accepted to law programs at the University of Washington, Seattle University or Gonzaga University

What’s in our room? With Christian Cutter ‘24 Posted by: vcraker / March 31, 2023 March 31, 2023 Christian Cutter ’24 gives a tour of his dorm room in Hinderlie Hall. Hilderlie is a great place to live for students who enjoy embracing creativity and the arts. Located close to Mary Baker Russell Music Center, Ingram Hall and Karen Hille Phillips Performing Arts Center, it is central and convenient to everything regardless of your major! Hinderlie is home to one of the Gender Inclusive wings on

What’s in our room? With Jess Mason ’24 Posted by: mhines / March 11, 2024 March 11, 2024 Join Portland native, Jess Mason for a tour of their room in Hong Hall. Hong Global Hall is for local, national, and international students. Located in the middle of upper campus, it is home to a unique living/learning community consisting of six language and global engagement houses: Chinese, French, Global Studies, Indigenous Languages, Spanish, and the International Honors program.Check out Hong Hall