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PLUS 100 helps PLU student-athletes with college transition Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / January 10, 2019 Image: Justin Martinez ’22 sits in a PLUS 100 course with his first-year football teammates. The first-year football player-only cohort is the first of its kind at PLU, a push by head coach Brant McAdams to support new student-athletes on and off the field. January 10, 2019 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 10, 2019) — For student-athletes, loaded down

Charged Up Professor Dean Waldow explores the future of batteries while training future chemists Posted by: nicolacs / November 1, 2021 Image: Alyssa Bright ’22 and Professor Dean Waldow share a discussion in a PLU chemistry lab. (Photos by John Froschauer/PLU) November 1, 2021 By By Anneli HaralsonResoLute Guest WriterPLU Chemistry professor Dean Waldow hopes to one day become useless. After all, as an educator, his job is to empower students to work confidently and independently in a field

Act Six scholar Andre Jones ‘22 grows leadership skills through outreach Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 2, 2021 February 2, 2021 By Veronica CrakerMarketing and CommunicationsWhen it came time to find a college, Andre Jones ‘22 had options. He considered attending a historically black college or university, like Howard University or Morehouse College. Fortunately for PLU, the Tukwila, Washington native found himself pulled closer to home. His choice of schools narrowed after he was awarded

discuss her exciting internship and to offer suggestions for anyone looking to land their own internship working in conservation.Why did you want to pursue an environmental studies degree? I’m a tree hugger, so naturally this major caught my eye. Genuinely, though, I chose Environmental Studies because it teaches me to use multiple fields of study to approach environmental issues. That’s a pretty useful skill for anyone to have. Pursuing this degree also allows a thorough focus on multiple interests

Chemist Opportunity at IEH Analytical Laboratories Posted by: nicolacs / September 11, 2019 September 11, 2019 IEH Analytical Laboratories in Fremont, WA is looking for a chemist. They are rapidly expanding and are seeking people with desire, drive and motivation to get started in their career field and gain valuable, hands-on experience, including sample preparation, sample extraction, and instrument operation (HPLC, GC/MSMS, LC/MS, ICP-AES, etc.). They have opportunities available for every

position at Netflix, the popular streaming service based out of Los Gatos, California. “I was like ‘I’m definitely not going to get this,’ but I was doing the shotgun approach, so I really didn’t care,” Ronquillo said. About a week later he received a notification that his resume had been processed and he was invited to take a technical assessment. One application and many hoops later, Ronquillo was hired at Netflix as a user experience developer.Job Hunt Buffering Ronquillo grew up in Ketchikan

April 1, 2013 Six business students participated in the 2013 International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition this spring. From left to right: Zach Grah, Jordan Dahms, Cameron Holcomb, Arne-Morten Willumsen, Iren Atemad and Karrie Spencer. Photo by John Froschauer. The Real World (with a Safety Net) By Steve Hansen and Chris Albert Assistant Professor of Management Kory Brown has a plaque on his office wall commemorating his participation nearly 20 years ago in a business simulation

PLU launches Internship Fund to create equitable opportunities for students Posted by: Silong Chhun / July 30, 2021 Image: Erica Palmer ’21, left, confers with Prof. Jennifer Thomas regarding her project looking at the effects of mobility of children in military families (Photo/John Froschauer) July 30, 2021 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing and CommunicationsDuring her senior year at PLU, Chloe Willburn ‘21 wanted to intern with the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families

September 11, 2009 Students work to restore habitat of struggling salmon stream Last week, Scott Hansen, ecologist and vice president of the Puget Creek board, was just ticking off the list of creatures that call this canopied gulch, sandwiched between suburbia and a main Tacoma arterial their home. Bats, coyotes, eagles, hawks, snakes, toads…and salamanders. “Hey I think we just found one,” said a PLU student working with Hansen, and 12 other volunteers on a rainy Saturday in September, as she

April 15, 2011 Beyond the uniform By Igor Strupinskiy ’14 The sun isn’t up yet, but the PLU ROTC cadets are already standing in formation Olson Gym. A typical day for these dedicated cadets, starts at 6:30 a.m. with physical training. Junior cadet Derek Ayers and sophomore cadet Will Mackey, along with the rest of the cadets, participate in morning physical training, or P.T. in the turf room of Olson Gym. (Photo by Igor Strupinskiy ’14) But many of the cadets take the army phrase, “if you’re on