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Media student serves and learns simultaneously Posted by: Todd / December 14, 2015 Image: Photo by Angelo Mejia ’17 December 14, 2015 By Matthew Salzano ’18 PLU Marketing & Communications InternTACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 11, 2015)—Communication major Chris Boettcher ’17 is living out the deeply held commitment of Pacific Lutheran University to civic engagement — all while continuing his education.When Cathy Nguyen, Tacoma poet laureate, reached out to PLU looking for a videographer to tell the story

October 6, 2014 How ‘Packaged Pleasures’ Changed America At the 2014 Benson Lecture, Prof. Gary Cross Will Explore Consumer Culture and its Impact on our Lives PLU Marketing & Communications From the candy bar to the cigarette and from records to roller coasters, a technological revolution during the end of the 19th century set up a colossal shift in human consumption and sensory experience. As corporations such as Campbell’s Soup and Wrigley chewing gum introduced new techniques to capture and

PLU Billboards are Back—and Bigger Than Ever Posted by: Sandy Dunham / April 21, 2015 Image: “Because My Team Became My Family” is one of two #whyPLU billboards in Seattle’s “sports zone”—this one at First Avenue and East Marginal Way. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 21, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (April 21, 2015)—Last fall, Pacific Lutheran University made a big impression on the Puget Sound area with dozens of giant black-and-gold billboards—and

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-word stories in the comments below and—who knows?—you may just become a published author! Read Previous The Career Whisperer Read Next PLU Announces New Master of Science in Marketing Research Degree COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24

Sunny, Fuzzy, Pre-Finals Friends Posted by: Sandy Dunham / December 9, 2014 December 9, 2014 PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 8, 2014)—To spread cheer and relieve stress before Finals Week, Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University and the PLU Counseling Center partnered with volunteer organizations, including Therapy Dogs International, to bring certified therapy animals to campus on Dec. 12. The therapy-pet program was a huge hit, with unconditionally loving puppies

The PLU Pod: Professors Amy Young & Maria Chavez Talk TEDx Tacoma and More Posted by: Zach Powers / March 11, 2015 Image: (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 11, 2015 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsThe first PLU podcast Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young and Associate Professor of Political Science Maria Chavez talk with Media & Content Manager Zach Powers about their upcoming TEDx Tacoma talks, their research, the most recent books and films they've enjoyed, and much

From Opportunity to Opry Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / June 8, 2015 June 8, 2015 By Matthew Salzano '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsDeanna Fallin ’09 wrote an email on April 8 to her former faculty adviser, Pacific Lutheran University Chair of Art and Design JP Avila, to share some exciting news. “It’s crazy to think that I was just some young college kid, sitting in your office, trying not to cry over a recent breakup,” she wrote. “Look at me now! It’s so exciting!” Originally from Burien, Wash

. “It s a really amazing place, and I just wished I’d found out about it sooner,” he said. “In my senior year, I really found out how important networking is.”Still, though, Barnes’ business degree (with a marketing emphasis) and a series of connections led to the internship with the Seahawks last summer. It was supposed to last only six weeks. But now, six months later, he’s in New York City with a championship team. “I just love the vibe when you’re in the stadium (The Clink, of course) and you

working with students, as a judge for business plan competitions and as an organizer of E-Business Day, an event connecting students to business leaders. Dr. Chung-Shing Lee and Mr. Justin Foster '02 at the School of Business E-Business Day event in 2001. Of course, he’s a leader himself. His first start-up, the e-commerce company Liveclicker, was co-founded in 2008, and sold in July 2018. Foster also founded two leading trade groups, the Video Commerce Consortium and the Email Marketing Roundtable