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3 Reasons to Get an MBA Posted by: Catherine Chan / May 28, 2021 May 28, 2021 There are many types of graduate business degrees — finance, accounting, human resource management, organizational leadership, to name a few — but the traditional MBA has recently seen an uptick in interest from professionals in diverse fields.Let’s get right to it: here are several reasons you should consider getting an MBA now.More and more mid-career professionals are going back to school for an MBAIn 2020, MBA

to the Dean of PLU’s School of Business, Dr. Chung-Shing Lee, “An increasing number of companies are looking for employees who have knowledge and skills in marketing analytics in order to better understand the market and their customers. As such, marketing analytics jobs are in demand. It is also a lucrative field for career advancement and personal growth.” In the program, you will learn how to leverage data-driven models to achieve a deeper understanding of consumer behavior, solve marketing

students while waiting out a rainstorm in a local bank. Along with discussing music, school and the future, Mulder asked about their perceptions of Americans. The students said they thought all Americans liked war, bombs and aggression. This troubled Mulder, who took the opportunity to explain not all Americans like war and that he dreamt of peace in the future. The students appeared relieved, he said, and taught him the phrase “Paz e Amore,” meaning “peace and love.” They also showed him their hand

recycle until he came to PLU, but now he’s passionate about protecting the environment and sharing his knowledge with others. The geosciences and chemistry major plans to teach high school science. Under the guidance of Claire Todd, visiting assistant professor of geosciences and environmental studies, those in the program have spent a large portion of J-Term reviewing the evidence for recent climate change. They have been reviewing data collected by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC

as I can be.” Read Previous Four PLU women honored at annual banquet Read Next New dean of the School of Business named 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, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying

the ethics of torture. Perry, ’81, is the Gen. Maxwell Taylor Chair of the Profession of Arms at the war college located in Pennsylvania. Perry earned his bachelor’s in religion from PLU in 1981 and Ph.D. in ethics and society from the University of Chicago divinity school in 1993. Kaurin, who met Perry at a faculty seminar at the Naval Academy, invited Perry to come to campus this fall. Perry is going to discuss the ethics of torture when viewed through the lens of warfare and intelligence

think about donating or recycling their food to food banks before they leave for the holidays. And before they leave the school entirely, think about recycling clothes or furniture they don’t want or need. Afterward, McConathy said this was one of the best classes she’d ever had. They didn’t seem to mind getting their hands dirty, she said. And the students seemed to connect with the sort. Connie Braun, a sophomore and geosciences major, said she was surprised by “all the stuff that is recyclable

. The Chemistry faculty plan to have webcasts from the NMR lab to teach local college and high school students about the NMR spectrometry. Undergraduate students, who usually do not have access to such a powerful instrument, will find that having used the spectrometer-one of the first of its kind located in a West Coast undergrad institution – will help them land future jobs, the professors said. “This is really going to be the crown jewel of the instruments in our department,” Waldow said when the

-planning provisions on behalf of the university. These deferred plans include planning vehicles such as bequests, charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts. “We really wanted to focus on the ‘heritage’ of the school,” Evanson said. “The people I’ve met here have been life-long friends; my time here was a life-changing event. It made sense to make plans to give to the university [through our will].” Ed Larson, executive director of charitable estate planning, thinks back on those days

closely with the curriculum of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) – a globally-known and respected designation.  Students have the opportunity to be well prepared to sit for the CFA Level I exam in December and the Level II exam the following June. This degree, as well as preparing for the CFA, will give PLU graduates a competitive edge in the business and investment world, said Darcy Johnson ’78 ’82, a PLU Regent and a member of the School of Business Executive Advisory Board. “Throughout my 30