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Supported by a generous endowment from the Benson Family, the Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History is designed to bring leading experts in the fields of history, business, and economics to campus to address the PLU community. Jolita and Dale Benson at a recent Benson Lecture. Along with the business and economic history curriculum, the lecture is designed to encourage the study of business organizations, entrepreneurs, workers, products, and consumers, as well as the economic forces

at PLU Read Next Economics and Careers LATEST POSTS Recording of Glory M. Liu’s 2023 Benson Lecture Released November 21, 2023 Benson Research Fellows to Present March 31, 2023 Summer Research Fellows Share Results October 15, 2021 Summer 2021 Benson Research Fellows Announced May 2, 2021

karaoke, with the actors grabbing microphones and singing modern songs to further the plot. The show originally opened in Glasgow in 2017 at the Tron Theatre, before gaining the support of eight regional producing theatres to produce a nationwide tour of the show. It officially moved to the West End on 15 October 2021, with a premiere set for 2 November 2021 at the Criterion Theatre. After reading this #DigitalAusten tweet written by Elsa, I was inspired to see the show. I spent a delightful Sunday

sustainability of our university community, and our world beyond it.Spirited talk ensues about campus escapades, past awareness campaigns, and a list of priorities presented to the university by a group called The Collective, to which Maya belonged… all of which leads to further discussion about how relationships shape, define and strengthen D&I work at PLU. Jen: Yes, the relationships we build with students and that they create between themselves is key. Having students serve as teaching assistants for me

software. U.S. consumers were seeing products that they had never seen before. Productivity applications like spreadsheets and word processors really changed what people could do with computers, and to study the origins of the movement I looked at how companies like Lotus 1-2-3, WordPerfect, and Microsoft contributed to the U.S. economy.” Michael: “How did this competitive marketplace take shape, Matt? Weren’t Bill Gates and Steve Jobs in a battle-to-the-death over these new software products?” Matt

Mathematics major Lindsey Clark ’24 is a Noyce scholar and future teacher Posted by: nicolacs / April 2, 2024 April 2, 2024 By Mark StorerPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Lindsey Clark ’24 came to PLU knowing it was where she wanted to be. But Clark—a double major in mathematics and gender, sexuality, and race studies (GSRS)—says PLU challenged and changed her and expanded her worldview in ways she never before considered on her way to becoming a math teacher. “Math is kind of what I

convince people to leave their desk for a minute and pause. We promise, it will be worth it!Spring 2022 Chapel OpportunitiesInformation about spring 2022 chapel opportunities can be found here.Although we’ve adapted and experimented and continued Chapel in various ways over the last 3 semesters, we are excited to return to Chapel Break as dedicated time in our schedule and to recommit to the purpose of this collective, carved-out space.Why do you think it is important to pause for reflection? Winer

that Pacific Lutheran University might establish a lectureship which would, on a regular basis, bring to the campus distinguished members of the world academic community to discuss significant topics of historical interest. Accordingly, the Department of History and the Schnackenberg family announced on February 8, 1974, the creation of the Walter C. Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture, to be inaugurated during the 1974-1975 academic year. The Steen Family Symposium on April 22 officially kicks off

PLU alumna addresses diversity, equity, inclusion as inaugural administrator at Pierce College Posted by: Kari Plog / May 2, 2018 Image: Oneida Blagg ’82 and ’91 May 2, 2018 By Helen Smith '19PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2018) — Oneida Blagg — Pierce College’s first director of equity, diversity and inclusion — says her commitment to those issues started long before she pioneered this new position at the community college.Blagg’s parents raised her to be politically aware

Governor and presidential candidate Jay Inslee visits PLU Posted by: Marcom Web Team / May 28, 2019 May 28, 2019 By By Jeannette ShimkoCommunications Coordinator, Division of Social SciencesTACOMA, Wash. - Political Science major, Riley Dolan, moderates discussion with Jay InsleePolitical Science major, Riley Dolan, did a great job moderating a recent discussion/town hall with Governor and presidential candidate Governor Jay Inslee at Pacific Lutheran University. What an excellent