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. University Communications staff writer Megan Haley compiled this report. Comments, questions, ideas? Please contact her at ext. 8691 or at haleymk@plu.edu. Photo provided by East Campus. Read Previous Blog depicts people, places on seven continents Read Next APO, Vpstart Crow support student directors 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 PLU hosts the 14th Annual

about 40 to 100 watts. The university consumes around 17 million kilowatt-hours a year, and that cost definitely impacts the budget, Kohler said. But he believes the cost is worth it. “You always look at all the things you want to achieve,” he explained. “Is it money driven?” In order to reach the goal of PLU’s master plan – to become carbon neutral by 2020 – active steps need to be taken. Supporting renewable energy is just one of those steps, Kohler said. University Communications staff writer

. University Communications staff writer Megan Haley compiled this report. Comments, questions, ideas? Please contact her at ext. 8691 or at haleymk@plu.edu. Read Previous Ambassadors spotlight climate change Read Next New nursing labs raise the bar 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 PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth

Communications staff writer Megan Haley compiled this report. Comments, questions, ideas? Please contact her at ext. 8691 or at haleymk@plu.edu. Photo by University Photographer Jordan Hartman. Read Previous South Sound colleges lead way to green future Read Next Conference unites art and religion 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 PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran

the world you can reach,” he said. Amateur radio, often called ham radio, is both a hobby and a service that allows operators to communicate with one another. The term “amateur” doesn’t reflect an operator’s skills. Rather, it indicates that amateur radio communications can’t be commercialized. Oakman now has a collection of shortwave radios, including one in his PLU office. He estimates there are three million amateur radio operators in the world, with more than 600,000 in the United States

people in the industry and wrote for SPJ’s member magazine on the topic. “It was a really good opportunity to write about something that has two components I like: journalism and law,” she said. Coats is headed back to western Washington to this fall to look for a job in communications, preferably in journalism. The Julie Galvan Outstanding Graduate in Journalism Award is named in memory of Julie Galvan, a former president of the SPJ San Jose State University Campus Chapter, who was killed in a car

“Study Washington” to attract international students. –    Assisting numerous corporations, not-for-profits, and individuals build worldwide connections and communications with similar overseas organizations, including planning 17 International Study missions that have been taken by more than 1,500 Puget Sound leaders in various parts of the world. –    Introducing the world to the Puget Sound region by hosting more than 1,200 visiting delegations and international leaders to our region

. “This gives me an opportunity to discuss topics that otherwise, I may not know about,” said Briggs, who added that many contestants brush up on issues covered in The Economist before appearing at “worlds” as the contest is commonly referred to among the debating crowd. Often, judges pull topics covered in the UK-based publication for the contest. Debate gives one an understanding of the importance of what you say, as well as how you say it, said Skinner, a communications major from Covington, Wash

November 2, 2012 PLU President Thomas W. Krise talks about the importance of sustainability at the university after signing the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment agreement in October. (Photos by John Froschauer) PLU reaffirms its commitment to leading the way in a commitment to sustainability By Barbara Clements University Communications Global warming is real. Humans have caused it. And it’s our responsibility to do all we can to mitigate and if possible, reverse

March 20, 2014 Professor Mark Mulder works at a well during one of his recent visits to Central America. (Photo courtesy of Mark Mulder.) Nicaragua: Lutes Get Their Hands Dirty for Clean Water By Barbara Clements PLU Marketing and Communications Instead of lazing around on beaches during Spring Break, or going on a road trip to Disney Land, 10 Pacific Lutheran University students headed south to Nicaragua on March 22 to dig a well and assist in giving a village the gift of clean water. Under