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time of her presentation she was waiting nervously to hear whether she would get a job as a data analyst at Seattle-based Horizon Air. She credited this physics capstone – she had to do two others to complete her triple major – with catching the attention of the human resources department at the airline. Every spring, hundreds of PLU students go through the drill of final projects, called capstones. But these research projects, works of art, or music compositions are much more than a final box to

After graduating from PLU in 2007, Schwartz held a collection of jobs including working in janitorial services, data entry at a nonprofit, and environmental remediation work on houses. In 2010,  he entered Union Theological Seminary, in New York City.  He thought he’d become a Lutheran pastor. But by the second week, he wasn’t sure he wanted to stay on. Faculty members encouraged him to stay, advocating for the philosophical and life experiences resulting from seminary school. In 2012, Schwartz was

before a school parent. It’s very compassionate and student-centered, focused on the families’ needs, versus data-driven. Kids are more than a number on a page,” she says.Lord says PLU’s mission around educating for “a life of service” shaped her perspective during the pandemic. “I think it helped me see where students are coming from before making assumptions,” she says. She can understand and empathize if a student struggles to complete a biology assignment when also experiencing food or housing

Hometown: El Centro, CA Selected accomplishments: Graduation Honors (cum laude); Plant Genome Research Program summer research internship, Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University; student worker, Quigg Greenhouse Post-graduation plans: Attending an interdisciplinary PhD program in plant science and data science at the University of Arizona’s School of Plant Sciences Emmanuel Gonzalez may be an accomplished young scientist on track for an impressive research career, but as a high school student, he

plant science and data science at the University of Arizona’s School of Plant Sciences Emmanuel Gonzalez may be an accomplished young scientist on track for an impressive research career, but as a high school student, he struggled. After attending Mt. San Jacinto College and Tacoma Community College, he arrived at PLU still feeling “a little bit lost.” “It was at PLU that I decided that college was for me, and that I’d give it my all,” he said, citing the guidance of “inspirational and motivational

reshape American business.” Historical Sources and other Information Michael: “What sources did you end up using for this business history project?” Matt: “I was able to find company reports and revenue data to piece together how the marketplace grew during the early PC software revolution. But the really interesting source material consisted of interviews from early software “pioneers” who shaped the industry. Halvorson connected me to archives within the University of Minnesota that contained

require of us. First, we need to be honest about the fact that most of us are change averse and, given our conservative tendencies and our governance structures, universities are particularly so. It is understandable, because change involves loss, change involves risk, change moves us from the known to the unknown, from the certain to the uncertain. Finding the self confidence and resolve to make changes is no simple matter. It may be that admitting we don’t like change is the first step because we

economics, and am interested in teaching, research and consultation work. Anna Reiman ’13 is from Puyallup, Wash. Anthony Markuson, Bachelor of Science in biology Anthony Markuson ’13 is from Chester, Mont. Why PLU? My campus visit made the difference because of PLU’s warm and welcoming community. After visiting PLU, no other campus could truly compare. Nevertheless, I needed numerical data to support a decision. In an Excel spreadsheet, I assigned points to universities based on 29 categories. After