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Alaska CEO Brad Tilden to Give Benson Lecture Posted by: halvormj / October 3, 2017 Image: PLU Faculty visit with Brad Tilden at Alaska Airlines. Left to right: Mark Mulder, Brad Tilden, Michael Halvorson, Chung-Shing Lee. October 3, 2017 By Michael Halvorson, Benson Family Chair On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center (Anderson UC building), Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden will engage with students, faculty, and community members in a lively conversation about the

Economics and Careers Posted by: halvormj / April 20, 2018 Image: Cameron Emerson April 20, 2018 Interested in a future job at a major tech company? Come and meet a Pacific Lutheran University graduate who successfully followed that career path. Cameron Emerson ’08 graduated from PLU with a degree in Economics. These days the Oregon native works out of Chicago as the Midwest manager of Google’s Cloud — and he’s returning to campus to talk about his career, share his experiences at one of the

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the fire.” Conn McQuinn is the director of educational technology for Puget Sound Educational Service District, which partnered with PLU’s School of Education to host the Benson Lecture workshop. McQuinn said school-based makerspaces, prompted by teachers who are exposed to the movement, will encourage kids at a young age to work toward careers in STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “Much of the modern economy is being driven by people who are inventing and creating their own

Powers/PLU) “Open to Interpretation” is a new podcast devoted to exploring the meanings and implications of words commonly used in the news, on social media and on college campuses. Previous OTI topics include “climate,” “violence” and “advocacy.” Episodes of OTI are released once per month. If you have feedback, comments or ideas for episodes, please email producer Zach Powers at powerszs@plu.edu.Previous Episodes ``Violence``Guests: Professor of Psychology Michelle Ceynar and Associate Professor of

is for people who value reflection, curiosity, and wonder. “We work together to learn more about what we can do for the world and what the world needs from us,” says Etzell.After a year in the fellowship program, Etzell became the Vocation Program Intern for the Wild Hope Center. On Monday nights, Etzell can be found in AUC 201, serving as a resource for his peers. “I hang out there with questions, videos and poems, and when folks show up we spend time working through those questions together

wayside when previous student leadership graduated. As a music student and educator, Harris was looking for a way to provide local youth who have financial disadvantages with free access to music programs. After speaking with PLU faculty, she was encouraged to revitalize the Artist Mentoring Program, which she has done. This summer, AMP will officially relaunch and will be offering free music camps to local young musicians. The Parkland Literacy Center provides free tutoring in most subjects to any K

Choral Union Tour Preview Concert Posted by: marshrl / July 3, 2017 July 3, 2017 The Pacific Lutheran University Choral Union will present a tour preview concert on Tuesday, July 11th at 7:30 pm in Lagerquist Concert Hall. This summer’s two-week tour will be to France, with concerts scheduled in Arles, Alixan, Colmar, Troyes, Bayeux and Paris. The tour repertoire includes works by Ko Matsushita, Jake Runestad, Francis Poulenc, Cecilia McDowall, Kirke Mechem, Stephen Paulus, Eric Whitacre and

players, along with both teams’ coaching staff and a trainer, were fortunate enough to play soccer, experience a new culture and have fun, all in another country.Our trip also re-established a PLU Athletics tradition of teams traveling abroad. It was the first trip for a PLU squad since the mid-1990s. Our main objective while in England was to play together as a team before our season starts in September. As it turned out, our travels through London, Manchester and Liverpool served as the ultimate

, program development, tour-guiding, international relations and eventually a handshake with the President of China. Here’s the tale.By Dr. Gregory YoutzPLU Professor of Music and ComposerTACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 29, 2015)—The late September sun was hot as we crowded in through a narrow door into a lobby full of metal detectors and federal security agents. Behind us Vietnamese and Falun Gong protesters waved flags and signs. Police were everywhere, as the whole neighborhood around Lincoln High School had