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. Chuck Bergman, English professor, said on his J-Term trips, he shows students how the lust for oil in U.S. has resulted in environmental devastation and higher cancer rates among residents in Ecuador. Sheri Tonn, vice president of finance and operations, noted the university has topped the 70 percent recycling goal, which has saved 880,000 pounds of material from ending up in the landfill. About 16 million gallons of water have been saved since 2001 due to retrofits in plumbing and 45 percent of the

is and how to reduce it through eight steps: 1: Sustainability in Campus Culture 2: Campus Operations 3: Sustainability in Curriculum 4: Reducing Scope 3 Emissions -Transportation 5: Waste Stream Management 6: Reducing Scope 1 & 2 Emissions -Facility Improvements 7: Renewables 8: Funding Sustainability Projects There are big steps to be taken, like identifying and committing to facility upgrades, but there are also smaller steps that make a significant difference. “It’s just going to take

. The list appears in the April 2010 issue of Entrepreneur, the nation’s leading publication for and about entrepreneurs. Created and compiled by The Princeton Review, the education services company, the “Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools” lists are reported in six categories: Accounting, Finance, General Management, Global Management, Marketing and Operations. Each list names the 15 graduate schools of business that were most highly rated by their students evaluating their MBA program’s

201, called “Value Creation in the Global Environment,” is designed to introduce students to the many aspects of business – from financial accounting and operations to marketing. By design, it covers a broad swathe. But that doesn’t mean students spend all their time with their nose in a book. Hardly. “I thought the best way to conduct the class was to have the students apply what they are reading to a real idea for a business,” said Carol Ptak, distinguished executive in residence. “I have been

buildings take from 30 minutes to an hour to inspect once emergency operations are in place. “I’m really happy with the preparation and the training,” she said. Volunteer Those interested in volunteering for the Search and Rescue team should contact Wamboldt at ext. 6042 or by e-mail at wamboljm@plu.edu. Lock down drill During the week of Feb. 28-March 4 there will be a lock down drill at PLU. Volunteers are needed to help run the exercise. If interested, contact Wamboldt at ext. 6042 or by e-mail at

development, submarine operations and sailing expeditions into the Arctic, North Atlantic and Norwegian Sea. In the last three decades, he has sailed extensively into the North Atlantic, the Arctic Ocean and the Barents Sea. In 2011, he was awarded the Timan Medal by the Royal Cruising Club. Read Previous Wang Symposium 2012: Maude Barlow talks on the importance of conserving our most precious resource Read Next Posters aim to bring awareness to campus COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the

in operations and much of his career is still steeped in the study of people. “My life is shaped largely by my pursuits and interests,” he said. “I always look at life like I’m on a journey.” Most had very little to say about changing their PLU experience. If anything, Sander said, she would had have told herself to relax. “Everything I did at PLU I’d tell myself to do again,” Sander said. “(But) be more laid back. You don’t have to have all the answers right here and right now.” Lastly, the

Operations, Sheri Tonn, noted that since PLU began tracking its carbon emissions, the most recent carbon inventory shows a 17 percent drop. Another emissions inventory is planned for next June. All this recycling and reduction in energy use has gained PLU a national reputation, she said. In 2010, PLU scored an “A” in the Sustainable Endowments Institute Report Card and the Sierra Club’s Cool Schools Competition has consistently ranked PLU in the top 100 green schools in the U.S. Read Previous PLU alum

White. “The opportunity to be that person for someone else wanting to go into the business field, especially someone coming from a nontraditional background, is really exciting to me.” White says she hopes to apply her MSF to a career in the non-profit sector working on finance and operations. “My dream job would be to work for Fisher House,” White explains. “They are a military nonprofit that provides housing for service members and their families who are injured or dealing with some sort of

Michelle Ceynar has sewed almost 40 face masks, and Director of Operations and Virtual Engagement Jessica Pagel and husband Travis (I&TS Classroom and Event Technologies Team Lead) have been manufacturing plastic devices designed to make masks more comfortable to wear. “Travis and I started printing these (devices) with our 3D printer that people can wear to hook their masks around so it doesn’t rub behind their ears when they are forced to wear a mask all day,” Jessica Pagel said. “We will probably