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goals. Read Next Can the Innovation Studies minor help you to be more (well…) innovative? LATEST POSTS Heven Ambachew ’24 combines her passions and experiences to design major in innovation studies June 7, 2024 10 Innovation Studies Students Graduate June 10, 2023 Benson Research Fellows to Present March 31, 2023 Neurotechnology Lecture “Enhancement” March 13, 2023

completed in as few as 14 months, or over the course of 26 months. Classes occur in the evenings and are a mix of traditional and hybrid in design.2. Theory to Practice FocusUses evidence based, best practices that critically evaluate, integrate and apply current, primary research and established theoretical concepts. Coursework focuses on building an evidence-based practice through rigorous coursework applied to real-world situations. All students complete an applied project as part of the program.3

can follow the story with English supertitles on a screen above the stage. The annual production comes together with a collaborative effort between students and faculty. Sheila Bristow, PLU’s opera coach, and Brown are joined by Theatre faculty member Kathleen Anderson for costume design and head of Stage Services, Art Giddings, as Technical Director. Faculty work alongside student designers: Erika Hagen and Tasha Smith (makeup and hair), Casandra Gramstad (lighting) and Emily Stenson (set). “It’s

a campus-wide scavenger hunt. Students worked on their projects throughout the year to prepare for Tuesday’s competition and showcase their efforts, said Brenda Tisdale, director of Tacoma’s MESA program. MESA is short for Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement. Competitions like the catapult and egg drop required teams of students to build their project from a bag of supplies given at the event, while for other events, like the bridge design, students brought their constructed projects to

speakers addressed topics related to art and communication. They included: Opening remarks by Monique Fouquet, vice president of academic administration at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, B.C. Sut Jhally, founder of the Media Education Foundation, whose talk, “Tough Guys: Masculinity and Violence” was presented in conjunction with the Men Against Violence conference Gary Geddes, noted author, poet and Vancouver, B.C., resident, whose closing address was titled “Operation Trojan

pursuing a minor in environmental sciences. In May, she was one of three students awarded 2008-09 Sustainability Fellowships. The Office of the Provost funds two of the fellows annually, and is supporting the projects of Lauren Buchholz and Eric Pfaff. Meanwhile, Krzmarzick’s project is supported by Mithun, a Seattle design firm that renovated the University Center last summer. This marks the first year Mithun has funded a student fellowship, and it did come with a catch: Krzmarzick’s project has to

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

, when a new logo will be unveiled and featured on all of PLU’s athletic uniforms and gear. Now we will all still be known as the Lutes, mind you, but the logo will be of a knight. “It’s focusing on the big picture,” said Laurie Turner, PLU Director of Athletics. “It creates an identity with one mark associated with PLU athletics.” Before this fall, athletic teams also had varying lettering of PLU or Lutes. That too will change to one standard design using the word “Lutes.” The knight-Lutes logo, and

qualitative research and monitoring and evaluation; interim leadership; program design and grant writing capacity-building; and strategic planning. “Amie’s Peace Corps (Morocco) service followed by her dedication to the advancement and understanding of human rights worldwide really embodies the nature of what we are striving towards with this series,” says Tamara Williams, Executive Director of PLU’s Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education.  Established in 2013 and presented by the Wang

Organization (WHO) and United Nations. Peterson and her team help run campaigns, design programs and special projects, and monitor and track global policies. A recent project included work with 11 partner companies to negotiate global incremental, voluntary sodium reduction targets in breakfast cereals. The process took two years of negotiations over targets. After obtaining the agreement, the targets could be presented to the WHO’s director general. The U.S. and the E.U. might develop rules for sodium