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Collective Action Rooted in Reciprocity At a summer 2023 banquet launching the Uukumwe Project, Sanet Steenkamp, executive director of Namibia’s Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture, advised a group of Namibian and American teachers not to hold back. “The children,” she said, “deserve for us not to hold back.” Steenkamp’s… October 23, 2024 Alumni, Internships, CareerEquity, Faith, Justice

Celebrate Computer Science Education Week By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org… December 5, 2018 Alice SteinglassBrad SmithCode.orgComputer Science Education WeekHour of CodeMelinda GatesMichael HalvorsonMicrosoftPaul G. Allen School of Computer Science

interested in participating in this important project. I have been overwhelmed by the positive response from across campus. Nominations closed last Thursday. I was delighted to receive nominations of 54 staff and faculty members. As previously announced, Cameron Bennett, Dean of the School of Arts & Communication and PLU’s Chief Innovation Officer, will lead the commission. I am pleased to announce that he will be joined by fellow Lutes: Kory Brown, Assistant Professor of Business, School of Business

What Game of Thrones Teaches Us About Innovation By Damian Alessandro ’19 The Innovation Studies program at Pacific Lutheran University is interested in the diverse environments innovation can be found in, including the entertainment industry. The popularity of HBO’s blockbuster show, Game of Thrones, highlights an important place to study innovation principles. Spoiler… May 26, 2019 Daenerys TargaryenDamian AlessandrodisruptionGame of Thronesinnovation studiesPetyr BaelishPLU

The Passing of Bryan Dorner Professor Emeritus Bryan Dorner passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2024. Beloved by his students and peers alike, Bryan joined the Department of Mathematics in 1980 and retired in 2017. He earned tenure in 1986 and was promoted to full professor in 2004. “Bryan truly… June 4, 2024 Mathematics

Wild Hope Fellow Nick Etzell ‘23 helps peers with vocational discernment Nick Etzell ‘23 is a double major in psychology and environmental studies at Pacific Lutheran University, with minors in philosophy, business, and innovation studies. In his time at PLU, he has been involved with the Wild Hope Center for Vocation as both a vocation intern… April 13, 2022 Environmental StudiesPsychology

Life Under Drones Symposium On September 18th and 19th, 2019, the Innovation Studies Program co-sponsored the Life Under Drones Symposium , which took place on the PLU campus and featured students, faculty, and an array of national experts on the subject. Life Under Drones was the first of its… September 12, 2019 drone symposiumethicsfilminnovation studiesresearch

Sunset for ½” VHS Videotape Players by Layne Nordgren and Travis Pagel For over 25 years Video Home System (better known as ½” VHS ) players provided access to analog video recordings in classrooms. But as technology continued to improve, this format was gradually supplanted by DVD players. What this means… May 11, 2015 classroomsDVDmedia podiumsVCRVHSvideovideotapes

Alexa and Innovation Research at Amazon On Monday, February 19, 2018 (President’s Day), students at Pacific Lutheran University are invited for a special tour of Amazon’s Seattle headquarters (HQ). The event is being sponsored by Amazon and PLU’s office of Career Connections and Alumni and Constituent Relations . Interested PLU students… February 6, 2018 Alexa FundAmazon AlexaArtificial IntelligenceEchoFellowshipsinnovation studiesMarvin MinskyMichael Halvorson

Alexa and Innovation Research at Amazon On Monday, February 19, 2018 (President’s Day), students at Pacific Lutheran University are invited for a special tour of Amazon’s Seattle headquarters (HQ). The event is being sponsored by Amazon and PLU’s office of Career Connections and Alumni and Constituent Relations . Interested PLU students… February 6, 2018 Alexa FundAmazon AlexaArtificial IntelligenceEchoFellowshipsinnovation studiesMarvin MinskyMichael Halvorson