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American Dream” Bio: Dan Grunfeld is a former professional basketball player, an accomplished writer, and a proud graduate of Stanford University. An Academic All-American and All-Conference basketball selection at Stanford, Dan played professionally for eight seasons in top leagues around the world, including in Germany, Spain, and Israel. Dan’s writing has been published more than 40 times in media outlets such as Sports Illustrated, The Jerusalem Post, and NBC News. Dan earned his MBA from the

Benefits of PreceptingThe PLU mission is: Educating for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care—for other people, for their communities and for the Earth. Join our mission! Become a Preceptor! Be the bridge between Academics and Practice Help create the next nurse practitioners. Preceptors have the power to role model, teach, nurture, guide, and create nurse practitioners to continue the tradition of our important role. Give back or pay it forward. Each practitioner was once

Political Science) to pursue an MSc in Migration Mobility and Development at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. Sarah reports that “PLU’s small, seminar-like classes, research- and writing-intensive curriculum, heavy reading loads, fast-paced and rigorous learning environment, and strong emphasis on diversity, cultures, languages, and interdisciplinary degrees” helped prepare her for graduate study. For students contemplating graduate school, she recommends “a gap

choosing to be in the USA and at PLU today meant letting go of other people, schools, towns, cities and countries, no matter how strongly I was connected to them.  Rebecca: Your 2013 dissertation on representations of the zombie as a figure of the intellectual impoverishment of Africa emphasizes the importance of critical thinking. How do you teach critical thinking to your students? Patrick:  With students, we analyze representations of zombies across cultures. Focusing on the zombie leads to

about French-speaking cultures in Europe, Africa, Asia, and/or the Americas. French 101 (offered in the Fall semester and J-Term) is intended for true beginners. French 102 (Spring semester) is a continuation of FREN 101 or of a full year of high school French. French 201 and 202: Intermediate French I & II – GE, VW Achieve intermediate proficiency* in French by reviewing grammar, developing vocabulary, and improving oral expression, through cultural content emphasizing the diverse heritage of

in other cultures and allow them to examine the complexity of global issues from other local, national and regional perspectives. However, not all PLU students are able to take advantage of these study away programs. Even with 50 percent of every PLU graduating class participating in a study away program for a month or more (the national average is under 3 percent) it means nearly 50 percent do not. For these students we need to bring the world to them and the campus, and the symposia are part of

global business. Develop value-adding strategies, organizational capabilities and personal competencies for business success across borders and cultures. On-campus course with embedded international experience. (4) BMBA 510 : Legal, Ethical and Social Responsibilities of Business A survey of legal topics essential to effective managerial decision making. Explore the legal, ethical, and social implications of legal strategies and practices. This course also examines the sources and development of