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The Key to Innovation Innovation Studies program director Michael Halvorson discusses how understanding the past can unlock the future Posted by: Zach Powers / June 5, 2022 June 5, 2022 By Zach PowersResoLute EditorMichael Halvorson ’85 was a technologist before he was a historian. His PLU undergraduate degree is in computer science and he worked at Microsoft for the first 10 years of his career. He spent the next 15 years writing books about software and emerging technology. He went on to earn

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

society, and structural inequalities, just to name a few concerns.   PLU’s approach to social innovation is interdisciplinary, and it draws on strengths within the Lutheran tradition of higher education and curriculum featuring eleven different departments and schools. We look for and create connections between traditional liberal arts programs, the technical fields, and the professional schools. A recent Peace Day celebration at PLU asked students what they would change in the world. (John Froschauer

for History and Philosophy students, and those interested in Innovation Studies. After sitting down with Professor Michael Halvorson, one of the instructors, I think that the new course will be a fascinating introduction to very tangible skills–with a few surprises. Two Classes in One Michael Halvorson, Director of Innovation Studies An important aspect of Hist/Phil 248 is that it is really two classes built into one. Students register for the History 248 section (led by Michael Halvorson) or the

Heven Ambachew ’24 combines her passions and experiences to design major in innovation studies Posted by: Marcom Web Team / June 7, 2024 Image: Image: PLU’s first Innovation Studies major Heven Ambachew poses for her Senior Spotlight portrait, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) June 7, 2024 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Like many students, Heven Ambachew ’24 wasn’t yet sure of her major when embarking on her PLU journey. Four years later, thanks to

National Institute of Standards and Technology SURF Posted by: nicolacs / December 6, 2022 December 6, 2022 The SURF program is designed to inspire undergraduate students to pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) through a unique research experience that supports the NIST mission. Since 1993, SURF students from across the country have had the opportunity to gain valuable, hands-on experience, working with cutting-edge technology in one of the world’s leading

Shaping the Future Through Science: A Personal Story of Innovation, Education, and Community Building Puget Sound Section American Chemical Society (ACS) Posted by: alemanem / April 12, 2023 April 12, 2023 Zoom Webinar Series on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Respect (DEIR) and co-sponsored  by Women’s Chemist Committee Thursday, April 27, 2023 4-5pm Pacific Time Shaping the Future Through Science: A Personal Story of Innovation, Education, and Community Building Speaker: Prof. Princess

Heven Ambachew ’24 combines her passions and experiences to design major in innovation studies Posted by: Jeffrey Roberts / June 4, 2024 Image: PLU’s first Innovation Studies major Heven Ambachew poses for her Senior Spotlight portrait, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) June 4, 2024 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Like many students, Heven Ambachew ’24 wasn’t yet sure of her major when embarking on her PLU journey. Four years later, thanks to PLU’s

? The white supremacist, capitalist notion of time is that progress is forward-moving rather than simultaneously connected to the past, present and future. So, yes, the idea of newness and progress that “innovation” often brings up needs to be unpacked. Narrator’s Interjection: Awkward silence on the part of the person tasked with writing a story on “Innovation in D&I” for the “Innovation” issue of ResoLute. Tyler Dobies ’16, and Maya Perez ’16 at Gasworks Park in Seattle. (Photographs by John

Just a spark: Student-faculty research explores technology and argument Posted by: Todd / September 28, 2016 September 28, 2016 Student writes of her student-faculty research experience By Kaitlyn Hall '17Kaitlyn Hall is a senior  Communication and Spanish major.  We study the past and the present to inform the future. Student-faculty research offers one of the university’s most valuable opportunities for collaboration and innovation, bringing together academics of diverse experience and