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reshape American business.” Historical Sources and other Information Michael: “What sources did you end up using for this business history project?” Matt: “I was able to find company reports and revenue data to piece together how the marketplace grew during the early PC software revolution. But the really interesting source material consisted of interviews from early software “pioneers” who shaped the industry. Halvorson connected me to archives within the University of Minnesota that contained

require of us. First, we need to be honest about the fact that most of us are change averse and, given our conservative tendencies and our governance structures, universities are particularly so. It is understandable, because change involves loss, change involves risk, change moves us from the known to the unknown, from the certain to the uncertain. Finding the self confidence and resolve to make changes is no simple matter. It may be that admitting we don’t like change is the first step because we

economics, and am interested in teaching, research and consultation work. Anna Reiman ’13 is from Puyallup, Wash. Anthony Markuson, Bachelor of Science in biology Anthony Markuson ’13 is from Chester, Mont. Why PLU? My campus visit made the difference because of PLU’s warm and welcoming community. After visiting PLU, no other campus could truly compare. Nevertheless, I needed numerical data to support a decision. In an Excel spreadsheet, I assigned points to universities based on 29 categories. After