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  • Helping students connect with what’s next https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2011/08/23/helping-students-connect-with-whata%C2%80%C2%99s-next/

    internships, tips for parents of students who are in the job search arena and places where alumni can check out LinkedIn groups or connect with current students. The site also has academic resources to help in class selection and sections to peruse volunteer opportunities. “We are set to connect with students wherever they are on their journey,” said Ruth Rogers, Director of Career Development and Student Employment. “It’s never too early to begin, and to look at your career search in a focused way.” For

  • Dayton Campbell-Harris ’16: Fighting for voters’ rights https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2023/09/08/dayton-campbell-harris-aclu-attorney-alumni/

    redistricting cases, stalled by the Supreme Court until Milligan was ruled upon, but now moving forward. Campbell-Harris frequently travels to different parts of the country for depositions, hearings or client intake. As part of challenging Georgia’s 2021 Senate Bill 202 restrictions on absentee voting, changes to early voting access, and new voter ID rules, Campbell-Harris spoke with impacted voters on the ground, visiting Metro Atlanta churches and listening to congregation members. Many had already been

  • Upper Division Students https://www.plu.edu/residential-life/themed-learning-communities/junior-senior-communities/

    require residents to have a meal plan. Additionally, if you are 21 or older, you may now have alcohol in your South Hall residence under certain guidelines. These apartments are in high demand, so apply early!Supplemental Application Required?NO (Harstad) – Nothing in addition to the continuing student housing application (for returners) and the new student housing application (for new transfer students) YES (South)Example ProgramsBelow are a few examples of programs that have occurred in Upper

  • Jordan Levy https://www.plu.edu/itech/faculty-spotlight/jordan-levy/

    students understood the concepts they learned about in the book. I also now have new material that we all received together directly from the author, which I can refer back to later in the semester.”What advice would you have for someone interested in trying this strategy or tool? “It’s a good idea to arrive as early as possible to get set up and run a test call before class starts. What I did, and found useful, is to schedule the call to begin at least fifteen minutes after the beginning of class, and

  • First year students reflect on ‘big questions’ https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2008/01/18/first-year-students-reflect-on-big-questions/

    students the keys to guide their college experience and avoid looking back on it after graduation and wondering, “What if?” Students are able to learn what PLU has to offer early in their college careers and begin figuring out what they want to achieve in their time here. It also aims to help students begin the process of discovering their vocation, identity and purpose. The first years are just beginning to understand what the vocation of a student is, how that fits with what they are studying and how

  • Babies learning in the womb ‹ Resolute Online: Spring 2015 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2015/babies-learning-in-the-womb/

    2013. This fall, Moon is starting another study on the very early perception of speech sounds with the help of two PLU psychology majors. Moon had worked on this study earlier, but wants to reproduce the research in a more controlled environment. “We found that if Mom was talking to toddlers, her newborn was better at identifying speech sounds,” she said. “We think that Mom using slow, methodical and repetitive speech makes it easier for infants to pick up those sounds.” Barbara Conner Barbara

  • Kari Plog ’11 – Resolute Online: Spring 2016 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2016/author/plogkr/

    we knew we were on to something,” Krause said of the early days. “I feel like we paid our dues. We worked very hard.” Music is Krause’s passion; it’s what brought him to PLU, where he earned a communication degree. He writes songs, sings and plays guitar for Fort Union, which just released a new album (fupdx.com). He also can play piano and played saxophone in the PLU Jazz Band as a student. Krause makes a different kind of music at Fried Egg I’m In Love when he’s donning an apron and juggling

  • PLU alum seeks to engage community https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/11/01/plu-alum-seeks-to-engage-community/

    roll and folk music performances, weddings, civic events, rummage sales and lectures, as well as other events with unique connections to the university. Sean Howell Howell got involved with the project in early 2011, roughly a year after his business partner purchased an 1889 building and began converting it into a stage with a sound system. The goal was to attract artists to the area and liven up that part of town. “He was excited,” said Dean DeCrease, Howell’s business partner and friend of more

  • PLU’s BAP Team Puts the ‘Best’ in Best Practices https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/04/14/plua%C2%80%C2%99s-bap-team-puts-the-a%C2%80%C2%98besta%C2%80%C2%99-in-best-practices/

    Forbis said. “People at PLU have always thought that BAP is only for Accounting students, but it is also for Finance and Information students.” Forbis said the PLU team sent an abstract for the competition at the end of January, and it was accepted in early February for an oral presentation. In Portland, Forbis said, “The team had only eight minutes, with two minutes of Q/A, to explain the project, the project’s outcome and why other chapters can benefit from this.” For the national competition in

  • Financial Aid: What’s the deal with the FAFSA this year? https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/whats-the-deal-fafsa/

    admitted students.The challenges with FAFSA this year: There were some access issues due to pauses on the form. The number of those pauses has gone down significantly, so if you’ve been waiting to get started on (or finish) your FAFSA, go ahead and try again! Colleges and universities will not receive FAFSA applicant information until the first half of March. This means an already delayed financial aid process has been pushed back even further. PLU has a goal to send our first batch of financial aid