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university, and are from our home area at any college or university and they are Native American or Alaskan Native Criteria considered by the Selection Committee (not necessarily in order of importance) include academic performance, contributions to research, publications and presentations, demonstrated experience with and/or knowledge of field of study, essay content and writing quality, commitment to the field including inspiring, supporting and educating others, and service. Students who have won

has informed the way she continues to seek out a vocation of service. “One of the things I loved about PLU was the mission — ‘educating for lives of service,’” she said. “The education I got at PLU on how to be a good leader…was really helpful. I’m always glad I went to PLU.” Read Previous Arts and technology center would bring new opportunities to Parkland Read Next Pageantry and Protests: PLU students experience ‘messiness of democracy’ at President Trump’s inauguration COMMENTS*Note: All

Matthew Conover ’19 explains how PLU helped prepare him for a career in software engineering Posted by: Zach Powers / November 16, 2021 Image: Matthew Conover ’19 senior software engineer at Rainway, a Seattle-based video game streaming service. (Photos by Ed Carlo Garcia) November 16, 2021 By Lisa Patterson '98PLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterWhen Matthew Conover ’19 was a student at PLU, he recalls someone telling him there were two types of software engineers: the ones who chose to

retiring this year, pictured during his sabbatical on the Via Appia in Italy. We wish our colleague Eric Nelson a joy- and rest-filled retirement, well-deserved after thirty years of teaching and collegiality and work at PLU. His dedicated service, his strategic thinking, and his generous sense of humor will be missed. But we are happy that he and his wife Susan Rowan-Nelson—also a PLU graduate and a veteran professor— will be enjoying time on their boat on the Puget Sound. And we are very pleased that

service and pro-bono work.  “I was kind of surprised when I got it just because it’s kind of a rare occurrence. A scholarship, especially to law school, is pretty difficult to obtain,” Sullivan said. “I’m still coming to terms with that, I’m like ‘wow I’m going to school for free.’” Sullivan plans to take the pro-bono pledge at Seattle U Law, promising more than 100 hours of pro-bono work over the course of her time at the school. Although Sullivan knows the work is difficult, she’s excited to get

coverage also available. Also able to participate in retirement plans (401a & 403b), consolidated paid leave program (4.8 – 6.8 weeks of time off accrued per year, based on length of service), subsidized back-up child care program, subsidized transit program, educational reimbursement.  Read Previous Scholarship opportunity for Nat Sci LGBTQ+ students Read Next Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) LATEST POSTS Mississippi State University Now Accepting 2025 Summer REU Environmental

joining the Foreign Service in 1979, Barr has served in posts around the world, in Europe, Africa, Asia and the United States. In addition to speaking at commencement, she will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. Barr graduated magna cum laude from PLU with a Bachelor of Business Administration. She earned two master’s degrees from Harvard University and the National Defense University, and speaks Swedish and Russian. This year marks the third time commencement has been held off campus at

leadership positions in an increasingly challenging world. “Our graduates are prepared to live and serve in a difficult and often conflicting world,” he told the audience at Olson Auditorium last Thursday. “And I think,” he continued, “that they are equipped with the moral framework to do this,” through PLU’s focus on world outreach and travel, service at home and an interdisciplinary program that looks at problems from a 360 degree perspective. “Our graduates will confront choices between good and evil

academics, to service – even athletics – and you are educating the entire student. “The students who graduate from here are students of life,” Stuen said. Read Previous Oil Literacy panel Read Next Crime of My Very Existence COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors

internship had other benefits, too. For Charles’ senior thesis, he had been planning to write about the Civilian Conservation Corps within the context of the National Park Service. His work over the summer gave him access to numerous resources – and personal contacts! – that he would never had otherwise. All in all, it was the perfect way to spend a summer. And, in Charles’ view, a perfect way to preview the next steps in his life. “It was a unique chance to preview my future,” he said. To return to the