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Family ties and academic pursuits: Parker Brocker-Knapp’s journey at PLU Posted by: mhines / May 19, 2023 Image: Parker Brocker-Knapp ’23 (PLU Photo / Emma Stafki). May 19, 2023 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterParker Brocker-Knapp ’23 grew up in Portland, but Puget Sound never seemed far—thanks to close family ties to PLU. We sat down with Brocker-Knapp to learn more about how this senior made the most of his time at PLU.How did you choose PLU? I only entertained the

A conversation with 2016 Benson fellows Marc Vetter and Matthew Macfarlane Posted by: Julie Winters / June 6, 2017 Image: 2016 Benson Summer Research Fellows Marc Vetter and Matthew Macfarlane in Xavier Hall. Photo: Halvorson June 6, 2017 By Michael HalvorsonBenson Family Chair in Business and Economic HistoryPLU Student-Faculty Research on Health Care and High TechnologyA conversation with 2016 Benson fellows Marc Vetter and Matthew MacfarlaneThe following excerpts were gathered from a May 26

Mortvedt Library materials for HEALING: PATHWAYS FOR RESTORATION AND RENEWAL symposium Posted by: Holly Senn / February 16, 2022 February 16, 2022 Below are links to Mortvedt Library or open web materials by panelists and PLU faculty participating in the Wang Center 2022 symposium, HEALING: PATHWAYS FOR RESTORATION AND RENEWAL. Article: Healing, a Concept Analysis Firth, K., Smith, K., Sakallaris, B. R., Bellanti, D. M., Crawford, C., & Avant, K. C. (2015). Healing, a Concept Analysis. Global

Lab Technician and Postdoc Positions at Tulane University School of Medicine Posted by: nicolacs / May 3, 2022 May 3, 2022 The Division of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine currently has five lab technician positions opening and six Postdoc positions opening . If you are interested in applying for a technician position in Dr. Li’s lab, you may submit your online application for  Lab Technician – https://jobs.tulane.edu/position/IRC21132  or Lab Assistant

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering Posted by: nicolacs / February 3, 2021 February 3, 2021 The polymer summer research experience (REU) program in the School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at The University of Akron is open to apply. This competitive REU program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the University of Akron. Students will participate in an 9-week internship to investigate a fundamental question within

Philosophical Discourse and Tweeting: On Dr. Pauline Shanks Kaurin’s Public Philosophy Posted by: Matthew / December 5, 2017 Image: Dr. Pauline Shanks Kaurin, philosophy, is PLU’s resident Twitter Diva. December 5, 2017 By Gillian Dockins '19PLU HumanitiesFollowing Dr. Pauline Shanks Kaurin’s recent publication in Newsweek, PLU’s Philosophy Department Chair sat down with me to discuss her article’s reception, the role of Twitter in philosophical discourse, and how philosophers of the modern day

starting in June. The posters, that are displayed throughout campus, provide information about the effects of all kinds of tobacco use, including cigarettes and chewing tobacco.”It’s a good representation of posters that talk about more than just cigarettes,” Munson said. “We did try to get a bit edgier photos and posters.”He said they wanted to show the other side of tobacco advertising – one example is of a few cowboys. One represents the famous Malboro man and he tells the other how he has emphysema

Giving Back Through Graphics Posted by: shortea / April 17, 2019 Image: A group of PLU design students from Impact, PLU’s student-managed design and advertising campus group, traveled up to SuperGraphics for a tour. April 17, 2019 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationsStaying connected with the university you graduated from isn’t exactly new. But for Zac Thorpe ‘01, that alum connection has blossomed into a working partnership with PLU — and it’s been a labor of love.Today, Thorpe is

Mercury Excellence Awards for her branding and designs for MediaLab’s 2014 documentary, Waste Not: Breaking Down the Food Equation.Cox, a senior Graphic Design major with an Art History and Publishing and Printing Arts minor, has been a graphic designer for MediaLab since 2012. The award makes Cox’s branding for the documentary Waste Not second worldwide in the “Campaigns-Nonprofit/Public Affairs” category. The film, which premiered in Fall 2014, explores global food waste. “I worked on the graphics

qualitative and quantitative methods and pairing psychology with marketing, Dixon and Jore presented many significant findings to HDC. Their final presentation and paper emphasized the importance of channel selection when executing specific targeted campaigns, and recommended the best social media sites for different campaigns. Other findings identified demand in new niche markets that HDC could capitalize on, as well as possible partnerships with local and national companies that could increase consumer