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  • Visiting Instructor | Master of Business Administration | pfawcett@plu.edu | 253-535-7402 | Overall I am hybrid academic/industry experienced professional with skills as an information scientist, Software Engineer, Entrepreneur, technology manager, and technologist who has worked in the technology sector for over 30+ years, mostly on Microsoft engineering teams and Microsoft Research (MSR).

    with top research scientists including a [fields medal winner (quantum computing)] and the inventor of the laser printer] collaborating with researchers at labs in India, China, Europe, and the United States. I have conducted design thinking workshops with immigrant and refugee youth doing community/social prototyping in South Seattle (PhD) and with Industry partners such as Fluke Mfg. in association with Washington State University. I have taught and designed several engineering and computer

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  • There’s nothing quite like the Pacific Northwest. It’s a special place to live and learn—and PLU is committed to making sure you get to experience all of it.

    beautiful Puget Sound is a favorite for walkers, runners, and foodies. Point Ruston is a super popular urban village with a large cinema, shopping, restaurants, local handmade ice cream, and a great Public Market!FUN FACT: Tacoma has 40+ miles of shoreline! SHOPPING The Tacoma Mall and Lakewood Towne Center are both just a 10-minute drive from campus, and you’ll only drive a little further to get to South Hill Mall or Auburn Outlet Collection. PLU’S NEIGHBORHOOD— EXPLORE THE PARKLAND AREA Parkland is an

  • Whether you are coming back for a class reunion, or driving by while on summer vacation, we’d love for you to stop by for a chat and cup of coffee.

    Visit PLUWhether you are coming back for a class reunion, or driving by while on summer vacation, we’d love for you to stop by for a chat and cup of coffee. If you’d like, we can even arrange for a campus tour.DirectionsLodgingAirportDirectionsGeneral Directions From Interstate 5 (North or South) Take exit 127 off Interstate 5 and head east on Highway 512 Continue on 512 for approximately two miles Take the WA-7/Pacific Ave exit. Turn right on Pacific Avenue S. Turn right on Garfield St. Turn

  • Winterfest is a Parkland-Spanaway community event that inspires hope by connecting low-income families with gifts and resources during the holiday season.

    -deductible donation to the Winterfest Program. For online donations, click here. Checks can be made out to “PLU Winterfest” and sent to PLU Office of Advancement, 12180 Park Ave. South Tacoma, WA 98447. Contact winterfest@plu.edu for help or for more information. PURCHASE GIFTS ON AMAZON: These gifts have been identified by the families and parents for the children who will be benefiting most from Winterfest.  We are not accepting in-kind donations via community Donation Drop-Off Sites this

  • Uganda: Murchison Falls Narrative By Theodore Charles ’12 This was originally recorded on the intensely bumpy dirt road back from Murchison Falls to Kampala, a trip that takes approximately five hours depending on the speed of the driver you have, which in our case was…

    .” (By Theodore Charles ’12) Our excursion to Murchison Falls began on Friday morning at about 9 am. We all crammed into three Red Chili sic Safari vans and rocketed northward. We made two stops, one for money and a type of flatbread called chapatti and the other for lunch in the town of Masindi, about forty-five minutes south of the park gate. Our driver, Hasan, in my book was the most efficient driver of them all and even navigated paved gravel mounds with high-speed ease. Even though navigating by

  • PLU Fulbright recipients ready to engage the world By Chris Albert This year, four PLU students – Allison Meyer, Matthew Anderson, Matthew Palmquist and Reed Ojala-Barbour  – received prestigious U.S. Fulbright Student Fellowships. That makes 87 PLU student Fulbright recipients since 1975. Matthew Anderson, Reed…

    Meyer – English teaching assistant in South Africa Meyer will be working with university students on conversational English, reading and writing in South Africa. “The position was especially appealing to me because I have an endorsement in teaching English Language Learners (ELL),” she said. “Most of my experience is with elementary school students, but I am excited to tutor and also learn from the adults I will be working with at the university.” Originally from Spokane, Wash, she graduated last

  • Symposium 2012 Suggested Readings Maude Barlow, Blue Covenant (The New Press, 2007) (Available at the PLU Bookstore for purchase) Maude Barlow has for decades been a leading voice arguing that access

    from Florida to South America to New Zealand. Generations have built their lives around mangroves and consider these swamps sacred. ” Edward J. Larson, An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shakleton and the Heroic Age of Antarctica Science (Yale, 2011) “Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, An Empire of Ice presents a fascinating new take on Antarctic exploration. Retold with added information, it’s the first book to place the famed voyages of Norwegian

  • Thursday, March 4 - Symposium in Downtown Tacoma Opening Reception (5:30 pm - 7:00 pm) Location: Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, Foyer Keynote 1 (7:00 pm - 8:45 pm) The Olympic Games,

    ’ McDonald, Ultramarathoner Location: University Center, Scandinavian Cultural Center B-5) “WC10: Will the Next Leader Please Rise” World Cup 2010 in South Africa is a pivotal moment in sport. For the first time in the competition’s 80-year history, an African nation will host the tournament for the world’s biggest sport. But soccer isn’t just a sport, it’s a business – a multi-billion dollar business. This presentation will follow the history of athletic and sportswear giant Nike on the road to becoming

  • Thursday, March 4 - Symposium in Downtown Tacoma Opening Reception (5:30 pm - 7:00 pm) Location: Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, Foyer Keynote 1 (7:00 pm - 8:45 pm) The Olympic Games,

    ’ McDonald, Ultramarathoner Location: University Center, Scandinavian Cultural Center B-5) “WC10: Will the Next Leader Please Rise” World Cup 2010 in South Africa is a pivotal moment in sport. For the first time in the competition’s 80-year history, an African nation will host the tournament for the world’s biggest sport. But soccer isn’t just a sport, it’s a business – a multi-billion dollar business. This presentation will follow the history of athletic and sportswear giant Nike on the road to becoming

  • All Religion majors complete a major research project. Recent capstone projects completed by Religion majors are listed below.

    Identity Through Conversion and Rebirth Shaun Spurlock, Jesus the Existentialist Erika Tobin, Sacrificial Atonement or Covenantal Community? Understanding Paul’s Theology Surrounding Jesus’ Death Laree Winer, Gender, Power, and Prophecy in 1 Cor 14:33b-36 Asia B. Wolfe, The Cult of Isis and the Status of Women in the Ancient World2014Jessica Dexter, “Dropping the Crystal Goblet: Evangelical Complementarian Responses to Domestic Abuse” Trevor Hamilton, “From Human Eros to Divine Agape: Tradition