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work. “At the time I was doing a general music major and considering minoring in communication or business,” he said. “But through those conversations with Youtz and my work with LASR, I realized that combining those two elements and creating a new major would open my schedule up for doing things like internships and individualized study courses that would create a better educational outcome.”What the Individualized Major offers studentsThe individualized major gives students the chance to design
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vitally important. “You want to get at what they said so it is clear, but you also want to know their worldview,” Hames said. The opportunity to use a real-world diplomatic dispute in a classroom exercise is one reason the delegation from Taiwan made sure to include PLU in its tour of colleges; meetings with government officials; and visits to Northwest business leaders such as Boeing, Microsoft and Evergreen Shipping. As part of its Young Ambassadors program, Taiwan, sent a delegation of six students
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to explore the music community and learn about careers outside of composition, performance and education,” Lindhartsen said.He credits his advisor, music professor Greg Youtz, a songwriting and production course, and putting on concerts through LASR for helping him realize the individualized major would be the best way to gain the experience needed for this type of work. “At the time I was doing a general music major and considering minoring in communication or business,” he said. “But through
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We Asked Students:WHY ECONOMICS AT PLU? “My econ 101 professor approached me about majoring in economics. I like the math meaning behind what I am doing and the fact that I have a lot of job opportunities in the future.”“Economics allows me to double major in music. My economics major is applicable to the field of work I want to pursue once I graduate.” “We are learning elasticity in my introductory microeconomics class and I was able to see a real life application of elasticity relating to
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Tina Saxowsky, PhDDepartment of ChemistryPersonalized Learning with Student Video Projects Dr. Tina Saxowsky (PLU Photo/Jenna Stoeber) A biochemist by training, Tina Saxowsky, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, is fascinated with how life operates at the molecular level. “When I started teaching, there were so many cool things that I wanted to teach the students about, but there was never enough time to tackle it all as a class. I started thinking about ways to get the students
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Market. See one of hundreds of concerts or events held at the Tacoma Dome (one of the largest wood domed structures in the world), including PLU’s graduation ceremony in May. Go Lutes! OUTSIDE The best time of year to play outside in the Pacific Northwest is any time of the year – a little rain never stops us! MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK — Did you know PLU is the closest university to “the mountain”? Hike, bike, climb, ski, camp, boat and more in and around this amazing national park. CHENEY STADIUM
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Report” and HBO’s “Real Time.” Wright’s most recent book is “Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic world.” Her other books include “Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East” (2008), which The New York Times and The Washington Post both selected as one of the most notable books of the year. She was the editor of “The Iran Primer: Power, Politics and U.S. Policy” (2010). Her other books include “The Last Great Revolution: Turmoil and Transformation in Iran” (2000), which was
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the most important thing to know about your story? Adrian: I’m a first-generation college student. My mom never completed 7th grade and my dad didn’t graduate from 9th. By the time I was 21, I had four kids and lived in a tent. But I always knew I wanted to go to college. Jordan: I have a strong faith background, and I most closely identify with the Lutheran faith. Service is really important to me and so are relationships. I grew up in Spokane, Washington, and went straight to college from high
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has resulted in academic consulting projects with over one hundred companies (companies and organizations like T-Mobile, Madigan, Port of Tacoma, MultiCare, United Way, KPLU, Port of Tacoma). Additionally, entrepreneurship students build real companies selling real products and experience real failures (a key component of Dr. Brown’s entrepreneurship scholarship). Recently recognized as Idaho State University’s 2016 College of Business Professional Achievement Award winner, Dr. Brown leverages
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surprise, I was missing a lot of what PLU would’ve offered. So much so that I left after that first semester to go back home, this time to community college. I figured if PLU was in Parkland, there was no way it was offering more than what a community college could give me because the area didn’t seem “special” enough to be like a “real” college. In the end, many years later, I ended up right back at PLU for the absolute best 5 years (thank you, PLUS year) of my life where I not only learned about my
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