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science and technology. He opened up that pathway to me.” Gavidia also was part of the College of Natural Sciences Mentoring Program. “Everyone should use that program. Those alumni are super motivated, and they answer any questions you have. It could be related to your major, or not, and you can just have good conversations with them.” Amazon has already offered him a software engineering position. Eventually, he wants to start his own software company after gaining more experience in the field. Read

look on them and touch them. You thank those plants for that,” Pavel said. “Begin to identify them. They’re there and will continue to be there. Realize they have a name. And the animals too, recognize them.” After his presentation, the conversation opened to the audience, many of whom commented on the effect Pavel’s song had on them. “We’re all one and the same, whether we are plants, trees, or rocks,” said “Tosh” Kakar, assistant professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering at PLU. “I

March 2, 2014 PLU’s High School Programming Contest Clicks Into Overdrive Students compete at PLU’s fourth annual High School Programming Contest on Feb. 1. (Photo: John Struzenberg ’15) By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications PLU’s inaugural High School Programming Contest, in 2011, drew 32 student competitors from five schools—not bad at all. But … to get to 32, event organizer Kenneth Blaha, Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, sent emails to everyone in the

communication that will help me no matter where I go.”  LaBrie hopes to continue working in journalism or public relations after graduation in May.   Meanwhile, Armanda Dupont is honing her skills in a different area of communications, working in internal communications for McKinstry, a construction engineering company in Seattle. Study Communications at PLUCommunication is a dynamic and varied field. We have designed our program to provide you with both theory and practice in the field—we want you to know

the All Saints students—especially the way so many of them seemed to know what they wanted to major in in college: theater, chemistry, mortuary science, psychology, chemical engineering, sociology, business, communication, English, economics, and history.  The Principal of All Saints, Ms. Carla Sarauw, and the College Counselor, Ms. Dena Langdon, stressed how much it meant to them and the whole school to have close connections to PLU, and Dena pointed out to the group that “It looks like PLU could

support provided through the Supporting Success Scholarship helps me stay.” Harris has found a home here in Parkland and, after utilizing her PLUS year to graduate in 2024, she has every intention of staying here to continue to work and to support the local community. Read Previous New engineering minor offers students invaluable internship opportunity Read Next Q&A with pre-med student David Yun ’22 LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer

, Washington state specifically is experiencing a shortage of teachers in a variety of subjects. According to a report by the USDE Department of Education, Washington has the following teacher shortage areas: Career and Technical Education Elementary Education English as a Second Language Health and Physical Fitness Language Arts Mathematics STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) Special Education Note: Interested in bridging the gap between STEM and education? Read our recent article

, Brown’s comment contains some amount of hyperbole. But there is a point to it. As someone who has been deeply involved in so many levels of business – R&D, marketing, strategy development, engineering and executive management — he’s keenly aware of what it takes to succeed. But as invigorating as the challenges were, Brown decided to exit industry, earn his Ph.D., and look for a university that would enable him to pass along the experience he had gained over the years. He says that in choosing the

classes, including history and religion double major Julia Walsh ’14. “I’ve read a number of his books,” said Walsh. “I will take away the connection between the idea of sacredness of the human individual and the modern era – I hadn’t connected the two. I had the information, but he drew the narrative I could follow. It is something I will continue to think about.” Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Tosh Kakar shared similar sentiments. “I can’t wait for your book to

utilizing her PLUS year to graduate in 2024, she has every intention of staying here to continue to work and to support the local community.  Read Previous Newberry Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly to speak at Jolita Hylland Benson Education Lecture Read Next PLU announces new mathematics major, engineering minor 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 Three students share