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. “Throughout this whole process, I realized how amazing students can be,” Rosenberg said. “(Nguyen) did an amazing job, learning as she went along.” One of the highlights of the lecture series was welcoming Col. William “Bill” Green, who lectured about the Baptist faith and his life on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Green is the pastor at JBLM and talked about how his job had to change over time to mesh with American culture. He has to try and accommodate soldiers’ different religious needs while on duty

campus life—and present a moving, enlightening evening of personal storytelling and public debate. The four students are part of iDebate Rwanda, a nongovernmental organization that uses debate to give young East Africans the tools to change their world by teaching them how to think critically, solve problems creatively and impact their society. PLU is the second stop on the group’s 2015 U.S. tour, “Voices from the Post-Genocide Generation’’—and one of only two on the West Coast. The students’ visit

registered for this course it was planned to be entirely off campus. While the course ultimately was not placed with TIES, Hammerstrom took advantage of the change to hyper-localize global education. “For me, Tacoma is a place with a history and a diversity that is us, we are Tacoma,” Hammerstrom said, “even students who are coming to Tacoma from outside the state or outside the Puget Sound Region, they need to understand that it’s not just the campus in Parkland.” Tacoma’s religious diversity comes from

community group will apply for an assignment of the license with the FCC, which will be submitted by July 7, 2016. The FCC approval process typically takes a few months. Friends of 88.5 FM expects to assume ownership sometime in the fall. As part of the assignment, the station will be required to change its call letters, and the station plans to solicit community input before deciding on new call letters. Friends of 88.5 FM, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, is the entity responsible for the Save

improv performer and consultant graduated from PLU with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre in 2004.What’s new about TEDxTacoma this year? Primarily, our partnership with PLU. The university has been amazing on many levels.  The committee and I knew that as we were expanding our event, we wanted to partner with an organization that was in line with TED’s values.  We are honored to be collaborating with PLU and have every intention of keeping the partnership healthy.  Aside from our location change

to create a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty.”  (Eric Ries) Dr. Brown then used this definition to lay out three points that help identify whether or not something is entrepreneurial and innovative. “First, the business has to be new; second, it has to be creative; and third, there needs to be uncertainty surrounding the product or idea.” Brown continued: “It’s easy to follow a business model that has already been established, change nothing, and become successful

context of climate change. “Fast into the Night” was Moderow’s thesis. She said she developed her voice and found her identity as a writer during her time at PLU. Moderow’s said her education set her on the path to literary success. “I’m a writer because of that program,” Moderow said. “I can call myself a writer – I’m a published author – because of that program.” Read Previous PLU Teaching Online program incorporates technology into learning, enhances brick-and-mortar experience Read Next PLU

his education at PLU was fundamental in helping him channel those experiences into vocation. “PLU showed me that education can change your life no matter what circumstance you come from,” Cushman said. “I owe a lot to the PLU community. They have been my rock.” Read Previous PLU Summer Academy: First-year students spend five weeks earning six credits, making new friends and adjusting to life on campus Read Next First-year student pulls from roots, helps introduce religious diversity to PLU through

Jesus Gonzalez to revive the student organization formerly known as Latinos Unidos. Carrasco said they decided to change the name to Amigos Unidos to make the student-run group more inclusive for Lutes who might not identify as Latino/a. “Amigos Unidos seeks to empower the Hispanic/Latin@ student population for the purpose of providing scholarly support, cultural awareness, social enrichment and community outreach,” said Carrasco, the group’s student president. “Not only are we planning events that

significant sums of money, and they were often synonymous with big business and government operations, including the Vietnam War. The Apple II helped change what computers could be, and this was largely because Stephen Wozniak, or “Woz,” was afforded the opportunity to create a computer that he wanted to use himself. This opportunity was created when Wozniak, Steve Jobs, and Ronald Wayne formed Apple Computer and incorporated the business in 1977. Cutting Costs in Design First, the new PCs hardware was