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graduation rate—one of the best ways we can do right by our students, both academically and financially. increase the transparency of our budget process. purposefully integrate PLU’s special blend of liberal arts, professional studies and civic engagement. It’s all part of cultivating a welcoming university culture of trust, inclusion and safety—it’s vital to our institution, to its mission and to each of us. Welcome to a new year at PLU. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Blog Post: A Great

encouraged to interact by only scratching off three of the nine sections for them, inciting in the audience the psychological need to finish the task. Wagner on Knudsen’s presentation, “it was one of those light bulb moments, listening to Jessie’s presentation – their strategies were in line with not only our own research findings but also with what we have been learning throughout the year on effective marketing strategies.” Mason, Director of Development at Washington DECA, highlighted high school

Media Studies, will support continued MediaLab research, scholarship and program improvements. Housed within the School of Arts and Communication’s Center for Media Studies, MediaLab is a group of students who work in pre-professional settings, contracting with external clients in Tacoma, Seattle and beyond. In addition to performing fee-for-service work, student teams over the years also have created more than a dozen award-winning documentaries, providing excellent opportunities for PLU students

role as co-founder and chief strategy officer before Google purchased the operating system in July 2005. Sears remained involved at Google, working on Android product development and marketing. By every account, Sears spent more than seven years creating and perfecting the modern-day smartphone. He credits PLU with helping him get there. “I came to PLU to study business,” Sears said, “but I left with a lot more than a (Bachelor of Business Administration).” Now, another former Lute has inspired his

, associate professor of religion, said to himself: “These are too good. They’re too good to die at the end of class. PLU has talent, and I have to honor it.”PLU Hebrew Idol 2016Learn more about the competition and view the films. Soon, the video assignment became a requirement for all students taking the religion course. Finitsis created a website to showcase the films and development of the Hebrew Idol competition followed shortly after. Now, the event exists as a firm PLU tradition displaying student

forefront of technology. When you’re at the forefront of technology, you’re guessing some of the times. Amy Young: Yes you are. Kory Brown: You can do all of the strategic and analysis work and all of those pieces but you’ll place a bet and you’ll spend 10 million dollars. When it doesn’t come through, people lose their jobs. That’s painful. When your decisions are not only affecting yourself, affecting the livelihood of tens of other families is a painful professional experience that the one has to

at Porch, Gates offered a few nuggets of wisdom for current students and future PLU grads. “As a new or soon-to-be grad, it’s OK if you are unsure of what career you would like to pursue; for us millennials, we have to take up lots of jobs and ‘mini-careers’ before we really find our grooves,” Gates said. “But rest assured, you will pick up on things that energize and interest you along the way, which will ultimately shape who you want to be as a professional.” Read Previous PLU Establishes

Years focuses on the value of higher education and the college experience. Specifically, the filmmakers sought to understand the effects that higher education, or the lack thereof, can have on professional opportunities and personal well-being and happiness in the 21st Century. In pursuit of answers, the team traveled to cities across North America, including Chicago, New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Montreal, Portland, Ore., Toronto, New Orleans, and many others.MediaLabLearn more about the

. Holm and Andrews will present their research at the Northwest Anthropology Conference (NWAC) March 23-26 at the Hotel Murano in downtown Tacoma. This year’s NWAC is hosted by Washington State Parks. Visitors must register to attend, but registration is open to the public. “It’s an opportunity for students to get professional experience,” Andrews said. “Most undergraduates don’t get the chance to present research.” Additionally, Abrams is working on a research paper with Associate Professor of

administrative things that I’m doing now as president, like responding to emails and communicating with donors. I’m also going to be doing a Severtson research grant, which is a social science grant. I’m going to be looking at images used in development organizations’ fundraising materials. Again, that’s quite different from my work as ASPLU president, but it’s still about how we represent people we’re trying to serve and how we do that ethically. What do you plan to do after graduation? I’m not really sure