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  • biology professor Tom Carlson, Ph.D., helped put PLU on the map as a go-to place for pre-med and pre-dental students. During more than four decades of service to the university, he was a nationally recognized advisor to students, an administrator and a beloved faculty member. He died July 24, 2019, surrounded by his wife Karen and her family. Between 1975 and 2019, he served in a wide variety of roles. He received PLU’s Faculty Excellence Award in Advising and the American College Testing Program and

  • . What a stunning appearance he made as he stepped onto the platform: He had white hair and was dressed in white from head to toe—even his baton was white! People from all over the world attended, and when the concert ended, the audience stood and cheered. It was a thrilling experience for all of us. By this time, the choir had become one big, happy family. We completed the 3,000-mile journey by returning along the Pacific Coast Highway, singing in Lutheran churches, visiting towns and having picnic

  • . Whether you are interested in Alexa research or just finding out what Amazon is doing in South Lake Union, I recommend that you visit Amazon headquarters. If you are a PLU student, you can make a visit with PLU alums and our friends at Amazon on February 19, 2018. If you would like to consider employment opportunities, you can also examine the list of available jobs on the Amazon recruiting website. About Michael Halvorson Dr. Halvorson is Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic History. He is

  • Admission Counselor, who is happy to schedule a meeting with you and your family to answer questions regarding scholarships, grants, loans, work study, and payment options. Are you using military benefits, including the Yellow Ribbon Scholarship, vocational rehabilitation, etc? Contact our Veterans Affairs Coordinator, Neshell Henkel Chabot, at 253-535-7161 or henkelnd@plu.edu to find out how to best use what’s available to you.*PLU’s Fixed Tuition Guarantee ensures that your cost of tuition will be

  • influenced the nature of "knowledge" about archaeological discoveries by looking at how they have been interpreted and understood in the sociopolitical contexts of the modern countries where they are located. Science makes lofty claims that it is an objective mode of inquiry. In other words, science claims that the analysis and interpretation of data (in this case, bones, stones, and pottery, etc.) is carried out free of bias. This course will take care to evaluate this proposition. This course may

  • 100 professional presentations and published more than 45 articles, chapters and a book.   Dr. Hacker has worked with corporations such as Morgan Stanley, NIKE, Martha Stewart Living, Meredith Corporation, S.C. Johnson Company, MTV Networks, Infinity Broadcasting, Thrivent Insurance Company, The New Yorker Magazine, Citadel Broadcasting, Conde Nast, Million Dollar Round Table, Bankers Association, GLAMOUR, Parent’s Magazine, House and Garden, Franciscan Health Care Systems, Better Homes and

  • number of people and agencies. In the beginning Starbucks provided funding as well as free coffee for all in attendance. PLU Media Services gave JUTS a flat rate (no matter the size of the performing group) and personnel for providing sound reinforcement for the concerts. PLU Stage Services took care of stage setup. KPLU 88.5 FM provided extensive on-air promotion for the concerts and lent their prestigious jazz image to the series. Don Immel, the Director of Jazz Studies at PLU during that time

  • number of qualified applicants. Deadline: March 1 Number of awards: The number of awards varies depending on the qualifications of the candidates. Criteria: Compatibility with the mission of PLU’s School of Education: “The Professional Education Programs at PLU aim to cultivate the intellect, not just for its own sake, but also as a tool of conscience and an instrument for service. In supporting this mission, departmental faculty members and candidates seek to model the values of competence, care

  • . “In the engineering school I went to, they focused on developing algorithms and computer models,” she recalls. “They didn’t care as much about the real-world application of those models, or understanding people better. It’s definitely not how all engineers think about their work, but where I studied, that kind of thing was left to others to think about.” Learning that these others were marketers, Ha shifted her focus. After earning her PhD at the University of Washington and working for three

  • said. Nelson, himself had a mild case of pulmonary edema he had to overcome. It can be fatal, if not taken care of properly. He listened to the doctors and treated it by dropping altitudes and taking the proper pharmaceuticals. “They have doctors up there,” Nelson said. “They green lighted me and there I went.” “It can be a big danger if you come down with that because you can’t really move,” he said. “I guess I took a risk by doing that, but it didn’t feel like that at the time. “There was time