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MBA Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat can you do with an MBA?An MBA gives a candidate the opportunity to grow in their chosen field. This degree doesn’t prepare a student for a specific job. It expands your professional possibilities in any field or industry. With an MBA a student can take the passion they had for the subject they studied in their undergraduate degree and turn it into a career. PLU MBA’s are leaders in their chosen field, innovators and can expect higher salaries than those
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opportunities to meet and work with mentors in the business community, students do get every chance to roll up their sleeves and get that essential hands-on experience. That was certainly true for Liz Anderson ’10, a business major with an emphasis in accounting and public relations director for the fund. She was part of the fund last year when the economy tanked. She, like other members of the board, jumped in and tried to figure out what to do. “You really have to keep on top of things,” she said. And
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rally will include speakers, music, refreshments and entertainment. PLU’s Residence Hall Association (RHA) is heavily involved with promoting the rally at PLU and working to get students involved. “This event is important because it shows that we, as a community, care about our peers and neighbors, and that we will not let them go unnoticed,” says Caitlin Dawes, Social Justice Director for the RHA. “By putting on such a public event, we hope to gain publicity, showing our community solidarity to the
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. In the Spring of 2020, Dr. Llewellyn Ihssen was teaching two classes of Early Christian History. When the pandemic struck, Dr. Llewellyn Ihssen took her sixty students and moved them all to a distanced format immediately. Her main goals were to be in contact with students and to be extremely transparent during the entire process. This meant she took seriously the university’s concerns about what the pandemic would mean for classes, and gave her students plenty of warning before moving forward in
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professor Mei Zhu. “He and Celine opened their home many times to host math department events for students. His generosity and kindness will always be remembered and appreciated.” Throughout his decades of service, Bryan was a driving force in incorporating technology into the teaching of mathematics at PLU. He applied for and received grants to purchase software and hardware for this purpose as early as 1990, long before technology use in teaching was commonplace. One of his greatest achievements
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since the beginning of the year to use the machine. With good reason. Undergraduate students like Dottl and Johnson usually do not have access to such a powerful instrument. They know full well that having used the spectrometer – one of the first of its kind located in a West Coast undergrad institution – will help them land future jobs. “You can say (on your resume) that this is another piece of equipment you’re familiar with,” Dottl said. Not only for the students, but for the professors of PLU’s
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, and methods that are central to the study of gender, sexuality, race, and their relationship to other identity categories. Central concepts include knowledge production, the social construction of identity, theories of intersectionality, reflecting on power and privilege, and experimenting with different aspects of praxis and activism. Open to all students; required for GSRS majors and minors. (4) GSRS 287 : Special Topics in Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies To provide undergraduate students
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project. The thesis project requires students to ask a unique and interesting research question, familiarize themselves with the literature, gather data to answer that question, analyze the data, and write themselves an academic paper (30-50 pages in length). Earning a M.A. often qualifies individuals to work in state and local governments, for non-profit organizations, and in for-profit professional environments. Many sociology undergraduates elect to earn M.A.s in sociology; however, sociology
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Abso-Lute-ly Transferring Virtual Series Abso-Lute-ly Transferring is a series of virtual events exclusively designed for transfer students. Each event in the series seeks to educate students about topics crucial to the transfer journey, such as choosing a college that offers your program of interest, transcript evaluations and credits, and transfer student financial aid. While each presentation may briefly discuss transferring to PLU, the goal of these presentations is to offer a space to
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with a lack of trees, so increasing greenery in underserved areas is a social justice issue.” The students have been working with the Tree Foundation for the past year, learning how tree coverage in urban areas can combat climate change. “Our generation is tasked with the mending of the earth in many different ways due to climate change,” psychology major Todorov said. “Our only power is knowledge and understanding of our local communities, because only at that level can we make dents in the
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