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to impact people’s lives in a positive way, but I also didn’t want to major in biology or chemistry, so I entered my freshman year as a computer science major,” he says. It was a choice that would radically change his chosen path.In his first computer science class at PLU, Gavidia learned how quickly software can scale and impact people around the world. “Just one person, or a small group of people, can accomplish so much,” Gavidia says. That moment was key for him: he realized he didn’t have to

projects where business students can ‘learn by doing,’ allowing them to experience and wrestle with real-world marketing challenges within an organization/company,” Mulder said. “In this case, the impact is that the students’ research, branding and final marketing plan will provide direct support to EnVia.” EnVia, headquartered in Oaxaca, Mexico, seeks to empower female entrepreneurs through business funding and education. Oaxaca is one of PLU’s “Gateway” Study Away programs, and PLU students have

O’Connell Killen The capacities for such discrimination do not come at will or on demand. Even more, they do not develop if one endures humanities courses only for some other end. They begin as part of insight. Insight arises when one has been grasped by a question or problem, lured into savoring an idea, stunned into stillness by language or art. Insight, especially powerfully transformative insight, is more than cognitive or intellectual, it involves one’s entire being. Transformative insight tends to

Environmental Summer Jobs! Posted by: alemanem / April 22, 2019 April 22, 2019 ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFIT SEEKS CAMPAIGN STAFF IN SEATTLE The Fund for the Public Interest is seeking hard-working individuals with good communication skills and a passion for social change to fill citizen outreach and Field Manager positions across the country this summer. If you are looking to make a difference working to protect the environment and public health, gain real-world work experience and skills you can

Recycling Education Outreach Intern Posted by: nicolacs / March 14, 2022 March 14, 2022 The WM Recycle Corps collegiate intern program is a nine-week internship focused on the latest strategies in engaging residents and businesses in waste reduction and recycling behavior change. The internship is designed to provide a diverse group of responsible students with experience as recycling educators. This position provides an opportunity to work with communities across the Puget Sound. Primarily in

November 3, 2008 Will students take the plunge and vote? It’s nearing that time to change the statement “I Will Vote” to the “I Have Voted.”And several students around campus are making that statement with an exclamation mark, said Lace Smith, program director of Student Involvement and Leadership.“I think across the board there is a lot more excitement and intensity (with this presidential election),” said Geoff Smock, PLU College Republicans’ president. “Who we elect matters for our future

December 1, 2009 Aspire “I want students to be able to see that you can aspire to be great. You can change the world.”It was on a basketball court that Isaiah Johnson ’96 first felt his calling. He had been bouncing around different majors, unsure of what he wanted to do with his life. The dean of students suggested that he work as a counselor for a youth basketball camp. He was hooked – he had found his passion. Education. As his career went on, Johnson found he connected to a lot of students

February 14, 2012 Posters aim to bring awareness to campus By Chris Albert This June, PLU will become a tobacco-free campus, but in the meantime posters and postcards are on display to spark conversation about the campus-wide change. “To gear up we’ve decided to do several educational initiatives to raise awareness,” said Matt Munson, Health Educator at the Health Center. Posters illustrating the negative outcomes of tobacco use are displayed throughout campus. PLU becomes a tobacco-free campus