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Getting to Know the Alumni – Chris Robson Posted by: wagnerjc / September 27, 2017 September 27, 2017 Chris Robson, class of 2016 MSMR Graduate, discusses his experiences with the program and how it got him to where he is today.Why PLU’s MSMR Program? The PLU MSMR program far exceeded my expectations and gave me the skills I needed to grow both personally and professionally. In my professional life, the program gave me much more than the knowledge of market research and the tools used in the
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November 1, 2010 A commitment to educating the entire student By Steve Hansen If you want to see the intersection of athletics and academics in the lives of PLU students, look no farther than Molly Stuen ’72 and Zenon Olbertz ’71. Both were athletes at PLU – Molly raced for the ski team and Zenon played football. The couple, who later married, met on the slopes of Whistler, B.C., where the ski team was practicing. Molly Stuen ’72 and Zenon Olbertz ’71. Molly is also the granddaughter of Ole
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April 1, 2013 Stepping out of the classroom and into the business world Bashair Alazadi ’12 and Zachary Grah ’13 had transformational internships during the summer of 2012. By Julianne Rose ’13 An important benefit for PLU business students is an internship, and about half of our students complete at least one before graduation. Internships expose students to the world of business practitioners, to the performance expectations they will face as they begin their professional careers, and to
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, known as “alfombras.” Created by the families or businesses who reside street-side, these carpets fill the street and are created by taking sawdust and dye made of palm plants, pine needles and produce. In 2005, Sheri Tonn, vice president for finance and operations, and university ministers, Rev. Nancy Conner and Rev. Dennis Sepper, led the first trip to Guatemala, excited to volunteer their time at Common Hope and experience some of the world’s largest Holy Week festivities in Antigua. This year
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“Empty Bowls” gives back to the community Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 6, 2012 November 6, 2012 Wednesday, November 28, PLU artists, chefs and gardeners will come together to give back in the fourth annual “Empty Bowls” event. PLU and the greater community are invited to purchase a bowl of soup from 4-6pm in the Anderson University Center. Costing $10 per meal, 100 percent of proceeds will benefit local food banks. More than a dozen students have crafted bowls to donate to the project
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October 22, 2012 Care for the world, service to mankind By Chris Albert Brian Bradshaw ’07 was walking down the stairs of his residence hall when he saw a young woman crying in the lobby. She had a bad day and it had destroyed her in that moment. Bradshaw was planning on going skiing that day. He stopped to talk to her and after listening said, “Come with me.” The young woman responded, “But you’re going skiing?” He said, “Yeah and you’re coming with me.” They spent the day on the slopes and
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. “They spoke love, they preached love and they lived in love.” Alana Simmons (second from right) with other leaders from the #HateWontWin campaign. At the 1000 Man Family March & Festival, Simmons will share about the power of forgiveness and raise awareness about the #HateWontWin campaign, a social media initiative she launched with her siblings to carry on the legacy of love left by her grandfather and the other victims. “When Alana and those other family members forgave that young man it was a
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video using scraps of story lines from the Godfather and the Mario brothers to hold for “ransom” a favored stuffed toy of Matt’s called “toad.” Or something like that. These guys have a tendency to talk over each other in the telling the story, as they gathered last week for a mini-reunion of sorts on the PLU campus. They had so much fun making the film, when again, they should have been studying for their classics or engineering finals, they made a film – Demon Hunters (think Buffy meets Monte
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who are performing at a high level. Whether you are a performing artist, musician, student, or in your career, I think the opportunities to work on mental performance are endless and seeking a mental skills consultant could be beneficial.The Department of Kinesiology Read Previous Biomimicry 3.8 founder to speak at PLU’s annual Rachel Carson Lecture Read Next Wang Symposium reaches across disciplines to find the power of healing COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't
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to public policy. “It was a change, but I couldn’t have asked for a better university experience,” Cooper said. For his part, Lynam, a transfer from Olympic College, had a similar experience. “I was really attracted to a smaller school and having a more personal relationship with the professors,” he said. So he came to PLU –and he got what he wanted. One of the first classes he took was with political science professor Ann Kelleher. It helped spark his interest in the political process. The
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