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helping them turn that passion into a craft.” Grande often jokes that “making games isn’t curing cancer.” But he finds meaning and reward in designing experiences that people can do for fun to escape the more urgent matters in life. “It’s fun building games that I know my friends and family are going to enjoy and can bring a smile to people’s faces.”Lute Powered is a series highlighting PLU alumni at some of the most well-known organizations in the Puget Sound region. Jon Grande ’92 is the second of

from each of the four colleges to the core curriculum,” said Gregson. “Liberal arts education will remain the common foundation for students across all four colleges, as will PLU’s commitment to integrating socially impactful civic engagement across its community of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and partners.” A wide variety of additional efforts connected to the restructure are underway across campus, including but not limited to revisions to the faculty governance system, analyzing how

, new awareness programs like National Estate Planning Awareness Week, Make-a-Will Month, and digital tools like FreeWill have broadened the audience for planned giving.  FreeWill, a trusted free digital platform for creating wills, enables individuals to easily include PLU in their estate plans. This has led younger alumni and friends, even in their 30s, to plan their estates with PLU in mind.  Jennie: FreeWill users are typically younger and may not fit the traditional planned gift donor profile

history: the 50th anniversary of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the university. In 1974, renowned Holocaust scholar and Frank Porter Graham Professor of History at the University of North Carolina Christopher Browning, fresh from graduate school, began teaching the first course on the Holocaust at PLU. Since then, the university has sustained a commitment to Holocaust education unmatched by other institutions in the Pacific Northwest. As part of the 50th-anniversary celebration, two PLU alumni

. Zoller received her BFA in Dance Performance at Western Washington University and her MFA in dance from the University of Oregon. Zoller has experience dancing with Pam Kuntz, Bellingham Repertory Dance Company, and Portland Opera. She is currently a Polaris Dance Theatre company member, instructor, and guest choreographer. Tickets to Dance 2017: Innovation are on sale now. General admission is $8, military, alumni cost $5, and PLU community and those 18 and younger cost $3. Read Previous PLU Theatre

-on experience (literally) with some of the native-winged creatures during her time at Rocky Mountain Wildlife Alliance. Read about her once-in-a-lifetime experience below! How did your internship experience come to be at Rocky Mountain Wildlife Alliance?BD: The founder of Rocky Mountain Wildlife Alliance posted an ad for the internship on ornithologyexchange.org. This link was then sent to me by my PLU mentor Ben Sonnenberg ‘14, a former PLU research assistant. (PLU mentors are PLU alumni who

technology. He opened up that pathway to me.” Gavidia also was part of the College of Natural Sciences Mentoring Program. “Everyone should use that program. Those alumni are super motivated, and they answer any questions you have. It could be related to your major or not, and you can just have good conversations with them.” Amazon has already offered him a software engineering position. Eventually, he wants to start his own software company after gaining more experience in the field. Read Previous Ash

entrepreneurship through a multi-disciplinary approach. Through music, art, and communication we come together to explore entrepreneurship and its culture of boundless dreams and actions – where creativity meets and fuels opportunity. In this series we combine the visionary and the pragmatic – the heart and the mind. Black History Month Concert tickets are $8 general admission, $5 for alumni and patrons over 55, and free to the PLU community and students under 18. Tickets can be purchased at the Concierge Desk

having a few select students ‘sit in’ with the professional trio and see if they can hang with more mature musicians playing at a high level,” says Deacon-Joyner. Invitations to PLU Jazz Day have been extended to Seattle-area high-school jazz band directors and students, PLU music supporters and alumni. Organizers recommend that attendees arrive at Tula’s early to guarantee a seat at the intimate locale. Live In-Studio at KPLUWednesday, April 29The Jazz Sound Trio and students Zach Miller and Brandon

science and technology. He opened up that pathway to me.” Gavidia also was part of the College of Natural Sciences Mentoring Program. “Everyone should use that program. Those alumni are super motivated, and they answer any questions you have. It could be related to your major, or not, and you can just have good conversations with them.” Amazon has already offered him a software engineering position. Eventually, he wants to start his own software company after gaining more experience in the field. Read