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and [doing] more in-depth research on the impacts of bilingual integrated education on social contact,” Ryan said explaining his thesis project for his Master’s program. “I always knew that I wanted to go back…it’s, I’d say, my third home.” Read Previous One step at a time Read Next Cambodia: A reflection on the genocide by Khmer Rouge COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window

the CFA challenges, students work in teams to research and analyze a publicly traded stock. Each team produces a report on its assigned stock with a buy, sell or hold recommendation and then presents and defends its thesis to a panel of industry veterans. It’s a challenge perfectly suited to PLU’s MSF, which is jointly offered by faculty from Finance, Economics, Accounting and Mathematics to present a cross-disciplinary education that uniquely prepares graduates to excel in financial careers by

a first-time author writing for teens and celebrates impressive new voices in young adult literature.” Walton, who graduated from PLU in 2004 with a B.A. in Education, says the nomination means the world to her. “I think one of the things I’ve ever wanted in life was to publish a novel that has one of those delicious medallions on the cover,” she explains. “It’s the dream!” “Being nominated for the Morris Award is a bit like being nominated for an Oscar in our world—it’s absolutely huge!” says

Theater.Admission is free, and the event is open to the public. In producing the documentary, three MediaLab students, all Communication majors, spent more than a year exploring the topic of food waste and its many implications, and their hard work has been rewarded: Waste Not has received several national and international recognitions, including a 2015 first-place nomination from the National Broadcasting Society, a national second-place finish in the Broadcast Education Association’s Festival of Arts

awesome outlet because I have not had that at home,” Beiermann said. Beiermann insisted young people have nothing to fear when engaging in politics. He said they can promote the most change by confidently participating. The key to confidence, Beiermann said, is education. “When I started, I didn’t know anything. But I went there, I showed up, and I said, ‘I want to learn,’” he said. “Even if you know nothing about politics…show up. Half the battle is showing up, the other half is learning.” Read

series, titled “A World of Difference,” explores issues of diversity, including gender, race, immigration and social class. The first two segments, about immigration and gender, will screen at 4 p.m. on Feb. 17 at the Seattle Central Public Library, 1000 Fourth Ave. in Seattle. The other two portions of the series will premiere in Tacoma later this spring. “A World of Difference” was jointly sponsored and supported by PLU’s School of Arts and Communication, the Wang Center for Global Education and

year.    Check out worldofdifferenceseries.com for more information about the MediaLab documentary. Visit www.plu.edu/medialab to learn more about MediaLab, the applied research and multimedia program. Generous funding helped make “A World of Difference” and “More Than a Mission” possible. The former received funds from PLU’s Wang Center for Global Education and PLU’s Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability (DJS) Fund.  The latter also received funds from PLU’s DJS Fund, as well as the Center for

one day after PLU’s 11th annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education, a conference that empowers attendees to use the lessons of the Holocaust to challenge prejudices, violence and other forms of dehumanization. The timing served to heighten the shock. There are no words. There are no words for our anguish, our anger and our despair when we experience this heart-wrenching news. As Rabbi and PLU partner chaplain Bruce Kadden said at a solidary event Sunday night at Temple Beth El in

accountant and even ran her own accounting business for many years. She first earned an associate’s and then a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Western Governors University, but she didn’t feel quite comfortable with her career path. “I finished the bachelor’s in June of 2019, and by Christmas time, I felt this little tapping on my shoulder.”PLU's ABSN ProgramIf you have a non-nursing college education, a rewarding nursing career is closer than you think. Earn Your Nursing Degree in 16 Months!She

and with the Associated Students of PLU (ASPLU). We sat down with Tugade to learn more about his PLU experience. Tell me about your sociology capstone.  My capstone is on financial aid in higher education. I am looking at how graduating students are affected by different demographic and financial factors, using a PLU dataset from 2010 to 2023.  What is your hope for this research? I am going to make a big ol’ presentation. Hopefully, it will be for Student Financial Services or even a retention