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history, and the benefits (and shortcomings) that innovative products and ideas have brought. For these reasons, I’ve taken the plunge into the new Innovation Studies minor. Innovation Studies is a new interdisciplinary program at PLU that focuses on innovation (surprise!) and entrepreneurial thinking. The goal of this minor is to encourage creative thinking and adding value to companies and virtually any endeavor. The program hopes to nurture and push students to come up with big ideas that will

procedure was also changed. Diners are now encouraged to leave their trash on their tray when they send it to the dishwasher. This enables the dishwashers, who are well-versed on what can and cannot be composted, to properly sort the contents of each tray. In many ways, these efforts could be seen as relatively esoteric. But aside from the very real, earth-friendly benefits the program has, there is a financial component, too. In the 2006-07 academic year, the cost of emptying the compactor was $14,481

find a good fitting internship at Alaska Airlines. The benefits that go along with these internships were one of Dussell’s selling points. He told of a trip to Europe and back that cost just over $200. The other selling point was the people that work there. Tilden asked several employees why they like working there, and most of them said, “The people.” Alaska Airlines is offering 38 internships this summer and is accepting applications online for the first few weeks of March, depending on each

because I wasn’t even sure of what I wanted to do.” Gates said PLU offers unique benefits. “A lot of students joke about how small PLU is in relation to other universities, but in my opinion, that is such a huge advantage!,” he said. “I was able to be very engaged with athletics, clubs and professors to an extent that wouldn’t have been possible at other universities and, as a result, I was pushed and held accountable, which prepared me for life in the ‘real world.’” With his feet firmly on the ground

salvageable goods were delivered to Goodwill thrift stores, the Trinity Food Pantry, commingled recycling, and e-waste — just to name a few. Each residence hall will have donation bins for reusable items, non-perishable foods, any toiletries (including partially used) and a bin to collect dishes from The Commons. Utilizing these bins during move-out week helps to both save the earth and benefits the surrounding community by keeping waste out of landfills. Leigh Ann Myhre, Director of Donor Serves for

Belonging at diversity.medicine@wsu.edu. Benefits: Cost to attend: FREE Coursework including the Kaplan MCAT Prep course and Science Enhancements are covered by the program Travel to/from the WSU Health Sciences campus in Spokane Room and board during in-person days of the program Access to and exposure with medical school faculty, leadership, and students Development of Native Cultural identity in medicine and network of Native Physicians Coursework and exposure to become a more competitive applicant

completely different side of the business world and learned a great deal about professional communication, event operations and meeting the demands of parties with opposing interests. There were side benefits, including free admission to Sonics games that season. And as cool as that was, the internship confirmed that banking was the career for me. Q: You were a varsity basketball player at PLU for four years. Obviously that commitment required a lot of time and dedication. How did your experiences on the