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the ability to read and discern meaning from complex texts. “We have courses from political science, business, history, philosophy, English, economics, communication, publishing and printing arts, religion and mathematics,” Artime said. “We think that is demonstrative of the fact that a liberal arts education is ideally suited to help students develop the requisite skills for the law school application process and success in law school”  The pre-law minor is an addition to the PLU’s pre-law

development learning experience that provides a supportive space where participants can engage in frank and open dialogue about race and racial disparities systemically present in work, school, and everyday life.November’s event will be the 11th edition of The People’s Gathering and the featured speaker will be Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr. Moore is a proven leader in the fields of educators in academia, business, diversity, leadership, and community service. He is the Founder/Program Director for the White

math teacher, but he soon discovered he had a passion for technology and business. He’s followed that passion ever since. His career in information and technology has spanned three decades and included chapters at consultancies, a start-up, and large corporations like Microsoft and Weyerhaeuser. He is now the director of information technology at the Port of Tacoma. Read our Q&A with Mark Miller ’88. Lute Powered: AmazonLute Powered: MultiCare Health SystemLute Powered: City of Tacoma Read Previous

aspects of marketing and communications including brand management, marketing operations, sales and recruitment marketing and internal and external communications.  Lange majored in communication at PLU, with a business minor. She spent the first few years of her career in public relations and event management in fields like technology and nonprofit, and then moved into brand management for companies, including Eddie Bauer and Starbucks. After moving to Gig Harbor with her young family, she decided to

, she explains. But other nations lack government regulation on sodium. “This was a big step in markets with no current country regulation, to set global boundaries for the targets for the max amount of sodium that can be in any product,” Peterson says. In March, Landmark was acquired by the firm Edelman Global Advisory, which provides business, government and advisory services. As a result, Peterson is now senior program manager there. New York is far from Peterson’s original hometown of Great

year. Parnell picked PLU due to the reputation of its business school, and worked his way through the university as a research assistant. Parnell said Sandy, also a business major, switched courses to take a political science class to get to know him better. “She says she fell from a summa cum laude to a magna status because of the grade she got in that course,” he laughed. There were so many Alaskan students at PLU, that Parnell remembers them carpooling to the airport and booking discounted

networks across cultures,” said Montgomery. A number of local elected, nonprofit and business leaders have registered to attend and bring their staffs to The People’s Gathering, including Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson. “I am excited for this conference experience to intentionally advance my cultural competency and ultimately enhance my ability to lead in the workplace and serve diverse communities,” said Anderson. “The People’s Gathering will provide a meaningful chance to take information and

that mentorship and that consistency throughout the years.” Today, Saucedo keeps busy with her work at the Mayo Clinic. She also has big dreams to one day start her own wellness coaching company specifically for healthcare workers.  “I really love mindfulness, and journaling, and meditation,” Saucedo said. “So, I’m really hoping to start a business where I can specifically work with new nurses to really formulate a practice that is encompassing to self-care and promoting health not only with their

in Africa. Although we were good friends, I always hesitated to ask David questions about his childhood. I worried that, if I knew details about what I suspected was a horrific past, I might somehow treat him differently. I didn’t think either of us wanted sympathy to unnecessarily alter our friendship, or the jocular culture of our college house.PLU School of Business Raises Money for David’s tripStudents, staff and faculty members from the PLU School of Business are leading an independent

the next step was; whether academia or professional business. I didn’t get into grad school my first round of applying in 2014, but didn’t want to stop making. I ended up getting access to a print studio in Seattle and a ceramic studio in Tacoma, and working at a tattoo shop to make ends meet. I set up solo shows of my work around Tacoma and Seattle to give myself deadlines and a portfolio. A colleague told me about Post Bacc programs in ceramics, so I applied to a few programs to push my work