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, “global health activities” were responsible for creating nearly 44,000 jobs and generating $4.1 billion in “business activity” in the state. Let’s leave aside for the moment the question of whether we should even be trying to figure out how much money we can make by helping the world’s poorest. Let us just consider how this attempt to quantify global health in terms of the regional economy altered its meaning. The economic impacts were arrived at by virtue of incorporating into the analysis some

, all of the hardships he’s endured and the long hours he’s spent in gyms on dark Alaska nights are worth it. “It’s an honor to play college basketball,” he said. Even if he doesn’t achieve basketball stardom at PLU, Zach has already proven that while it might be hard to get to Naknek from here, it’s not hard to get to PLU from Naknek. -Nick Dawson, University Athletics Read Previous Making choices Read Next High schoolers shine at business week COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the

husband, Carlos Sandoval ’13, who converted to Islam about a year ago, are looking forward to the creation of a Muslim faith group in the fall. They haven’t yet decided on a name for the group, which numbers about seven. The pair wants to open up the group to those of every faith who are curious about Islam. “We plan to have speakers talk about issues of the day, or to address questions or misconceptions others may have about our faith,” said Alazadi, a business major who emigrated with her family

Uhler said.  Fredricksen says he jumped at the opportunity to break down barriers keeping students from pursuing internships that might not be financially viable. He credits his longtime relationship with Bill Crooks, who taught in the School of Business, for showing him how connections with students and alumni could be a force for good.  “Bill was good at networking. He was good at connecting with the community, he was part of the Chamber of Commerce —he was plugged in,” Fredricksen said. “I was 25

role of languages in liberating our past, enabling our present, and reshaping our future, had a profound effect upon how he insisted languages should be taught at a university. Luther valued languages for their present and future use in our practical business and in the pursuit of what we call, in the PLU mission statement, “service and care” in the world. But his ideas of vocation gave this language study a particularly Lutheran twist: language study was not about being enabled to transform the

! Heidi Weston – Bachelor of Arts in business administration Why PLU? I came to PLU because I wanted to stay in the Pacific Northwest, play tennis, attend an esteemed university with small class sizes, and be able to become a part of an involved community. PLU was extremely unique in the sense that it let me do all of these things. My mom graduated from PLU in 1976, so she was also an influence, and spoke highly of her time spent here. My PLU experience: My experience at PLU has been nothing short of

always been a family affair.  The sophomore, busy working on a business degree with minors in economics and innovation studies at Pacific Lutheran University, is following in the footsteps of older sister Marisa Etzell ‘20 — also a recipient of the scholarship. “It gave me a lot of insight as to how important and how helpful this scholarship was in lifting the financial burden that is college for so many other students,” Nick Etzell said. “For me, that gave me peace of mind in accepting this

left for a live interview with Fox Business News,” Plog said. While clean up efforts in the Deep Horizon spill is underway, there has been an impact felt that is not only environmental, but also very much connected to the livelihood of the people who live there. The economic loss is projected to be $11.5 billion, according to reports. The coast of a once vibrant ocean was covered with a reflective film, choking the life from it day-by-day. Yet, the people still broke through the tragedy, shining

there are any great secrets–for me it just involves staying connected to and genuinely caring for others in the profession, and also working as hard as I can to be at the top of my game as a collegiate choral conductor. I take a lot of pride in what I do, and push myself to always be better. I try to be humble about it, go about my business and lead by example.Pacific Lutheran University Choirs and Orchestra close “Passion Week” with North American premiereYou’re working on a very large project

divides Read Next DCHAT Podcast: PLU School of Business Dean Chung-Shing Lee answers alumni questions 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. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford June 12