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remote learning, in what ways have your services become virtual? Andrew: Our programming has always been focused on groups or one on one — in-person stuff. What was nice was that we knew we had in-person programming set up for spring, all we had to do was then switch it to virtual. For example, yesterday I hosted a webinar with two HR professionals from the state Office of Financial Management. We were hoping to do it in person, so it was just a matter of switching that conversation. The three of us
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, Lindhartsen had the opportunity to intern at an all-ages concert hall in South Tacoma called Real Art Tacoma, where he helped book and promote shows. The internship was put on hold when the pandemic hit. Lindhartsen graduated during the pandemic unsure of when he would be able to put his degree to work. Eventually, venues began to open back up, including Real Art Tacoma. The nonprofit needed help with venue management and offered Lindhartsen a job helping book, promote, and manage logistics for the small
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fully loaded days of research in Reykjavik, Iceland, and the surrounding area. We stayed at a house outside of town, and our research directors laid out different options every day, from museums to hikes, and we could choose what would best benefit our personal topic. They wanted us to gain a lot of information by immersing ourselves in the culture and meeting with locals. So, I spoke to many naturalists and residents about land management and conservation efforts throughout the region. We’d
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professors. “I’m really glad I went to PLU for computer science because of those connections I made,” Ronquillo said. “I feel like it was a lot more genuine and a lot easier to create those connections because of how small these classes were. I’m excited for the future.” Read Previous Information, Technology and Leadership: an interview with Port of Tacoma’s Mark Miller ’88 Read Next Music and Medicine: Elizabeth Larios ’21 returns to Namibia to research infections and teach marimba LATEST POSTS The
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meant I wouldn’t be constrained by any particular type of ensemble, and having video to go along with it meant I could tell a visual story as well. Did you learn any new technology for this project? I learned how to use a DAW, a digital audio workstation, that I’d previously been a bit intimidated by. You can design pretty much any sound that you can conceive of, so it was a really exciting tool that helped bring this concept to life. How much did you think about the visuals when writing the music
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where I can, and I think that is all I can ask for. What skills are you gaining from this experience? I definitely feel like my professional development has gone up quite a bit in terms of what it means to work in a professional setting, and how to hold myself to a certain standard in a working way rather than an academic way. I definitely think that has been a bit of a struggle – shifting from being a student to “this is your job.” I’ve been trying to work on my time management skills, but it is a
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hopes that they too realize that discovering your vocation isn’t always a linear process — there are setbacks, false starts and plenty of learning opportunities along the way. His hopes set on running a business, Thorpe’s first job after graduating was with Enterprise Rent-A-Car as part of its management training program. Not his dream job by any means, it nevertheless paved the way for his eventual transition to SuperGraphics. “I’m definitely not passionate about renting cars,” Thorpe said. “But I
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development has gone up quite a bit in terms of what it means to work in a professional setting, and how to hold myself to a certain standard in a working way rather than an academic way. I definitely think that has been a bit of a struggle – shifting from being a student to “this is your job.” I’ve been trying to work on my time management skills, but it is a little rough.What type of policy work does Senator Dhingra and your office work with? She has a very wide variety of policy that she works with. A
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New Critical Conscience.” The conference challenges participants to align concepts of education and justice in ways that call for conscience, critique and change—all concepts, in turn, that align precisely with PLU’s mission. PLU participants include: • Ruth Bernstein, Visiting Assistant Professor of Business Management and Nonprofit Studies • Callista Brown, Associate Professor of English • Melannie Denise Cunningham, Director of Multicultural Recruitment • Emily Davidson, Assistant
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