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they’re going. Like the frequent customer at his or her favorite restaurant, instructors can intuitively cruise to where they have been so many times before. But for students maneuvering to new destinations, the location and the directions need to be unambiguous. The beginning of the semester is right around the corner, but now is still a good time to review learning goals and objectives listed on your syllabi. If written properly, goals and objectives should underlie every instructional decision and

” means “togetherness.” For six teachers in Washington and seven teachers from Namibia, the word personifies the relationship-building that lies at the heart of education.“It was a vision that was bubbling in my mind because of the dreams of teachers, both here and in Namibia,” said Jan Weiss, associate professor of education. This year, Pacific Lutheran University launched the Uukumwe Project, a teacher exchange program with teachers who graduated from PLU and teachers from three schools in the

August 4, 2010 The Power of Hope By David Ward, assistant professor of Marriage and Family Therapy As a marriage and family therapist, the couples I work with tend to wait until problems in their relationship have significantly escalated before they seek therapy. Fortunately, amidst the distress, by the end of the session I usually experience a feeling that keeps me loving the work I do with these couples. David Ward sought out to understand hope within the specific context of couples therapy

more and more companies realize the need for market research and data insight, there will be a greater demand for these professionals. Today, the largest employers of marketing analysts tend to be companies in the business management and technical consulting arenas, but they also work in scientific organizations, financial institutions, insurance companies, manufacturing, wholesale, and more. Nearly every industry employs marketing analysts.Download free ebookDownload free ebook: Building A Career

relationship between human communities and between people and the Earth. “As a black person, I have been living it my entire life,” Finney said. “Even though I’ve been fortunate enough to do work around these issues, I may leave my computer in my office at night, but I can’t take my skin off at night and put it away.” Finney is a professor in Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the College of Natural Resources at the University of California-Berkeley. Her book, Black Faces, White Spaces

connection to our community that we have,” she says. “Everything we sell is local, so I know specifically, any customer that comes in and buys a product from us is directly supporting our community here locally.” The business major operates the market in Coupeville, Washington with the help of her family. The business sells their farm grass-fed beef, all-natural pork, grass-fed lamb, all-natural chicken and eggs. Customers can also purchase meat, dairy,  produce and goods from other farmers and sellers

,” Foster said. “My professors really cared about my success, and I really felt a huge impact on my life.” To this day, Lee proudly recalls Foster’s role in creating PLU’s Electronic Commerce and Technology Management Center (ePLU), including co-authoring a major grant proposal. Co-founding the center, Foster reflected, “really cemented and solidified my relationship with Dr. Lee. He’s been hugely helpful in my career.” As a student, Foster also helped his friend Karl Philip Lund MBA ’00 start the PLU

. Students have asked when they’ll be getting a new fitness center and what his goals are for the next few years, but he’s open to talking about more personal topics, like how he and his wife maintained a long-distance relationship for part of their marriage. “I can tell that part of the reason he wants to teach a class is because he wants to get to know students and what they have to say,” Stone said. “It makes me feel like I’m genuinely being cared for as a student. He’s very receptive to feedback too

purchased the shop in February, the shop was broken into and almost everything of value was stolen. Gore, who is black, has also experienced a string of racial roadblocks since opening the coffee house. A group of people with confederate flags crashed a concert he hosted in the space, causing Gore to shut down the shop for the summer. Another time, police had to be called to remove a man screaming racial slurs at Gore. Most recently, a customer made a racist remark to a barista working the counter

numerous oral interviews. These are organized within the Charles Babbage Institute, and they provide an interesting “behind the scenes” glimpse of life in the trenches. There were lots of businesses that failed in these early years, but the successful ones really found a way to focus on the needs of customers with their products. It was the beginning of the “customer first” software model—products and services that became successful because they met customer needs.” Michael: “What did you end up doing