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  • Upcoming events for  Black History Month 2018 at PLU ! Calendar sponsored by Black Student Union . 2018 Calendar of Events FEB 1; A Visual Display of PLU’s Black History Grey Area in the AUC PLU’s Campus Ministry office will present a month long visual…

    area in the Anderson University Center during the month of February to view this art piece.FEB 8 Don’t Touch My Hair educational event and photo shootDiversity Center – 7pm Join BSU as we have a photoshoot for anyone who comes to the space focusing on embracing the hair you have while learning about hair. Participants of this event also get to share what exactly they love about their hair and how it is part of their identity.FEB 12 Monday WordChapel – 10:30am Service open to all and led by students

  • Are you looking to apply and grow the skills you are learning in school in a professional environment while serving your community with clean, reliable water? If you answered “yes,” be sure to apply to Tacoma Water’s engineering internship opportunities! Tacoma Water has  four  engineering internship…

    Paid Engineering Intern Positions, Tacoma Water Posted by: nicolacs / February 6, 2023 February 6, 2023 Are you looking to apply and grow the skills you are learning in school in a professional environment while serving your community with clean, reliable water? If you answered “yes,” be sure to apply to Tacoma Water’s engineering internship opportunities! Tacoma Water has four engineering internship positions available for interested candidates to join our System and Asset Planning, Treatment

  • Here are a few upcoming career events! WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE VIRTUAL CAREER TREK  –  Feb 11th, 2:30-4:30pm  The Washington State Legislature Virtual Career Trek is hosted by the Alumni & Student Connections Office in collaboration with Colleen Rust, Director of Civic Education at the state…

    inclusion and advancement of women in science positions at all levels, from early career to senior leadership. Free and open to all. Registration required. FREE VIRTUAL WOMEN IN TRADES EVENT – March 3rd from 3:30-7:00PM (PST) This is an open house forum where you will have the opportunity to discuss a potential career path of Trades! Here at the City of Tacoma we have many amazing opportunities within Power, Water, Rail, Environmental Services, Planning Development Services & Public Works! This will be

  • By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Despite a long and lingering winter, it is almost time for PLU students to begin planning for summer. Instructors and advisers have an opportunity to talk with students about the advantages of participating in Summer Sessions . Consider how online…

    Summer Sessions: On-Budget, On-Time, Online Posted by: bodewedl / March 1, 2017 March 1, 2017 By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Despite a long and lingering winter, it is almost time for PLU students to begin planning for summer. Instructors and advisers have an opportunity to talk with students about the advantages of participating in Summer Sessions. Consider how online summer courses at PLU can meet a variety of student needs: On-Budget PLU online summer courses are budget-friendly and

  • By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer One way to increase student engagement with course content is to promote a variety of instructional resources that provide multiple perspectives or methods of delivery. When planning instructional content, consider how content posted online can enhance the learning taking place…

    Instructional Resources, Part 1: Variety is the Spice of [Student] Life Posted by: bodewedl / March 15, 2016 March 15, 2016 By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer One way to increase student engagement with course content is to promote a variety of instructional resources that provide multiple perspectives or methods of delivery. When planning instructional content, consider how content posted online can enhance the learning taking place in the classroom. Online instructional content can

  • Dealing in historical coins is rare gift Todd Imhof ’86 wasn’t planning a career in rare coin dealing when he left PLU with a degree in political science. In fact, he was leaving for New York to work in the banking business at Chase. Then…

    February 21, 2008 Dealing in historical coins is rare gift Todd Imhof ’86 wasn’t planning a career in rare coin dealing when he left PLU with a degree in political science. In fact, he was leaving for New York to work in the banking business at Chase. Then a friend from high school pulled him aside and told him about a business idea to sell rare coins. Imhof jumped in, begging off Wall Street and opening Hertzberg Rare Coins in Tacoma. “I found myself intrigued by both the coins and the

  • Forty years of of serving and caring By Hailey Rile ’13 Marilynne (Buddrius ’68) Wilson Marilynne (Buddrius ’68) Wilson came to PLU planning to study social work. But a simple conversation with her parents one day led to a different career path. “I called home…

    July 30, 2011 Forty years of of serving and caring By Hailey Rile ’13 Marilynne (Buddrius ’68) Wilson Marilynne (Buddrius ’68) Wilson came to PLU planning to study social work. But a simple conversation with her parents one day led to a different career path. “I called home and told my parents I was in something I didn’t think I wanted,” Wilson said. “They called the minister. He called me and said, ‘what about a nurse?’ I said ‘okay.’”The Almira, Wash., native subsequently earned a bachelor’s

  • Career Connections Opportunity Board brings employers and job-seekers together By Steve Hansen Career Connections , the key facilitator among many of the essential career planning services already available to PLU students and alumni, celebrated its first anniversary this summer. As if to celebrate, the office…

    June 13, 2012 Career Connections Opportunity Board brings employers and job-seekers together By Steve Hansen Career Connections, the key facilitator among many of the essential career planning services already available to PLU students and alumni, celebrated its first anniversary this summer. As if to celebrate, the office is launching an essential online tool – the Career Connections Opportunity Board. According to Executive Director of Career Connections Bobbi Hughes, the new Career

  • Career Connections Opportunities Board continues to bring employers and job-seekers together Career Connections connects students with PLU’s best academic and career planning services, but one of the most popular resources is an essential online tool – the Career Connections Opportunities Board. According to Executive Director…

    June 12, 2013 Career Connections Opportunities Board continues to bring employers and job-seekers together Career Connections connects students with PLU’s best academic and career planning services, but one of the most popular resources is an essential online tool – the Career Connections Opportunities Board. According to Executive Director of Career Connections Bobbi Hughes, the new Career Connections Opportunities Board is the central location for all job-search, internship and volunteer

  • Global studies and religion professor Erik Hammerstrom has spent his career researching and teaching about the history of Chinese Buddhism. He’s a quintessential teacher, beloved by students for leading engaging discussions, his imaginative project assignments, and planning field trips to nearby temples. It’s hard to…

    of Chinese Buddhism. He’s a quintessential teacher, beloved by students for leading engaging discussions, his imaginative project assignments, and planning field trips to nearby temples. It’s hard to imagine Hammerstrom in his element anywhere other than the front of a PLU classroom. That is, up until this year. Inspired by his Buddhist faith, Hammerstrom has gone from lecturer to listener. He took a sabbatical from PLU to complete a one-year residency as a chaplain at St. Joseph Medical Center