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neighborhood. In 1997, U.S. Bank merged with First Bank System in Minneapolis, intending to take all of the trust assets back to Minneapolis. “I said ‘No thank you. I’m not going back to the Midwest,’” Benson said. Instead he created his own company and began managing money for some of his clients from U.S. Bank. During the next six years, Benson Associates became a very successful investment management company. In 2003, just after Dale joined the PLU Board of Regents, Benson Associates was sold to Wells
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graduate school at Portland State University to gain her master’s degree in education with a concentration in counseling. She then went on to earn certification in personal management from Portland State in 1986. As one of her closest friends and PLU college roommate for three years, Nowadnick said, “we knew early on that [psychology] was her first love.” After graduating from Portland State, Wold worked in the counseling field for six years, helping kids and teens who had been sexually abused or had
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Introduces New Maritime Management Certificate 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, 2024 PLU welcomes new Chief Operating Officer and VP
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with creating a new summer event. Miller, who majored in communication, says that her experiences working for MediaLab, a student-run media organization within PLU’s School of Arts and Communication, helped her land her dream gig at Wild Waves and hit the ground running. “I was the public relations executive,” Miller said. “That role really prepared me for social media management, planning out projects and research, and coordinating timely messaging in a variety of mediums.”Through MediaLab, Miller
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weight room renovation and expansion. He also spearheaded a proactive Title IX audit that led to a plan for equitable operations, created innovative varsity programs in esports and competitive dance and cheer, and negotiated sponsorship deals with Collegiate Sports Management Group, Gatorade, BSN Sports, and two charter bus companies. “I’m excited for Mike to lead our athletic department,” said Head Volleyball Coach Kevin Aoki. “He has a proven track record of success at the Division III level and
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of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” To meet the environmental challenges we all face, we need more places to model sustainable practices, to study and to try out new ways of living responsibly and being faithful stewards of God’s creation. In this way, too, the world needs more PLU. A Global University For PLU
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, invigorating the learning process for you and your students. Contextualizing Location Our first example comes straight from PLU from History Professor Mike Halvorson, who created an interactive map of Ancient Egypt that overlaid modern-day Egypt for his course on Western Civilization. Students can zoom in on important locations and monuments, while still able to keep these locations rooted in a global context. Halvorson marks sites down the Nile River. Click to view larger. Bird’s eye view of the
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potential employers. Do not necessarily take the easiest route when it comes to choosing projects. Rather, choose projects that offer the greatest challenge, provide the most exposure to the real world, and are relevant to the broadest segment of the community. Read Previous Moms Are Best Reached By Brand on Facebook With a Cause Read Next Global Market Research Growth Highest Since 2010 LATEST POSTS 3 Reasons to Choose PLU’s Marketing Analytics Degree September 20, 2022 5 Marketing Analytics Jobs for
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applied to real-world policy and business problems? The PLU economics department equips students with expertise in economics and its applications in microeconomics, macroeconomics, development, trade, international, and environmental economics.Looking back, what does the trip mean to you now? All the knowledge I learned and reapplied makes me feel like a more global citizen. I went in not knowing anyone on the trip. The friends I left with, I still talk with and hang out with on a regular basis.Tell
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so far involve PLU’s small class sizes. “You get special attention and develop a relationship with professors, which can help you get potential research positions or referrals for companies,” Holland says. At a large university with packed lecture halls, it can be easy to miss out on these crucial breaks. “PLU positions itself well for creating global citizens with a duty to learn about other people and be open-minded about new experiences,” he says. This resonated for Holland, whose mother is
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