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  • Diversity Center Alumni The Diversity Center is committed to providing alumni with insight into diversity and inclusion initiatives, challenges, and successes on campus.  We also strive to create space for alumni to  (re)connect with each other, The Diversity Center, and the university. Whether or not you were a student when the dCenter was established, our values of critical reflection, perspective taking and community resonate with a wide range of alumni who believe in our mission. Please

  • Math CareersMany students think the only possible careers for mathematics majors are in educational fields, but this misconception has been readily disproved by past graduates from PLU. While many of our graduates are accomplished mathematics teachers and district leaders, others have found successful careers as financial analysts or engineers, data scientists, actuaries, consultants, lawyers, software engineers, statisticians, government contractors, scientific researchers and in a variety of

  • Technology & Innovation Management Earn a Post-Baccalaureate Professional Business Certificate at PLU in Technology & Innovation Management. More Information The post- baccalaureate professional business certificates are intended for those who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding in a specific area of business.  Applicants must have either completed an undergraduate degree in Business or have relevant industry experience in the area of study. Each certificate consists of eight credits and

  • business solutions that help increase a company’s bottom line.Company’s use big data in myriad ways. They use marketing analytics to evaluate the success of their marketing campaigns and to determine which marketing efforts need improvement and how they can be improved. Marketing analytics are even used to improve the customer experience, bringing in new clients and retaining current ones. With marketing analytics, companies know exactly how to reach their customer base. Every industry uses data in

  • January 18, 2008 T-shirts make a splash in Brazil It’s a simple T-shirt, black cotton with silk-screened words. The white “Sojourner” across the chest identifies the PLU students as temporary guests in another country. The phrase “global citizen,” screened in Portuguese, English and Spanish on the back, represents the countries the students are visiting – Brazil and Argentina. The students are investigating the impact of globalization on South America. They are one of 27 groups currently

  • September 1, 2009 Freshman meets Obama Christney Kpodo has Oct. 13 marked forever on her calendar. That’s the day she shook the hand of President Barack Obama. She even gave the leader of the free world a hug. Kpodo, 18, was one of five youths who, through competing in a series of local, state and regional competitions for Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Youth of the Year, reached the final stage in September. Although she did not win the top slot of national Youth of the Year, she still got to

  • October 4, 2010 The Women’s Center is joining in the state-wide effort to raise awareness about how to get involved with creating safer communities through the Green Dot campaign. (Photo by John Froschauer) Making the community safer By Kari Plog ’11 Pacific Lutheran University’s Women’s Center has been the cornerstone of advocating against domestic and intimate partner violence in the community. Now, a renewed $250,000 grant will help the Women’s Center continue to educate, inform and advocate

  • October 12, 2012 Study Away opportunities at PLU take students around the world. (Photo of Greek coast by Markelle Lance) Study away offers students endless opportunities By Katie Scaff ’13 For PLU students like Global Studies and Anthropology double major Hailey Jung ’13, studying away is essential to the college experience. The Billings, Montana native has spent a semester in Norway and j-terms in Neah Bay and Martinique. “You get such a completely different experience than if you were just

  • auditorium, stage area and downstairs, all in anticipation of the grand opening this fall. The seats for the auditorium will be installed this month, as will the furniture for the center, said John Kaniss, PLU’s construction project director. “It will all be done this month,” Kaniss said. And Kaniss makes that declaration with a touch of pride. It’s well deserved. The 45,900-square-foot center takes the name of Karen Hille Phillips ’55, a nursing graduate and former PLU regent who, upon her death

  • Education Career Fair Brings Major Employers to Campus—and Results in Immediate Jobs Posted by: Sandy Dunham / April 6, 2015 Image: Students and employers connect at the Education Career Fair at PLU on March 18. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 6, 2015 By Taylor Lunka ’15PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (April 6, 2015)—Last year, Pacific Lutheran University’s undergraduate Education program achieved a 100-percent hiring rate, while the graduate program saw 90 percent of its