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  • A fourth generation Puget Sound native, Kurt Beecher Dammeier is an entrepreneur and investor with a track record for identifying and capitalizing on emerging business-to-business and consumer products trends. In 1999, Kurt joined the food community by forming Sugar Mountain. He founded Beecher’s Handmade Cheese in 2003. Beecher’s quickly established itself as a leader in the artisan cheese industry; in addition to its original location in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, in 2011, Beecher’s opened

  • Expanding Chinese Language CapacityThree months before President Hu Jintao of China made his historic visit to Washington State and met with Governor Christine Gregoire in April, 2006, a group of 60 business, education, and community leaders and policy makers met to explore the possibility of reaching a “tipping point” for interest in expanding Chinese language capacity in the U.S. and Washington State. The group set a goal of “10% of students in Washington State learning Chinese by the year of

  • Please note the time of year listed for each lecture is only an estimate. You should confirm the month/date with the department/division putting on the lecture. DEPARTMENT/NAME:GOAL/OBJECTIVE:TIME OF YEAR: Business and Economics: The Annual Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic HistoryBrings leading experts in the fields of history, business, and economics to campus to encourage historical reflection, creative problem solving, and ethical leadership through the exploration of business

  • April 13, 2009 Maybe ‘reincarnation’ is a better word For the School of Arts and Communication Week the changing newspaper business was on top of people’s minds. To kick-off the week, News Tribune Publisher David Zeeck, Puyallup Herald Managing Editor Heather Meier, seattlepi.com reporter Monica Guzman and Mast Managing Editor Maren Anderson met for a forum about “The Premature death of Newspapers.” In fact, the four argued that the statement really isn’t true. Newspapers aren’t dying, but

  • September 19, 2012 State Farm MBA Executive Leadership Series Fall 2012 Business leaders throughout industry come to PLU to share their insight through the State Farm MBA Executive Leadership Series. Lectures are held in Leraas Hall, Rieke Science Center from 6 to 7 p.m., with refreshments served from 5:30-6 p.m. John Wolfe, Chief Executive Officer, Port of Tacoma Tuesday, Oct. 2 from 6 to 7 p.m. Leraas Hall John Wolfe was named the Port’s Chief Executive Officer in June 2010. Before being

  • October 15, 2012 Deirdre N. McCloskey – distinguished professor of economics, history, English, and communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago – spoke about the value of the middle-class during the annual Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. (Photo by John Struzenberg ’15) The value of the bourgeoisie By Katie Scaff ’13 Don’t be ashamed of being bourgeois, said Deirdre N. McCloskey, distinguished professor of economics, history, English, and communication at the

  • Michael Burris ’09 leads a dynamic team as regional president of Sound Physicians Posted by: Zach Powers / April 26, 2023 Image: Michael Burris ’09 majored in business at PLU and now serves as regional president of Sound Physicians. (photos by Sy Bean/PLU) April 26, 2023 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Michael Burris ’09 worked at the intersection of business and healthcare since before even graduating from PLU with a business major and economics minor. While in his

  • PLU Introduces New Maritime Management Certificate Posted by: Zach Powers / November 3, 2015 November 3, 2015 TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 2, 2015)- Pacific Lutheran University is expanding its Continuing Education programming by offering business professionals a non-credit Certificate in Maritime Management starting January 2016.The program is a result of recent growth in shipping and logistics, as well as the maritime industry’s high demand for trained management professionals and the need for leaders

  • -track Faculty 12 : 1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio Distribution of Undergraduate & Graduate Demographics Gender Expression Distribution of Students Across Academic Colleges Top 5 States Top 5 Counties Top 5 Declared Majors 1. Nursing: 21.6% 2. Business Administration: 15.4% 3. Biology: 7.1% 4. Psychology: 7.0% 5. Kinesiology: 5.8% Top 5 Intended Majors 1. Nursing: 25.4% 2. Kinesiology: 9.5% 3. Biology: 9.4% 4. Psychology: 8.2% 5. Business Administration: 6.8%

  • lab is the first in a series of science upgrades Read Next SnoValley Chamber of Commerce partners with PLU School of Business on business survey 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