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entrepreneurship, Maxwell said an undergraduate business degree was inevitable. “I grew up knowing I would do something in business,” he said. When he wasn’t shooting hoops with the Lute basketball team, Maxwell was participating in business organizations on campus. He said it was the experiences outside the classroom that made the difference in his time at PLU. “As beneficial as everything else was, the relationships I built here were the most special part of my experience,” he said. “PLU just drew an

Amazon, and from Microsoft to Starbucks. Being able to think in new ways will go far in any profession, whether you are considering a career as a teacher, working for a non-profit agency, attending law school, or starting your own business. I encourage everyone to look into the Innovation Studies minor as a possible pair with your major. It seems like a great fit for History majors. But actually… it is hard to imagine a context in which creativity, teamwork, and entrepreneurship skills are not

educator. Mr. Howes will share improvisation methods with our students in a live, play along session and also discuss entrepreneurship. Another special session for Orchestra students will be with Drs. Kimcherie Lloyd and Marguerite Richardson, who will discuss musical career paths in academia. PLU Percussion students will have three classes this semester to work on their playing. Damien Petitjean will share what it’s like to play percussion in Paris. Micah Lewis is a percussionist in the US Navy’s

new things and are inviting and warm.”Alumni & Student ConnectionsLearn more about PLU internships and mentorshipsLong-term, he hopes to work in tech for several years and then start his own business—wearing the many different hats that come with entrepreneurship. “The skills I’m building now as a software engineer can help me solve many problems,” he says.     If he could give his first-year self any advice, he’d suggest “be okay with being uncomfortable.” Whether due to routine or introversion

entrepreneurial in whatever they are most passionate about. Perhaps one of us will receive an Edison Award in the future–who knows! Innovation Studies PLU’s Innovation Studies program is designed to introduce students to core principles in innovation and entrepreneurship. Students culminate their work in a seminar that invites them to form teams, identify a substantial problem or emerging opportunity, and create a proposal to address it. The program is currently enrolling minors and planning new events. We

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professors made my senior year so wonderful to study music and helped me realize that I wanted to keep studying piano intensively after my time at PLU. I would have loved to learn from them much longer! Other professors that stand out to me are Professor David Robbins, Timothy Strong and Paul Manfredi—they each contributed so much to making my music and Chinese education at PLU so rewarding. Read Previous Black History Month Concert kicks off 2014 SOAC Focus Series on Entrepreneurship Read Next Musical