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online courses, but communication is a crucial addition to the figurative tool belt of a student in the Humanities. It’s fitting that two excellent resources for a Humanities student would be the library and his classmates Mortvedt Library, PLU Campus Joy, a senior double majoring in creative writing and religion, is another student who found use for the online resources of Mortvedt Library. Joy says, “The ATLA databases have been really helpful, the ATLA religion databases in particular, because a

professional/academic world. Naturally, majors such as Business, Art, Economics, History, and Communications are some of the core populations that will benefit from the major, and courses in those programs form the backbone of the minor. But I would encourage anyone to look at the list of courses available to meet program requirements if you have not already done so, just to see the diverse array of courses and faculty involved (over 20 PLU professors). I started in Innovation Studies as it was emerging as

producing concerts through LASR for laying the groundwork toward pursuing an individualized major. The route allowed him to design and propose his own program of study. “I realized that combining those elements and creating a specialized major would open my schedule up for doing things like internships and individualized study courses that would create a better educational outcome.” Similarly, Nicole Query ’22 enrolled at PLU with plans to double major in history and political science, and minor in

work. “At the time I was doing a general music major and considering minoring in communication or business,” he said. “But through those conversations with Youtz and my work with LASR, I realized that combining those two elements and creating a new major would open my schedule up for doing things like internships and individualized study courses that would create a better educational outcome.”What the Individualized Major offers studentsThe individualized major gives students the chance to design

and photography to get magazine assignments,” said Bergman, whose writing and photography have appeared in esteemed magazines such as National Geographic and Smithsonian. A two-time Fulbright Scholar in Ecuador and Mexico, Bergman has led more than 25 Study Away trips to places such as Cuba; France; Australia; Mexico; and, most notably, his J-Term trips to the beautiful, icy tundra down south, Antarctica. He also has taught a number of English literature and writing courses, including: Writing 101

those conversations with Youtz and my work with LASR, I realized that combining those two elements and creating a new major would open my schedule up for doing things like internships and individualized study courses that would create a better educational outcome.” During his junior year, Lindhartsen had the opportunity to intern at an all-ages concert venue in South Tacoma called Real Art Tacoma helping to book and promote shows. The internship was put on hold when the pandemic hit. Lindhartsen

for success as technical managers in engineering fields. Students from non-chemical engineering backgrounds, such as Chemistry, will take three additional foundational Chemical Engineering courses in Engineering Calculations, Separation Processes, and Reaction Engineering to help prepare them for their graduate-level Chemical Engineering coursework. These pre-requisite courses can be taken concurrently with the rest of the PMP coursework so that their program completion is delayed by only one

in internships in downtown Tacoma. In Spring 2017, five students enrolled full-time in the TIES program while 32 students enrolled in TIES-affiliated courses. Due to low enrollment in Spring 2018 and financial risks associated with pausing and relaunching the program in Spring 2019, we have decided to discontinue TIES indefinitely. While TIES won’t look like a PLU Gateway program going forward, PLU’s commitment to linking global education with Tacoma will continue. Drawing on unique

. “At the time I was doing a general music major and considering minoring in communication or business,” he said. “But through those conversations with Youtz and my work with LASR, I realized that combining those two elements and creating a new major would open my schedule up for doing things like internships and individualized study courses that would create a better educational outcome.” During his junior year, Lindhartsen had the opportunity to intern at an all-ages concert venue in South Tacoma

all the way back to elementary school, I was fascinated by the human body. Then I loved all my science courses in middle school and high school. By the time I got to college, pursuing a pre-med pathway felt like the best reflection of my interests. Plus, I’ve always really enjoyed helping people, so it seemed like a natural fit for me. Like many medical students, you earned a Master of Arts in Medical Sciences (MAMS) degree prior to enrolling in your doctoral program. What was that program like