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Willie Stewart ’69 talks breaking barriers as Tacoma’s first black principal in 1970 Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / January 20, 2020 Image: Willie Stewart ’69, winner of the 2019 Tacoma Peace Prize, sits down to discuss breaking barriers in 1970 as Tacoma’s first black high school principal. January 20, 2020 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 17, 2020) — In 2019, Willie Stewart '69 received the Greater Tacoma Peace Prize for his community work and racial
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March 28, 2012 Hong Kong native Winston Zee rises in global law firm while retaining close PLU ties By Dwight Daniels ’79 Attorney Winston K.T. Zee ’76 says he has learned one truth in decades of practicing law on the international level from his office in Hong Kong. “No one and no nation is an island,” he said. “Countries and economies are complexly intertwined and we are truly all in it together.” Now serving on the top executive committee of the global law firm Baker & McKenzie, the lawyer
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MediaLab recognized for latest documentary on higher education Posted by: Todd / March 21, 2016 March 21, 2016 By Amanda Williams '16MediaLab receives an Award of Merit from The Accolade Competition of Southern California and the Grand Prize in the documentary category in the National Broadcasting Society (NBS) Electronic Media Competition.MediaLab received two awards for its most recent documentary film, These Four Years. The documentary, which premiered in Seattle in November 2015, has earned
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June 15, 2009 PLU wins Simon Award This spring, PLU received a powerful acknowledgement that it continues to be seen as a leader in globally focused education. The university was awarded the 2009 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization, a prestigious award that honors outstanding efforts on and off campus to engage the world and the international community. PLU is the first and only private college in the West to have received this honor. “This kind of recognition confirms a
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that continues to inform her approach to education — for herself and her students. But Oshiro didn’t always wear her status as first in the family like a badge of honor. Early in her undergraduate years at Pacific Lutheran University, she kept quiet about it, paralyzed with anxious thoughts nagging in the back of her mind: I don’t deserve to be here. That person is more qualified. Are they going to recognize that I’m here because of my achievements? “It was almost a shame thing. I didn’t want to
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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
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Craig Cornwall, MADepartment of Art & DesignCritiquing with VoiceThread Craig Cornwall reviewing watercolor paintings for his class. (Photo/John Froschauer) VoiceThread Product Website: voicethread.com Cost: $99As a visual artist, Craig Cornwall is always looking for new ways to teach and help students learn and develop visual literacy. Best practice and innovative approaches have always been of interest. Specifically, he has been looking for ways to teach the visual arts through online
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A Vision for the FutureThe Wang Center opened in 2002 thanks to the vision of donors Drs. Peter ’60 and Grace Wang. With their generous philanthropy, the Wangs have emphasized the role education can play in building a more peaceful world. In concert with the Pacific Lutheran University mission of empowering students for “lives of thoughtful enquiry, leadership, service and care – for other people, for their communities and for the earth,” the Wang Centers is dedicated to preparing global
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credit hours of physical education, including the mandatory P.E. 100, which covers the basics of health and exercise. It is important to lead a fit and balanced life, of course, but what works for any given individual varies widely—which is one reason PLU offers such a wide range of P.E. options. As a second-semester senior, I have completed all of my P.E. requirements by now. While I’ve been a student, I have taken Sailing, Scuba Diving and Yoga. PLU also offers courses such as Jazz Dance, Step
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PLU MediaLab Film Project Nominated for Student Emmy Award Posted by: Marcom Web Team / May 13, 2020 Image: The PLU students who directed and produced Living on the Edge: (L-R) Garrett Johnson, Siobhan Chachere, Hanna McCauley, Helen Smith, Hallie Harper (Photo courtesy of MediaLab.) May 13, 2020 By Hanna McCauley '20PLU MediaLab General ManagerA film produced by MediaLab students at Pacific Lutheran University has been nominated for the College Emmy Awards. Living on the Edge tells the story
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