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A PLU Economics Degree: The First Step For Many World-Changing Lutes Posted by: Zach Powers / June 18, 2015 Image: PLU Economics Professors Martin Wurm (right) and Neal Johnson (left) deliver an economic forecast to the Tacoma/Pierce County Chamber of Commerce. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) June 18, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (June 18, 2015)- PLU Economics students past and present have selected their major with a seemingly endless list of vocational

, and VP in five.’ That focus is great,” said Parsons. “But I always ask them, ‘Is that the thing you care about? Is that what would be totally awesome to do?’” At this stage of his life, starting his own business is what would be totally awesome. He started Fyreball, which became Meteor Solutions, a platform that allows e-marketers to measure and track Web-based creative campaigns through the single-most powerful (and least understood) marketing tool there is: word of mouth. Nobody has been able to

include filmmaking, photography, public relations, advertising and other media content and services. MediaLab has received numerous awards since its inception, including an Emmy Award, five National Broadcasting Society Awards and many other honors. MediaLab is one of several programs within the Center for Media Studies at PLU, which is part of the University’s School of Arts and Communication. For more information about the campus premiere of Waste Not, contact the School of Arts and Communication at

. His dancing was featured in the Emmy Award nominated documentary Juba: The Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance and he founded The Steps Ahead Tap Trio, which has toured both nationally and internationally. As a tap expert, Mark’s class will focus on the many techniques of tap and the strategy behind them. Read Previous Hints and Help for Your Virtual Theatre Scholarship Application Read Next Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds

. His dancing was featured in the Emmy Award nominated documentary Juba: The Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance and he founded The Steps Ahead Tap Trio, which has toured both nationally and internationally. As a tap expert, Mark’s class will focus on the many techniques of tap and the strategy behind them. Read Previous Hints and Help for Your Virtual Theatre Scholarship Application Read Next Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds

international travel due to the current pandemic. If faculty, students, and communities across the globe are restricted in connecting in person, let’s find ways to bring them together in a virtual learning community that demonstrates our commitment to access.”  PLU is a small university with bold commitments to creating transformative educational experiences.  Forging connections with external organizations and companies such as SkillUp Online is an exciting strategy for increasing offerings in continuing

and pick up an athletics T-shirt. Another strategy is the creation of an ASPLU Senate seat for student-athletes. The senator will be a strong advocate for athletics within student government while also building stronger connections between athletics and the general student population. The athletics department regularly sends representatives to NCAA-sponsored leadership conferences. There, student-athletes from around the country gather for several days to learn leadership styles and deal with real

, and the need for a long-term strategy. “We knew we were late bloomers in terms of endowment,” he said. “This was a big step in solving that problem.” Now, 30 years later, people like Evanson, Larson and others have been an integral part of PLU’s long-term financial success. The Heritage Society now includes more than 400 families with documented deferred gifts totaling approximately $100 million. Larson also notes that many who have named PLU as a beneficiary in their will have not notified the

, with a highly mobile student population. Rosa Bushey ’10 ’11 works with students on an assignment. It is Schroeder’s intention to do whatever the staff can to maintain and develop relationships that encourage more stability, with a goal of more student success. The school runs on a looping strategy, where students have the same teacher for two years.  Sophia (Storaasli) Stover ‘08 said the looping strategy really motivates parents to do whatever they can to keep their children at James Sales. “It’s

authoritative new book that offers the first comprehensive history of American forensics, “Forensics in America: A History.” Building upon this tradition, PLU Speech & Debate has had a very successful season. With a largely new team and a new coach, the team’s success is not so surprising considering the amount of work members put into honing their craft. Tinker, for example, is not only working on old skills; he is working on something new. He and his teammates developed a never-before-seen strategy of