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Michael Diambri Receives Gilder Lehrman History Award Posted by: halvormj / July 31, 2018 Image: Michael Diambri receives award in New York City, June 2018. July 31, 2018 By Michael Halvorson, Professor of History. Welcome to our blog—the place for learning everything about History at Pacific Lutheran University! Today’s post is about PLU History major Michael Diambri ‘18, a Lute who graduated in May with a B.A. in History along with minors in Women’s and Gender Studies and Literature. Like

Nothing but Pros for PLU’s 1st Community Debate Camp Posted by: Sandy Dunham / August 11, 2015 Image: Students from the Puget Sound Region practice their debating skills at the Climb the Mountain Debate Camp at PLU. (Photo: John Struzenberg ’16) August 11, 2015 PLU Debate Season Starts Oct. 8 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 11, 2015)—Just weeks before its own academic season kicks off with a high-profile event, PLU’s TOH Karl Forensics Forum partnered

yes, will you be able to combine that with your work at ASPLU? I would like to find more ways to intertwine my academic passions and ASPLU. I’m really interested in social justice and advocacy in an academic sense. I just finished a Wang Center research grant in Oaxaca, Mexico. I did an internship with a microfinance organization and did research about a small town in Oaxaca. That seems like it would be totally different than ASPLU, and in many ways it was, but I also did a lot of the same

MSMR Candidates Work With Washington Traffic Safety Control Posted by: wagnerjc / October 9, 2017 October 9, 2017 The Goal: Reduce Traffic Deaths in Washington State to ZeroAs a client project in this year’s Marketing Management course, the 2018 cohort is working with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC). WTSC has a goal of ending traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030. Crashes caused by distracted driving and driving after polydrug (being under the influence of more than one

directly with Halvorson. But there are also opportunities for students that only plan to take one class. “We like to say that Innovation Studies is not just a minor,” Halvorson emphasized. “It is also a vision for working together and strengthening our local, regional, and global communities. Whether or not students complete the minor, they will hopefully feel the impact of the program, which is bringing thought leaders to campus, connecting with local businesses and non-profits, and providing

set the tone.” Cohen said she attended PLU with the goal to get where she is today. A day in the life includes meeting with donors, leading her management team and attending speaking engagements. But in a perfect world, Cohen said, she would spend her time working with the most important group of stakeholders — students. “If I could spend all day every day focusing on the student athlete directly, that would be the best day,” she said. And she’s got the chops for it. During the tour of Husky

certainly go to the opposite or the antonym, the lack of success, but really, it’s some roadblocks, some inability to meet the expectations you’re striving to meet. Amy Young:  Jp, how do you define failure? Jp Avila:  Failure is what happens when you’re working. Failure is the things that I do on a daily basis. To me, failure is trying something out, finding that it’s not working, and then learning from that mistake and moving forward with it. Kory Brown:  That’s the positive side of failure. Jp Avila

physicians, what this all can look like and what the medical field is all about. Is connecting with working doctors and others in the field a big part of what the club does? Yes it is. Recently we’ve had a lot of alums come in who are currently in medical school, or physicians sharing about their experience of applying to medical school, how they prepared during their undergrad years, and just talking about the process and easing people’s anxieties about medical school. Everyone in the club is excited

. “As students it is our responsibility to help other students along with giving back to a learning community that has given so much to us,” said Brooke Johnson, a sophomore business major. Johnson said many students at PLU were never in Franklin Pierce schools, but supporting the local district is a civic duty that helps work toward a sustainable future.Learn moreRead up on Franklin Pierce's $157 million school bond measure.“We shouldn’t have to entice people about the future of our community

. They also worked with Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities (LAMC), an organization working to promote environmental justice, confronting some of the obstacles facing predominantly African-American communities. Students took an environmental tour, as well. They also learned firsthand about food deserts, in which certain communities do not have a grocery store and people have to leave their communities and shop elsewhere to buy food. Dobies said the differences they witnessed between higher