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his senior year, including his capstone project about autonomous cars and his internship with NASA. How did you first become interested in computer science? I originally came to PLU as a business major, and to play football. I had to quit football because of an injury, and I discovered that being a business major was not for me. I spent some time exploring other things and found that I have a passion for computer science. One of my friends who was taking a computer science class at the time

Jp Avila – “Office Hours” Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / August 9, 2016 August 9, 2016 In our new series, “Office Hours,” faculty open their doors and give you a look into their creative spaces. Join these faculty for their own office hours at PLU. Come in, sit down, have a conversation, you might just learn something new! Associate Professor Jp AvilaOffice: Ingram 106 Email: jp.avila@plu.edu Courses taught: Upper level graphic design Topics of Interest: Design, Service, New gadgets Tip: Loves

University as part of a longer tour of U.S. schools hosted by Chinese “agent” EduKeys, sat at tables arranged in a rectangle, with all the Beijing students facing outward, expectantly. After a few key talks—including one from Professor David Huelsbeck on his time spent studying the Makah tribe of Neah Bay—a mass of PLU students was ushered in and seated across from the waiting students. During the exercise, the Lutes and the Chinese students exchanged ideas about how their cultures intersect, using

Pierce County Internship Program Posted by: nicolacs / January 21, 2022 January 21, 2022 Program Benefits: The purpose of the Internship Program is to provide realistic and meaningful work experiences to our community members, while providing Pierce County Departments with interns who bring fresh perspectives and assistance to complete special projects. Interns also have the opportunity to participate in professional development activities, classes, tours, and a holistic perspective of the

PLU Awarded $14,000 for Washington Youth Development Nonprofit Relief Fund Posted by: Silong Chhun / December 4, 2020 December 4, 2020 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsSchool’s Out Washington and the Washington State Department of Commerce has awarded Pacific Lutheran University a grant for $14,000 from its Washington Youth Development Nonprofit Relief Fund. The grant will go toward the Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA program, which prioritizes early exposure to STEM topics and

July 2, 2013 Into the clouds By James Olson ’14 On the rare cloudless days, from PLU’s campus, Mt. Rainier can be witnessed asserting its sublime dominance over the Pacific Northwest. The day I met Allison Stephens ‘01 was not one of those days, but its call could still be heard, muffled and resilient. She told me that she would be climbing the mountain in August and that she was apprehensive about it. She also told me that she has never done anything like this before. The summit would be

the School of Education’s Uukumwe Project, an educational partnership between Pacific Lutheran University and Namibian educators. And at N/a’an ku sê, Delos Reyes had a unique opportunity: to teach Western music concepts to students who wouldn’t otherwise have access to music education. It was a life-changing experience. “I have never had so much fun teaching in my life,” Delos Reyes says. She loves her current practicum at a small K-8 school outside of Olympia but says the connection that