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Alaska Airlines to Andrew Harrison, V.P. of Planning and Revenue Management. Beginning in April, Alaska Airlines will begin flying the new route proposed by Grah between Seattle and Salt Lake City, Utah. Harrison helped to strengthen Grah’s understanding of the business world, and particularly, competition among airlines. “When I was talking to him, he opened my eyes to everything else he has to consider,” said Grah. “I learned you have to look at the big picture before you can look at the small

elsewhere. Specifically, the research team traveled across North America – from the Puget Sound region to the Rocky Mountains, Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, the East Coast and the Great Lakes – to study areas adversely affected by drought, population growth and questionable management practices. See Tapped Out “Tapped Out” premieres at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Seattle Central Public Library, 1000 Fourth Ave. Find out more about Tapped Out. Kortney Scroger ‘14, a PLU senior communication major who

and recognize scholastic and professional excellence in the business information field. PLU’s Delta Rho BAP chapter, advised by Assistant Professor of Business Gaurav Gupta, helps Accounting, Finance and Management Information Systems majors blend learning with their personal strengths to succeed in the professional environment. The four winning team members all are Business Administration majors. PLU’s chapter also has 15 other candidates and members. Only fitting for a financial competition

her team! Lute Powered is a series highlighting PLU alumni at some of the most well-known organizations in the Puget Sound region. April Rose Nguyen ’19, ’21 is the last of three Lutes being featured from Amazon. The series also included profiles of Regan Zeebuyth ’01, senior manager at Amazon’s corporate affairs business operations, and Jon Grande ’92, Amazon Games franchise lead and head of product management for mobile. Read Previous Jon Grande ’92 embraces innovation, talent and fun at Amazon

opportunity to work on that project is a dream come true.” He’s optimistic about the future due to the recent United States Supreme Court case Allen v. Milligan. The U.S. Supreme Court found that Alabama’s redistricting plan adopted for its congressional elections likely violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits practices that dilute the voting strength of members of racial minority groups. Currently, Campbell-Harris handles the day-to-day case management for seven cases. Many were

, who now coordinates Sista Circle. Students involved with Sista Circle have received help with finding jobs, developing business plans, and networking. “We bring in many community leaders and speakers who hear students’ dreams and skill sets and invest in them. You eat lunch with leaders, and they get to know you,” Gilchrist says. “The next time they’re sitting in a meeting, and someone says, ‘Well, who could be great for this?’ The leaders are like, ‘Well, I met someone last weekend who I think

of an international grassroots effort to fight hunger, will raise money for the hungry in Pierce County. “This program helps both students and the community,” Steve Sobeck, Empty Bowl’s coordinator and resident instructor of art & design, said. “Students learn how big of an impact that art and ceramics can have, and the community is able to take pride that their bowl is hand made.” This year the ceramics program is planning on creating 150 to 200 bowls for the event. They hope to raise more money

, who has known Zhong since 2005. At first, Manfredi had a simple fascination with Zhong’s art, particularly his paintings. That developed into a budding friendship and, later, Zhong’s work became a focus of Manfredi’s academic writing. But here, Manfredi is doing something different — he is documenting Zhong, his work, and his community through a camera lens. His work has been on display in exhibits throughout the world, but the place where he creates it may soon be destroyed. Manfredi has taken on

needed to succeed. It begins with three-weeks of language acquisition and general introduction to Oaxacan society, followed by eight weeks of inter-disciplinary understanding of ancient, modern and contemporary Mexico. When each student is feeling acclimated to his or her surroundings, they begin on a four-week full-time internship in the community. Pfaff and Engh actually studied a year apart. But in talking with them, it is amazing how the stories they tell are similar – clearly they have a common

exceptional contributions, accomplishments, leadership and service to the university and its community members. Each December, during the university’s annual Christmas celebration, the President’s Council recognizes up to five employees for their outstanding contributions. Employees are nominated to the President’s Council by the PLU community for their improvements to customer service, quality of work and campus life, interdepartmental teamwork, communication, inclusivity and developing creative