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is and how to reduce it through eight steps: 1: Sustainability in Campus Culture 2: Campus Operations 3: Sustainability in Curriculum 4: Reducing Scope 3 Emissions -Transportation 5: Waste Stream Management 6: Reducing Scope 1 & 2 Emissions -Facility Improvements 7: Renewables 8: Funding Sustainability Projects There are big steps to be taken, like identifying and committing to facility upgrades, but there are also smaller steps that make a significant difference. “It’s just going to take

201, called “Value Creation in the Global Environment,” is designed to introduce students to the many aspects of business – from financial accounting and operations to marketing. By design, it covers a broad swathe. But that doesn’t mean students spend all their time with their nose in a book. Hardly. “I thought the best way to conduct the class was to have the students apply what they are reading to a real idea for a business,” said Carol Ptak, distinguished executive in residence. “I have been

buildings take from 30 minutes to an hour to inspect once emergency operations are in place. “I’m really happy with the preparation and the training,” she said. Volunteer Those interested in volunteering for the Search and Rescue team should contact Wamboldt at ext. 6042 or by e-mail at wamboljm@plu.edu. Lock down drill During the week of Feb. 28-March 4 there will be a lock down drill at PLU. Volunteers are needed to help run the exercise. If interested, contact Wamboldt at ext. 6042 or by e-mail at

development, submarine operations and sailing expeditions into the Arctic, North Atlantic and Norwegian Sea. In the last three decades, he has sailed extensively into the North Atlantic, the Arctic Ocean and the Barents Sea. In 2011, he was awarded the Timan Medal by the Royal Cruising Club. Read Previous Wang Symposium 2012: Maude Barlow talks on the importance of conserving our most precious resource Read Next Posters aim to bring awareness to campus COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the

in operations and much of his career is still steeped in the study of people. “My life is shaped largely by my pursuits and interests,” he said. “I always look at life like I’m on a journey.” Most had very little to say about changing their PLU experience. If anything, Sander said, she would had have told herself to relax. “Everything I did at PLU I’d tell myself to do again,” Sander said. “(But) be more laid back. You don’t have to have all the answers right here and right now.” Lastly, the

Operations, Sheri Tonn, noted that since PLU began tracking its carbon emissions, the most recent carbon inventory shows a 17 percent drop. Another emissions inventory is planned for next June. All this recycling and reduction in energy use has gained PLU a national reputation, she said. In 2010, PLU scored an “A” in the Sustainable Endowments Institute Report Card and the Sierra Club’s Cool Schools Competition has consistently ranked PLU in the top 100 green schools in the U.S. Read Previous PLU alum

White. “The opportunity to be that person for someone else wanting to go into the business field, especially someone coming from a nontraditional background, is really exciting to me.” White says she hopes to apply her MSF to a career in the non-profit sector working on finance and operations. “My dream job would be to work for Fisher House,” White explains. “They are a military nonprofit that provides housing for service members and their families who are injured or dealing with some sort of

Michelle Ceynar has sewed almost 40 face masks, and Director of Operations and Virtual Engagement Jessica Pagel and husband Travis (I&TS Classroom and Event Technologies Team Lead) have been manufacturing plastic devices designed to make masks more comfortable to wear. “Travis and I started printing these (devices) with our 3D printer that people can wear to hook their masks around so it doesn’t rub behind their ears when they are forced to wear a mask all day,” Jessica Pagel said. “We will probably

Tech for Social Impact group, he served as chief marketing and operations officer for Microsoft Asia Pacific. He helped launch the Unlimited Potential organization within Microsoft, focused on developing new and more affordable computing solutions to help close the digital divide for lower-income societies globally. Halvorson said a number of PLU alumni have gone to work at Microsoft and other tech companies, and they have had their hand in major technological innovations. But few realize that high

and security operations, and as a liaison to off-campus partners critical to security and emergency planning. He also plans to partner with students, staff, and faculty members across campus to cultivate and sustain an anti-racist, welcoming, safe and inclusive approach to campus safety.  “There are important conversations to be had about the role, function, and contributions of campus safety, and José is a leader who understands the urgency of these considerations and embraces dialogue, listening