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PLU’s new economic mentorship program matches students with working professionals Posted by: shortea / September 25, 2019 September 25, 2019 By StaffMarketing & CommunicationsPLU provides a well-rounded education that helps students prepare for a professional career. Sometimes, however, it’s the reassuring helping hand of an experienced mentor that best smooths the transition from classroom to the workforce.That’s where PLU’s new Economics Mentorship Program comes into play. Backed by a

information and technology has spanned three decades and included chapters at consultancies, a start-up, and large corporations like Microsoft and Weyerhaeuser. He is now the director of information technology at the Port of Tacoma.Miller is also a Lute through and through. His father was a PLU economics professor and his mother ran the student health center. Miller double majored in computer science and economics while playing on the basketball and football teams (including PLU’s 1987 national champion

Island at the edge of the Canadian border. For one week over the summer, Roche Harbor served as a site of discovery for a handful of Lutes interested in archaeology.A group of Pacific Lutheran University students ventured into the woods as part of an archaeology field method workshop, facilitated through the Seattle-based Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Amanda Taylor, visiting assistant professor of anthropology, runs PLU’s side of the project and leads students in the research component

courtesy of Kevin Ebi, LivingWilderness.com) Ebi’s job is to capture nature and build a catalog of his adventures. His photographs have been published in magazines, travel guides and lots of textbooks. He’s even been featured in books published by National Geographic. The former radio anchor studied journalism and economics at PLU. He spent time working in newspapers and financial reporting, and had a schedule that was conducive for outdoor play. “You worked when the markets were open,” Ebi said. “Here

#BlackGirlMagic: PLU administrators uplift experiences of black students’ natural-hair journeys Posted by: Kari Plog / May 2, 2018 Image: Tolu Taiwo (left), outreach and prevention coordinator, and Angie Hambrick, assistant vice president for diversity, justice and sustainability. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) May 2, 2018 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2018) — Tolu Taiwo and Angie Hambrick know all about wearing natural hair in predominantly white

April 22, 2014 PLU Alumni Embark on a Central American Adventure of Environmental Education Nathan Page ’13 and Brett Rousseau ’12 enjoy a brief vacation in Montezuma, on the southern end of the Nicoya Peninsula. (Photos courtesy of Page and Rousseau.) By Katie Baumann ’14In the heart of Central America, two Pacific Lutheran University alumni are continuing their global educations in an environmentally focused way. Follow the Travelers Read the “fantastic four” blog here. Nathan Page ’13 and

Center for Global and Community Engaged Education. In partnership with the PLU Diversity Center, the trip sent eight students to Georgia and South Carolina to study environmental justice in a civil rights context. The trip focused largely on the history of racism and slavery, the importance of primary resources in an economic context and modern devices in society that unjustly divide people into different socioeconomic and racial areas. “The whole experience was very meaningful,” Dobies said. “It put

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as Dick and Paula Hopkins of Hopkins Forestry, a private company respected by natural resources professionals across the nation. Even though Farnum specializes in veteran relations, students from all over campus are invited to join the program and he encourages environmental studies majors and minors to get involved. “I did the project for many reasons,” said Ron Berg ’18, one of this year’s participants. “To hopefully connect a bit with some Lutes out of

Dolan ’22.  Dolan, a double major in philosophy and economics, is in the midst of a prestigious summer internship at the Analysis Group’s headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.   A leading economic consulting firm with offices around the world, Analysis Group’s internship positions are highly coveted and the application process is highly competitive. One thing that helped Dolan stand out from the crowd was his connection with a PLU mentor, Bruce Deal ’87.  “Mentoring is one of the most interesting

Intersections: Lutheran Social Teaching and Economic Life Posted by: abryant / March 27, 2020 March 27, 2020 Cover art by Sheila Mesick Intersections, Number 51, Spring 2020Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education. It is published by the NECU, and has its