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team first learned the spectrometer was on its way to PLU. Read Previous Tutoring program provides community commitment Read Next Recognized for top study away programs COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and

September 15, 2009 Giving a people a voice, a face Filmmaker Neda Sarmast stood in front of more than 200 attending PLU students preparing for the screening of her documentary. Her film, “Nobody’s Enemy: Youth Culture in Iran,” takes the viewer into Iran to learn about, listen to and meet the youth of Iran. The size of the crowd was impressive, exciting to Sarmast. “I was just so moved to see how powerful you are and how powerful your international programs are,” she told the crowd about her

various departments and interests. Stephens agreed with the sentiment and said that OTR trips add to the community aspect that orientation coordinators strive to build. “During orientation we try to get students to interact with as many people as they can,” Stephens said. “It is really the people aspect in combination with learning about the surrounding area to see a broader setting beyond this campus.” Each year many of the OTR trips carry over from previous orientations, but some new programs and

major; to sophomores and juniors who need to connect to experiences outside the classroom; to juniors and seniors who need to polish their job search skills including resume writing, interviewing, and networking skills, Career Connections will be there to guide them along the way. This is a new initiative, and yet it focuses existing programs on campus around the single goal to guide students through their years here at PLU and help them refine their passion and career goals. Career Connections will

Tollefson, her service at Peace Community Center turned into a job. She’s now the elementary programs and public relations director for the center. Looking back, she recognizes how her experiences at PLU prepared her. “When I was a student here I was really really involved in student leadership and I think that is what helped me feel confident enough to go off and do service in a different community,” Tollefson said. Read Previous Lives of Service: It’s what neighbors do Read Next PLU MFA Program

the fall of 2012, when her program will be implemented in Writing 101 and 190 courses. She will work with the other sustainability technicians to lead 10- to 15-minute presentations, per the professor’s request, during classes in the fall and spring. Their presentations will tell first-years what sustainability is and what programs the department runs, and conclude with a conversation about what generally prevents people from being sustainable and what each student can do to be more sustainable

, PLU’s team earned $500 for its first-place finish. Gupta said the chapter will use that money to educate Accounting and Finance students about the BAP chapter, and its role in shaping their careers, in hopes of enhancing membership. BAP’s annual Best Practices Competition challenges teams to present a proven method of efficacy that organizations can implement. Each year, the boards of directors of Beta Alpha Psi and Deloitte LLP select topics that encourage students to create and execute programs in

-benefits programs, dedicated orientation and on-boarding for new military students and two VetCorps liaisons. Farnum said his first task in building on PLU’s status as “an outstanding veteran-supportive campus” is “meeting everybody—faculty, staff, administration—everyone I’ll be interacting with and supporting,” on-campus and in the local military community. “I’m an alumnus and I love PLU, and I’m very excited about it,” Farnum said. Among Farnum’s accomplishments, he has:• brought together PLU and

four students worked at KOMO-TV. Each year since 2008, Communication students have worked with local media outlets to cover election night—one of the only programs in the country where students work Election Night alongside the professionals.) PLU Communication students Michael Diambri ’18 and Matthew Salzano ’18 at the Yes on I-591 rally on Election Night 2014. (Photo: Carolyn Adolph/KUOW) I signed up with my best friend, Michael Diambri, a fellow journalism major (and my employee at PLU’s college

.” Psi Chi has more than 1,150 chapters in the United States and abroad primarily serving undergraduates, but the society has programs for undergraduates, graduates and alumni members. “Psi Chi uplifts and celebrates diversity where and when possible, and this includes the commitment to include international chapters in 2009,” Grahe said. “Though there are only a relatively few international chapters, we are deeply committed to reaching out to institutions across the globe. In addition, the