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and fishing outdoors, and it’s cool to be out there,” he says. Environmental science tied Chontofalsky’s passion for science and nature in a new way. “People look at Wapato Lake and wonder, ‘Why is this water so clear?’” he says, and now Chontofalsky can explain the chemistry of water treatment and the lake clean-up process. “It’s just been a cool experience,” he says. He moved into his city role 19 years ago. He works solo and with others, and must remain open to new opinions and ideas. “In

the top of Mount Kilimanjaro –all 19,685 feet of it,” she wrote. “What a challenging and rewarding experience.” Meanwhile, in Argentina, Callie Zuck was among those who visited two cooperative shoe factories, each started with help from microfinance companies. Owned by the workers with profits split evenly, the businesses opened in response to the staggering unemployment in the country. One of the cooperatives operated out of a family home, and the PLU delegation ate lunch with the workers there

the signal processing challenge. Case agreed. This was the third year Case has taken a part in the competition. Each year, students are presented with a different problem that they don’t know until the start of the competition. “The process is pretty similar, obviously the problems are different,” he said. “What changes the most is the work dynamics. It’s just as much education as it is community building. It’s really fun.” “I think the experience in itself is helpful in a team setting,” Case said

this year’s competition. The students worked on 20 quarters – a total of five years worth of business decisions. “This is just an outstanding opportunity for our students to experience the top level of industry,” Brown said. “They are now going to walk out of PLU not only with their degree, but an understanding of all dimensions..not just the one they’re trained in.” For these high-achieving students, it was a challenge for them to work in a group dynamic where one person wasn’t doing all the work

years of experience in the investment management business, the world has changed dramatically,” said Johnson, a principal at Fulcrum Capital, LLC.. “The one constant is the Chartered Financial Analyst program. The CFA designation is the hallmark of the industry and a ‘must have’ in order to compete with the best and the brightest in this business. Almost every portfolio management job opportunity, entry level or otherwise, requires an MBA or CFA designation. This program will jump start a graduate’s

large influence on him. “I’m the one gaining from their life experience,” Goble said. “It’s a lot of personal growth, a lot of self-examination and getting a better understanding of who I am–that has shaped me immeasurably.” Though they had different experiences, the other panelists echoed Goble’s words. “It’s self-sacrificing but it’s so worth it,” Strueby said, who is currently volunteering with Americorps at Federal Way Public Schools. “I went into this experience hoping to mentor, inspire, and

– about how to solve a regional dispute in the ocean off Taiwan – back to Taiwan to the president of Taiwan,” said Mahlon Meyer, visiting assistant professor of History. “The country then enacted the suggestion.” The Taiwanese students stayed with home-stay families of PLU professors and paired with PLU students throughout out their two-day experience. Along with class and visiting Northwest business leaders, the delegation enjoyed the on-campus experience, performed a traditional Taiwanese dance and

. She’s always encouraging students to get involved in PLU organizations, outside internships and even suggesting career paths. She almost singlehandedly organized an internship at Tacoma’s daily newspaper, The News Tribune, for students to contribute freelance content and get experience covering hard news. (I did it in Fall 2013 and have had four articles in the paper so far.) In addition to her professional connections, Joanne’s experience with the Fulbright program makes her an invaluable resource

April 20, 2014 Pacific Lutheran University Introduces New Director of Military Outreach PLU Marketing & Communications Pacific Lutheran University welcomes its first-ever Director of Military Outreach, Army veteran and Tacoma resident Michael Farnum. PLU has a long history of collaboration with and service to the local and regional military community, and Farnum, 46, brings his own vast experience—with the military community and with PLU—to his new position in the Office of Admission. Farnum

admissions, but still they matter because they get media attention and prospective students look at them,” said PLU President Thomas W. Krise. “While we’re pleased with our rankings and we want to continue to make sure we are included in those that are most popular, choosing a university is a far more personal and subjective matter, and what will be important to a student’s educational experience can’t always be summed up simply in arbitrary rankings.” Krise pointed to a recent article in The New York