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and another who will study Economics in graduate school. In the past 20 years, 12 Economics graduates of PLU have gone on to earn Economics Ph.D.s, more than nearly any other private university in the Pacific Northwest. One of those, 2012 Economics graduate Jordan Adamson, will visit  Harvard University this week to present to the International Society for New Institutional Economics (June 18-20). Currently a Ph.D. student at Clemson University, Adamson will present his paper, “Politics, Resources

WriterTACOMA, WASH. (April 13, 2020) — Six teams of PLU students, the university’s largest-ever cohort, participated in the 34th annual Mathematical Contest in Modeling on Feb. 13-17 — an international competition that challenges students to solve real-world math problems over the course of a grueling four-day event.Hosted by the Consortium for Mathematics and its Application (COMAP), the event allows student teams of three roughly 100 hours to solve an open-ended problem that challenges their mathematical

students the opportunity to engage in experiential learning opportunities. For instance, MBA students participate in a 10-day, embedded International Experience. As members of a global community we value the benefit our students gain from stepping out of the United States and exploring other countries. For the Marriage and Family Therapy program, students have access to The Couple and Family Therapy Center. This on-campus clinic allows you to train as a student therapist with a faculty member as your

a crowd of other newly minted American citizens from countries such as China, India and Canada — at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Tukwila. The room was spacious with rows of church-like pews. They were welcomed by an enthusiastic host who greeted them with a big smile, firm handshake and many congratulations. After everyone settled into their seats, a congratulatory pre-recorded message from President Donald Trump played on a projector screen. The path to citizenship

September 9, 2011 Bashair Alazadi, who helped form the Muslim Association and Allies this fall, spoke of Islam and its similarities with Christianity and Judaism at the service. (Photo by John Froschauer) Remembering 9/11 and looking to the future By Barbara Clements It is right to remember the tragic events of 9/11 and remember the victims who lost their lives when the towers fell in New York, and planes slammed into the Pentagon and a lonely field in Pennsylvania. But it is more important now

February 1, 2013 Fire drill between Feb. 25 and March 1. There will be a Fire/Evacuation drill in PLU non-residential buildings (Blomquist, CC,  E. Campus, Health, Ingram, Hauge, MBR, Mailroom/Warehouse/Printshop, Memorial, Morken, Mortvedt, Names, Neeb, Olson, Payroll House, Ramstad, Rieke, Theater, UC, Xavier) the week of Feb. 25-March 1 in the morning. The exact time and date will not be announced. A building fire alarm will trigger the drill in most buildings. Please read the following so

third-year law student with employment lined up after graduation, an activist philanthropist and an upstanding community member, Kim checks all the “American” boxes. Except for one: actually being a legal citizen. Kim is one of the approximately 800,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in the United States. DACA grants temporary visas to young people who arrived in the United States with their parents as undocumented immigrants. While Kim might not be an American legally, he is

Welcome Back Lutes PLU students safely and enthusiastically return to campus Posted by: Logan Seelye / November 1, 2021 November 1, 2021 By Zach Powers '10ResoLute EditorMost PLU alumni remember their first move-in weekend vividly. The nervous excitement you felt walking into your residence hall. Meeting your roommate for the first time. Just as you were starting to feel settled, it was time to head to your first New Student Orientation event. And so went a whirlwind few days of new places, new

Porter, Organist Widely known as a performer in the United States and in Europe, Dr. Porter has also achieved international recognition for his skill in improvisation in a wide variety of styles, ancient and modern. Read Previous Elise Rodrigues ’15 voted Eatonville School District Teacher of the Year Read Next A PLU Christmas, Winter Rose LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024

.; Anna Soderstrom from Washington United Terminals, Hyundai Merchant Marine; Steven Block from Foster Pepper PLLC; and Greg Shelton from Shelton International. The course will include a tour of a port terminal and information on networking with key maritime companies and associations operating in the Northwest. The cost of the course is $770 and participants will receive a Certificate of Completion upon conclusion of the course. Registration for the course begins November 2, 2015. For more