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  • PLU Economics Professor Dr. Martin Wurm addresses the Pierce County Economic Index forum on Jan. 9, 2014, as fellow Professor Neal Johnson looks on. PLU Professors Deliver Pierce County Economic Forecast Pacific Lutheran University economists Drs. Neal Johnson and Martin Wurm delivered the 2014 Pierce…

    is brightening the sales prospects for many local business owners,” the economists reported. The report noted that factors outside the region will contribute to downside risk, including the potential for a slowing Chinese economy, the uncertainty surrounding U.S. tax and budget policy, the potential for a slowdown in the U.S. housing recovery, and European economic and debt problems. Pierce County will benefit from stronger employment growth, stronger retail sales and slightly more robust real

  • by Damian Alessandro. The scope of human history is vast, encompassing everything that has happened in past societies. However, when most students think about history, they usually focus on the dates and events that have been highlighted in textbooks. These events tend to include social…

    , and making public presentations of my work for peers and community members. I love the content, from European history to American history to Asian history. Right now, I am completing my capstone project on the contributing roles of travel, technology, and business in the travel industry in contemporary China since the Cultural Revolution. Damian Alessandro Something that is great about History is its flexibility as a major. The PLU program requires just 36 credits (or nine classes). This gives

  • Cover art by Sheila Mesick Intersections, Number 51, Spring 2020 Intersections 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…

    these intersect with contemporary challenges, opportunities, and initiatives. This issue explores: Lutheran Social Teaching and Economic Life   Preview essays in this issue with the individual links below: A List of ELCA Social Teaching and Policy Documents The Responsible Professional: Vocation and Economic Life Martha E. Stortz and Tom Morgan ELCA Social Teaching for the Classroom? Roger Willer The Challenge of Inclusion in the Ethics Classroom Faith Ngunjiri Business as Usual? Marketing, God, and

  • This is a question Thomas Kim ‘15 thinks about often. As a newly married 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.…

    Alumni Profile: What makes an American an American? Posted by: shortea / November 28, 2018 November 28, 2018 By Genny Boots '18PLU AlumThis is a question Thomas Kim ‘15 thinks about often. As a newly married 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

  • By Sarah Cornell-Maier ‘19.  This Fall, Pacific Lutheran University is introducing a new history class that serves as a gateway to the Innovation Studies Program . Hist/Phil 248: Innovation, Ethics, and Society is a team-taught course that combines many different fields of study into one.…

    -Maier is a Psychology major and an Innovation Studies minor at PLU. During Summer 2018, she also worked on a Benson Summer Research Fellowship in Business and Economic History with Professor Mark Mulder of the School of Business. You will find her this Fall in the new Makerspace @ Hinderlie. Read Previous From PLU History to Grad School in the Big Apple! Read Next When Two PLU Historians Sit Down to Chat LATEST POSTS Recording of Glory M. Liu’s 2023 Benson Lecture Released November 21, 2023 Benson

  • In honor of Women’s History Month, we are “commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.” ( https://www.womenshistorymonth.gov/ ). This exhibit includes a short list of just a few women’s first achievements in the past six…

    women and trans women who have been the first in their position, this abbreviated list is designed to highlight the length of time in American history that women have not been included in leading roles in entertainment, business, and politics.   First in 36 years 2022 – First woman Pixar movie director Domee Shi First woman in Pixar’s 36-year history to solo direct a feature length film (“Turning Red”). She is the daughter of Chinese parents who immigrated to Canada. In 2018 she was the first woman

  • Getting down to business – and winning! By Chris Albert Over Spring Break, six PLU business students took a deep breath and kept charging as a computer breakdown cut their time to complete a competition in half. “Problems happen in the real word,” said Vitaliy…

    April 26, 2011 Getting down to businessand winning! By Chris Albert Over Spring Break, six PLU business students took a deep breath and kept charging as a computer breakdown cut their time to complete a competition in half. “Problems happen in the real word,” said Vitaliy Marchenko, shrugging off the setback. And in the end, the lost time didn’t matter. From left to right: Colin Zinnecker, Sanne Jacobsen, Tiffany Brown, Kasey Dorcas, Vitaliy Marchenko and Alisha Fisher took home two first

  • PLU’s School of Business is among the nation’s most outstanding business schools, according to the Princeton Review . Hear from one of the School of Business’s distinguished professors, Dr. Somaye Nargesi.

    Major Minute: Business When you pursue PLU’s business degree, you'll gain knowledge, skills and experiences to be a successful leader and change maker in the global economy. Posted by: mhines / September 18, 2023 September 18, 2023 PLU’s School of Business is among the nation’s most outstanding business schools, according to the Princeton Review. Hear from one of the School of Business’s distinguished professors, Dr. Somaye Nargesi. Read Previous First day of school tradition at PLU Read Next

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 2, 2017)- “What makes an American an American?” This is a question Thomas Kim ‘15 thinks about often. As a newly married third-year law student with employment lined up after graduation, an activist philanthropist and an upstanding community member, Kim checks all…

    mine.” Kim will be working in the business and tax division for Seattle-based law firm Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. He is currently the chair of the Student Law Division of the American Bar Association, representing 120,000-plus law students. He has passed legislation to make the bar exam open to all, including undocumented students, and he has set up a scholarship fund at his old high school that offers aid regardless of immigration status. And he intends to continue helping immigrant families, pro

  • PLU concert celebrates Black History Month Pacific Lutheran University pays tribute to the artistic entrepreneurship of African Americans with a Black History Month Concert that celebrates a lasting legacy of music, literature and art. Covering a rich tapestry of gospel, blues, jazz and concert works,…

    January 24, 2014 PLU concert celebrates Black History Month Pacific Lutheran University pays tribute to the artistic entrepreneurship of African Americans with a Black History Month Concert that celebrates a lasting legacy of music, literature and art. Covering a rich tapestry of gospel, blues, jazz and concert works, along with recitations from classic African-American literature, the concert will feature PLU student ensembles—including the University Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Jazz