PLU School of Business

This morning there is a crispness in the air on the PLU campus, which means autumn is here!

In just under a week the new academic year begins! The School of Business faculty and staff look forward to seeing our returning students and can’t wait to meet those who are new!

Under the mentorship of PLU Finance professor, Dr. Hank Lin, our CFA Challenge Team competed in the 4th Annual Ethics Challenge at the Rainier Club in downtown Seattle yesterday. The Challenge is sponsored by CFA Society Seattle.

The Ethics Challenge is a local competition that challenges student teams to identify and analyze ethical issues in a given case. The teams create a presentation based on their analysis to a panel of judges.

Congratulations to Alana Henerlau, Evan Vanderslice, Giao Cullman, and Zay Harrington on their hard work and dedication.

Senior Capstone presentations take months of research, writing, rewriting then finally the formal presentation to their peers, faculty, and staff. Each presentation revealed how much each student has developed into a young business professional in four years. The School of Business is extremely proud of each person. Job well done LUTES!

The 2024 Collegiate DECA International Career Industry Competition concluded last night at the award ceremony.

All three PLU DECA team members placed in the Top 10 in their fields! Carmen Kiewert earned First Place in her field of Fashion Merchandising and Marketing. Congratulations to Brian, Marissa, and Carmen!

The School of Business gratefully acknowledges the donations from our Executive Advisory Board, Division of Student Life, and many other donors whose generosity allowed our DECA team to travel and compete in this competition.

We are proud to announce that three members of our DECA chapter are competing in the Collegiate DECA International Career Competition in Austin, Texas, and all three have done exceptionally well thus far.

Here are the details for each participant: - Brian Sung: Corporate Finance Presentation finalist and Overall finalist. - Carmen Kiewert: Fashion Merchandise and Marketing Exam finalist, Presentation finalist, and Overall finalist. - Marissa Jackman: Human Resources Management Presentation finalist and Overall finalist.

Congratulations to these three Business students for their hard work! Additionally, many thanks to the School of Business Executive Advisory Board and many others whose generous donations provided funds to support this learning experience for these students.

The final competition begins soon and concludes this afternoon. GO LUTES!

Dr. Kory Brown was awarded the 2024 School of Business IMPACT Award at a presentation event last night. Dr. Brown joined the Business faculty in 2010 and retired from teaching last spring. Over this time, over 1,000 students benefited from his personal and professional experience. We are grateful for his impact and influence!

World Water Day has a very special place in the School of Business' heart! Ten years ago, on March 22, 2014, eight PLU students, along with the Faculty Leader/Course Designer and two staff members, embarked on the first 7-day study away trip to Nicaragua! Our purpose was assisting El Limonal, a large community in the city of Chinandega install a much needed clean water well. While three more trips were made in the following years, the El Limonal community remains near and dear to those involved in this vital mission. For more information on this incredible, life-changing experience, click on this link: https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/03/20/nicaragua-spring-break-trip/

For the first time, our PLU MBA International Experience Program took the long journey to Japan! This past January, they were led by PLU professors Bill Burke and Xiaohong Fan.

They explored many cities, such as Tokyo and Kyoto, and visited several businesses, including Ernst & Young. ✈️

PLU's DECA team made us proud this weekend at the WA State DECA competition! 🥳

Three PLU students placed 1st in individual events:
Brian Sung - Corporate Finance
Carmen Kiewert - Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
Marissa Jackman - Human Resources Management

These three are eligible to compete at the Collegiate ICDC competition in Austin, TX in April!

¡Hola! From Peru! Our MBA Program at PLU includes a ten-day international trip as an included benefit, creating a truly global learning experience. This week our students met with area business executives from a variety of industries and visited cultural sites in Lima before moving on to Cusco, the Sacred Valley and the historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu.

The School of Business Faculty & Staff warmly extends our best wishes for a great holiday season to each student, their families and all of our alums around the world. We love being a part of your lives!

Earlier this week, seniors in our BBA program concluded their Strategic Management Senior Capstone Presentations.

We are so proud of the solid planning and research each team did to make their final presentations absolutely stellar!

Congratulations and best wishes in your future endeavors. GO LUTES!!!!

THE SKY’S THE LIMIT! This past week our CFA Equity Challenge Team visited the corporate offices of Becker Capital Management in Seattle, WA. Many thanks to Sid Parakh, Portfolio Manager and Equity Analyst, for hosting our team and serving as an industry professional mentor. Pictured left to right: Evan Vanderslice, Brian Sung, Meela Brandenburg, Sid Parakh, Kurtis Sacksteder, and Hunter Werts. Not pictured: Dr. Hank Lin.

Please join us in celebrating PLU's 10th Annual Bjug Day of Giving! In the School of Business, experiential learning programs such as DECA and PLU Well Project provide learning opportunities that are thoughtfully designed and create the BEST CLASSROOM EVER! Check out these links to learn more:

https://www.plu.edu/busa/bjug-well/

https://www.plu.edu/busa/bjug-deca/

Thanks to a generous match by the School of Business Executive Advisory Board, your gift may be doubled to provide 2x the impact TODAY!

Helpful Directions: When you click this button, you will be taken to our donation site: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/37955/donations/new

Please designate Academics, then the School of Business Dean’s Fund to allocate your gift to the School of Business Dean’s Fund.

PLU Bjug Day of Giving 2023 Join me so we can reach 2,023 Lutes.💛 Give to what you love and your $10+ will be MATCHED!

The recent DECA Interest Meeting proved to be a catalyst for aspiring leaders and
entrepreneurs, setting the tone for an exhilarating year of learning, competition, and personal
development.

Attendees were introduced to five key categories encompassing a total of
25 events. These categories include Business Management & Administration, Entrepreneurship,
Finance, Hospitality & Tourism, and Marketing. Participants learned about the wide array of
events within each category, such as Business Ethics, Financial Statement Analysis, Event
Planning, Fashion Merchandising and Marketing.

We highlighted the dynamic nature of competitions by showcasing three distinct
presentation formats available to members. These formats include Individual Case Studies, Team Case Studies, and Prepared Business Presentations, each offering unique challenges and opportunities for participants to showcase their talents and business acumen.

We look forward to this upcoming scholastic year!

Last week our team of five Finance students who recently competed in the 3rd Annual CFA Society Seattle Ethics Competition held at Russell Investments winning 2nd Place.

The Ethics Challenge is a local competition that challenges student teams to identify and analyze ethical issues in a given case. The teams create a presentation based on their analysis and present it to a panel of judges.

Congratulations to Jonathan Cohen, Ariana Herion, Mindy Tieu, Brian Sung and Laura Wang for their hard work!

Earlier this week, seniors in our BBA program concluded their Strategic Management Senior Capstone Presentations and now look forward to graduation next Saturday, May 27.

Congratulations and best wishes in your future endeavors. GO LUTES!

Earlier this week, seniors in our BBA program concluded their Strategic Management Senior Capstone Presentations and now look forward to graduation next Saturday, May 27. Congratulations Lutes!

Congratulations to Dr. Emre Ulusoy, a marketing professor at the undergraduate and graduate levels, for his most recent publication in Marketing Theory, rated as an "A" level journal! The research by Dr. Ulusoy and colleagues is titled "Food Prosumption Technologies: A Symbiotic Lens for a Degrowth Transition" and explores the increasing interest in prosumption, the integration of production and consumption, within the framework of sustainable consumption. It emphasizes the emergence of the degrowth movement as a response to the inherent contradictions in growth-driven and technology-fueled models of sustainable production and consumption. Dr. Emre Ulusoy, along with co-authors, presents an alternative viewpoint that investigates the interplay between technology, prosumption, and degrowth living through a symbiotic perspective, specifically in the realm of food.

We are proud that our faculty not only share knowledge and mentor our students, but they also develop insight and knowledge via their research that supports classroom learning and society.

Last Tuesday, we were honored to welcome Monica Powers (BA ’94, MA ’99), home to PLU as the second recipient of the PLU School of Business IMPACT Award for 2023. Monica is the Executive Director of the Good Samaritan Foundation and South King Health Foundation with MultiCare Health System.

“Philanthropy is a Greek term defined as the love of mankind,” remarked PLU alumna Monica Powers as she spoke to PLU School of Business students. She went on to share stories demonstrating the many ways love looks like.

Thank you, Monica, for sharing your joy and enthusiasm with us!

PLUreka is a competitive event designed to apply principles of innovation and entrepreneurship held on April 28th, 2023. Over 130 PLU Business and Innovation Study students came to the event having empathized with communities experiencing specific problems and developed an entrepreneurial idea to solve that problem. The event guided participants through the highly-experiential design thinking steps of ideation convergence, making ideas tangible, testing ideas, and pitching in teams. Thank you to our highly talented panel of judges and the Herbert B. Jones Foundation for graciously funding this event.

Congratulations to Brian Sung of the PLU School of Business, who placed in the top 10 in an international Financial Accounting competition today.

Brian is representing PLU at the Collegiate DECA International Conference in Orlando, Florida and competing in the Financial Accounting professional track. This is DECA's premier competitive international event and represents the pinnacle of academic and professional achievement. Great work, Brian!

Congratulations to School of Business student Brian Sung, who is competing today at a DECA Collegiate National Competition in Orlando, FL.

He won a regional competition to advance to the nationals and is competing in an Accounting track. Brian, thank you for representing PLU and the School of Business at this prestigious event.

Happy Spring Break, you made it Lutes! Enjoy your free time with family and friends! The School of Business will be available via appointment and email over the break! See you in April!
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We had a great time honoring Don Gaines this past Thursday at the first IMPACT Award Lecture! A big thank you to everyone who attended, planned the event, and a special thanks to Don Gaines for your unique contributions to the business world!

PLU School of Business congratulates PLU Chapter President, Brian Sung, for placing first in the category of Financial Accounting at the WA DECA state conference and advancing to the national conference in Orlando, FL, in April!

PLU School of Business is hosting our first IMPACT Award Lecture tonight! Come to the Scandinavian Center at 7:00pm to be inspired by Don Gaines, a PLU MBA graduate who served as an executive leader in the utility industry. We are so excited to honor Gaines’ meaningful work and experience!🏆

We wish our PLU School of Business friends and family a Happy Valentine's Day today. We're so proud of thousands of alums and current students who do amazing things in their professions, communities and classes to make a difference in the world! Go Lutes!!

This past Saturday, the School of Business was honored to host the annual FBLA event at PLU. We love seeing young future business leaders compete so well in their areas of interest. Truly impressive!!