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September 15, 2008 Moral issues in health care reform The debate over the nation’s health care system has been swallowed up or sidelined during the last 60 years by war, impeachment, union opposition, and of course political bickering. During this year’s presidential election, the issue is again one of the topics being debated by the candidates, who have radically different views and strategies on the best way to offer health care to the 47 million Americans who are currently uninsured. This

November 3, 2008 Election could bring health care reform As an estimated 47 million in the United States remain uninsured and health care costs continue to rise, Americans are becoming increasingly concerned about access to affordable, quality health care. Presidential candidates are talking about reforming the health care system, although few details are forthcoming. For the first time since the early 1990s, the U.S. political environment offers the real possibility of fundamental health

December 1, 2009 Care “PLU grads are really needed in tough areas. People out here in the world need people who care.”Eric Pfaff ’09 opened PLU’s first bike co-op two years ago as a way for students to quickly and sustainably run errands around campus. Pfaff graduated from PLU, signed up for the intensive non-profit training provided by Teach for America and is now teaching fifth grade in a low-income school in Tulsa, Okla. No doubt he’s encouraging his students there to hop on a bike and ride

White House competition honors PLU health care efforts Posted by: Kari Plog / February 27, 2017 Image: (From left) Tolu Taiwo, Monica Richardson and Kim Riano in Washington, D.C., last month. The trio accepted a certificate on behalf of PLU’s Health and Wellness Committee, after the university was named a Healthy Campus honoree by the White House. (Photo courtesy of Taiwo) February 27, 2017 By Kiana Norman-Slack '17PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 28, 2017)- As Michelle Obama

September 15, 2008 Care for the earth It all started because of the health department. A year ago, when the University Center closed down for its remodel, Dining and Culinary Services had to find a new place to feed the majority of the university’s students. They moved to the Columbia Center. That space, however, could not accommodate a commercial dishwasher, so meals were served on paper plates to alleviate health department concerns. But what to do with all that paper? Contaminated paper

PLU students visit Oaxaca, Mexico, to learn about health care Posted by: mhines / January 17, 2024 January 17, 2024 January Term (J-Term for short), PLU’s month-long term between fall and spring semester, is when many of our students take advantage of our incredible study away options in multiple places around the world. Planned and coordinated by professors and PLU’s study away center, J-Term study away class options range from Marine Biology in the Bahamas to a Political Science course on the

PLU secures $1.4 million to treat state’s health care shortages Posted by: Kari Plog / August 10, 2017 August 10, 2017 By Rosemary PonnekantiContributing writer for Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 10, 2017)- Washington communities facing health care shortages are about to get a much-needed boost, thanks to Pacific Lutheran University. The Tacoma institution’s School of Nursing recently received a $1.4 million grant from the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW), a program of

Confronting Mental Health: How the PLU community is demonstrating transformative care Posted by: nicolacs / February 11, 2022 February 11, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsWalk across campus and you can see the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic everywhere. Masks on faces, signs reminding you to wash your hands, restrictions on classrooms and more. But the pandemic hasn’t just caused physical changes, but also unexpected mental challenges. And that is harder to identify and

Recent PLU Graduates on their Careers, Convictions & Passion for Health Care Posted by: Zach Powers / December 18, 2014 Image: Candis LeBaron, Tacoma General Hospital, Dec. 18, 2014. [Photo: Zach Powers/PLU] December 18, 2014 By Zach Powers PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 21, 2014)—All over the world, Pacific Lutheran University alumni are serving in a wide variety of roles in hospitals, clinics, research centers and public-health agencies, sharing a steadfast commitment of

Confronting Mental Health: How the PLU community is demonstrating transformative care Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 11, 2022 February 11, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing and CommunicationsWalk across campus and you can see the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic everywhere. Masks on faces, signs reminding you to wash your hands, restrictions on classrooms and more. But the pandemic hasn’t just caused physical changes, but also unexpected mental challenges. And that is harder to identify