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The Power of Hope By David Ward, assistant professor of Marriage and Family Therapy As a marriage and family therapist, the couples I work with tend to wait until problems in their relationship have significantly escalated before they seek therapy. Fortunately, amidst the distress, by…
August 4, 2010 The Power of Hope By David Ward, assistant professor of Marriage and Family Therapy As a marriage and family therapist, the couples I work with tend to wait until problems in their relationship have significantly escalated before they seek therapy. Fortunately, amidst the distress, by the end of the session I usually experience a feeling that keeps me loving the work I do with these couples. David Ward sought out to understand hope within the specific context of couples therapy
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Affect “Give quality work throughout your lives, even though there’s no way of knowing how your efforts will affect the future.” It is pretty easy to see how Dr. Bill Foege ’57 affected the future – he is the epidemiologist who is credited as the…
December 1, 2009 Affect “Give quality work throughout your lives, even though there’s no way of knowing how your efforts will affect the future.” It is pretty easy to see how Dr. Bill Foege ’57 affected the future – he is the epidemiologist who is credited as the person who led the worldwide effort to eradicate smallpox. Foege tells people to follow their “moral compass,” and his path from medical missionary to director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention certainly pointed him in
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College is more than your experiences in the classroom. It’s also about the relationships you build with other students. These relationships can even grow into mentorships among peers. The Sista Circle group at PLU offers that opportunity to female students. It’s a place where women…
would be great for it.’ ”The Diversity CenterThe Diversity Center is committed to empowering the PLU community to engage in dialogue, programs, and initiatives that promote and enhance equity, agency, and action.Center for Gender & EquityPLU’s Center for Gender Equity supports, challenges, and empowers students, staff, and faculty to combat gender-based oppression and enact positive social change. Read Previous The Strength of Faculty Mentorship Read Next Get out of the classroom: Study Biology at
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A vital part of Pacific Lutheran University’s academic experience is the opportunity for students to build relationships with faculty members working in the career fields those students want to pursue. Faculty mentorship can help strengthen a student academically, give career-related advice or feedback, be a…
The Power of Faculty Mentorship Posted by: bennetrr / January 15, 2020 January 15, 2020 A vital part of Pacific Lutheran University’s academic experience is the opportunity for students to build relationships with faculty members working in the career fields those students want to pursue. Faculty mentorship can help strengthen a student academically, give career-related advice or feedback, be a sounding board for ideas and experiences, assist with networking — and ultimately bridge the
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Originally published in 2012 There’s something strange that goes on with texts, readers, writers, and time. I mean, look at you: there you are, reading this now, in the spring of 2012. And here I am, in your past, and it’s not even (technically) winter…
out to you from your past to exercise a certain power over your present. We will command your attention, insert our thoughts into yours, and take up your time. We may even change your future. You never know. And even if you choose to leave Prism lying around to read some other day, that’s okay: we’ll be here, waiting. The past will still have something to say. The potential that lies in the past appears at this (that is, my) time of year in Charles Dickens’ famous story, A Christmas Carol, in
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We are grateful for the alumni, friends, staff, administrators, and faculty whose generosity makes possible the work of the Center for Vocation.
Give to Wild Hope We are grateful for the alumni, friends, staff, administrators, and faculty whose generosity makes possible the work of the Center for Vocation. Since Wild Hope programming is not financed by the PLU operating budget, we rely on donations to support our Wild Hope Students Fellows, the Staff Seminar in Vocation, Faculty Workshops on mentoring students in vocation, and securing the latest Lutheran, ecumenical and interfaith resources on Vocation. Donate to Wild HopeWe are
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Two years ago, the Wang Symposium explored the phenomenon of political and societal polarization, and its effect on our world. This year, the 10th Biennial Wang Symposium comes full circle, with a focus on “Healing: Pathways for Restoration and Renewal.” “Even as I was planning…
Wang Symposium reaches across disciplines to find the power of healing Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 23, 2022 Image: PLU students take part in a panel during the 2020 Wang Center Symposium “Disarming Polarization: Navigating Conflict and Difference.” (Photo taken prior to COVID-19 safety measures.) February 23, 2022 By Debbie CafazzoPLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterTwo years ago, the Wang Symposium explored the phenomenon of political and societal polarization, and its effect
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Dialogue among faculty and administrators involved with diversity to evaluate effectiveness of existing committee structure and to propose changes.
Dialogue among faculty and administrators involved with diversity to evaluate effectiveness of existing committee structure and to propose changes.
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Theresa Power-Drutis is the director of New Connections, an organization dedicated to helping people successfully re-enter the community after prison.
Theresa Power-DrutisTheresa Power-Drutis is the director of New Connections, an organization dedicated to helping people successfully re-enter the community after prison. She is co-facilitator of the Community Partnership for Transitional Services (Pierce County) and of the Hilltop Village non-violent communication practice group. Ms. Power-Drutis co-founded Guadalupe House, a transitional house for people experiencing homelessness. She also co-founded The Lesotho Connection (TLC), an
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The Women’s Center changes its name to the Center for Gender Equity to better reflect its mission of inclusion and intersectionality.
The Women’s Center changes its name to the Center for Gender Equity to better reflect its mission of inclusion and intersectionality.
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