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Free Webinar on Careers in Worker Health and Safety With the Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) at the University of Washington Posted by: alemanem / August 6, 2021 August 6, 2021 The Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) at the University of Washington prepares graduate students for careers in worker health and safety through training programs, significant financial support and community-engaged research opportunities. The NWCOHS offers funded

State Department of Social and Health Services, where he helped social workers provide case management and crisis intervention services. He also worked with children and families in Tacoma to create action plans and goals. Adding to his long list of community service and leadership endeavors, Adams also served as president and Rieke Fellow in the Diversity Center, led the PLU step team as captain, spoke at the state’s annual governor’s breakfast and served as a youth outreach coordinator at Fab Five

. The intensive, primarily field-based program within the School of Education and Kinesiology offers individuals a high-quality, accelerated route to certification in high-needs educational areas, specifically special education.    Through the yearlong program, candidates gain hands-on classroom experience while simultaneously taking flexible classes that work around professional and family life. “PLU does a fantastic job fast-tracking good, qualified teachers,” Wade said, adding that school

1965, Foss is now outdated both in aesthetics and in serviceability. The total cost to address the building’s numerous inadequacies has been estimated at $8.5 million. Foss’ fate was sealed only after multiple attempts to fund its revival. In 2009 and 2011, PLU administrators submitted Foss as a candidate for FEMA seismic retrofit funding; both applications were rejected because the cost of the seismic upgrade exceeded the amount allowed under the federal formula. In 2013 and 2014, PLU’s facilities

exciting to see our hard work paying off,” said DeFord, a senior communication and German double major who will graduate in May 2016. “We are honored about the recognition and hope that These Four Years can be helpful to students and families.” These Four Years focuses on the value of higher education and the college experience. Specifically, the filmmakers sought to understand the effects that higher education, or the lack thereof, can have on professional opportunities and personal well-being and

graduation rate—one of the best ways we can do right by our students, both academically and financially. increase the transparency of our budget process. purposefully integrate PLU’s special blend of liberal arts, professional studies and civic engagement. It’s all part of cultivating a welcoming university culture of trust, inclusion and safety—it’s vital to our institution, to its mission and to each of us. Welcome to a new year at PLU. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Blog Post: A Great

, exactly five centuries after Luther first shared The Ninety Five Theses with the world. The app is available for Android and iPhone devices. Download it today and learn more about the movement that continues to inspire our mission. Editor’s note: Marketing and Communications staff and university officers are ineligible for prizes, but all are encouraged to participate! Read Previous CrossFit champion Cheryl Brost ‘92 talks health and fitness with PLU Professor of Kinesiology Colleen Hacker Read Next

, our speaker lineup is incredibly solid. Perspectives will be shared and brains will be challenged in the best possible way. How did you first get involved with TEDxTacoma? I first got involved with TEDxTacoma in 2013 when my improv cohort, Muh Grog Zoo, was asked to be a part of TEDxTacoma 2014. The kind of art that we were bringing to Tacoma was something that the committee wanted to share with the TED audience.  The theme that year was “connectivity” and it couldn’t have been more in our

that may feel like home in one moment and completely foreign in the next. PLU Visiting Assistant Professor of English Christian Gerzso× Filmmaker Alonso Ruizpalacios× ×“Güeros” won major awards at the Berlin and Tribeca film festivals and was nominated for 12 Ariel Awards (Mexico’s top film awards) in 2014 .Do you recognize many places where “Güeros” was filmed? Did watching it for the first time make you a bit nostalgic for your hometown and Mexico? Of course! The sections dealing with the strike

on relationships and seeing the world through the lens of relationships. I’ve always been fascinated by how our close relationships are a foundation for how we view ourselves and how we view the world, which then impacts our individual mental health and impacts the way we interact with others. Do you feel yourself using the skills you’ve developed as a therapist in this new role? Absolutely. I think relationships are at the heart of leadership and administration. Understanding patterns and