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decided to stay another year to see her projects through. “A lot of opportunities presented themselves after the second year,” said Baghirov. “By the time you’re able to learn the language, a lot of volunteers are leaving. I was really happy that I was able to transfer the skills and abilities to the host country’s nationals. Eventually they were able to take over on their own.” Among these projects was her “brain child,” a youth civic leadership academy in Ganja, based on the U.S. Civil Air Patrol

. Students get exposure and get to ask some great questions.” This year’s Career Pathways is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 1, in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center. The PLU Business Network also hosts a pre-Career Expo event each spring to help students with interview skills, resumes and business-wardrobe tips, and two alumni networking events each year. Last May, for example, more than 100 students and alumni attended the group’s wine-and-chocolate-tasting, featuring alumni products, in the Morken

(Advancement Via Individual Determination) deepen the dialogue. Three AVID teachers (two of them Lutes!) work with students—many whose parents did not go to college—to build “hidden skills” such as organization, note-taking and review necessary for college planning, Leifsen said. An eighth-grade Alex Mattich is among these Ferrucci Junior High students who toured PLU as part of an AVID class. (Photo courtesy of Alex Mattich) College students come to Ferrucci to mentor the younger ones, and whole AVID

for a long period of time. This job gives me opportunities to do lots of different things, develop lots of different forms of expertise and learn a lot of new skills. Is this the particular legal field you’d hoped to enter when you were a law student? I thought I was going to be an environmental lawyer. I went to Vermont Law School specifically because of its environmental law program. What I didn’t realize was how well an environmental law education dovetails with education law work. You learn a

skills coach. “My colleagues are rock stars in their respective disciplines.” In addition to centering strong faculty mentorship, there was a lot of intentionality behind crafting a program structure that features opportunities for summer study, evening classes and hybrid classes that pair one on-campus day per week with online coursework. Students will choose between 14- or 26-month completion paths, further increasing part-time or full-time flexibility. “We wanted to be able to have teachers

.  When I hire someone, I’m not hiring them based on how they answer the questions, I’m hiring based on where their heart is.  If they seem to communicate: “Yes, I want to help, will pour myself into this, and be fully engaged in work with the guests and the clients I’m going to see, but also be a good partner and a good teammate, and use my skills to problem solve and work together collaboratively.” I’ll find a place for that person somewhere in the organization. Getting your foot in the door can be

take you, help you, guide you.” Today, you can find Donwen inside 3 Sisters Market smiling and laughing as she helps customers shop for their local goods. She’s always ready to offer a recipe suggestion or show off some of the new art pieces decorating the store walls. Donwen says she enjoyed her time away from her hometown but was happy to return with the knowledge and skills she gained at PLU.  “When I look back at my time at PLU, it was something special,” she says. “It was a time that you can

conference was attended by more than five hundred participants from all over the country and the world, including Indiana, Texas, Illinois, California, South Africa and Ghana.×Cunningham approaches The People’s Gathering as a professional and personal development platform that allows people to grow their skills in navigating conversations around race. And she has plans to bring the conference to you. “What we want to do next is take the successes that we’ve realized with race dialogue and make them

technology skills and higher education knowledge, along with his desire to uplift others, and forge his own career path at PLU. We chatted with him to learn more.What do you love most about your job? Because my position is systems-focused, I get to look at and help contribute to PLU improving the student experience on campus. How do the PLU residential life teams support students with mental, physical and social health? Our whole Campus Life department does a lot to support students. Through our learning

focus 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