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affects those working in helping professions such as health care, social services and law enforcement. The film, partially sponsored by the global relief organization, World Vision, premiered Oct. 8, 2011 in Seattle. A second public showing occurred on the campus of Pacific Lutheran University in early 2012. Adding to its acclaim, the film was later screened on March 26, 2014 as part of the New York City Filmmakers Anthology Series.OIL LITERACY, 2010Oil drives the global economy and supports the
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off-campus. We recommend that new international students choose to live on campus for their first year if they do not already know someone or have family in the area. This provides the opportunity to adjust to life in the USA, meet friends, and research locations to live off-campus. If you choose to live on-campus: submit your online housing form and housing deposit. Most graduate students prefer to live in South hall. Do this early, as housing tends to fill up, especially the apartment-style
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prospect to advocate for one’s mental health and seek out help when you need it.”Striving for transformative care Mental health care has long been a topic of importance at PLU, even before the COVID-19 pandemic. PLU was one of the first universities to adopt telehealth and virtual services with Lute Telehealth in early 2020. The program helps PLU meet its diversity, equity and inclusion priorities by ensuring students have access to providers–mental health and health–who share their identities and by
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that sense of dread is certainly a way of understanding it and navigating through it for them. How is the MFA program managing through the pandemic? Because the MFA is a low residency program, in a way it was sort of poised to deal with something like this already. However, our usual 10-day summer residency, which takes place in late July or early August, did go fully virtual. We had 10 days of intense programming on Zoom for about 100 students and faculty that went really, really well. It was
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Since the early 2000s, PLU has partnered with Palmer Scholars to bring nearly 30 students to the university. Palmer Scholars Director Jonathan Jackson ‘12 says the organization seeks to identify Scholars who are serious about creating a better life for themselves and their families with post-secondary education. “Our Scholars possess the grit and determination to excel in a post-secondary program; what they lack is the necessary information, resources, and a support network to aid them in reaching
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be used for volunteer programs like Teach for America and Americorps.”A passion that started at PLU This wasn’t the first time Chell found herself supporting a health network. She got an early taste of this work while at PLU when she volunteered for the Neighborhood Clinic, a clinic in Tacoma that provides healthcare and wellness services to those who cannot afford them. She became aware of the clinic from Benita Ki, the clinic’s executive director who was also Chell’s ultimate frisbee coach at
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customer base to help them increase their business and strategize on how we can position the region for growth. I also didn’t realize this early on. I have a passion for serving the community and the state. We do this by helping create jobs in our region. These are incredibly attractive jobs that are well paying, fully benefited, and widely accessible. Whether you are a high school graduate, you have some experience in the trades, or have a bachelor’s or master’s degree – we are creating jobs that are
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off-campus. We recommend that new international students choose to live on campus for their first year if they do not already know someone or have family in the area. This provides the opportunity to adjust to life in the USA, meet friends, and research locations to live off-campus. If you choose to live on-campus: submit your online housing form and housing deposit. Most graduate students prefer to live in South hall. Do this early, as housing tends to fill up, especially the apartment-style
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failure, hypertension (high blood pressure) and diabetes. In addition, he has been an active financial supporter of PLU and a volunteer for the university, serving as Alumni Board president in the early 1980s and member of the Board of Regents from 1981 – 1990. Heritage Award David Johnson ’74 Johnson has demonstrated consistent and outstanding service to PLU and its mission throughout the past 42 years. Johnson has served as the 1974 class representative since 1995. In 1998, he set up the Listserv
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is in person: While pursuing all her passions—with great success—this delightfully authentic superstar-in-the-making has stayed true to herself. In addition to a unique voice that’s a rich mix of Nina Simone, Fiona Apple and Amy Winehouse, Johnson also has a heart of gold and a steady dedication to service—which started early. As a Girl Scout Daisy and Brownie, Johnson found a place with other girls without “some of the judgment you get at school,” she says. “We did a lot of talking about how to
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