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How to have fearlessly curious conversations in dangerously divided times 1:45 – 3:30 p.m. | March 7 | Chris Knutzen, Anderson University Center Who: Mónica Guzmán, Bridge-Builder, Journalist,
: Loneliness from the Field of Mental Health 11:50 a.m. – 1:35 p.m. | March 7 | Chris Knutzen Hall, Anderson University Center Who: Yesenia Arellano ’13, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Cultivating Resilience CounselingBio: Yesenia’s approach is rooted in empathy, human rights, and social justice with an influence of personal experiences such as being an immigrant, bi-lingual, and a parent. Her mission is supporting culturally diverse populations with an emphasis on the Hispanic/Latin@ community, access
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Sophia Mahr ’18 analyzed how and why medical providers repeatedly and deliberately harmed people in the name of medical science by conducting non-consensual experiments on their subjects.
marginalized populations, and the subsequent findings of those studies that are, in some cases, used and cited in contemporary research. Mahr analyzed how and why medical providers repeatedly and deliberately harmed people in the name of medical science by conducting non-consensual experiments on their subjects. Those ambitious professionals, she says, argued that the ends justified the means — that the harms were necessary to foster a greater good. Within her research, Mahr examined three case studies of
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By Makaela Whalen The Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed is enhanced by the wildlife it offers a sanctuary to.
indicator of water quality (Cuffney). To begin, what is a mayfly? Most people understand the basics of what a salmon is, but a likely response to this question would simply be ‘an insect’. There is also a lack of efforts to figure out how widespread the populations are. Two species that are classified to be of the greatest conservation need to serve as examples. Cinygmula gartrelli is a species of mayfly “The population size of Cinygmula gartrelli is low and the trend unknown” (“Mayfly”). Another at
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Nearly a year into his new role as PLU Associate Vice President of Advancement, George Zeno and I took a walk through Parkland and discussed one of my favorite questions, #WhyPLU? Zeno is essentially a community matchmaker for social progress. Mentored at the University of…
changing demography with the largest unincorporated region in the Northwest that brings with it resource-limited public schools, underdeveloped neighborhoods, and medically underserved populations that are seeing a decline in life expectancy. We are truly a microcosm of America. We contribute great things through our programs, faculty, students, and alumni but it’s important that we consider how we align those contributions to impact entire system structures and think about what it means to deliver as
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PLU's mission is reflected in teaching and learning excellence in the Division of Humanities. We celebrate the accomplishments and hard work of our students who have gone on to conduct lives of
what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” From Yesenia Arellano: I graduated in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Hispanic Studies. After graduating I continued my work in the community, collaborating with various action agencies committed to provide access and resources for our most vulnerable populations. Working in my community has been an invaluable experience. It reinforced my passion for mental
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By Michael Halvorson, Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic History The following excerpts were gathered from an April 24, 2018 conversation between Michael Halvorson, PLU student Teresa Hackler, and Economics professor Karen Travis. Hackler and Travis completed a Benson Summer Research project together in…
school in Public Health. I am currently waiting on training to become a state health insurance benefits adviser while also working as a CNA. I am excited about a career in culturally sensitive, community-based health initiatives. I love the idea of combining how the history of unique populations intertwines with modern approaches to providing the safest, most effective healthcare.” Halvorson: “I’ve really enjoyed working with you two. As administrator of the Benson fellowship program, I get to see
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 Welcome! We, Rose McKenney and Adela Ramos, are excited to share with you the work of the 2020 class of Environmental Studies students.
transit usage. The resulting change would likely lead to higher representation of the population based on improvements to the route features and destinations themselves, while noting areas where increased community participation and feedback could lead to higher rates of usage. I conclude that improvements to this system, resulting in increased usage, can offer populations the ability to rely on public transit as their primary form of travel, resulting in less personal vehicle usage. Khaleesi Gonzalez
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D.N.P. Program for B.S.N. (Prepared Registered Nurses) The Doctor of Nursing Practice program is designed for nurses seeking a terminal degree at the highest level of nursing practice.
basis of clinical decision-making in all phases of psychopharmacological treatment for child/adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations. Prerequisite: NURS 731. (3) NURS 652 : Management of Substance-related and Addictive Disorders Provides an integrated approach to the neurobiology, assessment, diagnosis, and clinical management of substance-related and addictive disorders across the lifespan. Prerequisite: approval of course faculty. (2) NURS 653 : PMHNP I: Psychopathology, Assessment, Diagnosis
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Students are encouraged to do research with a faculty member during their undergraduate experience at PLU.
promoting speciation in North American Red Crossbills. My work has centered on a newly discovered population of crossbills in the South Hills, Idaho where in the absence of squirrels, crossbills and lodgepole pine have coevolved. This has resulted in divergent selection between crossbills in the South Hills and the Rocky Mountains. My work shows that mate choice is highly assortative in the South Hills, indicating that reproductive isolation is evolving between these recently diverged populations
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 4, 2019) — Pacific Lutheran University has a proud history of producing Fulbrights. The 2018-19 recipients are continuing that tradition by delving into indigenous studies research and education — a field that’s gaining ground at the university. Kaja Gjelde-Bennett ‘17 and English…
of North America’s indigenous populations even as she’s learning those of Latin America. “One of the biggest challenges for me designing this class … is I had to figure out which U.S. and Canadian native authors have been translated into Spanish,” Call said. “It was really interesting to see that some people that I think of as being very central to U.S.-based Native literature studies have not been translated at all.” Call will return to Colombia twice more as part of her Fulbright’s flexible
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