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percent—but its newest semester-long Study Away program puts students just a few miles away. The Tacoma Immersion Experience Semester (T.I.E.S.), offered for the first time in spring 2017, aims to “promote a deep and nuanced understanding of how thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care foster collaborative engagement” toward a more “diverse, just and sustainable community.” “(T.I.E.S.) provides an opportunity for students to dive deeper into the local community with the same focus, interest
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than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community May 22, 2024
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Arntson and Carol Quigg. The class had raised almost $70,000. Berntsen described Forness as a cautious, quiet professor type who took great care of himself after having a heart problem in early 2008. By the time of the reunion, his classmates noticed that he seemed to look healthier than he did when he was a student. Then everything changed. In mid- February Forness had a heart attack. It was severe enough that his heart could not be completely repaired. Then, in quick succession he had a stroke
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programs, students and staff on campus put an emphasis on service and care,” she says. “That’s what drew me to PLU, what kept met at PLU and what has sustained me.” At PLU, she majored in both communications and Hispanic studies. “I took my first Spanish language class in 10th grade, and I fell in love with the language from the start,” she says. Following graduation from PLU, she earned a master’s degree in translation from Kent State University in Ohio, and subsequently returned to PLU’s Hispanic
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school day runs from about 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. There are typically 40 students in a class, and overcrowding is an issue. Many students are orphans and care for their younger siblings. Many walked more than five kilometers to school each day. Resources were scarce. Students had to bring their own pencils. There was a limited paper supply and chalk was hard to find. It was impossible to make hundreds of copies, so the PLU student teachers had to adjust their teaching methods. Most of the student teachers
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helping at the local food bank, knitting blankets as well as being involved in ASB in high school. From age six, she was helping care for her ailing grandmother in the family’s Tacoma home – helping give insulin injections and turning the elderly woman to prevent bedsores. Her mother, Evelyn, a nurse, worked long hours, and when there wasn’t enough food on the table to go around, Kpodo recalled, her mother went without that day so Kpodo and her older sister could eat. When she was 12, not only did
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engineering school such as Columbia University or Washington University in St. Louis. The total length of study is usually five years: three years at PLU and two years at the engineering school. Hence, the program is often referred to as “3-2 Engineering.” “At PLU, students are getting an education that includes communication skills, justice, diversity, and the mission to care for the planet and for people,” Hay said. “That’s a really, really strong job candidate and a student who is mission-driven in
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answered the call to serve. Since being elected in 2020, Hitchen has worked hard to collaborate and problem-solve with colleagues, community leaders, agencies, organizations and neighbors. She’s advocated for additional behavioral health services, collaborated with small business owners, supported the county’s opioid task force, and worked hard to help pass an ordinance that will generate funds to build new affordable housing, permanent supportive housing and emergency shelter housing across the county
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both places you can ‘follow your bliss,’ but here it is linked to things that are fundamental to who, as a university, we are.” He points to PLU’s mission statement, using its environmental language as an example – though he notes that any portion of it would be relevant. “When we talk about ‘care for the earth,’ it is linked to who we are as a university” Torvend said. “There is a moral and ethical connection [to such ideas] because of our middle name.” With the chair comes a certain level of
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selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, and not based on a candidate’s gender or any other protected status. Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. Seattle University provides generous leave, health plans, and retirement contributions that add to your total compensation package. Position Summary: The purpose of the Lab Managers is to ensure efficient lab operations and safety standards of
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