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PLU Psychology professor awarded $2.5M to lead implementation of evidence-based trauma treatment Funds awarded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to address trauma-related mental health challenges for college students Posted by: mhines / November 28, 2023 November 28, 2023 By MacKenzie HinesMarketing and CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology Tiffany Artime, Ph.D. has been approved for a $2.5M funding award by the Patient-Centered

his work featured by numerous national publications and businesses, including National Geographic, Shutterbug Magazine, Sierra Heritage Magazine and Microsoft. In addition to his work as professional photographer, Miller, who graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 2001, is also a photography teacher and backcountry excursion guide. Miller is living the life he dreamt about as a PLU student, but his success was not achieved overnight. He has spent his entire adult life honing his craft and

-12 students in the Bethel and Franklin Pierce school districts. Tutoring is led by PLU student volunteers, and an average of 15 students each semester regularly donate their time. With goals to provide support to adult English language learners in the near future, the Parkland Literacy Center is fast becoming an educational cornerstone in the local South Sound community. “My goal is not only to do what I can to provide access to education for everyone, but to make sure that the community knows

to find guidance, let their writing breathe and listen to constructive criticism from their peers in a way that makes their work stronger. “Our goal is a sustainable writing life,” said Stan Rubin, MFA program director. Rubin said being a writer in the world with a sustainable writing career is what all of his adult students strive for, many of whom already have established writing success. “The only requirement is to come as writers, published or not,” Rubin said. Still, accomplished writers are

a first-time author writing for teens and celebrates impressive new voices in young adult literature.” Walton, who graduated from PLU in 2004 with a B.A. in Education, says the nomination means the world to her. “I think one of the things I’ve ever wanted in life was to publish a novel that has one of those delicious medallions on the cover,” she explains. “It’s the dream!” “Being nominated for the Morris Award is a bit like being nominated for an Oscar in our world—it’s absolutely huge!” says

free music camps to local young musicians. The Parkland Literacy Center provides free tutoring in most subjects to any K-12 students in the Bethel and Franklin Pierce school districts. Tutoring is led by PLU student volunteers, and an average of 15 students each semester regularly donate their time. With goals to provide support to adult English language learners in the near future, the Parkland Literacy Center is fast becoming an educational cornerstone in the local South Sound community.  “My

July 7, 2008 Leading the fight Mark Twain once complained that everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it. With apologies to Twain, I’d like to suggest that many people today are talking about global health but nobody seems to agree on what to do about it. Increasingly, arguments are flaring in this burgeoning field that go to root principles. And if the basic concept itself is fuzzy, the core principles are also up for debate. Just a decade ago, a precise definition of

What About Monkeypox? Posted by: Marcom Web Team / July 14, 2022 July 14, 2022 Monkeypox has now shown up in Pierce County and we are in close contact with Tacoma Pierce County Health Department (TPCHD) to determine an appropriate initial campus and Health Center response to this matter. TPCHD sends out regular updates on new cases, which, as of today, number two unrelated individuals, neither of whom have experienced recent travel. This link will take you to the TPCHD announcements related to

University in May, and Wild Waves hired her to be their marketing communication coordinator soon after. So far, her adult experience has been far more enjoyable than that first visit. “You get to sell fun. That’s totally what I get to do,” Miller said, citing the park’s inaugural Paw Pool-ooza as her favorite event that she has helped organize so far. On that day, the park opened its half-million-gallon wave pool and its kiddie swimming area, Hook’s Lagoon, to the dogs-only swimming event, a fundraiser

to thrive. Thanks to your help we are showing our students that the PLU community cares for them and that this is a place where they can grow into the person they are meant to be.Meet Dr. Elizabeth A. Barton, the PLU Counseling Center director. She shares insights into the mental health of students today and what they need from us to thrive.  The importance of mental health has become much more public than it has in the past. Why do you think that is?  Many of us have had the luxury or privilege