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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

contact with each Synod in Region 1–to be a resource and connection for all that PLU has to offer as an institution rooted in Lutheran Higher Education, and as a partner in connecting together ministries that parallel PLU’s commitment to prepare students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care–for other people, for their communities, and for the Earth. Kendall Jeske '08 Our Director of Congregational Engagement is one of our many connections points, along with the office of

, Alaska in a close Filipino family. He grew up playing music and initially thought he would pursue it as a career. It was his love of music that brought him to Pacific Lutheran University. “I saw that PLU had an awesome music program, so I was like ‘Yeah, I think I’m going to PLU,’ ” he said. “But then I decided to change my major to computer science because I just realized that I like making games and websites. For some reason, sitting down at the computer and typing stuff out and seeing it rendered

dinner one night at the sanctuary when he decided to ask the 79-year-old primatologist whether she liked parrots. The answer, of course, was yes. She had wanted one as a child after seeing Dr. Dolittle and its macaw, Polynesia. Around the campfire, Goodall told stories of the parrots’ intelligence, describing an African Grey Parrot in New York City with a vocabulary of 1,600 words—not far behind the average working vocabulary of most people. As for the fate of the 17 birds that finally—literally—flew

PCORI Engagement Awards program through the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute for her research titled Treating Trauma in College Students: Creating Teams for Change. This project will investigate the use of evidence-based, trauma-focused treatments in University Counseling Centers and create a pathway to disseminate and implement these treatments. The generous PCORI contract is an exciting opportunity for Artime to expand the scope of her research. “Up until this point, my projects have

May 24, 2010 Around the world to find a calling By Chris Albert While waiting for a flight, a fellow passenger starts to make small talk with Najib Abbas. The conversation starts with pleasantries, maybe they discuss the weather, but before long the fellow traveler will be telling Abbas about their life, about themselves – in great detail. Najib Abbas is returning to his home in Saudi Arabia to be a marriage and family therapist. (Photo by John Froschauer) “I’ve gone through that a thousand

March 14, 2008 Four PLU women honored at annual banquet Described as mentors, role models and friends, women from the PLU community were honored for their accomplishments at the Women Center’s 12th annual Inspirational Women’s Banquet. “This is the biggest event highlighting women on campus,” said Bobbie Hughes, director of the Women’s Center. “This banquet was the best one yet.” This year, the Women’s Center received a record 50 nominations from the campus community identifying women who

, including myself, love it for that,” Sablan said. “We see the good things that are happening here, and we celebrate it, and we don’t necessary need anyone else’s validation. Parkland is a really beautiful place if you look in the right places.” Sablan, a stocky, bespectacled man who burns with a quiet eloquence when discussing his beloved community, was born and raised in Parkland. With his roots already firmly entrenched in the neighborhood, the Franklin Pierce High School graduate chose to attend the

process this experience and that yes, we actually here in the land of ice, penguins, seals, and whales. For now we are appreciating the opportunity to just be here and are trying, even now, to remind ourselves that that biting wind watering our eyes is Antarctic wind and those cute birds hopping around on rocks and snow are the residents of this land. Read Previous Ted Charles: first entry Read Next Joey Cheek turns world’s attention to Darfur COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments

October 1, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq3lW0AVSJo A Veteran Soccer Player By Valery Jorgensen ’15 PLU’s men’s soccer team gained a veteran player this season—in every sense of the word. Jeremy Dornbusch ’15, a transfer student with sophomore standing, is a war veteran and a seasoned soccer player. In his eight year active-duty career with the U.S. Army, he has been deployed three times: once for 13 months in Iraq, and again for 15-and 12-month stints in Afghanistan. Dornbusch recently