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  • feel like family.Global Studies DepartmentLearn more about PLU's global studies programWhat have you enjoyed most about your PLU experience? The community I built at PLU. I’ve been fortunate to meet many great friends through swimming, classes and two study-away programs. I wasn’t sure if I would go to Oaxaca (J-Term 2022) because we were coming out of the pandemic. There was a lot of uncertainty. My host family tested positive for COVID within two days of my arrival, and I had to move. We were

  • Aaron Bell ’04: A Philosopher in Finance Aaron Bell applies philosophy and psychology principles to wealth management Posted by: Zach Powers / September 8, 2023 Image: Aaron Bell ’04 double majored in psychology and individualized studies at PLU. He is now a partner and wealth advisor at Cannataro Family Capital Partners. (photo by Sy Bean/PLU) September 8, 2023 By Lisa Patterson '98Resolute Guest WriterPLU graduate Aaron Bell ’04 learned early on that life is full of pathways — and that it was

  • and work with landlords and property managers to get them approved for apartments. What goes into that work? A lot of it is done before the refugees arrive in the country. There is a lot of coordination with volunteers. We work with what we call U.S. ties of the family, so either a close friend or a family member, to determine the best place that we can settle them in. Then it’s about making sure their transition goes pretty smoothly during their first days here – helping them settle into a place

  • in their mouths. My cousin told me this is standard; then the coach sends the boys up into the stands to sit with their parents. Some of the boys didn’t have family there; they are called “game orphans,” and other families pulled them into their family to feel someone close cares about them. I was stunned and deeply touched by this gesture of caring. I have shared this with our local high-school Booster club; they really liked this idea and are going to embrace it. Then head Coach Scott Westering

  • up to the top motivates me. I enjoy thinking about what climbing that next rung looks like and how there’s no ceiling to what you can accomplish. “The fact that finance has no limits – that in and of itself is definitely a big motive.” An old family friend and PLU alumna, Darcy Johnson, referred her to the MSF program. “When I visited PLU I had a really good feeling and I could envision myself here,” Deines said. “I always wanted to achieve financial security and I had a really good gut feeling

  • Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2019/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2019/09/trinidad-and-tobago-cover-1024x504.jpg 1024 504 Thomas Kyle-Milward Thomas Kyle-Milward https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2019/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2019/05/thomas-kyle-milward.jpg September 12, 2019 October 2, 2019 Twenty-one Pacific Lutheran University Diversity Center alumni, family and support staff touched down in Trinidad and Tobago in late July to commemorate and

  • Discovery Discovery https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2018/04/michelle-cynar-cover-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Genny Boots '18 Genny Boots '18 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/19bfb9cee2f834144d56bb2017bb5742?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 20, 2018 May 17, 2018 AccoladesLearn more. Lute LibraryLearn more. BlogsLearn more. Michelle Ceynar was the first in her family to attend college, and now she’s a professor of psychology at Pacific Lutheran University. And for her, the two

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  • adolescents, including cognitive behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, as well as family-focused behavioral and systemic interventions.  The program is targeted towards 13- to 17-year-olds and provides a dual emphasis on emotional/behavioral regulation and increasing environmental stability.  Treatment is tailored to the youth’s specific needs by applying modular approaches guided by an examination of the level of need presented by each youth. The workshop will emphasize the importance of

  • students, undocumented students, first in family students, and students who receive accommodations (Center for DJS, Campus Life, Wellness & Health Services) DJS Student Fellowships + Research: Supporting student research furthering PLU’s DJS practices. (Center for DJS) DJS Tracking and Assessment: Tools and systems to provide feedback and accountability for DJS initiatives. (AVP for DJS) Cultural Celebrations: Funding events that celebrate and uplift various world cultures backgrounds. (Center for DJS