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Yaquelin Ramirez’s ’22 passion for helping others leads to a future in healthcare Posted by: vcraker / May 5, 2022 Image: Yaquelin Ramirez Ferrer ’22, poses in the second floor lab where as a chemistry major she spent much of her time, Monday, April 18, 2022, at PLU (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) May 5, 2022 As a child, chemistry major Yaquelin Ramirez ’22 often went to work with her mother at a Federal Way nursing home. The time spent watching her mom help the residents sparked something inside
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College has a long history of providing an exceptional education to local students,” said PLU President Allan Belton. “TCC alumni who enroll at PLU have a proven track record of strong performance in PLU classrooms, enriching our campus, and going on to lead and serve in the Tacoma/Pierce County community.” In addition to the automatic admission agreement, PLU will also offer a $30,000 per year scholarship to TCC students who qualify for the program. The admission program and scholarship are intended
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Georgia is an educational tour, during which participants will visit symbolic sites such as the Civil Rights Memorial/Southern Poverty Law Center and the Rosa Parks Museum to learn about the history of the Civil Rights movement. ● The international option: Traveling with PLU’s School of Business to Nicaragua, participants will take a course on how nonprofits and social business can affect the local economy and community through a meaningful project. Students will work as group to install a well for a
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patients but also with themselves.” This business includes helping create a curriculum breaking down barriers for diversity, equity and inclusion between healthcare workers and their patients. “I think there’s a lot of history that hasn’t really been touched, unfortunately, and a lot of the biases that we are seeing in healthcare today kind of relate to that history,” she said, “… so I’m just hoping to be a mentor and teacher to new nurses so they can start their practice off on the right foot
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October 28, 2013 Veterans Month at Pacific Lutheran University: Honoring Those Who Serve With a rich history of working closely with the military community—and with university programs including a MacArthur Award-winning Army ROTC and full-tuition Yellow Ribbon Scholarships—Pacific Lutheran University honors veterans and their families through November with events that recognize service and sacrifice: PLU vs. UPS Football Game November 2 What: Military & Veteran Appreciation PLU vs. UPS
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January 27, 2014 A Seasoned Skater Lands on Her Feet By Valery Jorgensen ’14 Pacific Lutheran University first-year student Jordan Lee decided to become a figure skater during this time of year—winter—about 12 years ago. “I got inspired when I started watching the 2002 Olympics,” Lee said. Lee picked up figure skating when she was 6 years old. Shortly after, her sister joined the sport as well—“She was always at the rink with me,” Lee said. Originally from Federal Way, Lee began skating in Kent
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refused to speak about his victory, a move that shocked the journalists crowding around him. Instead, he spoke out on behalf of the people of the Darfur region of the Sudan. “I know you guys all want to do sweet stories about Hallmark and chocolates and butterflies and all that, but I’ve always felt that if I ever did something big like this, I wanted to be prepared to give back,” he said. “I’m going to be donating the entire $25,000 sum the USOC gives me to Right to Play.” He then encouraged all the
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February 18, 2010 Road map to a green campus At PLU, sustainable practices isn’t just a buzzword or passing fad By Chris Albert This semester, the university has put the concept into action by making a comprehensive sustainability plan – PLU’s Climate Action Plan and Sustainability Guide. PLU has a road map to making its carbon footprint nothing. “We have a long history of practicing sustainable environmental stewardship at PLU,”said President Loren J. Anderson. “Now this comprehensive plan
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four schools across the region, their families and 13 PLU Mathlete student coaches, stemming from a variety of academic disciplines. A short program acknowledged the elementary middle school Mathletes and their PLU Mathlete coaches. Student Mathletes had the opportunity to share poster presentations around a variety of complex math problems and learn more about the Washington State Math Olympiad, scheduled to take place on May 5 at Thompson Elementary School. Mathletes, originally founded by PLU
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noting that Krise “is the president we need and deserve for the next great chapter of PLU history.” Krise’s formal inauguration will take place in September. Read Previous In their own words Read Next 14th Annual Jazz Under the Stars COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better
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