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amazed by the other swimmers who made this possible.  What are your plans and goals for the future? I am planning to begin a nursing residency in an emergency room. I have decided to stay in the area so I will be applying to many of the local hospitals. My ultimate goal is to get into flight nursing after I gain enough experience. Read Previous Pacific Lutheran University To Launch Accelerated Bachelor Of Science In Nursing To Ease Washington’s Nursing Shortage Read Next PLU Launching Accelerated

also why he now loves working at Amazon, where, as the senior manager for corporate affairs business operations, he leads the business operations team for worldwide communications at Amazon — and has served in three positions (so far) in the past five years. “I have long been fascinated with how you shape the culture of an organization in order to help with the brand delivery of that company,” Zeebuyth says. “How does an employee experience the brand for themselves in a way that’s relevant, such

and fishing outdoors, and it’s cool to be out there,” he says. Environmental science tied Chontofalsky’s passion for science and nature in a new way. “People look at Wapato Lake and wonder, ‘Why is this water so clear?’” he says, and now Chontofalsky can explain the chemistry of water treatment and the lake clean-up process. “It’s just been a cool experience,” he says. Read our full profile of Tom Chontofalsky. The Creative CuratorClarissa Gines ’12 was one of the first students to graduate with

summer research with professors Sean O’Neill and Katrina Hay at PLU’s W.M. Keck Observatory, working some nights between 8 p.m. and 1 a.m., learning how to operate the equipment, including the 16-inch telescope, and talking about space. It was a culmination of a childhood passion for astronomy and astrophysics. “My first class at PLU was a physics course with Dr. Bret Underwood,” said Kop. “I knew it was going to be difficult, and it was. But the new experience of a small class with a professor who

students and hosted us in his Congregation Hall.  Our students were again impressed with the high schoolers—their desire to go off island for college, the clarity of some of their ideas about what to major in, and the artistic abilities of one student who showed us his portfolio.  Several mothers and a grandmother joined us as well to find out more about colleges in general and PLU in particular.  It was another great experience for all involved. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Public

going, what our hobbies are, and what we enjoy in life. In my experience at PLU, I have never felt more appreciated, noticed, and understood than I do with Dr. Edgar.”Full Citation The Faculty Excellence Award in Advising recognizes a faculty advisor who embodies the qualities of effective and caring concern for student academic progress. This year we honor Dr. Katrina Hay, Associate Professor of Physics.  A former student shared an anecdote about the first time they visited Dr. Hay’s office hours

Healing Vocations: Studying Religion and Healing at PLU Posted by: alex.reed / May 6, 2022 May 6, 2022 By Suzanne Crawford O'Brien and Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen Originally Published in 2014Sometimes being sick isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In fact, what it means to be sick —or to be healthy for that matter— might surprise us. As the growing field of Religion and Healing shows, our understanding of what it means to be healthy, how we experience illness, and how we work to get well is shaped by

repeatedly. Our students come to us with furnished and familiar mental homes. When we ask them to think (which is what the humanities at their best do) we are asking them “to go out of their minds” (272). We expect our students not only to learn new information, procedures, and theories, but to “develop more complex ways of thinking and knowing” (273).Developing more complex ways of thinking and knowing, of perceiving and constructing experience and its meanings, changes our students irrevocably. This is

on campus. KPLU’s trophy case expanded once more with significant awards and record listenership. Executive Director Greg Brewis and his staff in University Communications are on the move, and the transition to flash messaging and a Web-based communications platform is well under way. If you have been watching, you will note our Web sites features new design, enhanced content and smoother functionality as we bring the PLU story to thousands of prospective students, donors, alumni and friends

serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024