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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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staff at Pacific Lutheran University think the Women’s Center moniker could – and should – say much more. And soon it will. The Women’s Center is seeking feedback to rename the social justice hub, serving as a living example of the progress it touts. Dr. Jennifer Smith, director of the Women’s Center, said the change highlights the evolution of PLU’s role in a much larger revolution. “A lot of women’s centers are looking to change their names,” Smith said. “The women’s movement is evolving.” The
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related to the study of human movement, especially as it supports the pursuit of lifelong physical activity and well being (i.e. health & fitness education, health & fitness education with certification, exercise science, pre-physical therapy and health & fitness promotion). We strive to prepare future leaders who will positively impact the health behaviors of individuals and of society through the education and promotion of life-sustaining and life-enhancing pursuits. Read Previous Wild Hope Center
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platform to our audience for understanding how to talk about racism — and also offer time to practice,” Cunningham says. She urges people who feel confident in their ability to tackle the subject to attend because “this is a movement of dialogue to face the issue head on. The more we teach how, the more folks we can reach.” The format provides time for dialogue across racial communities and among racial communities. Explains Cunningham: “The registration system asks participants to declare the box they
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to the graduate program at Portland State University. She sees her life in phases, she said, and hopes her (future) professional experience in government—Europe, the State Department or the U.N.—eventually brings her back to academia, where she’d like to teach. In the immediate future, she and her cohort colleague Samardich are researching the movement of women in peace-building with a focus on Kenya and plan to present their research at graduate conferences during the next academic year. ANNA
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tackle real-world challenges. The data science program will provide students with essential analytical tools and techniques for extracting meaningful insights from data, enabling them to extract valuable insights from data with precision and insight. “In this era of data ubiquity, there is a high demand for graduates who major in data science,” said program director and assistant professor Jeff Caley. “Our program equips students with robust technical skills while also fostering a commitment to
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matched my own,” she says. “This job is my vocation, and I haven’t had any reason to move on to another organization.” After starting work at Virginia Mason in 1977, she rose through the ranks until she reached her current position in July 2007. As the chief nursing officer, Tachibana oversees 1,000 nurses, providing support so they can do their jobs. Tachibana has taken several trips to Japan to study their management techniques, and has returned to Virginia Mason more energized than ever. “Those
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in Haiti, I realized they had a big influence on my decision.” Jamieson and Gatterman reconnect at PLU. (Photo: John Struzenberg ’16) On this trip, aside from the fever crisis, Gatterman and Jamieson spent most of their time as part of a 12-member team at the Maison Agneux de Orphelinat orphanage, where they taught basic healthcare and dental hygiene to young children: They taught proper tooth-brushing techniques; handed out toothbrushes; and gave daily classes on first aid, anatomy and
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to tackle real-world challenges. The data science program will provide students with essential analytical tools and techniques for extracting meaningful and precise insights from data. “In this era of data ubiquity, there is a high demand for graduates who major in data science,” said program director and assistant professor Jeff Caley. “Our program equips students with robust technical skills while also fostering a commitment to ethics, social responsibility, and conscientious practice.” The
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-enacted the works of Europe’s first woman playwright, performed love poems of Germany’s troubadours, read the correspondence of nuns choosing to or forced to leave their convents because of the Reformation, and learned hands-on the techniques used in woodcuts and engravings by the first artists of the early modern print age. German major Alexandra Dreher articulated her appreciation for the knowledge she gained from this interdisciplinary, humanities-based approach as follows: “Learning about the
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