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“employee lifecycle,” encompassing personnel matters from the time a potential hire is thinking about joining the fund to the time that person leaves. She manages everything from recruiting, training and professional development to employee relations, recognition and facility management. Sirine Fodstad '97 speaks at PLU in March 2011, as part of the Executive Leadership Series. “This is an organization that’s growing really quickly because the funds have grown very quickly,” she said. “That means we’re

life on social media, most of Drews’ days are spent at home with his children. For Yvette Drews, the possibility of losing Keven with kids in the picture has made this recent development frightening. “It has made everything get really real – really quickly,” Yvette Drews said. “It is scary to think about what the future could be, raising two children, one on the autism spectrum, by myself.” But hope is not lost, just pricey. “Until now, the system up here works generally by you walking into a

The Seattle Times newsroom, among other professional development opportunities. Rowe said PLU’s journalism program was the perfect beginning to Bjørhovde’s storied career. He said the clear intersection of Norway’s values and PLU’s mission helped shape her and others into responsible, thoughtful and empathetic journalists. “It’s a great place for her to reinforce what she already knew,” he said of Aftenposten, which translates in English to “The Evening Post” despite being a morning newspaper

professional development workshops and close collaboration with professors. This summer was no different, as 31 students assisted faculty from the biology, chemistry, computer science, geosciences, mathematics and physics departments in a variety of research endeavors. Each year, the students present their findings from the 10-week program, and collect $4,500. Here is a collection of some of this year’s participants, who were selected through a competitive application process. Division of Natural SciencesA

a compassionate and just community. He’s been instrumental in the founding and development of many agencies, including Pierce County AIDS Foundation, Pierce County Dispute Resolution Center, Hilltop Action Coalition, and many more. Kim Ebert-Colella Ebert-Colella has done peace work in all areas of her life. Among her endeavors, she volunteers at Bryant Montessori School — a racially and socioeconomically diverse school in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood — establishing it as an International Peace