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MFA alumnus — out of options to treat his cancer — works to raise $500,000 for clinical trial Posted by: Kari Plog / November 27, 2017 Image: Keven Drews ’16 with his wife, Yvette, and their 7-year-old twins. (Photo courtesy of Drews) November 27, 2017 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 27, 2017)- “You have to raise $500,000 or you’re going to die.” In so many words, that’s what Keven Drews ’16 says his doctor told him over the phone in October, when Drews

is on Cloud Nine about today. Can’t tell you how awesome it was for you to offer this experience.” It was awesome for those who participated, too. PLU student Angie Tinker ’16, served as an instructor and said it was an opportunity to gain teaching experience and provide a valuable service to her community. “It’s especially exciting knowing that these students will take this knowledge home with them and share the skills they’re learning in critical thinking and advocacy with their communities

Post. But something just wasn’t clicking. “I wanted to see what else grabbed me other than journalism,” she said. So, after a stint with National Civilian Community Corps, a branch of AmeriCorps, and teaching kids garden art as part of an after-school program, Laumb decided to turn a quirky hobby into a fun new job. She traveled and performed with the Flynn Creek Circus, an animal-free circus, for three months over the summer. The circus showcases knife throwing, flying trapeze, hoop diving and

Washington region of Providence-St. Joseph Health System. The visits are annual, comprehensive checkups that often require going over many conditions at once. For example, she said, it’s not unusual for her to see a patient who deals with 20 different chronic conditions requiring between 20 and 30 different medications. “This visit is very lengthy and consumes a lot of both patient and provider effort,” she said. The toolkit she developed eases the documentation side of the process, creating more space

administrators to China in four summer study tours of three to four weeks each,” he said. “The purpose was to engage more American educators in the study and teaching of China, and we helped create school-to-school partnerships in the U.S. and China, focusing on both Sichuan as Washington’s sister province in China and Fuzhou as the sister city. I joined the Sister City Committee in 2008 as part of connecting that committee to the PLU project and to the Tacoma Public Schools, with whom we were working

community. Sikh values of equality and non-violence are communicated through sitting together on the floor and enjoying vegetarian food. Suwilanji Silozi gets creative and incorporates soccer team pride into his head covering. Chris Boettcher (left) takes up the class challenge to participate by asking questions of gurdwara community members. Read Previous Vote! Women’s Center seeks community feedback on new name Read Next PLU Teaching Online program incorporates technology into learning, enhances brick