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, where local elementary-aged children are invited for a free, daylong clinic where they learn about athletics and making healthy lifestyle choices. “It’s things like [this] that really make the athletes stop and think about what their impact is on the community, the PLU community, the community at large,” Thomas said. “It’s been a good experience for them to analyze and experience that type of situation, and they walk away thinking ‘Okay, I can make a difference.’” SAAC President Amy Wooten ’15, a

advocacy began in legislative politics. He spent the first four years of his career managing political campaigns throughout Western Washington and serving as a legislative assistant in Olympia. While working at the Legislature in 2007, Austin began establishing himself as a local leader in Tacoma transit advocacy, participating in local activism and making the most of an opportunity with The News Tribune of Tacoma. “I had a blog for the Tribune called ‘The Bus Stops Here,’” Austin explains. “I would

in the fight against COVID-19. Read more March 23, 2020 Great news from PLU's DNP program PLU’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program is ranked among the top 100 best nursing schools by the U.S. News & World Report. Read the report March 1, 2020 SEEKING AMBASSADORS FOR THE NEW CENTER Nursing Ambassadors play a vital role in making sure others know about the new Clinical Learning and SimulationCenter and ensuring the project’s success. They help spread the word through email and social media and

, about 25 miles northeast of PLU’s campus). “I thought, ‘this would be cool to get into,’” Daly said. After making a few connections, she learned that the Fury sought an athletic trainer. She interviewed with the head coach and got the job. Today, she is the organization’s head athletic trainer. Beyond her full-time work with the Fury, Daly is an assistant athletic trainer at the California Institute of Technology (known colloquially as Caltech). Despite her part-time status at the Division III

First AwardThe Pruett safety first award recognizes safe laboratory practices.ChehalisW.F. West High SchoolAcidic Water's Effect on Zebrafish12 KaylahTanThe American Psychological AssociationAchievement in Research in Psychological Science Under the category of Behavior and Social Sciences or any category related to psychologyPrivateAnnie Wright SchoolsUnder the Radar: Do Subliminal Messages Work?11 ZoeMattesonNASA NASA Earth Sysems Science Project AwardUnderstanding the different spheres on

finger and live throughout the Northern Hemisphere. They are similar to salmon, in that they live mostly in marine environments but travel to freshwater to spawn. However, there are several populations that live out their lives in rivers or lakes close to the ocean. (Video by Rustin Dwyer, PLU) Their behavior, biology, and body shape or skeletons shift depending on their environment, Schutz said. These various environments are ideal for studying how the sexes evolve differently. “This capacity for

success, is building support systems similar to the ones she had, Chávez said. To get there, she says leaders should avoid polarizing, zero-sum approaches to solutions and exhibit compassion for all sides. “It’s really about getting us together and making this society better,” she said. “These conversations have to happen. But they have to happen better, more thoughtfully.”

risk and protective factors study designed to look at correlates associated with anxiety in youth. Furthermore, Dr. Simpson was the Program Evaluator for the Urban Youth Trauma Center (UYTC), a Treatment Services Adaptation Center within the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). UYTC aims to improve the lives of youth and families affected by community violence who are experiencing traumatic stress and co-occurring conditions, including substance abuse and disruptive behavior problems

Fulbright application. I also loved the music classes he taught. These two professors made my senior year so wonderful to study music and helped me realize that I wanted to keep studying piano intensively after my time at PLU. I would have loved to learn from them much longer! Other professors that stand out to me are Professor David Robbins, Timothy Strong and Paul Manfredi—they each contributed so much to making my music and Chinese education at PLU so rewarding. Previous Post Editor's Note Next Post

, two years before a policy change that allowed non-celibate LGBTQ pastors such as Rude — who has been with her spouse, Deb, for nearly a decade — to become official ELCA clergy. Now, nine years after her historic ordination, Rude is making her rousing debut at Pacific Lutheran University as the first openly gay university pastor at a Lutheran college. She says her sexual orientation as a queer woman is an important part of her public identity. “I hope more and more people are growing up seeing a