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health and community wellbeing. A year post-graduation I began my graduate education in Mental Health Counseling at Seattle University. My hunger for social justice and eagerness to learn how I may best impact my community began during our passionate discussions in the classroom at PLU. My Hispanic Studies classes challenged me to identify the social injustices taking place within and outside of our community and empowered me to search for positive change. The rich and extensive history of the

Medical Terminology Become better prepared for your allied health profession!Quickly master the basics of medical terminology. This 5-week online course omits time-consuming, nonessential information and helps you quickly build a working medical vocabulary. Topics include terms that relate to the anatomy, physiology, and pathological conditions of selected systems. To promote mastery of the subject, you will also be introduced to the most frequently encountered suffixes, prefixes, and word

within the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) that 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. Dr. Simpson was an Adjunct Professor at the Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he taught mental health practice and research classes to students in the mental health

The Evolution of Behavior Assistant Professor of  Psychology  Corey Cook has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to serve as a visiting researcher at the Social Cognition Center Cologne at the University of Cologne in Spring 2022. Cook’s project, titled “Investigating the influence of fundamental motives on social cognition,”… November 12, 2021

communities, health vulnerability for all people and climate catastrophes across the planet. She will also share both Navdanya’s experience and her scientific research on how biodiversity and agroecology create economic and social health and climate resilience. Bio: Dr. Vandana Shiva trained as a Physicist at the University of Punjab, and completed her PhD on the ‘Hidden Variables and Non-locality in Quantum Theory’ from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. She later shifted to inter-disciplinary

services (free account activation required – use your PLU credentials).  TimelyCare provides a broader range of options for the PLU student (e.g., access to care for students currently located out of state, broader diversity of provider characteristics, and appointment availability). For students living out-of-state, please use TimelyCare to be connected to a counselor or medical provider. TimelyCare provides easy access to medical and mental health services (online or by telephone) at any time via on

they learn in their classes, and financially supporting those that wish to attend the state conference for music educators. CWMEA is a subset of and liaison to the Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) and the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), which in turn provides professional development and connection opportunities for all members. These opportunities take the form of social events, workshops, panels, and much more. Type of Club or Organization: Academic Clubs & Honor

his brother. The family emigrated from Greece when he was just 2 years old. They were his rock. And although the Pacific Lutheran University graduate suddenly lost his life in 2017, his family says the chain won’t be broken. “The bond between us remains unmatched,” LeRoy Horton ’03 wrote in a tribute following his younger brother’s death due to complications from epilepsy and a subsequent infection at the hospital. “The three of us served as a tight-knit unit to survive life in a strange land

of development, refugees, and gender. I covered a broad range of anthropological history and analyzed its ties to colonialism. I also read some of the most influential ethnographies along with very recent studies that opened up theoretical debates. It was a great continuation of GLST 385 Global Development, and also a huge supplement to my anthropology major. It counted for an upper-level GLST development and social justice concentration course. Selected bibliography: Cheater, A. (ed.) The