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support. “PLU has been so phenomenal through so much—beginnings, endings and hardships in between,” Hunt said. Health, Hardships and Healing Hardships don’t come much harder: In the summer of 2009, Hunt was diagnosed with cancer. “It was a very, very stressful semester,” Hunt said (in addition to classes, a job and bills, her namesake aunt was losing her own battle with cancer). “I was having a hard time. I thought I had an ulcer.” Hunt visited a local urgent-care clinic, which performed nine hours

example of how we’re bringing alumni and students together. The gathering drew both undergraduate and graduate students with declared majors that included accounting, finance, marketing, nursing, fine arts and more. They met for a discussion and lunch with 14 PLU alumni who work for the nation’s fifth-largest airline — everyone from recent graduates to Alaska CEO Brad Tilden ‘83. Take our Alumni SurveyWe care about your success after you leave PLU. Let us know how you used your degree and what you’re

the scenes than at center stage. And he spent the bulk of his professional life doing good work that propped up the people around him. “I love being the numbers geek,” he said, reminiscing about his 24-year career in banking before coming to PLU four years ago. “I’ve spent most of my career making the person in front of me look good. And I’m OK with that.” Corporate leaders weren’t complaining, either, he joked. But despite focusing on education, nonprofits and health care organizations at the end

UCLA or anywhere in the world. But it is our story — a PLU story. Maybe someone in your circle has such a story. Ask them. And if they do, ask them to tell it. Stories such as ours, and hopefully such as yours, are important — memories are sometimes all we have left of each other. One of my favorite memories is of the last time the four of us visited Doug in his room at a memory care facility. Hanging on the wall were pictures of his children, his medical degree, and a photograph of the five of us

health care organizations at the end of his time with Bank of America, Belton’s work felt incomplete. He missed the early days with Seafirst Bank, before the corporate acquisition, when community was king and he was eager to brag — on and off the clock — about customer-first programs that made him proud to work there. The BeltonsAllan and Melinda on campus at Pacific Lutheran University. His need for meaningful work prompted him to look elsewhere, just as PLU was searching for a CFO. It was the

continues at PLU. “We’re looking at education holistically,” Trelstad says. To do that, stewards at the university must understand the need to hear, heed and honor all voices in the community. An instance of this, Trelstad says, is the way that Lutheran higher education helps people think about religion. Core Elements in Lutheran Higher Education+ Critical questioning + Freedom of expression + Commitment to the liberal arts + Learning in community + Care for creation + Discernment of one’s vocation

nursing education in order to provide for the highest quality of health care; to provide programs representative of fundamental interests and concerns to nursing students; and to aid in the development of the whole person, including their professional role, their responsibility for health care of people in all walks of life. Type of Club or Organization: Academic Clubs & Honor Societies Meeting Times & Places (Subject to Change): When: Every 3rd Wednesday from 11am-12pm Where: Garfield 200 Club

and care for this world and our commitment to strive for justice and peace wherever we find ourselves.Event RegistrationKeynote SpeakersHotel InformationPLU SpeakersScheduleWild Hope Center for Vocation Audience Meaning and purpose are integral to vocation. Similarly, the art and craft of meaning-making and purposeful education are foundational pursuits for faculty and staff working in colleges and universities. This is why this conference is designed to cover both the curricular and the co

end of calendar year. Shred Other Copies: Any Office/Lab Retention: 6 years after corrective action taken. Shred Animal Subjects Research Includes Animal Subjects Approval form and supporting documents, certified by investigator that project accurately describes all aspects of proposed animal usage. Also includes official approval memo from Animal Care and Use Committee, renewal forms, and related notes and correspondence. Documents approval for the use of animals for both grant and non-grant

with the Peace Corps and other international or domestic service programs. And this is just the next step for PLU and the Peace Corps. More than 260 Lutes have served in the Peace Corps alone, and even more have joined service programs such as AmeriCorps, Lutheran Volunteer Corps and Jesuit Volunteer Corps. PLU is one of three universities in Washington state to offer a Peace Corps Prep Certificate Program. “I think fits so well with the mission and PLU’s focus on care and creating a community of