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substance-abuse diagnosis. My time is split between helping clients work on their symptoms and connecting them to resources to help aid in their recovery. How did studying Psychology at PLU help prepare you for your graduate studies and your current career? Studying Psychology helped form my clinical background prior to going to social-work school, which was helpful because social work largely focused on systems and policies, rather than the individual. I have to say that my ethics came largely from my

decision-making,” she says.  “With my core business classes, I was able to learn how the systems are implemented in order to make a successful business. In other classes, I was able to have discussions on how to come up with the best decision method or how to be a supportive leader or manager.”  A critical foundation to this balance is a nuanced understanding of business ethics — a welcome emphasis for Melanie Brisbane ’21, a recent graduate who has worked at Boeing for 15 years.  “There was a strong

Montana, Lord’s classes typically offer hands-on learning opportunities—hatching butterflies, creating composting systems, mealworm experiments—which were abandoned at the pandemic’s start. “Switching from a hands-on, active, physically engaging environment to a screen-based digital platform was hard for the students, and for me,” she says. While Lord, who majored in religion at PLU, invited students to perform outdoor activities and experiments, most students just didn’t engage. Billings High School

Systems Research. This program will build off Earlywine’s undergraduate research on the U.S. opioid epidemic. Basically, he’ll be doing a lot of health-related research that could be used by pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies or policy analysts. It’s the perfect fit for Earlywine, who always wanted to be a physician but couldn’t stomach blood and guts. Even though he entered PLU as an accounting major, health was always an interest. But it wasn’t until a fateful run-in with Karen Travis

violence against low cultural capital individuals. This process reminds “rednecks” that they are a valid target of mockery and are at the bottom of the social class hierarchy. Christine Moon, Ph.D., and Katrina Graven Department of Psychology The Power of Teaching Your Fetus Severtson Fellowship In this paper we explore the concept of teaching your fetus and assess the validity of various popular claims regarding the effectiveness of prenatal learning systems, and types of talk utilized during

about the importance of trust and integrity. On the global and national stage we witnessed what happens when trust erodes, we were shocked to discover that our most sophisticated financial systems are based on that elusive capacity to depend on one another. Every organization, including PLU, functions well only when we trust one another and work together with a confidence in the shared good will and intentions of one another. Excellence matters. In times of complexity challenge and uncertainty

aspirations. Ultimately, I want to live in a developing country and pursue avenues for community development — specifically focusing on education systems. In graduating from PLU, I feel as though I am now spinning a globe in search of meaningful adventures. Chelsea Putnam – Bachelor of Fine Arts in ceramics Why PLU? I decided to come to PLU for two main reasons. One: I absolutely fell in love with the campus and the area when I came to visit (it must have been a sunny day, such a commodity!). Two: I had

classes. Keeping in mind PLU’s mission statement which aims to produce “culturally competent individuals” each professor pushes their students out of their comfort zone to examine their own norms, values, and belief systems and to place themselves in the shoes of another individual. As a result of the efforts by the PLU faculty, I believed each student that leaves PLU is positively impacted by the self-exploration that takes place on campus. If I could give on piece of advice to future undergraduates