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continue that important work. Dr. Teri Woo, associate dean for graduate nursing programs at PLU, said the effort fits perfectly with the university’s mission to provide care for others and communities.School of NursingLearn more about PLU's Family Nurse Practitioner program and others. As a result of PLU students’ time spent with these populations, 75 percent of 2015 FNP graduates are working in underserved areas or those that suffer from a primary care shortage. “People do not seek out jobs working

mold. You don’t have to do that. You can show up as you are, and people will respect that.” Read Previous PLU alum takes leadership role as Tacoma’s chief equity officer Read Next Summer Internships: Environmental Studies LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic

Paid Engineering Internships with Tacoma Power – Summer 2024 Posted by: nicolacs / November 22, 2023 November 22, 2023 Tacoma Public Utilities Power division is currently recruiting for internships! This opportunity is for engineering students to apply their engineering studies, receive hands-on experience, and work side-by-side with experienced professionals on challenging and fun engineering projects. We have opportunities for Electrical Engineering internships in our Generation, and

of silly, I realize, but that’s how I thought about it then. I was very insecure about what I didn’t know or what I hadn’t read. Regardless, I came up with the characters as a kind of reaction to the YA books I was reading at the time—after hours, as it were—and then it just kind of tumbled out. I began the story in January and had the draft I submitted to my publisher done by May. I credit Mary Blew and the program for giving me the space to work and focus so intensely in that short period of

Teacher/Coach/Award-Winning Alumnus Inducted into National High School Hall of Fame Posted by: Sandy Dunham / August 21, 2015 Image: PLU President Thomas W. Krise, right, presents Mike Burton ’69 with the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) August 21, 2015 By Matthew Salzano ’18PLU student writer TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 21, 2015)—Mike Burton ’69 has been inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame for his 39 years of service as a national-award-winning speech and

and faculty into community.” Making research at PLU more visible and accessible elsewhere will allow that work to be shared with folks around the world and lead to stronger recruitment of future students, Brown said. “It’s a wonderful way to uphold the academics of the university as a whole,” she said. ENGAGING EVERYONE Brown’s passion is watching students thrive. She said the most rewarding part of her job is seeing first-year students come to campus with their future ahead of them and transform

. That’s an amazing opportunity to get to do before I’m even out of college.  How did your internship differ from the work you do in the classroom? Often in school, when you’re working with data, it’s very small data sets, but these are really large sets of investment data. It’s good to get experience automating manual processes, which companies with data roles are often looking to do. They want to find out how we can make this process faster and take the human hands out of it, not so that we can

with the baseball team. She also helped coach the volleyball team, though she admits she wasn’t the best coach or the best athlete. She talks fondly of those years when she was doing it all, as she puts it, including making popcorn during basketball games. “I was gettin’ after it,” she said with a wide grin. Cohen said it’s clear what makes PLU stand out: “Hands down, number one — grit,” she said. “People work their tails off at PLU.” During her time as a graduate student, Cohen worked in an

DCHAT Podcast: PLU Dean of Social Sciences David R. Huelsbeck answers alumni questions Posted by: Zach Powers / April 18, 2017 April 18, 2017 TACOMA, WASH. (April. 18, 2017)- The fifth episode of PLU’s DCHAT podcast features a discussion with David Huelsbeck, professor of anthropology and dean of the PLU Division of Social Sciences. DCHAT is an interview-based podcast featuring PLU academic deans and highlighted by questions submitted by PLU alumni. Special thanks to the following alumni for

Social Program of the Year – Dance 2015 (Dance Ensemble) Community Service Program of the Year – Turkey Basket Drive (Delta Iota Chi) Educational Program of the Year – Financial Literacy Symposium (Beta Alpha Psi) Social Justice Program of the Year – PLU for Ferguson: #BlackLivesMatter Read Previous Take a Course at PLU This Summer – Without Leaving Your Living Room! Read Next PLU & Goodwill Partner to Create Sustainable Options for Spring Move-Out COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the