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  • Transit Pass Benefit Revised January 2009; Revised June 2010 Pacific Lutheran University supports sustainability initiatives – and efforts to get its employees onto mass transit by subsidizing the cost of an annual transit pass via a PLU ORCA card for all PLU employees with benefits. Phased retirees are not eligible for this benefit. Employees pay a small portion of the cost of the annual pass each year with the majority of the cost paid for by the university. The PLU ORCA card is valid on any

  • PLU’s School of Nursing Ranked Among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools TACOMA, Wash. (March 10, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Nursing is ranked among the best 100 in the nation in U.S. News & World Report ‘s 2016 edition of Best Graduate Schools . In addition to its in-demand undergraduate and continuing education nursing programs, PLU… May 3, 2016 dnpmsnnursing

  • system that powers the nearby Morken Center for Learning and Technology. The greenhouse has its own control system to manage the ground source heat pumps. This innovative closed-loop, geothermal-energy system ranks it high among sustainable, energy-efficient buildings. Additionally, a native species garden will be placed next to the greenhouse. The greenhouse supports both teaching and research activities for faculty and students. The facility is used for course-related labs, student-faculty research

  • of Glass Watch glassblowing live and enjoy exhibits featuring colorful pieces of glass art. Tacoma Art Museum This museum emphasizes art and artists from the Northwest through its collection, exhibitions, and learning programs. Union Station – Washington History Museum Get some inside information on the history of Washington State at this museum in downtown Tacoma, located in the old Union Station building LeMay Car Museum If you are interested in cars and car history, this new museum in Tacoma

  • Useful Pre-Vet ResourcesAmerican Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) The AVMA acts as a collective voice for its more that 85,000 members and for the profession. It provides the most current information to veterinarians regarding research, treatments, best practices and much more. Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) The AAVMC is designed to provide information for educators and students about schools as well as programs and initiatives that are changing the way

  • Useful Pre-Vet ResourcesAmerican Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) The AVMA acts as a collective voice for its more that 85,000 members and for the profession. It provides the most current information to veterinarians regarding research, treatments, best practices and much more. Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) The AAVMC is designed to provide information for educators and students about schools as well as programs and initiatives that are changing the way

  • A fourth generation Puget Sound native, Kurt Beecher Dammeier is an entrepreneur and investor with a track record for identifying and capitalizing on emerging business-to-business and consumer products trends. In 1999, Kurt joined the food community by forming Sugar Mountain. He founded Beecher’s Handmade Cheese in 2003. Beecher’s quickly established itself as a leader in the artisan cheese industry; in addition to its original location in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, in 2011, Beecher’s opened

  • , we were one month into the program. I was already developing a better understanding of the aspects of Oaxacan culture, history, and its environment, both the familiar and the more unfamiliar ones, and what my place is amidst it all. Since then, all my interactions with my host family, my professors, the staff at ICO, our community, and my peers have allowed me to dig deeper into ideas about globalization, immigration, identity (national and individual), hospitality, and social change. From such

  • essays with Julie Marie Wade, Telephone: Essays in Two Voices, received the Cleveland Poetry Center Award for Creative Nonfiction. Her poetry chapbook, The Daughters of Elderly Women, received the Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Award. She coauthored, with Suzanne Paola, the textbook Tell It Slant: Creating, Refining, and Publishing Creative Nonfiction, now in its third edition from McGraw-Hill. Mentor. Workshops and classes in nonfiction. Statement: “As both a writer and a teacher, I’m so interested

  • smart home systems. The goal of the project is to develop an assessment model to evaluate Pacific Northwest residents’ adoption of smart home technology and its impact on energy consumption behaviors. Project participants hope to generate market research that can help utility providers better understand their customers, and assist consumers in choosing the most energy efficient systems for their homes. Two grants from the Puget Sound Energy Foundation, are making the PLU campus safer. They helped