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to make good money doing hard and dirty work. Like most Alaskan youth who endure nearly 24-hour dark and cold during the winter months, Zach spent most of his free time in a gymnasium. In small communities like Gambell and Naknek, basketball and wrestling are the sports of choice for kids. In fact, they are about the only sports available because they take place indoors. To be successful in both sports is considered unusual in the lower 48 states, but it is a fairly normal occurrence in Alaska
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. “For some, it literally edifies our entire being to continue studying and to have devoted time or space or structure to do that in a formalized way. “Some of us do get these advanced degrees because that’s how we gain access to resources we can redistribute in radical ways into communities. For me, a really tangible reason that I did it was because I was in a really abusive relationship, and I literally needed to get out of the state.” For the doctorally-curious Benge distills advice down to a
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applied field research. It helps our students become systems thinkers, to understand that a single issue or problem can—and must—be seen from a variety of perspectives. It challenges students to understand the complexity inherent in human relationships with places, and how we need to work with all the living communities of that place—plant and animal and mineral as well as human—in our restoration efforts.Let's keep the conversation going! Read the additional Bjug Day Q&A's Bjug Day Q&A
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support.” Having finally found a group of people who understood her trauma and who could support her, Reyes set her sights on her future. She decided to become a school social worker. Reyes was awarded an Act Six scholarship that enabled her to attend Pacific Lutheran University. Act Six is a scholarship program designed to equip young urban and community leaders to thrive academically while engaging with their college campuses and their communities at home. “The challenges April has faced have
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agrees, adding that antisemitism and racism continue to plague communities across the world. “Genocide is an ongoing problem with over 30 countries currently at risk of mass atrocity,” she points out. “Also, and significantly, the US still hasn’t come to terms with the genocide of Native Americans and African-Americans. We want our students to leave our class thinking deeply about issues such as the ongoing legacy of cultural genocide and what might be owed in terms of reparations.” Inspired by a
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ensure they are gaining worthwhile experience. “The Army has this saying ‘train as you fight,’” Richardson said. “Well, (students) are out there training as they practice.” All the faculty members say PLU’s mission is at the core of the community-based approach. The School of Nursing focuses heavily, at all levels, on underserved patients and treatment shortages. For example, Richardson underscored the free sports health screenings nursing students provide to the surrounding communities. “Because
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a tough job with the PLU nurses he works with. Shaping Health CarePLU’s first doctoral program trains nurse practitioners for lives of leadership. “They are all bright,” Larsen said. “They are eager, they are willing, they’re gung-ho. I’ve never had a student who was questionable. I’m sure it has to do with the incredibly competitive selection process.” The nurses in training bring that passion to partner providers in surrounding communities, where they often help underserved patients in areas
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of the well. Collaboration is central and intentional in this project, and critical to its success. The collaborative narrative spanned across borders between the communities of El Limonal and Parkland. Students at nearby Brookdale Elementary learned from PLU students about El Limonal. Prior to departure, the PLU student team visited all classrooms in the school, training Brookdale students about hygiene and water, and in many cases using the same curriculum shared in Nicaragua. Other
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September of 2020, this state-of-the-art Center upgrades and expands the practice space available to PLU nurses. In this space, they will develop the skills required to become nursing leaders in our communities. A state-of-the art simulation lab is critical to any competitive contemporary nursing education program today. Students must have access to the safe clinical practice settings found in a simulation lab that provides guided learning experiences and real time feedback from faculty about their
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other publications. So tell us about your own language past and present, and help shape the future of languages at PLU. Professor Patrick Moneyang’s French class in 2017 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in UniversitiesIndigenizing the Academy Read Previous Sustainability in Monastic Communities Read Next Indigenizing the Academy LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender
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