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helped me grow into the person I am today, so I wanted to be able to give back to a community that drove me to thoughtfully care and serve others above myself. You are a coach first, but your academic expertise is a great fit for your role. How does are your football experience and academic background complimentary? If you want to be the best YOU, you can be, performing optimally requires focusing on more than just the physical side of performance. Enhancing and deliberately practicing mental skills
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embodied the PLU mission through service, leadership and care— for other people, for their communities and for the Earth. Brian C. Olson Student Leadership Award Presented to a student who has demonstrated commitment to the university and the alumni association. By recognizing the importance of connecting students and alumni, this student has shown a potential for lifelong service to the university.Did You Know? The Alumni Recognition Awards are awarded based on peer nominations and are awarded during
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contribute – my topic was environmental conservation, but there were other interns studying anything from geology to health care and culture.Walk us through your internship experience from start to finish. AS: The internship had three phases: pre-research, field research and publication. The first phase was pre-research in the spring. We would meet in groups of interns and one-on-one with our research directors to focus on our goals and create an outline for the on-site phase. The second phase was ten
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. Even today, the Dream of America is strong – not least in places where liberty and freedom are constrained. *** In the period from 1825 to 1925, roughly 800 000 men and women left Norway to seek a better life in America. For a better life for all, we must harness this pioneer spirit in our work to create a better world. First and foremost to find solutions to one of the greatest challenges of our time: climate change. My generation has little to show for itself when it comes to taking care of the
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. He earned a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering, but shifted gears and earned his master’s degree in higher education administration at the University of Kansas before arriving at PLU. “What sealed it for me to come work at PLU was, and still is, the students,” he said. “The students at PLU take the mission to heart and care for each other in a way that I never saw at the previous universities that I worked at or attended.” About 85 percent of first-year students live on campus — so there
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to AIRS, a nonprofit organization that provides housing for low-income and homeless people and families living with or at risk of HIV/AIDS or other disabilities. Technically, Markuson is a residential aide, attending to the low-income single adults with AIDS who live in the Don Miller Houses, and providing 24-hour care, support and comfort. Logistically, he cooks, cleans and makes sure residents have their medications. But it’s the personal interaction Markuson likes most. “What I really enjoy is
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. Marcus & Carrie Larsen Endowed Scholarship Finally, in March 2019, the Marcus & Carrie Larsen Endowed Scholarship was established with a gift from the estate of Norman Larsen. This endowment will fund scholarships for multiple PLU students each year, with at least one scholarship reserved for students who spent six months or more in foster care. Norman was a great friend to the university. He formerly owned the Parkland post office building near PLU, and helped the university acquire the building in
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foods that you’re used to, engage in your normal self-care practices). Health Insurance If you haven’t already, be sure to review your health insurance plan when you first arrive. You don’t want your first time navigating the policy to be the moment that you need it. Locate your emergency health facilities close to you and/or that come recommended by your program. Self-Care During orientation and throughout your pre-departure phase, we hope you created a self-care plan. This includes activities that
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Someone” and Kaelin has shared it with us. Thank you, Kaelin! We hope that you will enjoy viewing this lovely video ~ Tacoma Refugee Choir – “Everyone Can Love Someone” Zachery Gostisha '21Zackery graduated in Spring 2021 with a major in History and minors in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Philosophy, and Critical Race Studies. At PLU he was a part of Phi Alpha Theta and completed both a Benson and a Mayer fellowship. His Benson research examined how early European explorers of the Pacific Northwest
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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
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