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ultimately go towards the organization’s operations abroad. We hope in the future to receive enough funding for students to have the opportunity to go out into communities like Honduras, Panama, etc., to gain hands-on exposure. PLU Pre-Health Sciences AdvisingWhat inspired you to start this club, in particular? Being a pre-med student, or a student thinking about any health science grad school, can be a lot. It can also be hard to get a feel for what preparing for medical school should look like, how

producing concerts through LASR for laying the groundwork toward pursuing an individualized major. The route allowed him to design and propose his own program of study. “I realized that combining those elements and creating a specialized major would open my schedule up for doing things like internships and individualized study courses that would create a better educational outcome.” Similarly, Nicole Query ’22 enrolled at PLU with plans to double major in history and political science, and minor in

. 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

clear pathways for meaningful employment for our students. Is there one new program or initiative coming in the next year that you’re especially excited about? I think the launching of the Master of Social Work program in fall 2024 will be huge. For PLU to be adding a program that responds to such a big need in our region and our state is really really exciting. This article is part of the “Science of Care” section in the Fall 2023 issue of Resolute Magazine. Read Previous Ellie Dieringer explores

distinctive opportunities for global engagement, collaborative student-faculty research, and purposeful learning, PLU guides 2,700 students to discern their vocation through a challenging academic experience, a culture of service and leadership, and a community of care. PLU is also home to one of the top nursing schools in the Pacific Northwest and is among Washington State’s leading pre-health-science undergraduate institutions. Read Previous New partnership will bring expanded health care access to