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said. Nelson, himself had a mild case of pulmonary edema he had to overcome. It can be fatal, if not taken care of properly. He listened to the doctors and treated it by dropping altitudes and taking the proper pharmaceuticals. “They have doctors up there,” Nelson said. “They green lighted me and there I went.” “It can be a big danger if you come down with that because you can’t really move,” he said. “I guess I took a risk by doing that, but it didn’t feel like that at the time. “There was time
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been, quite simply, recognized as one of the most important figures in public health. Shaping the global health care discussion Foege became executive director of The Carter Center in 1986 and continues to serve the organization as a senior fellow. He has served on the PLU board of regents and received an honorary doctorate from PLU in 2000, when he was the university’s commencement speaker. He helped shape the global health work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and remains a champion of
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comparison, the minimum wage in Washington State is the highest in the nation; it will increase to $9.47 on January 1, 2015. PLU has a robust, general assembly legislative style of faculty governance. All full time faculty members — tenure line and contingent alike — have full voice and vote in the Faculty Assembly. The Faculty Assembly adopts the policies related to faculty governance at PLU. Read Previous Recent PLU Graduates on their Careers, Convictions & Passion for Health Care Read Next VIDEO
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early retirement package in the 1980s. “But I’m going to be 83 years old this summer and I think I’m getting old,” she said. “I need to kind of retire and take it easy for while.” But taking it easy may not be in her DNA. “I want to do something different,” she said. “First I want to do nothing, but then I want to go through my papers. I have my own immigrant collection.” She also has plans to clean out her house, digitize photos, take care of her garden, maybe sell her house, visit friends and
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that mentorship and that consistency throughout the years.” Today, Saucedo keeps busy with her work at the Mayo Clinic. She also has big dreams to one day start her own wellness coaching company specifically for healthcare workers. “I really love mindfulness, and journaling, and meditation,” Saucedo said. “So, I’m really hoping to start a business where I can specifically work with new nurses to really formulate a practice that is encompassing to self-care and promoting health not only with their
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, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities, and for the Earth.” I am grateful that our faculty members versed in immigration law and the constitutional rights of individuals are strong voices on our campuses, in our communities, and on the national stage. I am also grateful for the work in the Student Life Division, and in our Student Services and financial aid offices to provide resources and referrals to our students. A web site has been created for undocumented students
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fit for college students, staff and faculty,” Vagts said. “She’s passionate about developing leaders, always looking to find the right way to engage someone and help them discover or deepen a gift or interest of theirs.” Rude also has served as a colleague in ministry at Grace Lutheran Church in Evanston, Illinois, an associate pastor at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Chicago, and as youth outreach minister for The Night Ministry in Chicago, where she provided pastoral care, crisis response and
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between our two countries,” she said in October, during breakfast at her Oslo home. “What I think I can bring to PLU is all the knowledge I have about Norway.” As one of the newest members of the board, Widvey said she’s still getting to know the PLU community. Still, her first impressions are strong. She said the university is a globally minded community, rooted in care for and acceptance of others. “I think the world needs more of that,” she said. “We shouldn’t be afraid of other cultures.” She said
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Henderson '02I currently live in Olympia, Washington, where I am working as a therapeutic counselor at a private agency, Parent and Child Togetherness (PACT). This agency works with level 3 and 4 foster children helping them to stabilize in their new environments and work through the problems that have put them in the foster care system. My caseload consists of 8 – 16 year olds and has been quite the challenge. I truly appreciate the education that PLU provided me because without it, I wouldn’t have
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pastoral care, crisis response and advocacy in an interfaith and multicultural setting for young adults experiencing homelessness. Rude says she was enchanted with PLU’s philosophy early in the process that called her to campus. She was struck by remarks from President Thomas W. Krise, in one of her interviews, about his aspirations for an inclusive campus. “He told me ‘if we can be a school that’s welcoming to Muslim students and welcoming to transgender students, then I feel like we’re on the right
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