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solutions to challenges facing the university. Each awardee receives a certificate and a $750 honorarium. The 2023 Distinguished Staff Award recipients are Keleigh Allen, Greg Briggs, Seth Carlson, Jennifer Childress-White and Ryan Marsh. Keleigh Allen is an Advancement Analyst for the Constituent Engagement team in University Relations. In her 24 years at PLU, Keleigh has exemplified what it means to be a lifelong learner. In her plethora of roles at the university, Keleigh has always stepped up when

choose from six internship tracks: Biomedical sciences, Dental, Health Systems and Policy, Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health. Partners of the program include: Center for Health Systems Effectiveness Graduate Medical Studies Knight Cancer Institute Oregon Hearing and Research Center Oregon National Primate Research Center Portland Alcohol Research Center School of Dentistry School of Medicine School of Nursing School of Public Health Application deadline is Monday, Jan. 22, 2018  For more details

Debate student discusses local issues on KBTC’s Northwest Now Posted by: Todd / November 11, 2015 Image: Angie Tinker ’16 speaks in favor of the initiative one during the The Ruth Anderson Public Debate at PLU on 10/8/2015 (Photo/John Struzenberg ’16) November 11, 2015 After weighing in on the new proposed minimum wage at the Ruth Anderson Debate in early October, PLU Debater Angie Tinker ’16 took her argument to a much bigger audience when she taped a segment for KBTC’s Northwest Now. At a

April 2, 2012 PLU professor wins Fulbright award By Katie Scaff ’13 PLU Professor Greg Williams will spend the 2012-2013 academic year continuing his work in Mexico as part of a prestigious Fulbright Scholar Award.  A central theme of his work will be efforts to accommodate children and youth with disabilities into public schools.  Williams is a recipient of the J. William Fulbright – Arturo Garcia Robles U.S. Scholar All-Disciplines Award, one of five Fulbright programs in Mexico. “J. William

campuses that we need represented in the Think Tank. … Recognizing that public health cannot prevent sexual violence by itself, Think Tank participants will represent public health departments, sexual violence coalitions, researchers, law enforcement, and college and university staff and administrators.” As part of Not Alone: The First Report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, the CDC and the American Public Health Association, in collaboration with the departments

situation where your resources, both mental and fiscal, are stretched to their limit. His second? Consider public service, even if it’s not your primary vocation, at least volunteer for a cause you believe in. Campbell was the Meant to Live speaker at Friday’s Homecoming event. It was definitely a homecoming for Campbell as well – as his New Yorker accent attests. He has spent most of his career in the Big Apple, dealing with everything from homelessness, the AIDS crisis to the aftermath of 9-11 in his

conspiracy theories on web platforms and forums; the decline of public trust in institutions and experts; and what to look for to ensure the credibility of online information. The class culminated in a final “Critical Making” project, where students built, designed, or mocked up a media literacy tool. The goal of the assignment was to envision a web that prioritized the circulation of credible information. Critical making is a process where students apply theories and concepts to a creative project or

bursts, but in a steady pace over a lifetime,” he said. “Some are household names and others have labored out of the public eye. This is one more accolade for a life well lived.” Medal of Freedom Alumnus honored for work in eradicating smallpox, work on infectious diseases By Barbara Clements Dr. William Foege, ’57, was named as one of 13 recipients this week of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. The Medal of Freedom is, according to a White House statement

importance of our students and our students’ desire to be known by their professors. It’s one thing to talk about that in a class of 32 students; it’s another to talk about it on a broader stage, with a broader audience.Amy YoungAssociate Professor of CommunicationYoung’s scholarship pursues questions of rhetorical style, expertise and engagement in the public sphere.  She lies awake at night fretting about the state of our public discourse and uses her scholarship to enable colleagues and students to

acts as a presentational force in the service of standpoint.” It was presented in the Argumentation and Forensics Division. Dr. Amy Young, Associate Professor of Communication, received the award for her paper “Beyond Supreme: Retired Supreme Court Justices as Public Intellectuals”, which deals with the increasingly vocal, political and mediated role we’ve seen Stevens, Souter and O’Connor play since their respective retirements.  It was presented in the Communication & the Law Division. Young’s