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Tobago. “Working there,” Ford recalled, “changes your whole perception about life and what you want to do.” After graduation, she spent a few years gaining practical nursing experience, and then began the process of applying for work abroad. Her criteria were specific, severely limiting her options. She wanted to focus on medical aid, without missionary work or fund raising to pay her way. Only MSF contacted her. She had two strikes against her – she was young and spoke only English. It was her PLU

group of students to the Hilltop district of Tacoma. Earning four credits towards a social work class, students will spend their days volunteering in agencies supporting problems of homelessness, hunger and employment. South America South America is another popular continent for J-Term Study Away. PLU’s four South American programs include a Hispanic Studies trip to Uruguay, a social work program to Tobago, an English class going to Ecuador and Peru and a history program in Bolivia and Peru. South

from marginalized populations.Chavez, chair and associate professor of politics and government, identifies as Latina. She’s a native Spanish speaker who didn’t learn English before beginning school. She was raised in an immigrant household in the Southwest and experienced many of the obstacles fellow Latinos face every day in the U.S. Like many who come from a similar background, Chavez was the first in her family to graduate from college, despite the barriers she faced. She came from a home and a

can be arduous. It can take years from start to finish, requiring the applicant to pass various civics and English tests. Yet while others smiled and waved their U.S. commemorative flags in celebration of their long-awaited citizenship, Huang was uncertain.Chemistry at PLULearn more about the major, minor and courses in the Department of Chemistry“I don’t know if I want to do this,” she recalled thinking at the time. “I sprinted across the stage, grabbed my certificate, quickly shook the lady’s

be a more utilized place, especially for people of color. Tell us about your current graduate studies. I will graduate with my master’s in public administration from The Evergreen State College in June. It has been quite the journey. I am excited for my capstone, for which my team will be writing self-empowerment curriculum in both Spanish and English. What do you see as the most challenging part of your job? Vicarious trauma is real; while supporting people through crisis is a passion and skill

. Rather it is something that exists within many words.” Hall worked with a tribal elder to come up with a phrase equivalent to the English word interconnectedness. “When I talked to my tribal elder and asked him if we had a word to explain interconnectedness, the first thing he said was -mixw, a suffix in our language that means life force or anything with life force in it, like the earth,” she said. “A lot of our words in our language have to do with life and the environment, and that is why there is

biography, The Wizard of  Menlo Park , by Randall Stross. PLU’s Innovation Studies program studies innovation in its many contexts throughout history. We’re excited to learn about how individuals and teams have created new projects, and how these inventions have changed the world for good or bad. Lutes from a variety of majors–Art & Design, Business, Economics, History, Philosophy, English, Communications, Nursing, and more–bring their disciplinary perspectives to the program and learn how to be

to see organic is possible,” he said. “Our children and grandchildren will reap the harvest.” This is a shortened version of English professor Charles Bergman’s cover story for Audubon magazine’s January/February 2008 issue. Read Previous Area leaders discuss fighting disease worldwide Read Next Sojourners return to campus COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS

. Each one of them is passionate about public policy, legislative process and their particular role in the lawmaking process. Briahna Murray '07 ( )Vice President, Gordon Thomas Honeywell | English and Political Science Major   Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery("#audio-992").jPlayer({ ready: function () { jQuery(this).jPlayer("setMedia", { mp3: "//www.plu.edu/news/wp

their degree. And after proving successful as a program limited to students graduating from PLU, Fast Track is expanding to students with undergrad degrees from other AACSB-accredited universities. “With Fast Track, the students can explore their areas of interest and know that with just one additional year, they can now take their idea of what they’ve learned within their major and bring it to market,” Reed said. “When you have someone that’s majoring, say, in English, and they put together some