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, the hopes and struggles of the globe enter the classroom and the hallway. We are, indeed, fortunate to have a faculty who offer their scholarly expertise to each other and to students who search for meaning in a world marked by suffering and hope. Such global awareness and commitment shapes Religion professor Samuel Torvend’s current research into how Benedictine practices with roots in the 6th century can inform contemporary efforts at sustainable living. A student author captures Dr. Torvend’s
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, 2016)- Joshua Cushman ’08 stood in front of a crowd at the Wang Center Symposium last month and recalled his childhood in which nobody asked him about his future. The Tacoma native was the product of a broken home, plagued by poverty, violence and abuse. Cushman was one of several speakers who discussed resilience, in the seventh biennial event at Pacific Lutheran University that aimed to stimulate serious thinking on the global challenge. Cushman told attendees that his negative experiences as a
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MapAn overview map route of the trail taking you from Canada to Mexico. Struggles are a constant: Woodsmith averages about 18 miles per day. She left her husband, PLU alumnus Nat Woodsmith ’09, behind for much of the trip. Her feet grew two sizes in just a week of hiking the trail. She can only pack what she can carry; her backpack weighs a maximum of 36 pounds at any given time. And some sections of the trail are void of water. “The most challenging thing has been water management,” Woodsmith said
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Medical Care | 医疗保健On-Campus | 校园內The PLU Health Center offers primary health care to PLU students (regardless of insurance), including illness and injury care and physicals. Services include filling prescriptions, management of acute illnesses and injuries like colds and muscle injuries, evaluating and managing chronic illnesses like asthma, immunizations, gender-specific health care, physical examinations, sexual health services and emergency contraception, and care for emotional and mental
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applied to, save for one,” Thames said. “I was initially thinking New York University’s Magazine Writing program, but then USC came along and offered to pay for school as well as provide living wages.” Despite her current success, Thames’ journey toward graduate school has been replete with challenges. With three demanding jobs and a rigorous course load, Thames had to learn strategies for time management and self-care. Although Netflix served as a favorite reprieve, it was the support of friends that
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advocate for them, and I will continue to do this as long as I have some breath in me,” she said. Nuunyango’s political activism dates back to her youth in Namibia, and was continued at Green River; she also maintains a charity to support schoolchildren’s expenses in her home village. A message to the PLU community: To current and future students, Nuunyango advised, “It’s all about time management.” Graduating magna cum laude while raising two kids suggests she knows what she’s talking about. “Make use
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junior faculty members, forged strong relationships with community partners, and chaired the department for several years. She was also a highly engaged faculty leader throughout her years at PLU, chairing the Educational Policy Committee and sitting on the Summer Academy Task Force, Long Range Planning Committee, Admission and Retention of Students Committee, and Strategic Enrollment Management Advisory Committee. “She was a gifted, creative, innovative, insightful, and dedicated instructor,” says
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American WorkforceInternational StudentsScholarships: International Student Scholarships Scholarships for International Students Planning to Study in the USA Job Websites: Abroad Planet Cultural Vistas Entrepreneurship Guide for Immigrants and Refugees GoinGlobal H1B Grader International Student Overseas Jobs OPT Nation Work Visa USA United OPT UpwardlyGlobal Professional Organizations: The Center for Global Education Foreign Born Immihelp International Association for the Exchange of Students for
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related to global digital health and vaccine delivery. New to the LCAA board, I look forward to serving as the Events Chair and facilitating opportunities for ongoing alumni engagement and community with the current PLU rowing teams. Dave Peterson History & Recognition Chair PLU Graduate 1974 & 1985 Coached 1975 – 1985 PLU Crew 1970 – 1974 Distinguished Alumni in Coaching Award – 1986, PLU Athletic Hall of Fame – 1999. Ultra running and ultra rowing have been my greatest challenge and greatest
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sediment surfaces during the prewash as well as during sediment dissolution. This data can be used in the field to better understand river composition and the implications this may have on global climate change . 3:15 pm - Synthetic study of 2,2’-carbonyldiisoxazoldine: A Novel Route to Unsymmetric KetonesMycah Uehling, Senior Capstone Seminar Unsymmetric ketones as 6π electrocyclization substrates have come into a new phase of synthesis with the investigation of 2,2′-carbonyldiisoxazolidine
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