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said he signed on as a Palmer volunteer mentor because he knows that high school “is a critical time in a person’s life, when you have got to make a lot of big decisions.” “When I struggled in high school, he helped me,” Nagi-Mosa said of his mentor. “When I was about to stop thinking about college, he pushed me.” Jackson said Palmer Scholars wants mentors who want to make an impact on the life of a young person by building a culture of trust, one-on-one, that will support a scholar throughout

determine eligibility and whether or not to authorize applications for Emergency Shared Leave. Considerations will include budgetary impact and the needs of the university. President’s Council has the sole discretion regarding whether or not to extend this benefit. The receipt of benefits under this program is not guaranteed. Shared Leave Administration If an employee is approved by President’s Council to receive Emergency Shared Leave, Human Resources will administer the benefit as follows: An

with this pandemic as guidelines change as what we know about the virus changes. [videos: Erin’s voice continues over clips. Nursing students in grey scrubs walk through PLU’s nursing building. Students take notes on clipboards in a simulation lab. A professor instructs two students in a simulation lab. A professor displays how to perform a procedure on a dummy in the simulation lab.] Erin: And so as a student, I’m constantly learning how to learn. You know, I’m used to opening up my textbook or

-present throughout his five years as a student athlete at PLU. “He’s made a tremendous impact on me,” Swartout said. One way Dickerson has taken his mentorship beyond the paint is through Real Life Wednesday, a program that brings professionals to campus to talk with his team about vocation and keys to success after graduation. Dickerson acknowledges it’s not original (coaches at Ohio State and the University of Washington, to name a couple, have similar programs). But the focus is to give his players

that are enforced 24 hours per day are: fire lanes, South Hall Lot, handicapped spaces, carpool spaces, loading zones and reserved 24 hour spaces. Personal vehicles are prohibited from driving on inner campus without prior authorization from Campus Safety.  The only exception to this rule is during move-in and move-out when restricted access to certain areas of inner campus will be monitored and regulated by Campus Safety. The university reserves the right to change designated use of parking lots

unifying vision. “Anywhere there is a human being and a heart you can worship as Baha’i,” she said. “Together we engage in a process of creating change from grassroots.” So, PLU felt familiar: “Its mission statement resonates with my heart.” Sabet-Kazilas added that the stigma associated with welcoming an Iranian student is often difficult for institutions to move past. At PLU, it was different. “They truly treated me like anyone else,” she said. A group shot during international students orientation

Forks, North Dakota, and at the Swedish Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. From 1956 to 1967, she developed and headed the baccalaureate nursing program at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, where the nursing school received national accreditation beginning with the first class. In 1967 she became director and advanced to dean of nursing at Pacific Lutheran University, again gaining national accreditation amidst major curriculum change, expanding enrollments and

- CX This studio course explores the history, aesthetics, and creative dimensions of book design and typography. Prerequisites: Declared PPA minor or permission of instructor. Cross-listed with PPAP321, ARTD 315. (4) ENGL 314 : The Art of the Book II - CX Individual projects to explore further typography and fine bookmaking. Prerequisite: PPAP 321 / ARTD 315 / ENGL 313 with a B grade or better or permission of instructor. Cross-listed with PPAP 322. (4) ENGL 320 : Intermediate Creative Nonfiction

are The Tribal Knot: A Memoir of Family, Community, and a Century of Change and a new edition of Word Painting: The Fine Art of Writing Descriptively. She has also published five books of poetry, two additional books of writing instruction, and The Riddle Song and Other Rememberings, winner of the Glasgow Award in nonfiction. McClanahan’s work has appeared in Best American Essays, Best American Poetry, The Georgia Review, The Kenyon Review, The Sun, and numerous anthologies. McClanahan, who

girl, she grew up attending Husky football games with her family. The experiences inspired her. “I fell in love with the competition and the unique ability sports has to build community and to connect us with something larger than ourselves,” Cohen said. But she sees her work differently now. “The main driver for me is the ability to change and transform the lives of our students,” she said. “I believe we are in the people development business, and that we get this incredible privilege of using