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national security interests of the United States. The region includes China, which is rapidly assuming prominence on the global stage. Rare are the days that go by without at least one news story on China. Given PLU’s Chinese language studies, its China summer Service Learning program, as well as other international programs sponsored by the Wang center, I thought I would devote a few minutes to this most fascinating country. For the past 20 years, China’s GDP has grown by an average of 9.0% per year
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. Malaria, not long ago just another ignored killer of poor people in poor countries, is now the target of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of research and prevention programs throughout the world. The list of such new “global health” projects goes on and on, with new ones coming on line all the time. But success always brings with it the seeds of failure. There are lots of reasons why these attempts to improve the health of the world’s poorest might fail. There are just as many reasons to hope
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Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. It’s a place nearly 100,000 refugees have called home. In Swahili the word Kakuma means “nowhere.” Eventually, programs organized by the United Nations and the United States enabled some of the “Lost Boys” to be moved from Kakuma to America. “The Lost Boys of Sudan” earned their name from the story of Peter Pan – all of their parents were either killed or separated from them. These boys who had lived a harder life than most men, hurried to apply for relocation. Getting
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PLU’s Healthcare-Focused Majors and Academic Programs, Please Visit: School of Nursing | School of Nursing Facebook Pre-Professional Health Sciences | Department of Biology Division of Social Sciences | Department of Psychology Read Previous PLU Puts Its Own Face on National Campaign: It’s On Us to Stop Sexual Assault Read Next PLU Contingent Faculty Withdraw Election Petition COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are
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School of Nursing applications without the need for excessive individual advisement or assistance. Information about our programs and the application process is available on our website (plu.edu/nursing), in this application, in the PLU catalog, and at regularly scheduled information sessions. If questions remain after reviewing all available information, you are encouraged to email the School of Nursing (nurs@plu.edu). Lastly, the School of Nursing does not discuss individual applications or
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. § 1681 et seq.) and 34 C.F.R. 106. If this policy is inconsistent with any applicable law, it is the University’s intent to follow applicable law. The requirement not to discriminate in educational programs or activities extends to admission and employment and that inquiries about the application of Title IX and 34 C.F.R. 106 may be referred to the PLU Title IX Coordinator, the U.S Department of Education or both. B. Policy Scope This policy applies when a violation is alleged against a member of
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.” Jes Takla, director of residential programs, said it’s important to use students’ first names to build a sense of belonging. Authentic listening must be the goal. “Listening is the act of receiving the information with an open heart, open ears and an open perspective,” she said. “Being heard is the acknowledgment that comes back.” FACING MICROAGGRESSIONS Many people from diverse backgrounds at PLU recognize the systemic challenges that minority groups face in society and on the university’s campus
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projects that contribute to the individual’s educational experience in ways not available through traditional study away programs. These grants are intended to support supplementary travel expenses for capstone research, independent internships, service learning projects, or other independent projects. The grants may not be used to supplement the cost of traditional study away expenses or for projects and internships that earn academic credit. Up to four student grants are awarded annually for amounts
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into academic divisions—Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, the School of Arts & Communication, the School of Business, the School of Education & Kinesiology, the School of Nursing and Interdisciplinary Programs. We’d like you to meet some recent PLU graduates—one from each academic division—who share their success stories and how PLU helped them find their true vocation. Explore all our majors at www.plu.edu/majors. School of Education & Kinesiology Kelly Nagan, Class of 2008 Degree
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. Applicants are evaluated individually, based on multiple factors indicating equivalence to admission standards, a promise of success in graduate school, qualities of good character, and potential contributions to the educational mission of graduate study. Fast Track Admission Fast Track is an abbreviated application process to the School of Business graduate programs. Students and recent alumni from PLU, any AACSB accredited school, or any Bachelor of Applied Science program at a community or technical
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