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ensure they are gaining worthwhile experience. “The Army has this saying ‘train as you fight,’” Richardson said. “Well, (students) are out there training as they practice.” All the faculty members say PLU’s mission is at the core of the community-based approach. The School of Nursing focuses heavily, at all levels, on underserved patients and treatment shortages. For example, Richardson underscored the free sports health screenings nursing students provide to the surrounding communities. “Because

a tough job with the PLU nurses he works with. Shaping Health CarePLU’s first doctoral program trains nurse practitioners for lives of leadership. “They are all bright,” Larsen said. “They are eager, they are willing, they’re gung-ho. I’ve never had a student who was questionable. I’m sure it has to do with the incredibly competitive selection process.” The nurses in training bring that passion to partner providers in surrounding communities, where they often help underserved patients in areas

Committee, and served as a co-founding member of the Family Clinic. Molly volunteered early with the Associated Ministries’ Food First program, an effort which led to the formation of the Lakes Area FISH Food Bank in 1974. She remained actively involved with this service for more than 40 years, training each of its volunteers. Lakewood, which wasn’t unincorporated until 1996, lacked many social services. Earlier attempts to strengthen the community led to the formation of Lakewood United, an effort that

included working side by side with the mayor of a town, a brigade commander of an Iraqi army unit and a local police chief. All had their own areas of responsibility, he said. “But me as a 22-year-old lieutenant? Luckily, I had my political science degree and I have my training,” Calata said. “But how do you expect a 22-year-old kid to go into a place as old as the Bible and say ‘here, I’m going to fix your ancient problems.’” Dom Calata '08 Calata said he often thought back to the way Boice and his

from the ENVT 350 collected in February 2020 and the Department of Ecology State of Washington from 2008-2012, we compared the health of Clover Creek Reserve, the restorated site and 133rd, the non- restorative site. This data shows that the restoration improvements are beneficial in keeping a healthy ecosystem and stream. Overall, Clover Creek Reserve is a lot healthier than the 133rd St. location. A lot of this is due to the restoration efforts put into Clover Creek Reserve. Restoration is

the Twentieth Century” Erik Hammerstrom & Peter Bomann, “Pedagogical Uses of Role-Playing and Simulation Games in College-Level Religion Courses” Christian Gerzso & Elizabeth Postovoit, “Tweeting Authoritarianism: An Analysis of U.S. Political Discourse, 2015-2018” 2019-20: Wendy Call & Mathilda Magga, “Sense of Place on the Page: A Writing Guide” Erik Hammerstrom & Janelle Brockman, “Dissemination of Buddhist Imagery to the West via East Asian Popular Culture” 2020-21: Jen Smith & Emery Kim

Revised November 2020 The university has a strong commitment to life-long learning which it supports through the following tuition assistance programs and by offering a number of additional on- and off-campus professional development programs. Each tuition benefit has its own eligibility requirements, so it is important to familiarize yourself with the criteria. If you have questions, please call Human Resources at ext. 7185. Forms and other information related to this policy are available on