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benefits — PLU was named one of the Top 20 Best Colleges for Veterans in the West by U.S. News & World Report — she was sold. × For Millett, nursing seemed like a natural next step as she was already working as a certified nursing assistant. “It’s a dirty and somewhat thankless job, but I actually enjoyed it,” she says. “I figured why not work my way up the ladder?” Before deciding to study at PLU, Millett was attending Tacoma Community College for pre-nursing and planned to apply for TCC’s associate

? Going all the way back to elementary school, I was fascinated by the human body. Then I loved all my science courses in middle school and high school. By the time I got to college, pursuing a pre-med pathway felt like the best reflection of my interests. Plus, I’ve always really enjoyed helping people, so it seemed like a natural fit for me.   Like many medical students, you earned a Master of Arts in Medical Sciences (MAMS) degree prior to enrolling in your doctoral program. What was that program

those who are not. As universities seek to provide students with every edge possible in procuring employment following graduation this distinct advantage must not be ignored. If we are to have journalists who are capable of accurately reporting on modern environmental issues, it should go without saying that our journalism students might benefit from taking advantage of natural science courses and ought to graduate with experience engaging the sorts of communities that are most often affected by

the case that these monasteries deserve World Heritage status. The Benedictine order is named for St. Benedict of Nursia, who around 530 C.E. wrote the Rule, a guide for monastic life that has been adapted for Christians from many different traditions. The Rule of St. Benedict gives instructions on everything from the roles of different monks within the abbey to virtues that guide spiritual life to the observance of a daily and seasonal calendar attuned to the natural seasons of the year.  Dr

and nuns supports the case that these monasteries deserve World Heritage status. The Benedictine order is named for St. Benedict of Nursia, who around 530 C.E. wrote the Rule, a guide for monastic life that has been adapted for Christians from many different traditions. The Rule of St. Benedict gives instructions on everything from the roles of different monks within the abbey to virtues that guide spiritual life to the observance of a daily and seasonal calendar attuned to the natural seasons of

you’re are less civilized, and more in touch with the kinds of primal instincts one has to use to survive. I think in this over-civilized, over-developed world, some feel there is a cultural, existential crisis going on.  Ultrarunning in a natural setting is a way for people to connect in a meaningful way to not only each other, but to their primal past. It’s a way to reconnect with nature.” In her research, Dr. O’Brien is focusing on a group of five elite women from the ultrarunning community

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became AAUP president, so it was a natural role for me to slide into. I have also been a highly visible scholar working in the field and have written a number of books about higher education, so I was well suited to become spokesperson. The elected leadership of the AAUP also sets policy for the organization. The staff carries out the policy that the leadership sets. The president has a daily role in articulating what those policies should be and getting advice from other elected leaders and trying