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. Donations of new toys, coats, winter gear and cash or checks are encouraged and appreciated. For a full list of acceptable donations and directions on making a tax-deductible monetary donation, click here. There are several community sites to drop off donations, including LeMay Family Foundation, Franklin Pierce School District headquarters, Bethel School District headquarters, Heritage Bank and Twinstar Credit Union (Parkland/Spanaway Branch), Harkness Furniture, Couples and Family Therapy at PLU and

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35-40 minutes for the final film. When the project begins as a concept it’s hard to envision getting to the premiere, there’s so much work to do, Plog said. “It becomes like your baby because it’s been my life for a year,” she said. “It’s kind of surreal that it’s premiering.” Ultimately, the students hope the audience takes away one concept from the film: There’s not one right answer or solution and even small steps can help dispel energy waste. “It really rests with the consumer,” Plog said

& Communications Jerry White remembers sitting in his wheelchair in an Israeli hospital, looking at his nurse. When he found her, she just stared back, without sympathy, making no effort to help the 20-year-old American who had just had his right leg blown off by a landmine the week before. “I expected them to help me, but the nurses just stared back,” remembers White, now working for the U.S. State Department as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization. “They told me to get my

decision to rebrand as the “Y,” notably dropping both “men’s” and “Christian” from the organizational acronym. In order to narrate the Y’s transformation from muscular Christian outpost to multicultural gym, we draw on a rich trove of YMCA documents, collected during three week-long visits to the YMCA Archives in Minneapolis. This paper contends that the YMCA leaders decided to move away from single-minded focus on developing “muscular Christian” men because they increasingly prioritized service to

connecting it to behavior here and now,” Griech-Polelle says. “There are much broader lessons that students can take from this: ‘How do you conduct yourself? How do you treat people? Are you respectful?’ That is what inspires me, because otherwise it would just be too sad and depressing.” Marcus agrees, adding that antisemitism and racism continue to plague communities across the world. “Genocide is an ongoing problem with over 30 countries currently at risk of mass atrocity,” she points out. “Also, and

continuing the positivity by planning more virtual guest visits.Music EducationFuture music teachers currently studying at PLU had two opportunities to connect with PLU Music Ed alums thanks to Dr. Linda Miller, Chair of Music Education. Hans Nelson ’11 is an assistant principal and did a presentation on classroom management and behavior issues. Nicole Laborte ’14 shared a timely and extremely helpful presentation on virtual learning and some of the tools that are in use in schools right now.There were

rather a different concept. The dogs that we train and place are for social, emotional and educational goals for children.” Service dogs for autistic children from North Star are bred for temperament that’s conducive to working with children, according to Gross. Their behavior needs to be responsive to the social cues of the child. “Isabel’s particular dog, Luka, was raised by a professional dog trainer with two little girls. We want to raise her pup with children,” Gross said. “Our puppy in training

impression, I realized only after I began eating breakfast with them that my worries were totally unfounded. These guests, who had to present in front of an auditorium of strangers that evening in a continent many were visiting for the first time, exuded such calm and collected behavior that they made me feel instantly at ease. Outgoing and witty, each debater brought to the table his or her own sense of confidence that radiated through their personalities. iDebate Rwanda members share a laugh during a

colleagues: “More than anything else, Jon has a contagious enthusiasm and passion for improving psychological science and giving others the tools they need to do the best work they can do.” Read Previous Pacific Lutheran University Professor Invited Speaker at United States Naval Academy Read Next J-Term 2020/Psychology & Political Science- Study Away in Prague LATEST POSTS Ricky Haneda ’22 | Psychology Major February 18, 2022 The Evolution of Behavior November 12, 2021 Dr. Laura Shneidman awarded