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Darren Nguyen, Therapist in TrainingHello and thank you for reading! I’m a second-generation immigrant and Asian-American therapist in training who is passionate about creating connections with people. I have 2.5 years of experience working with teenagers and families in a community mental health setting. I am grounded in a humanistic, person-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approach to therapy. I believe that warmth and curiosity are essential to the work of being a therapist and

Ashley Raburn, Therapist in TrainingAfter many years in healthcare, I found myself craving a deeper connection to the people and communities I was serving. It was through this and my own therapeutic journey that I decided to change my career and seek out work I was truly passionate about. This is what led me to the Marriage and Family Therapy program at PLU. It is my belief that we already have everything we need within us, but it is our lived experiences that can make us lose our way. My goal

The PLU campus utilizes two security levels for imminent or immediate threats to the campus community. These two security levels are called “Stay in Place” and “Lock Down”. When activated, these incidents are considered emergencies for the entire campus. It is essential that all students, staff, faculty, and visitors familiarize themselves with emergency procedures for security level situations. It is also important to be able to differentiate between the two security levels. Campus Safety may

Our partners in clinical rotationsAll PLU pre-licensure and advanced-practice nursing programs are clinically-intensive, to provide the high level of direct patient contact time necessary for superior clinical preparation.  PLU arranges all student clinical rotations and preceptorships.  The PLU School of Nursing contracts with over 100 local hospitals and agencies, thus providing its students a broad exposure to the many nursing care settings that employ graduate-prepared nurses, including

Alicia Barrett, Therapist in TrainingApproaches her work from a holistic standpoint, drawing on a foundation in mind-body practices. She holds the belief that within each of us lies the strength and inner wisdom needed to address and overcome the challenges hindering the realization of our true potential. Working with individuals and couples, Alicia employs empathy and a nonjudgmental approach, collaborating with clients to unravel the thoughts, behaviors, and patterns that underlie the focal

and learning about it,” said Grace Amsden ’19, after exploring Amazon’s Seattle headquarters in February. The communication major and 43 other Pacific Lutheran University students spent Presidents Day visiting the tech giant’s campus, having lunch with PLU alumni who work for the world’s largest online retailer. “It’s great for current students to see other Lutes in the industry,” said Jimmy Nguyen ’13, a non-technical sourcing recruiter at Amazon. He said he enjoyed talking with students and

journalism.General Education Element DescriptionInterpreting Living Traditions for a Humane Future Philosophy cultivates, through reasoned argument, the individual ability to develop responses to life’s deepest questions and most significant decisions. Students engage collectively in a sustained and systematic examination of fundamental concepts about meaning, thought, and action important to human existence. Students who take philosophy engage in a systematic and sustained examination of the basic concepts of