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within the natural frame of the liberal arts education—a part of learning to be a vital member of the community in service to the world and others. Why do you think these needs are becoming more important? Personal and collective trauma. A need to reconnect with our bodies, with our selves and with each other in a safe space with people who “Get me“ to help make the next step in regrounding, and reconnecting with the strengths and skills to move forward into meaningful living in the unfolding new

, and the journalism major is in a place to share her story not only with those close to her, but with the masses. Professor Joanne Lisosky said she is very proud that her student’s work garnered attention on a larger scale. “I adore her,” she said of Norman, who is a member of Choir of the West and active in stage productions as a theatre minor. “She is a delight in the classroom where she demonstrates strong leadership skills and a pure joy of learning.” "I’m happy I know why I am the way I am

to continue his education, pursuing a masters of education, and eventually teaching high school English. While joining the military provided Huynh the opportunity to travel – he’s logged time in Kuwait and England – he decided to take advantage of PLU’s academics after learning about the Yellow Ribbon program and take advantage of its well respected teaching program. “I want to help people and give them the skills to help themselves,” said Huynh. Then there were also the clubs that played to his

physics class, I did really bad. I was somewhat deficient in math. … I realized if I wanted to do this, I would have to catch up,” Fortuner said. Although it was difficult, Fortuner was drawn to the subject. “It was something about just the skill,” he said. Working on problems, finding connections and understanding the world around him also motivated him to spend extra time outside of class learning the material. “I wanted to continue learning it—mastering it,” Fortuner said. “I really enjoyed them

grocery stores as their classroom. The MBA Marketing Management course brought them to the agricultural community of Skagit County, where teams of Lutes researched and presented marketing solutions in partnership with the Skagit County Economic Development Alliance. “We got to use the Skagit Valley as a background where students are learning and then applying,” said Mark Mulder, assistant professor of business. “This project also incorporates service learning, which is a big part of PLU’s pedagogy

why we live in such a state and will provide students with the tools to consider changing it.” In addition to completing the thoughtfully curated classroom-based curriculum, criminal justice majors also will be required to apply their learning in the field by completing an internship. PLU has a long history of students interning at local criminal justice-related organizations and agencies. “Our decision to require an internship reflects our department’s commitment to supporting students to apply

Yakima.  “Coming from my high school—the majority is Latino—it was different to be in a school as the minority,” she said.  After working through some of those homesick blues, Gutierrez decided to embrace the change and embraced learning about the different representations on campus.  “Being introduced to and learning about different cultures has been really great,” she said. “It’s also easy to branch out and meet a lot of people. It was easy to build a network of people I enjoyed hanging out with

an Act Six Scholarship. PLU is one of five universities affiliated with the program that offers leadership training and scholarships for emerging urban and community leaders.“One of my mentors in high school was an Act Six recipient,” Jones said. “But they left my freshman year, so I was never introduced to  PLU or Act Six until my senior year.”  After learning more about the university located just 30 miles south of him, he decided it was the school for him. Aside from having the major he wanted

, and it’s rewarding to juggle my love for the sciences and humanities at the same time.  Why did you choose to study at PLU? I study at this school because I feel at home on this campus and in the Pacific Northwest. Specifically, though, there are professors who encourage me to continue learning here—The first person who comes to mind is Dr. Adela Ramos, chair of the Environmental Studies department. She is an inspiration and PLU is so lucky to have her.  You are interning at the Bear River

Partnership for Health Innovation was a natural fit for our organization. I’m confident that our partnership is going to play a significant role in the future of health care and health care education for our region,” said Robertson. “The MultiCare Medical Center at Pacific Lutheran University will provide care to everyone who lives in Parkland-Spanaway and the surrounding areas. It will also help provide even more learning opportunities for students at PLU and WSU who are pursuing health care careers