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decided to focus her research on doing something about it. She examined the benefits of hiring a mental health consultant to support nurses and hospital staff tasked with admitting and treating patients on medical units who require support for behavioral and mental health issues. “There’s a lot of stigma around patients with mental illness,” she said. “They were asking for additional support.” Her research covered recommendations for how to approach this specialized care, including safety measures

Wednesday, Oct. 5 2016 Third annual Thor Heyerdahl Lecture to open “Beyond the Horizon: The Legacy of Nordic Explorers” exhibit 2016Distinguished Norwegian sailor, journalist and writer Ragnar Kvam Jr. will present “The Life of Thor Heyerdahl: Writing the Biography of a Norwegian Icon,” for the third annual Thor Heyerdahl Lecture at 7 p.m. on Oct. 5. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center at PLU.Kvam wrote a three-volume biography on Heyerdahl, which earned him the Riksmålsforbundet’s literary

Lima to small local businesses that have been in operation for generations. Students learned about the Peruvian economy, political dynamics, and, most importantly, they learned with their hearts and embraced Peru’s complex history. Here are ten days in Peru in five minutes!Veteran and HR Professional Dorcas Cluley Recommends the PLU MBA ProgramVeteran and corporate human resources professional Dorcas Cluley ’18 shares a bit about her career and why she recommends the MBA program at Pacific Lutheran

team working under the Benson Fellowship in Business and Economic History at Pacific Lutheran University. We are looking at the ways people communicate with each other during a terminal illness. We are interested in the areas where people may find it hard to talk about terminal illness. One example would be whether to bring up the illness in everyday conversations. We are also interested in how that may affect the conversations people have with others. From your answers during the interview, we are

United States and World: Militarization, Abuse and Impunity along the U.S.-Mexico Border”   Abstract :   In 2012, the U.S. government spent $18 billion dollars on immigration and border enforcement. The United States dedicates a significant portion of those resources to the U.S.-Mexico border, where agencies like Customs and Border Protection have doubled since 2004 with negligible attention paid to corresponding oversight or accountability mechanisms. The resultant abuses from militarization paired

Heven Ambachew ’24 combines her passions and experiences to design major in innovation studies Like many students, Heven Ambachew ’24 wasn’t yet sure of her major when embarking on her PLU journey. Four years later, thanks to PLU’s individualized major pathway, she is the university’s first graduate with a major in innovation studies . Innovation Studies at PLU Courses… June 7, 2024