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partnership between Pacific Lutheran University, MultiCare, and Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine has been formed to help address health care inequities and provider shortages in Pierce County and beyond. How will this partnership help with workforce development and the health care provider shortage in Washington? Washington is grappling with a severe shortage of health care professionals (e.g., nurses, doctors, health technicians, etc.). This partnership will help qualified

program within the School of Education and Kinesiology offers individuals a high-quality, accelerated route to certification in high-needs educational areas, specifically special education. Through the yearlong program, candidates gain hands-on classroom experience while simultaneously taking flexible classes that work around professional and family life. “PLU does a fantastic job fast-tracking good, qualified teachers,” Wade said, adding that school districts don’t hesitate to bring a PLU graduate on

the Morken Center for Learning and Technology, and subsequently during the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust-sponsored Twenty-Third Regional Conference on Undergraduate Research of the Murdock College Science Research Program in November in Vancouver, Wash. The Mount Rainier research was funded through a PLU Division of Natural Sciences and the Wiancko Charitable Foundation grant through the environmental studies program at PLU. Barbara Conner Barbara Clements is the former Content Development

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ePass Save to ePass Save Add Edit Remove Back New Delete Master of Arts in Education: Non-Certification Program Academic Programs all programs program website Master of Arts in Education: Non-Certification Program Graduate College of Professional Studies Information Session Meet the Professors Apply Now About This one-year teaching non-certification program is available for international students only. It does not lead to WA state teacher certification, but it prepares international students with

ePass Save to ePass Save Add Edit Remove Back New Delete Master of Arts in Education: 1-Year Teaching Certificate Academic Programs all programs program website Master of Arts in Education: 1-Year Teaching Certificate Graduate College of Professional Studies Information Session Meet the Professors Apply Now About This is a one-year teaching certification program. It prepares service-minded graduates from a diverse range of undergraduate disciplines to become highly effective teachers. It offers a

ePass Save Add Edit Remove Back New Delete Master of Business Administration Academic Programs all programs program website Master of Business Administration Graduate College of Professional Studies Information Session Meet the Professors Apply Now About The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is founded on the cornerstones of leadership, creative innovation, global awareness and ethical responsibility. This transformative degree focuses on strategy and innovation and works to develop the next

Family Nurse Practitioner specialty focuses on client-centered clinical practice, and prepares nurses to respond to the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s health care consumers, to manage direct care based on advanced assessment and diagnostic reasoning, to incorporate health promotion and disease prevention interventions into health care delivery, and to recognize their potential for professional growth, responsibility, and autonomy. The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner specialty prepares

Introduction to Creative Writing - CX ENGL 236 Intro to Screenwriting - CX ENGL 313 The Art of the Book I - CX ENGL 314 The Art of the Book II - CX ENGL 323 Writing in Professional and Public Settings - CX ENGL 329 Intermediate Fiction Writing - CX HIST 121 History in Video Games - CX MUSI 101 Introduction to Music - CX MUSI 103 History of Jazz - CX MUSI 106 Music of Scandinavia and the Nordic Region - CX, GE MUSI 120 Music and Culture - CX, GE MUSI 125 Ear Training I - CX MUSI 126 Ear Training II - CX

initiate a reduction and/or reallocation in force (RIF). The magnitude of such a RIF is determined by the extent of the change required. When this occurs, the university will make reasonable efforts to eliminate positions through attrition or other means to avoid laying off employees. Among the many factors to be considered are: The essentiality of the function to the university; Efficient organization of workflow and assignment of job duties; The professional competence and relevant progress of the