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PLU alum takes leadership role as Tacoma’s chief equity officer Posted by: vcraker / August 4, 2022 August 4, 2022 As far back as middle school, others noticed Lisa Woods’ quiet strength and power of observation. “My demeanor is to listen, hear people and see people,” she says. “I’ve developed that over time, but I’ve always been the listener in the room and not necessarily the talker.” Today, Woods (’92) uses her powers of reflection as chief equity officer within Tacoma’s Office of Equity and
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, complimentary drinks and Philippine cuisine. Read Previous The Museum of Glass Mobile Hot Shop comes to PLU Read Next “A Sense of Place” exhibit opens in Seattle LATEST POSTS Pacific Lutheran University Communication students help forgive nearly $1.9M in medical debt in Washington, Idaho, and Montana May 20, 2024 PLU Faculty Directs Local Documentary November 8, 2022 Scholarship Application Tips October 17, 2022 PLU’s Student-Radio Station Lute Air Student Radio Produces Monthly Concerts August 18, 2022
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impact that the violence of natural resource extraction has on ecosystems, communities, and individuals.Steen Family Symposium Steen Family Symposium on Environmental Issues April 17-19 | Free and open to the public Established in 2022 through a gift from David ‘57 and Lorilie Steen ’58, the Steen Family Symposium brings informed speakers who challenge current thinking and propose healthy change to the PLU campus for the purpose of contributing to educate for “lives of thoughtful inquiry, service
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policy for The Washington Post. Wright has also been a fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Brookings Institution, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace as well as Yale, Duke, Stanford, and the University of California. Read Previous Study away blog roundup Read Next ‘For the love of chocolate’ COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a
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rural regions. Established in 2022, PNWU’s new DPT degree enhances the university’s mission to educate and train health care professionals for quality patient care in local communities. Nearly 60% of PNWU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy students are from the Northwest, and almost a quarter come from medically underserved areas. Like the DPT, PNWU’s MSOT program, beginning in fall 2023, will ensure the health and well-being of rural and medically underserved communities throughout the Northwest and
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range of questions that help me recall my own knowledge on the subject. I get to meet new people and be uber-nerdy all the time, which is great for me. Who did you conduct chemistry research with, and on what topic? I did one summer of ecology research in the summer of 2021, developing PCR tests similar to COVID tests for a specific fungal pathogen that affects snakes. In the summer of 2022, I was in Dr. Waldow’s chemistry lab working on synthesizing new conductive polymers. I was working on organic
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make it feel like family. What have you enjoyed most about your PLU experience? The community I built at PLU. I’ve been fortunate to meet many great friends through swimming, classes and two study-away programs. I wasn’t sure if I would go to Oaxaca (J-Term 2022) because we were coming out of the pandemic. There was a lot of uncertainty. My host family tested positive for COVID within two days of my arrival, and I had to move. We were constantly testing. It was a great trip, as I could walk around
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Tyler Crabe. They are not the only ones. On the following pages, meet other PLU graduates who believe that tackling the day’s issues, big and small is what university life is all about. They have asked themselves the question posed by poet Mary Oliver: “What will you do with your one wild and precious life?” How about you? Aspire – Isaiah Johnson ’96 “I want students to be able to…” Volunteer – Guy Jensen ’08 “Dropping people off at the hospital…” Listen – Joyce Barr ’76 “I keep my mind open
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In the Eye of the Beholder: Georgiana and her Portrait Posted by: ramosam / July 26, 2022 July 26, 2022 By Elsa Kienberger If season two of Sanditon showed us anything, it is that the eyes are easily deceived. After a season full of emotional manipulation through gaslighting and rakes disguised as men of gentility, the final episode retained a few surprises, including the revelation that Charles Lockhart (Alexander Vlahos) himself was the heinous family relation after Georgiana’s inheritance
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July 7, 2008 An affinity for social change. A dedication to activism and aiming for real change in the world has been a characteristic of student leadership on campus for decades. Saying yes to life’s opportunities, fighting for what you believe in, avoiding the tyranny of the majority and standing up for what’s right – that’s the collective advice that four former student body presidents have for today’s students. Students today are as dedicated as ever to social justice. It’s environmental
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