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therapist might approach managing a large team, perhaps specifically through challenging moments? I think maintaining people’s humanity is a really important part of leadership. When you work in family therapy, when you’re working with partners or parents that are really frustrated, you’re often dealing with challenges that have attacked a person’s humanity. It’s critical for them to learn how to be frustrated while maintaining their partner’s humanity. And I think that goes along with what we have to

Master of Science in Kinesiology at Pacific Lutheran University brings a tradition of excellence into the Master of Science degree. The program combines a rigorous academic experience with real-world, relevant and impactful applications designed to intentionally address critical gaps in Kinesiology training and practice. Unique features of the program include a commitment to diversity and inclusion, along with intentional mentorship and leadership development opportunities. Through coursework

, community-based, locally-owned health system in the state of Washington. Hundreds of PLU alumni serve in critical roles throughout MultiCare Health System — the vast majority of them as nurses. For this “Lute Powered” feature, we featured three PLU alumni who serve behind the scenes. Leading with careTerri Card ’83 doesn’t just care about people. She cares about caring for people when they need it most. Card is the chief operating officer of outpatient operations for MultiCare Behavioral Health, but

borne. Fryhle’s name began appearing as a co-author on the book in its 7th edition, published in 2000. Each edition involves painstaking review by both Fryhle and Solomons,who make changes to address the evolution of both knowledge in organic chemistry and current modes of pedagogy. Professors around the country provide detailed critical reviews of the text that help shape the revisions made by Fryhle and Solomons.  Updating the text, study guide, and online material, where the slightest inaccuracy

program. The pledge offers a critical safety net to new PLU graduates by ensuring that once they are employed after graduation, if they earn less than $50,000 per year, PLU will help them repay their student (and parent PLUS) loans.  PLU is also known for its 253 PLU Bound Full Tuition Scholarship, which is offered to students who are College Bound eligible, attend a high school in Washington State, and have a 3.30 or higher weighted cumulative GPA. Students who qualify are awarded full tuition for

, community-based, locally-owned health system in the state of Washington. Hundreds of PLU alumni serve in critical roles throughout MultiCare Health System — the vast majority of them as nurses. For this “Lute Powered” feature, we featured three PLU alumni who serve behind the scenes. Leading with careTerri Card ’83 doesn’t just care about people. She cares about caring for people when they need it most. Card is the chief operating officer of outpatient operations for MultiCare Behavioral Health, but

for their communities and care for the earth.  This triple repetition aligns perfectly with our principles of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability, which we strive to consider not as three separate issues, but as one interrelated cause demanding critical thought and action. These guiding values help our students, alumni, faculty and professional staff members to act as globally conscious citizens and creative leaders. So as we celebrate the graduation of this, the largest class in PLU’s history

. We talked to PLU alumni in each of these roles to try to better understand this critical social emergency.LUTES GET TO WORKAfter graduating from PLU, Susan Boyd ’90 moved to Seattle to work at Compass Housing Alliance (formerly Lutheran Compass Center). Back then, her clients receiving a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) check would routinely find a basic apartment for around $330 per month. But affordable housing for those earning equivalent income today largely doesn’t exist in Seattle any

service.What inspired you to start this club, in particular? Being a pre-med student, or a student thinking about any health science grad school, can be a lot. It can also be hard to get a feel for what preparing for medical school should look like, how connections are made, how to find service opportunities. I know I was someone who struggled on my own to find out about these things. So I wanted to offer a campus resource for underclassmen to learn from upperclassmen, and for all of us to learn from

, and fundraisers that ultimately go towards the organization’s operations abroad. We hope in the future to receive enough funding for students to have the opportunity to go out into communities like Honduras, Panama, etc., to gain hands-on exposure. PLU Pre-Health Sciences AdvisingWhat inspired you to start this club, in particular? Being a pre-med student, or a student thinking about any health science grad school, can be a lot. It can also be hard to get a feel for what preparing for medical