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been, quite simply, recognized as one of the most important figures in public health. Shaping the global health care discussion Foege became executive director of The Carter Center in 1986 and continues to serve the organization as a senior fellow. He has served on the PLU board of regents and received an honorary doctorate from PLU in 2000, when he was the university’s commencement speaker. He helped shape the global health work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and remains a champion of
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comparison, the minimum wage in Washington State is the highest in the nation; it will increase to $9.47 on January 1, 2015. PLU has a robust, general assembly legislative style of faculty governance. All full time faculty members — tenure line and contingent alike — have full voice and vote in the Faculty Assembly. The Faculty Assembly adopts the policies related to faculty governance at PLU. Read Previous Recent PLU Graduates on their Careers, Convictions & Passion for Health Care Read Next VIDEO
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early retirement package in the 1980s. “But I’m going to be 83 years old this summer and I think I’m getting old,” she said. “I need to kind of retire and take it easy for while.” But taking it easy may not be in her DNA. “I want to do something different,” she said. “First I want to do nothing, but then I want to go through my papers. I have my own immigrant collection.” She also has plans to clean out her house, digitize photos, take care of her garden, maybe sell her house, visit friends and
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Society - VW An examination of major political theories in the Western philosophical tradition, with a focus on questions regarding the nature of just political institutions. Can count toward a minor in Politics and Government. (4) PHIL 223 : Bioethics - VW An inquiry into the ethical issues surrounding birth, health, and death. Specific topics may include the ethics of conception and genetic manipulation, domestic and international health care policy, abortion, and euthanasia, as well as the nature
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, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities, and for the Earth.” I am grateful that our faculty members versed in immigration law and the constitutional rights of individuals are strong voices on our campuses, in our communities, and on the national stage. I am also grateful for the work in the Student Life Division, and in our Student Services and financial aid offices to provide resources and referrals to our students. A web site has been created for undocumented students
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fit for college students, staff and faculty,” Vagts said. “She’s passionate about developing leaders, always looking to find the right way to engage someone and help them discover or deepen a gift or interest of theirs.” Rude also has served as a colleague in ministry at Grace Lutheran Church in Evanston, Illinois, an associate pastor at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Chicago, and as youth outreach minister for The Night Ministry in Chicago, where she provided pastoral care, crisis response and
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that happen.” It’s the culmination of a lot of passion, care and self-actualization that Mulder says the MSMR program equips all graduate students to embrace. “Students get a chance to say, ‘what is it that I love,’ try it out and then go out and achieve their ideal or their dream job in the type of industry or company that they would most prefer,” he said. And in some cases — especially Doan’s — the dream job finds them. “It all aligned,” Doan said, with a smile.
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between our two countries,” she said in October, during breakfast at her Oslo home. “What I think I can bring to PLU is all the knowledge I have about Norway.” As one of the newest members of the board, Widvey said she’s still getting to know the PLU community. Still, her first impressions are strong. She said the university is a globally minded community, rooted in care for and acceptance of others. “I think the world needs more of that,” she said. “We shouldn’t be afraid of other cultures.” She said
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pastoral care, crisis response and advocacy in an interfaith and multicultural setting for young adults experiencing homelessness. Rude says she was enchanted with PLU’s philosophy early in the process that called her to campus. She was struck by remarks from President Thomas W. Krise, in one of her interviews, about his aspirations for an inclusive campus. “He told me ‘if we can be a school that’s welcoming to Muslim students and welcoming to transgender students, then I feel like we’re on the right
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/or family needs and has provided this phased retirement option to expand the range of choices available to eligible employees. Eligibility for phased retirement is limited by the following criteria, all of which must be satisfied: The employee must be either (1) a tenured faculty member or (2) an administrative employee who has either (a) a written employment contract in the year preceding the commencement of phased retirement or (b) who has been otherwise informed in writing that they are
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