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and help them navigate any issues that may arise with such sudden changes. Churches: As staples of communities, churches draw a variety of people with many different backgrounds and struggles. MFTs can work in churches to provide counseling and guidance for those in the congregation who need extra support and tools to deal with relational issues. Since family and community are vital to life and whole-person health, marriage and family therapists fill critical roles in their areas of influence

critical reflection led by PLU staff and faculty to consider what it is like to live within a limited budget. The Poverty Simulation, which goes from 6-9 p.m., is designed to confront attitudes and stereotypes about people living in poverty. Friday, Nov. 14 Students are invited to participate in a Hunger and Homelessness Awareness event outside PLU: The March & Rally to End Youth Homelessness, sponsored by the Youth Coalition to End Homelessness, will take place in downtown Tacoma at Pugnetti Park. The

learning ($250). It was awarded to Frank Edwards ’16, who contributed more than 100 hours of service to Good Samaritan Hospital as a critical-care volunteer trainer. He also has received a 200+ hour Volunteer Service Award from Multicare.The Fossness Memorial Leadership Award is awarded to a Christian student from Washington who performs exceptional community service through leadership in his school, community or church ($1,000). It was awarded to Austin Beiermann ’17, who contributed to College Bound

. During this time, with this anxiety and students hearing on the news that people aren’t at work and companies may not be hiring, it’s really important that graduating seniors know that PLU truly cares about the internships, jobs and careers they pursue after their time on campus. Being able to take advantage of an office like ours, where we talk through each student’s story, the paths they’re taking and help them reach those destinations — I think those are some really key, critical parts of post

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

make and use, and the rates of their production and use. We grow our phytoplankton cultures under various conditions that are representative of present and future ocean ecosystems to try to understand the implications these microbial activities have for our planet.” Lydia Flaspohler ’25 Biology major “One of the most valuable lessons I learned this summer from participating in the NSSURP research program was that failure is not only expected, it is a critical part of the research experience

.“Entrepreneurship and the support of community entrepreneurs via the Pierce County Navigator Program is an important part of our mission,” says PLU School of Business Dean Mark Mulder, who works closely with Kreis on the navigator program. “Supporting underserved communities offers critical opportunities for individual and community transformation.” The Future of the Program One of Mulder’s goals for the program is to connect local businesses to the brain power of PLU students in the School of Business

expanding medical education and health care access in communities across Washington,” said Dr. Jim Record, dean of the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. “For the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, a critical component of this is seeking community partnerships that are innovative, collaborative, and mission-aligned. The partnership with PLU and MultiCare meets all these criteria. Launching this new initiative will allow us to change the health care ecosystem and take an important step toward

On Exhibit: 2020 “Interrupted” Wang Center Photo Contest Winners Posted by: Holly Senn / March 15, 2021 March 15, 2021 PLU Wang Center for Global Education’s 2020 “Interrupted” Photo Contest Winners During the 2019-2020 academic year, 350 PLU undergraduate students participated in global and local study away programs to acquire new perspectives on critical global issues, advance their language and intercultural skills, form valuable new contacts and lasting connections, and advance their

for granted or aren’t aware of it. But it is an incredible gift for which we should be grateful and which we should seek to use on behalf of a world in desperate need of it. Remember that the Lutheran Reformation began in a university. Martin Luther was a teacher committed to making sure people could read and write and study the Scriptures in their own language so that they could learn for themselves about the same steadfast and loving God that Solomon prayed to.  That commitment to critical study