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and Princeton, and will study women’s health at Vanderbilt, Kelsey will study social work at Smith. Anna is off to seek a Ph.D. in neuroscience at UC-Davis, Ashley in nanoscience at Colorado, and Joe in plasma physics at Wisconsin.  Angela is headed to the New School for Drama in New York, while Jordan will join a theatre company in Washington DC, and Abagail in Philadelphia. The “I’ve got a new job stories” are also exciting.  Shannon and Annie will be working at Bank of New York Mellon as

creation—Lutherans understood ourselves as environmentalists and stewards of the created world before it was trendy because we believe that when God called the creation, “Very good!” God meant it! Discerning one’s vocation in the world— “How will I serve the neighbor using the unique combination of gifts, experiences, and opportunities that God has given me?” Service to the advancement of life, health, and wholeness—At PLU, we educate students for service to the common good; a concept that desperately

. Then a shriek made him freeze and snap his attention to the corner of the room. “I turned around and a young mother was wailing inconsolably,” Lewis told a packed ballroom during his talk at the Wang Center’s 2008 symposium, “Advances in Global Health by Non-Governmental Organizations.” “A nurse came up and wrapped the child in a sheet and took the body away,” he said. “This happened every 10 minutes in this ward.” Given that the transmission of AIDS from mother to infant is entirely preventable

Hear from ASPLU Leadership Posted by: vcraker / February 22, 2022 February 22, 2022 ASPLU President Cece Chan ’23 and Vice President Naomi Atnafu ’23 share their experience of being the first women of color to lead PLU’s Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University. Read Previous The Head in the Game: Q&A with PLU Coach Goes Inside the Mind of an Athlete Read Next How the PLU community is addressing mental health LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that

’09 on community health advocacy, service and building relationships LATEST POSTS Meet Cameron Emerson ’08 April 14, 2019 PLU Alum Visits Department of Economics April 15, 2019 National Conference on Undergraduate Research April 16, 2019 Economics Alum Receives Award June 24, 2019

September 1, 2011 Book project gives voice to the past The memories of 60 years of the School of Nursing are being brought together for a book, being released this fall. The book examines the history of the school, the people who make up its pulse and personal perspectives from alumni. In it, the journey of a growing institution is captured and the memories of the people who are called to lives of care and service are recalled. The School of Nursing has alumni that serve in all corners of the

action in his unprecedented public health advisory, Our Epidemic of Isolation and Loneliness. In it, he calls attention to how the decline of social connection in the U.S. represents a significant health risk and threatens “to splinter and divide until we can no longer stand as a community or a country. Instead of coming together to take on the great challenges before us.”This year’s symposium will feature speakers from all around the world, including New York Times best-selling authors, artists

services, education benefits, employment opportunities, post-traumatic stress disorder, housing and a number of other subjects of concern to many local veterans. There will also be a number of representatives on hand to offer self-care and veteran care resources to spouses and dependent children of veterans. The fair will take place from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Anderson University Center and is co-sponsored by the Tacoma Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. Social Action Committee. Admission to

building close-knit relationships with my professors, my peers and with the people I had the pleasure of helping care for … One other highlight is pushing through the nursing program with my peers. The thought of nursing is already daunting, but the reality of one day having other people’s lives in your hands is surreal.Tell us about your involvement with the Nursing Tenure Track Search Committee. The Nursing Tenure Track Search Committee is made up of members from the PLU community tasked with

. Since all colleges and universities spend most of their revenue on personnel costs (salaries and benefits for faculty and staff members), it’s worth noting that the cost of highly trained personal services —like education, medical care, dental care, legal advice, therapy services, etc.—tends to rise at a rate faster than the increase in consumer prices for all goods and services. This tendency is called the “Cost Disease” by economists. There’s an excellent 2012 book by that title by William J