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few organizations of any kind operate debt free. PLU’s debt per full-time equivalent student is $16,998 vs. a median of $22,132 among BBB-rated, investment-grade small private institutions. Among Washington state peers, debt levels run from $18,921 – $39,242 per student.  Among the eight largest independent colleges in the state of Washington, PLU has the second lowest total debt outstanding, and the lowest debt per student. I know many of you have come to depend on the voices and quality

athlete who studied chemistry and biology at PLU. She eventually went on to earn a master’s degree at the University of Wisconsin. It was abroad that Blakney learned about the problems facing developing nations. She saw Panamanians with parasitic infections, primarily a result of poor water quality and sanitation. She saw how simple yet inaccessible preventive treatment was for the locals and decided she wanted to dedicate her life’s work to similar issues. Blakney’s recent field of study is new

documentary film productions, among its many other activities. The Center for Media Studies, created in 2013, was founded in part to offer the PLU community and the region high-quality multimedia productions and services, while also teaching students the fundamental elements of communication practices. The Center, which is run as a media agency, provides PLU students with pre-professional experiences in media production and services, including documentaries, support for news-gathering efforts, public

operations of MultiCare Behavioral Health, Greater Lakes and Navos. She’s still passionate about clinical work, and admits there are days she misses the gritty, heartfelt work of client care. However, she understands how her current role has a substantive impact on the quality of the mental health services her organization provides.  “I take a lot of pride in developing leaders below me,” Card says. “If I can ensure that they are respectful and compassionate towards people with mental illness or mental

nursing facility center in Lynnwood, Washington. The rigorous program will prepare graduates to serve as qualified nursing professionals on the front lines of care in as little as 16 months. “As a state leader in nursing education, PLU is committed to developing programs and initiatives that prepare high-quality nurses to help meet the healthcare needs of communities across the Puget Sound region and beyond,” said PLU President Allan Belton. “This ABSN program will help meet an immediate need in the

constantly thinking about challenges and opportunities related to the business of the Indigo Urgent Care clinics and the delivery of quality care. It sounds exhausting, but Mariani insists it’s a ton of fun. “I love that pace and challenge of it all,” he says. “I trained as a physician, but then earned my MBA, and I’m literally using all of that every day.” × Mariani may have spent his undergraduate years with medical school front-of-mind, but he still thinks of his PLU education as informing the

also offers resources for parents so they can help their children thrive at home. “We want to give all kids the ability to attend free, quality preschool,” she says. “We provide services for the whole child.” That includes social, emotional, cognitive, physical and language learning, as well as physical activities and nutrition. Read our full profile of Tracye Ferguson The Communications SpecialistKate Hall ’17 remembers the job interview that landed her in a communications role at ESD 113. It was

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