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TACOMA, WASH. (April 22, 2020) — As a senior vice president at Virginia Mason Health System, Charleen Tachibana ‘77 serves as the chief nursing officer and oversees the quality and safety of the Seattle-based hospital and healthcare nonprofit. We recently spoke to Tachibana, who also…
safe. The same for visitors and anybody else coming into the healthcare system. There’s also a lot of coordination that takes place with external bodies: the Public Health Department, the Department of Health, the CDC and other agencies that are also mobilizing efforts around managing the COVID pandemic. So there’s a lot of work internally dealing with the situation at hand, but also a lot of coordination externally. PLU: Do you have a defined or special role in the management of the crisis
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When PLU science students returned to campus in fall 2022 they were in for a surprise. The previously outdated anatomy and physiology lab in the Rieke Science Center had been transformed into a cutting-edge learning facility, complete with best-of-its-kind educational technology, thanks to contributions from…
world’s needs at a time when healthcare and the natural world are in crisis. This is the right thing to do for our students, and also the right thing to do to invest in the well-being of others and the earth. These renovations will better equip pre-health science students with the knowledge and skills they need to transition into graduate programs. We’re grateful for Pierce County’s investment and partnership to help create a larger pipeline of qualified candidates who are already connected to and
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Stephanie Millett ’22 was in her early 20s when she walked into a U.S. Navy recruiting office after dropping out of the University of Oregon in 2010. The decision to enlist, she says, was “a bit of a last resort” to get her family and…
continue to impact their physical and mental health. While some people view this as a crisis, others see opportunities to rise to new challenges. We are those others. We will be the ones to help fill that void — to help heal the sick, to help comfort the scared and to help support our community. We will be the ones to show up just as we have time and time again.” It’s been nearly one year since that graduation ceremony and the two nurses are both currently working in hospitals, though on different
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May 17, 2021 If you would like to join us for this event: Zoom Link: https://plu-edu.zoom.us/j/91514705167
Toschi``The Rise of Populism in the United States and Europe and its Effects on Modern Day Syria``Abstract: The rise of populism in the United States and throughout Europe has completely changed the world’s response to the ongoing Syria civil war, refugee crisis and rise of Islamic extremism. Many new domestic and foreign policy decisions have been influenced by the rise of
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TACOMA, WASH. (June 27, 2019) — Dr. Jon Grahe’s reach extends around the globe as an open science ambassador. Nearly a decade ago, Dr. Grahe declared that he wanted to change how we study social science. Because of his tireless efforts, a new approach to…
, research methods, materials and data are shared digitally around the world to tackle inquiries. Why is this important? Traditional research can yield low replicability of previous studies. This suggests—in part— questionable research practices, including manipulating data to fit hypotheses and desired results, or worse yet, data fabrication. A “replicability crisis” (i.e., the inability to replicate earlier research findings), is addressed with open science practices. Benefits of open science include
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You can be sure that the main goal of any college experience is to prepare you for the moment you step off campus and into the working world – to prepare you to be successful.
PLU graduates have careers in the law, public service and civil service 350 graduates work in the performing or creative arts About 800 graduates work in advertising, marketing and communications More than 2,000 are employed in fields related to chemistry, biology, math, computer science and engineering ‘More than 1,000 alumni work in social services, nonprofit organizations and churches
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We all have our own definitions and expectations of what it means to truly be and feel safe. In short, I would say PLU is a safe campus. The amount of work and preparation Campus Safety and other departments around the University does to accomplish…
. Responding to incidents, providing aid, summoning emergency responders to campus, and escorting them to the correct location during an active incident is a priority. Campus Safety has emergency communications in place to alert the university community of potential and active threats. If you would like more information of university emergency procedures, you can find it here. You will find information on what campus safety will need when you call, as well as tips on how to keep yourself safe during a wide
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This is the online exhibition of the PLU African Art Collection. Beginning in 1972 and continuing through 2011, Pacific Lutheran University has been the honored recipient of nearly 60 pieces of
research and writing for this project have been supplemented by the research of four other students who, between 2009 and 2011, volunteered to research particular pieces just for the joy of being able to examine them up close and learn from and about such works of art. The project would not have been so successful without the support of Chris Albert in Marketing and Communications and Shaun Spurlock ’15; the superb photographic skills of John Froschauer and Jordan Hartman; Richard and Marcia Moe, who
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The SURF program is designed to inspire undergraduate students to pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) through a unique research experience that supports the NIST mission. Since 1993, SURF students from across the country have had the opportunity to gain valuable, hands-on…
research organizations and home to three Nobel Prize winners. Over 11 weeks, SURF students contribute to the ongoing research of one of the six NIST Operating Units which are the Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL), Engineering Laboratory (EL), Information Technology Laboratory (ITL), Material Measurement Laboratory (MML), NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR), and Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) (which now includes projects in the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology). The SURF
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Forensics Team is Off to Another Strong Start PLU debaters who competed at Linfield College include, top row, left to right: Hannah Bates and Matt Aust and, bottom row, left to right: Angie Tinker, Brendan Stanton, Austin Ballard and Caila Fautenberry. (Photo: Kaitlyn Porter) Members…
more information, contact Eckstein at ecksteja@plu.edu. Originally published on Nov. 20, 2014 by Marketing and Communications. Read Previous MediaLab Premieres documentary about food waste Read Next From First-Year Communication Student to Election Night Reporter With the Pros LATEST POSTS Meet Professor Junichi Tsuneoka August 20, 2024 Pacific Lutheran University Communication students help forgive nearly $1.9M in medical debt in Washington, Idaho, and Montana May 20, 2024 PLU Faculty Directs
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