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deserving people,” Schaps said. The event also served as the kick-off for the Women’s Center spring campaign, titled “Why a Women’s Center?” A video depicted how 12 PLU students answered the question, and it also highlighted the center’s main causes: to spotlight issues of global women’s health, women’s history and pay equity. For more information, visit the Women Center’s Web site. Read Previous Civil War love letter inspires wind ensemble Read Next Fighting violence with kindness COMMENTS*Note: All

really liked that he had done the research and knew what position he was interested. Right away we said we wanted to bring him in for an interview.” Target and Medical Consultants Network representatives will be back at this fair, in addition almost two dozen other employers, including Nordstrom, Franciscan Health System, and World Vision will be on hand. Read Previous ‘Water is the great teacher’ Read Next Alum donates $10,000 in equipment COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments

returning to Washington for medical school. (Photo: courtesy of Anthony Markuson) Markuson, who majored in Biology with a minor in Global Studies and a concentration in World Health, found his current position through fellow Lutes—and it’s a position that’s not so much a job as a service opportunity. “I see how that (service) works outside the ‘Lutedome,’ and that is something I wanted to do,” said Markuson, who plans to explore service for a year and then attend medical school in Seattle. He’s now in

consequences of 20th-century affluence.” In his book, Cross asserts that while new techniques of boxing, labeling and tubing gave consumers virtually unlimited access to simple pleasures, they also created some problems: •    Manufacturers generated a seemingly endless stream of sugar-filled, high-fat foods that were delicious—but detrimental to health. •    Mechanically rolled cigarettes entered the market and quickly addicted millions. •    And many other packaged pleasures dulled or displaced natural

physiology.“This task [teaching health classes] was very important to us,” Jamieson said. “We realized from our first trip to Haiti in 2011 that access to healthcare is not a reality for most Haitians. If we can give these kids the tools to know what to do in situations, they will be able to contribute to society in valuable ways.” Both women said they also formed special bonds with their fellow mission workers and the people of Haiti. “Haiti is a very difficult place to be,” Jamieson said. “But the

a free public Veterans Resource Summit on Dec. 6 designed to connect veterans communitywide with local resources on everything from post-traumatic stress disorder to GI Bill military education benefits. Presenters at the high-profile event include representatives from: Photo: John Froschauer/PLU U.S. Sen. Patty Murray’s office; the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs, with information on benefits such as education, healthcare, mental health, post-traumatic stress disorder and

paradigm that rewards institutions that prioritize high-paying professional fields such as engineering, computer science, and the health sciences. The study also suggests that colleges who are able to recruit students with extraordinarily high school test scores and grade point averages often receive more credit than they deserve for their contributions to the professional success of their graduates. As the column points out, high test scores and grade point averages reflect high intelligence and a

: www.plu.edu/wordsmeanthings Contact: Kenzie Gandy Email: gandykb@plu.edu Phone: (425) 312-3545 Read Previous Thu “Kim” Le interns with Benaroya Research Institute, doing cancer research from home Read Next PLU receives funding from Pierce County Connected to support mental health services COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships

and something new is created. It takes form until the wave is gone.” -Norman Edwards Jr. ’10 Product and Service Quality Manager, Boeing “Many innovation frameworks suggest that people need to find a problem to be solved, or a gap that needs a bridge. While many try to jump right to the solution, we should identify these problems and gaps first. Frequently, some of the most important problems and gaps are based on human needs … perhaps emotional needs, productivity needs, social needs, health

in her colleagues, and as a result, her peers in our department have become better educators as well,” Smith continued. “She is the epitome of what an excellent teacher should be.” One of the largest life science societies in the world, ASM has over 30,000 members, including researchers, educators and health professionals. ASM manages a slate of awards and prizes recognizing outstanding science at every career level and in every sub-discipline of the microbial sciences. Recipients are chosen by a