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, spearheaded PLU’s first Caribbean Carnival celebration in February 2006, and received the Leaders of Distinction and Inspirational Woman awards. Read Previous Barr reflects on her PLU education, work overseas Read Next Grads charged to be global citizens 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 A family with a “Bjug” legacy of giving and service September 27, 2024 PLU

to make good money doing hard and dirty work. Like most Alaskan youth who endure nearly 24-hour dark and cold during the winter months, Zach spent most of his free time in a gymnasium. In small communities like Gambell and Naknek, basketball and wrestling are the sports of choice for kids. In fact, they are about the only sports available because they take place indoors. To be successful in both sports is considered unusual in the lower 48 states, but it is a fairly normal occurrence in Alaska

led to – well, who knows? That part of Henrichsen’s life hasn’t been written yet. There certainly is no shortage of opportunity ahead. For the time being, Henrichsen will continue to immerse herself in her masters program, while continuing to work on her French and German language skills, as well. To do that in Geneva invigorates her. “When I’m in a press conference [at the U.N.] I feel like the world is literally at my fingertips,” she said. “That kind of information is exhilarating. I find it is

500-foot Chihuly Glass Bridge links the Museum of Glass with the Washington State History Museum and the nearby Tacoma Art Museum. Frank and Jill enjoy visiting the museum’s “Hot Shop,” where they can see glass artists at work. The Museum of Glass offers a unique look into glass-blowing with its “Hot Shop.” They also enjoy walking along the bridge, which was conceived by artist and Tacoma native Dale Chihuly. Jill and Frank love getting a bit too eat at Masa on 6th Ave. Masa (10.8 miles from

Student Life representatives: Nicole Juliano, Assistant Director of the Diversity Center, juliannh@plu.edu Jen Rude, University Pastor, rudejl@plu.edu Angie Hambrick, Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability, hambriaz@plu.edu The Counseling Center, counseling@plu.edu or (253) 535-7206 The Undocumented Student Taskforce will have a schedule of educational opportunities for staff, faculty, and students available later in September. We are proud to work with and for

, submitted on behalf of students, to help staff work with those students and better meet their needs. It aims to flag students who may be vulnerable to common pitfalls that jeopardize success throughout the college experience. For example, the SCN is designed to connect a student with a tutor after the student fails a test, instead of waiting until the same student fails a class. The focus is proactive rather than reactive.Student Care NetworkLearn more about the SCN mission or submit a report“Oftentimes

Teach 253: PLU partnership with Tacoma Public Schools supports aspiring teachers Posted by: Kari Plog / June 7, 2018 Image: Brittany Bowen ’18 enrolled in Teach 253 during her junior year at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, hoping to gain more exposure to her chosen career. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) June 7, 2018 By Debbie CafazzoContributing writerTACOMA, WASH. (June 7, 2018) — Brittany Bowen ’18 had barely started school when she chose her life’s work. By the age of 8, she’d decided to

leave for Namibia, where she will spend nine months studying infection rates in the neonatal intensive care unit of the country’s largest hospital, Windhoek Central Hospital. And while the research isn’t directly tied to neurosurgery, her work in this area has the potential to affect multiple aspects of the medical field. “I’ve narrowed my research down to whether hand hygiene and infection control interventions reduce hospital-associated central line infections,” Larios says. “There’s only been

insightful answers,” Heath writes in the class syllabus. “Although we will be using some scientific methods of inquiry and exploring scientific ideas, this is not a science course. As we work to design our starship, we will find that many of the lessons we learn can be directly applied on Earth.” "(The goal is) to get students to really see some of the harm that our society is doing so that they can’t really ignore it and live the same way they have been."- Professor Daniel Heath In the first few weeks

PLU? IB: I am happy to talk with anyone at PLU interested in medical school! It sounds crazy, but even though it’s a lot of work and very exhausting, you get to meet incredible people, and though I’m biased, I don’t think there’s a cooler career out there. A pastor once gave me the career advice to choose a career where when you’re knocked down, you get back up. This goes for anything you see as your vocation or calling, but for me, there are many points in medicine where I get knocked down. It’s