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. “Limited funds go to the biggest impact and priorities.”Disability Support ServicesPacific Lutheran University Disability Support Services (DSS), part of the Dean of Students Office, is dedicated to ensuring equitable access and inclusion for all students with disabilities. It serves students with either temporary or permanent physical, health, learning, sensory or psychological disabilities. Students partner with the office, faculty and staff to establish reasonable accommodations and services to

sudden seizure. High-fidelity manikins even allow IV and catheter insertions, blood draws and throat and nose suction. In one exercise, a pregnant manikin carries a manikin baby that can come out through the birth canal in a simulated labor sequence, while students monitor the health of the baby and mother. “Students get exposure to certain medical emergencies they might not encounter during their clinical experience,” says Carrie Park, PLU School of Nursing pediatric clinical instructor. “Simulation

tremendous capacity and has always had an authentically innovative spirit,” she says. Commissioning change: “Establishing a culture of innovation”Cameron Bennett, DMA, is well-known as the Dean of PLU’s School of Arts and Communication, but from 2019-2021 he also had another title — Chief Innovation Officer and chair of the Presidential Commission on Innovation and Change. Established in fall 2019, the commission’s goal was to develop ideas and priorities that position PLU for long-term financial health

community, it paled in comparison to the upwelling of concern and anger over racial issues that have arisen in the past year. I needn’t remind you of all the racial violence that has ensued since 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot dead by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 9, 2014.  Since that day, our society has struggled to come to grips with our collective failure to right the wrongs we thought we were well on our way to righting.  Since Ferguson, we’ve seen racially motivated

, I’ve added 18 theater productions to my resume, invaluable professional experience as the Theatre House Manager, leadership experience within Alpha Psi Omega and Vpstart Crow, and a Liberal Arts education that focused on honing my passions toward making a positive difference. What’s next? I have been accepted to The New School for Drama in New York City, and will begin working toward my MFA in Acting in September 2012. Anna Kreutz – Bachelor of Science in biology and chemistry Anna Kreutz ’12 is

then transferring and completing my MFA at Hunter College in New York City. I stuck around New York for a couple years after grad school, working and trying to paint, but mostly just working. I moved back to my native Pacific Northwest five years ago. I returned for many reasons, but one primary reason was to commit completely to making paintings. I live and paint in Fife, WA, and work on-call as an art handler and preparator at Tacoma Art Museum. How has PLU impacted your professional growth? Of