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lot of her policy work right now has to do with mental and behavioral health, and sponsoring a bill from high school students on banning the pink tax (a term used for gender-based price differences applied to identical products). She’s also working on mental health competency, or forensic competency, so finding ways to improve our criminal justice system for people who have mental health issues and are being convicted of a crime, and making sure they are getting treatment as well as standing trial

for people who have mental health issues and are being convicted of a crime, and making sure they are getting treatment as well as standing trial. So making sure that they are mentally competent enough to fully understand the grievousness of their crime and of their actions. What tasks that you perform in your job were unexpected? I really like taking constituent meetings, and I really like hearing people’s stories about what problems they face, because it impacts them in a more personal way

and Princeton, and will study women’s health at Vanderbilt, Kelsey will study social work at Smith. Anna is off to seek a Ph.D. in neuroscience at UC-Davis, Ashley in nanoscience at Colorado, and Joe in plasma physics at Wisconsin.  Angela is headed to the New School for Drama in New York, while Jordan will join a theatre company in Washington DC, and Abagail in Philadelphia. The “I’ve got a new job stories” are also exciting.  Shannon and Annie will be working at Bank of New York Mellon as

solutions — and that’s what we’re seeing now.” – Brian Lloyd ’88DIFFERENT POPULATIONS, DIFFERENT NEEDSIndividuals seeking affordable housing encompass a spectrum of housing and social needs. Some need the consistency of multi-year secure housing so they can maintain employment or so their children can attend the same school for consecutive years. Others are in need of wraparound services to stabilize their mental health. “It’s not so easy to just ‘get a job, stop living in a tent or car, and clean

what’s going to be best for the population.” — Molly Martin, Doctor of Nursing PracticePacific Lutheran University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice prepares nursing professionals to develop and evaluate quality within a health system, collaborate with interprofessional teams to improve health outcomes and be leaders in the nursing profession. The PLU Doctor of Nursing Practice degree prepares graduates in one of two advanced practice specialty areas: Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Psychiatric Mental

links between classroom learning and community settings at home and abroad. Read Previous How the PLU community is addressing mental health Read Next How to be a Lute: Lute language 101 LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal

meet urgent needs in Northwest Syria.Turkish troops, Syrian and Russian armies, and opposition forces negotiated and battled over resources and land. As the emergency coordinator for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Lander was on the ground in Southern Turkey, directing resources for the approximately 1.4 million internally displaced populations just over the border in Syria.    “Millions of people are crowded into tent camps, struggling to survive and constantly worried about

have mental health issues and are being convicted of a crime, and making sure they are getting treatment as well as standing trial. So making sure that they are mentally competent enough to fully understand the grievousness of their crime and of their actions. What tasks that you perform in your job were unexpected? I really like taking constituent meetings, and I really like hearing people’s stories about what problems they face, because it impacts them in a more personal way, rather than just for

students and form a community with them and give them a good first impression of PLU. I hope that it’s a lot different than last year. They are able to join a community, they are able to hang out with friends, and are able to have a lot of opportunities that weren’t open to a lot of students last year in person, or with outdoor activities and trips.” –Preston Gee ’24 Resident Assistant Dual-Degree Engineering Major “I hope that new students find a good support system here. We have a lot of great mental

How to be a Lute: Let’s Spend a Day in Tacoma Posted by: vcraker / May 26, 2021 May 26, 2021 Ready to explore? Tacoma native Lindsey Hansen ’22 shares some highlights of her favorite Tacoma hang-out spots. Read Previous Interested in studying Psychology? Read Next How to be a Lute: How to weather the Pacific Northwest weather LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024