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, inspired her to pursue law in the hopes of changing the juvenile justice system from the inside. “I went back and forth trying to decide what the best (form of) advocacy was,” Sullivan said, “because ultimately my goal was to help youth and other underrepresented populations who wind up in the justice system.” She discovered the best path to advocacy was Seattle University’s law school, where she was offered the Scholar for Justice Award — a full-ride scholarship for students with interests in public
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Zoological Park, subsequently introduced the pair to another survey tracking nearby rhino populations. Assisting in both studies, the duo surveyed the animals from treetop platforms, and outposts on the ground, where they learned how to predict and dodge rhinos–a species that “can be very ornery,” he says. This stint lasted around six weeks. From there, the duo embarked on a series of hikes into the Nepalese mountains, each one lasting about three weeks and topping out at around 18,000 feet of elevation
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is putting human voices and human faces to the numbers. We want people to understand how families of victims are grieving, how students and parents are adjusting to remote learning, how immigrants and more vulnerable populations are faring amid an economic shutdown. We anticipate there are hours and hours of stories to tell, but anything we do will be centered on public service journalism, news you can use, and the human toll. Everyone is collectively grieving in their own way, from afar, and I
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changing demography with the largest unincorporated region in the Northwest that brings with it resource-limited public schools, underdeveloped neighborhoods, and medically underserved populations that are seeing a decline in life expectancy. We are truly a microcosm of America. We contribute great things through our programs, faculty, students, and alumni but it’s important that we consider how we align those contributions to impact entire system structures and think about what it means to deliver as
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school in Public Health. I am currently waiting on training to become a state health insurance benefits adviser while also working as a CNA. I am excited about a career in culturally sensitive, community-based health initiatives. I love the idea of combining how the history of unique populations intertwines with modern approaches to providing the safest, most effective healthcare.” Halvorson: “I’ve really enjoyed working with you two. As administrator of the Benson fellowship program, I get to see
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of North America’s indigenous populations even as she’s learning those of Latin America. “One of the biggest challenges for me designing this class … is I had to figure out which U.S. and Canadian native authors have been translated into Spanish,” Call said. “It was really interesting to see that some people that I think of as being very central to U.S.-based Native literature studies have not been translated at all.” Call will return to Colombia twice more as part of her Fulbright’s flexible
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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
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, removing trade barriers, opening investment flows and aggregately reducing the provision of social services and support to rural and poor populations. A prominent feature of the neoliberal political-economy has been not only the increase of migration as an economic strategy, but also the elevated presence of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) doing work in development, with a diverse spectrum of practices and philosophies. Through my experience in Pacific Lutheran University’s Oaxaca study abroad
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other complex forms of engineering. Populations live in locations where, without human manipulation of water, they would otherwise be unable to survive. Humans are becoming increasingly capable of fending off Mother Nature and doing what works best for industry. Still, there are times when she gets the better of us. Low water levels along the river have been causing problems for traffic along our nation’s most significant aquatic thoroughfare. The ripple effect from these issues can reach far and
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have been doing for years. I also have a newfound love for “resiliency.” Resiliency is probably one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen in my life, and in working with the populations that I do, I am continually blown away by human resiliency. What motivates you? Bah. Today? I’m not sure (laughs). I’m motivated by the hopes of making a difference. I live religiously by the quote that I originally used on my PLU admissions essay to answer the question by Mary Oliver, “What will you do with
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