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into. They can’t do much about the situation, but support us in it,” Chrissy says. PLU’s culture taught and modeled how easy it can be to communicate on an individual level, she notes. “In New York City, nobody really does that, everyone is so busy with their own personal interests, so patients take note to those who give the extra minute to just speak with them. They often guess we aren’t from here. PLU taught me this service culture, to always have a humanistic approach when speaking with people

Johnson Foundation – to improve healthcare in the community. Miller thought having PLU nurses visit these recently discharged MultiCare patients would be a perfect match. So did Kathy Ueland, CHF RN Educator for Cardiac Service at MultiCare.”These patients were frequently being readmitted to the hospital and therefore not meeting or 90-day benchmarks for the hospital readmission rates,” recalls Miller. “So we proposed a home visit program for all the patients who would agree to participate in it

the way we measure success. Our goal is to prepare you not only for success in a career, but also for success in service to others. That’s evident in the number of Fulbright scholars we produce, and in our placement rates in graduate school and medical school. We’ve also established Career Connections, a full-time department that helps students prepare for the working world – from academic guidance and internship placement to resume writing, interviewing and networking skills. That said, we also

. Eventually, Ford sees himself working at a policy institute or think tank, or perhaps the State Department with a focus on US-Sino relations. And after that? Who knows ? It all depends on which challenge Ford is ready to chew on next.   Read Previous Bonnie Nelson ’08: A Passion for Service Read Next One step at a time 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 Caitlyn

, Africans and African-Americans relations, and critical service-learning as a pedagogical practice in peace education.DR. ROBIN DiANGELORobin DiAngelo, Ph.D., is director of Equity for Sound Generations, Seattle/King County, and a consultant and trainer for over 20 years on issues of racial and social justice. Growing up poor led her to explore class oppression and how her experience differed from others in poverty because she is white. Her work on “white fragility,” a defensive response to real

what we’re putting ourselves into. They can’t do much about the situation, but support us in it,” Chrissy says. PLU’s culture taught and modeled how easy it can be to communicate on an individual level, she notes. “In New York City, nobody really does that, everyone is so busy with their own personal interests, so patients take note to those who give the extra minute to just speak with them. They often guess we aren’t from here. PLU taught me this service culture, to always have a humanistic

— Johnson is at once modest about his role, and also very aware of the organization’s international reputation for showing up in times of crisis. At the height of the global refugee crisis in 2015, Johnson was working for YouthCompass International to engage youth at international schools in humanitarian service projects in Romania, Serbia and Croatia. As approximately 1.6 million refugees came to Germany, he watched as refugees got off the train and went straight to a Red Cross tent. “And I just

. – adapted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Indiana Other books featured in the exhibit: Queer: A Graphic History LGBTQ Social Movements The Lesbian and Gay Movements : Assimilation or Liberation? Semi queer : inside the world of gay, trans, and Black truck drivers Transmovimientos : Latinx queer migrations, bodies, and spaces Read Previous On Exhibit: Women in Translation Read Next On Exhibit: Veterans Day: A Salute to Service LATEST POSTS Black History Month: Black Art Matters Exhibit January 31

repeating: PLU’s IHON program is both international and honors. It’s what students like about it. That is certainly true for Nellie Moran. As someone who hopes to someday work for the U.S. Foreign Service, she is very interested in the cultural and historical contexts that shape the world. “The fact that the program was internationally focused was a huge draw to me,” Moran said. “Taking classes that force me to think more globally is so beneficial for the work I want to do in the future.” Thinking

school. You can do this in a number of ways, including acting as a mentor or offering an internship. — This article was first published in the Spring 2013 issue of Business Scene magazine. To see the magazine in its entirety, click here. Read Previous Outdoor Rec explores the Grand Canyon and Canyonlands National Park Read Next PLU recognized for community service COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently