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Born and raised in the Philippines, Maria Surla ’23 is now a PLU grad and a nurse at MultiCare Good Samaritan Emergency in Parkland Posted by: Zach Powers / June 9, 2023 Image: Maria Surla ’23 presents at an event she co-organized titled “Tubes and Lines.” The event was planned and run by PLU’s Delta Iota Chi Nursing Service Club and invited students from University of Puget Sound’s Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy program to learn the proper way to move and ambulate patients who have

restaurants like McDonald’s have long symbolized capitalism’s villainous effects on our nation’s most vulnerable communities.”– Provided by publisher.     Read Previous On Exhibit: Struggle for Full Voting Rights Read Next On Exhibit: 2020 “Interrupted” Wang Center Photo Contest Winners LATEST POSTS On Exhibit: Veterans Day: A Salute to Service November 1, 2022 Black History Month: Seeking (a Supreme Court) Justice February 2, 2022 Mortvedt Library materials for HEALING: PATHWAYS FOR RESTORATION AND

role of languages in liberating our past, enabling our present, and reshaping our future, had a profound effect upon how he insisted languages should be taught at a university. Luther valued languages for their present and future use in our practical business and in the pursuit of what we call, in the PLU mission statement, “service and care” in the world. But his ideas of vocation gave this language study a particularly Lutheran twist: language study was not about being enabled to transform the

. I’m getting a master’s degree in clinical social work at Smith College in Northampton. Summer classes start on June 4th! September through April, I’ll be interning 30 hours a week at The Peck Full Service Community School in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where I get to work one-on-one with low income students in grades K-8. After I graduate from my master’s program in two years, I hope to find a job counseling at-risk teenagers and young adults. I feel like my education at PLU has definitely prepared me

your calling or mission?'” she said. You can guess what answer she’s looking for. It’s a belief system that happens to be shared at PLU. It is something PLU strives to engrain in their students – to find and be passionate about a vocation that leads to lives of service. There are 13 educators at James Sales who call PLU their alma mater. “I didn’t look to hire PLU students, but I did look for people who are called to do this,” Schroeder said. “I know what philosophical base they (PLU alums) are

with you every step of the way as you prepare for what is next, sharing their industry expertise and compassion. PLU boasts small class sizes, giving you more individualized support from faculty with superb insights into their fields. Our experts in each program will lead you to excel in your niche and change careers seamlessly. At PLU, we challenge our students to live thoughtfully and engage in service, leadership and care in whatever field they pursue. Ready to get started? Get connected with

go further.” This attitude, along with her first love in music, has led Ha to examine various facets of marketing beyond the mere boosting of sales numbers. Marketing applications in artistic and cultural organizations, especially in service of art education, are especially important areas to her; corporate social responsibility is another. “At PLU, I can focus on my students, and really get to know them…their dream job or aspirations for the future.” Dr. Catherine Ha, Dr. Qin Zhang, and MSMA

about finding out what people think of an idea, product, brand or way of life. It’s about getting to know a group of people. What better way to get to know someone than to reach them where they’re already used to communicating with their closest friends? With chatbots, respondents can easily and painlessly answer survey questions within their favorite messaging app or service. Whenever a research company has a new study available, panelists can get a notification directly via that messaging app to

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

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