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said. “You truly cannot replace a nurse’s role in healthcare.” Part of the PLU School of Nursing’s mission is to engage clinical and community partners in compassionate care for individuals, families, communities, and the world. That was no more evident than during the vaccine drive as community members streamed onto the Memorial Gym floor in an effort to protect themselves and others from the deadly virus.  PLU's Olson Gym (pictured) and Field House have been transformed into vaccination clinics

when I worked for him and we hit it off.  He also helped kids with connections in the community when it came time to find jobs. He could connect with multiple age groups.” As he and his wife, Jane, have become involved in the internship fund through the establishment of the J&J Fredricksen fund in memory of Bill Crooks, Jim has seen firsthand how the program has given students a level playing field to pursue careers in their chosen industry. “One student needed internet capability to be able to do

applied field research. It helps our students become systems thinkers, to understand that a single issue or problem can—and must—be seen from a variety of perspectives. It challenges students to understand the complexity inherent in human relationships with places, and how we need to work with all the living communities of that place—plant and animal and mineral as well as human—in our restoration efforts.Let's keep the conversation going! Read the additional Bjug Day Q&A's Bjug Day Q&A

opportunities that arose during your internship? What connections did you make and how impactful were they? MM: I received excellent mentorship from my PI (principal investigator), Dr. Termini. The guidance I received from her and those mentoring me has been invaluable. My PI is sending me to a professional conference in December, which will further bolster my connections and opportunities in this field. She has also said that I will always have a place in her lab if I want it. I am immensely grateful for

I had at PLU were influential in that their passion for their field fostered my curiosity. I bounced back and forth between majoring in biology and math and considered chemistry as well because my instructors’ excitement was very contagious. If I had to highlight three people, Dr. Auman, Dr. Nervo, and Dave Harvey, my rowing coach, were the most influential in my development.  Dr. Auman taught my Intro BIO 225 course and was very patient with my weekly office hour visits. She helped advise me

practice. Then, on Feb. 4 at the PLU baseball field, Beatty was on the mound. He beat Concordia on that day, pitching two innings of shutout ball. Five days later in Arizona, he shut down Concordia (Texas), ranked No. 16 in Division III baseball, on five hits in eight innings. With two wins that week and an average of nearly 1.5 strikeouts per inning pitched in those two starts, Beatty earned Northwest Conference Pitcher of the Week recognition. “It has been absolutely incredible having Max back out

working in a newsroom.  Every election cycle since, prospective journalists have experienced one of the most tumultuous nights for anyone in the journalism field. By 8:30 on this election night, the group gathers in a newsroom office. The election is already closer than expected, and major swing states start to fall into place. The office, staffed with about 20 journalists, is uncharacteristically quiet. I start writing this first-hand account at 8:37, constantly refreshing The New York Times website

White Places: 10 Game-Changing Strategies to Achieve Success and Find Greatness, was named one of “The Best Books of 2010.” He holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Rutgers University; a M.S. in computer science from the University of Oxford; and a M.S., MBA and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a former captain of his collegiate track and field team, and was the winner of NBC’s hit reality television show “The Apprentice.”DR. EDDAH

justice. I remember reading about apartheid and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and really becoming aware of the hatred and injustice in the world. Dr. (Karen) Travis introduced me to public health and showed me a way to use my skills in a field that I was passionate about. My ways of thinking were influenced by my economics classes, I often stop and think about the incentive structures that are leading people to make certain decisions, or about the economics of prevention. I also reinforced my value

recognizes and encourages such excellence. Nominees “must have excelled through unusual success in or contribution to their field, through innovation or research which has caused their profession to advance, through extraordinary achievement which has enabled people to live more humanely or through exemplary efforts to advance the mission of the university.” PLU’s Educational Policies Committee nominated the king for the degree (often given to long-serving or high-ranking judges, clerics or public