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Hollywood,” he said. “They’ll call me up and say (for example) ‘I need to know all about tyrannosaurus rex.’ I’ll ask them if they need to know North American or Asian T-Rex, and from there we’ll narrow it down and figure out who in the field they should talk to.” Foss is passionate about his work in D.C. and enjoys living with his family in nearby Virginia. Yet, as it did throughout his PLU schooldays, his heart often pangs for the outdoors and the great expanse of the Pacific Northwest and Mountain

done giving back to their country. It’s an outlet, I think, for the veterans to pass along what they have learned and to feel like they are the future of this country’s Army and making us better prepared to lead soldiers."- Jessica Mason '18 Mason helps organize monthly meet-ups for participants, where they talk about four-year plans, balancing school life with social life, homesickness during deployment, and how to keep up with your family during field training. For veterans, Farnum said, the

with a host family to develop relationships within the community and receive training,” Chell said. For the first three months, the Corps gauges their aptitude in specific tasks before assigning the volunteers to a particular region in Guinea. When applying for a Peace Corps position, an applicant has the option to serve in a specific region or be placed by the Peace Corps. Wentz, Chell and Bridgewater all opted for random placement. "The program provided helpful direction during my application

carpenter of all things, and he didn’t preach, he said ‘this is what the Christian faith is.’” Blagg’s Christianity classes inspired her to take a fresh look at religion as a whole. She eventually returned to Catholicism years after her family stopped attending church. “Those two classes got me thinking more than anything else that I took,” Blagg said.   After she graduated with her bachelor’s degree, Blagg’s graduate studies at PLU focused on how companies approach conflict resolution with their

Kathy Richardson, graduate nursing program director in the School of Nursing. “The goal is to improve access to care for rural and underserved populations.” Graduates of PLU’s doctoral program help fill a pressing need for more primary-care providers in Washington, where shortages are particularly acute in rural areas. Graduates are trained to work as family-care nurse practitioners or as nurse practitioners providing mental-health care — both fields suffering from a shortage of providers. The HRSA

need.” Dr. Wiegman and his wife, Kathleen Wiegman, were married for 68 years. He leaves behind five children, 11 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren and two on the way. A memorial service will be held at a place and time to be determined. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Community Health Care, Boy Scouts of America, The Salvation Army Tacoma Corps, or any of the philanthropic organizations that Dr. Wiegman was involved with.  “In service to others is a reward that

Nursing major sees value in studying and investing in health services Posted by: Silong Chhun / July 21, 2022 Image: Parker Simpson ’24 next to the PLU sign on Park Ave (photo courtesy of Parker Simpson) July 21, 2022 By Veronica CrakerMarketing & CommunicationsParker Simpson ’24 is spending his summer working at an assisted living facility in his hometown of Spokane, Washington. He comes from a family of healthcare professionals and has always wanted to help people. We sat down with him to

preserving documents relating to the forced relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II — she typed every name and every family number to ensure the information related to the Heart Mountain Relocation Center (1944) was discoverable. “My interest in research — specifically, how to ensure that research can even occur — led me here,” Loftis said. “Now, the work I do is much more interesting than scanning and typing, but ultimately I am still drawn to the intersection of inquiry and lived

-based medical school. The college was created to expand medical education and health care access in communities across the state. The college offers degree and certificate programs in medicine, nutrition and exercise physiology, speech and hearing sciences, health administration and leadership, and medical ethics. Additionally, WSU has three graduate medical education residency programs — internal medicine, pediatric medicine, and family medicine. In addition, the college is home to groundbreaking

who come from marginalized populationsChavez, chair and associate professor of politics and government, identifies as Latina. She’s a native Spanish speaker who didn’t learn English before beginning school. She was raised in an immigrant household in the Southwest and experienced many of the obstacles fellow Latinos face every day in the U.S. Like many who come from a similar background, Chavez was the first in her family to graduate from college, despite the barriers she faced. She came from a