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professional athletes to those recovering from surgery, the need for extra support in mobility is something that almost every person faces at one time or another. Kinesiologists meet people wherever they are in their health and wellness journey and help them take steps towards a better quality of life.A master’s degree in kinesiology can help you advance in your career. Career change opportunities include: Exercise Physiologist Mental Performance Consultant Physical Education Instructor Salaries for this

How the PLU community is addressing mental health Posted by: vcraker / February 23, 2022 February 23, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing and CommunicationsWalk across campus and you can see the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic everywhere. Masks on faces, signs reminding you to wash your hands, restrictions on classrooms and more. But the pandemic hasn’t just caused physical changes, but also unexpected mental challenges. And that is harder to identify and address.In the winter of 2021, a

writing. But I will say that I think the two classes right now are really pretty successful in that the students are showing up, they’re present, they’re doing the work, they’re contributing really excellent writing. We have a lot of fun. We have great conversations. While of course, it’s always nice to be in the same physical space, but I think that we’re having a learning experience and a learning community that’s really rich and full, even though it’s being conducted online. As you read what

Rock, Washington, says. “Music is very important for our brain function, mental health, and sometimes physical health, but when there’s such limited access because of hardships, it’s hard for the kids to connect to it.” "I wanted to create a place where kids could come and have a lot of fun and also learn all these cool musical things."- Madison Ely ’23 Many of the campers represent Parkland’s Franklin-Pierce School District, where students typically receive about 45 minutes of music class per week

places where I felt most connected to my peers, and where I felt most like I could make an impact. The Women’s Center helped me find my voice in ways that surprised even myself: It was the place where I could challenge myself and feel supported in the process, and the place where I felt safe to try things I never would have dared just a few short years before. Most importantly, the Women’s Center came to represent not just a physical place but also shaped, for me, a mental space that informed how I

really impressed by that. Read Previous PLU alumni husband-wife duo doing their part in New York City’s COVID-19 battle Read Next PLU professors and students dive deep into the psychology of the pandemic LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines

and language create an unbridgeable gap between the novel and the film. The most striking example of this is Anne’s account of how she has been, first, keeping track of Wentworth’s whereabouts, and second, showing off her mementoes of their earlier courtship. She shows a “playlist,” a collection of sheet music he had given her eight years ago. This wording, and the physical memento, are out of time because the term “playlist” used to refer to “a list of songs or pieces of music to be played” was

Confronting Mental Health: How the PLU community is demonstrating transformative care Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 11, 2022 February 11, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing and CommunicationsWalk across campus and you can see the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic everywhere. Masks on faces, signs reminding you to wash your hands, restrictions on classrooms and more. But the pandemic hasn’t just caused physical changes, but also unexpected mental challenges. And that is harder to identify

could do about it. Their destiny had been created for them.” He was twice thrown from the impact of the towers collapsing and buried alive in the rubble. He was later taken to a hospital where he was treated for second degree burns in his eyes and a broken hand. Senn had us on the verge of tears as he recalled the events. Despite all his physical injuries, Senn worked into the evening before he was taken to a hospital later that night. “Everything was a mess,” Senn said. “I was running strictly on

around, so why don’t we shift the focus and say ‘OK, other people around; let’s tune in a little bit so you can see early warning signs of high risk?’” said Stephens. “It’s our responsibility to make college a safer place for everyone.” She said that sexual assault, unwanted physical touch, sexual harassment, stalking and intimate partner violence are all things we need to prevent to make campuses across the country safer. “It is really hard to find someone who does not know someone who has been