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Expanding Chinese Language CapacityThree months before President Hu Jintao of China made his historic visit to Washington State and met with Governor Christine Gregoire in April, 2006, a group of 60 business, education, and community leaders and policy makers met to explore the possibility of reaching a “tipping point” for interest in expanding Chinese language capacity in the U.S. and Washington State. The group set a goal of “10% of students in Washington State learning Chinese by the year of

partnership between Pacific Lutheran University, MultiCare, and Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine has been formed to help address health care inequities and provider shortages in Pierce County and beyond. How will this partnership help with workforce development and the health care provider shortage in Washington? Washington is grappling with a severe shortage of health care professionals (e.g., nurses, doctors, health technicians, etc.). This partnership will help qualified

Chapter 296-809 WAC1.0 IntroductionThe purpose of the confined space program at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) is to establish procedures to ensure that all confined spaces are identified on the campus and that employees are aware of and practice proper procedures for entry into these potentially hazardous spaces. The procedures in this program apply to any space or area at PLU that is by definition a confined space. A Confined space means a space that 1) is large enough and so configured

Holocaust Studies Professorship turns into Holocaust ChairNew gifts in 2010 in support of the Kurt Mayer Professorship in Holocaust Studies have pushed that endowment total beyond $2 million, making it the third endowed chair at PLU. The Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies again secures the university’s position as one of the premier centers for Holocaust studies in the nation. Holocaust studies is not a new idea at PLU. It is an area of academic distinction and excellence that has been built