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a wide array of issues, including child survival and development, injury prevention, and preventative medicine.  Foege’s leadership has contributed significantly to increased awareness and action on global health issues, and his enthusiasm, energy, and effectiveness in these endeavors have inspired a generation of leaders in public health, according to a White House biography of him. Speaking in 2006 at the dedication of the William H. Foege Building at the University of Washington, former

there,” Shoup said. “It kind of just feels right seeing him in a baseball uniform. His return gives us the realistic possibility of going on a playoff run, not only because of his right arm, but because of his personality in the locker room and his leadership role. Baseball is a sport that you are supposed to play relaxed and Max has mastered the fun part, but his drive to compete and win is something you don’t see very often. I believe the team is starting to take on that personality as well. “He

out the first wave of the pandemic. Instead, she decided to apply for medical school at Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, where she was eventually accepted. Since classes wouldn’t be starting for another year and a half, Chell looked for other ways to keep busy.  “I think my way of coping with evacuation was finding something to look forward to,” Chell says.  She found a one-year AmeriCorps role with Massachusetts General Hospital, which runs a Rural Health Leadership

— it’s an older song.” This is what an average morning at the AMP Camp looks like under the direction of Harris, and music majors Zyreal Oliver-Chandler ’25, Madison Ely ’23 and Ashton Allen ’25. The Artist Mentoring Program was active in the Parkland community for many years, but fell by the wayside when previous student leadership graduated. Harris was encouraged to revitalize the program by PLU faculty members she met with throughout the past year. Thanks in part to supportive donors, the two-week

University. The PLU Pledge was an idea that originated from Frechette’s experience at Rush. The Chicago-based institution considered a similar program for graduate students. Thinking it could be an excellent resource to help retain current PLU students, Frechette pitched the idea to PLU leadership.  The idea seeded quickly and was announced a few short months later. In May 2017 admission sent out the first email about the pledge to admitted (but still undecided) students. Six students enrolled

Locating Humanities in the 21st Century Posted by: alex.reed / May 25, 2022 May 25, 2022 By Scott RogersOriginally published in 2016As scholars of the Humanities in the 21st century we find ourselves working in unusual settings. Places of faith and worship, educational contexts like high schools and public libraries, in newspapers, in comment forums, on radio shows, our “workplaces” often do not resemble the ivory towers of old. Vignette #1 Prime Time Family Reading Night I ask the question

Nursing’s new Clinical Learning and Simulation Center. Located on the corner of Garfield Street and Pacific Avenue in the building that formerly housed the PLU bookstore, the 16,000-square-foot center will help PLU respond to a critical public need, as Washington state is facing a drastic shortage of nurses. There is a growing demand for bachelor- and graduate degree-prepared nurses fluent in both technology and leadership to address the complex and rapidly changing healthcare environment. PLU is known

our mental health and thought, ‘how can we reach students in a way that faculty maybe can’t?’ As fellow students, we thought the best way to reach them was through us.”  A student leadership group that consisted of Beck, Haneda, Jade Vanags ’23, Kelsey Turner ’23, Tahra Menon ’23, and Ariana Schieber ’22 worked to put together care packages filled with mental health resources.  “This has been a challenging year for PLU students,” said Vanags, psychology major and Psychology Club president. “We

, that core priorities are being upheld, and that progress is being measured and accounted for, so the school can adapt, respond, improve and thrive. “The work itself involves the intentional integration of strategic leadership, assessment, institutional research and accreditation,” McConnell says. “Ultimately the goal is to support people and processes and help move the university forward with intentionality and integrity to our mission.” McConnell joined the PLU faculty as a kinesiology professor

p.m. | Regency Room An educational forum on PLU’s policies regarding gender equity and sexual violence. Empty Bowls Wednesday, Nov. 18 | 4–6 p.m. | Anderson University Center MORE INFORMATION Fight hunger! Get a bowl! Do good, get fed! Purchase a handmade bowl for $10 using cash, Lutebucks or dining dollars. You’ll also get bottomless soup! Poverty Immersion Workshop Thursday, Nov. 19 | 6-9 p.m. | Anderson University Center This poverty simulation invites 80 students to role-play how poverty works