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  • research and explores the challenges of moral distress in correctional settings, particularly in comparison to traditional settings. Surla also offers policy recommendations and ways to combat moral distress in real time, including peer support and self-assessment tools. Surla is the first of her family to graduate from college. Her existing nursing background helped her navigate PLU’s classes. Over time, she had to develop an effective approach for school, including being organized and reaching out

  • MajorsWhile graduates of anthropology traditionally have found careers in museums, or teaching at the high school or college level, other possible career opportunities are emerging today. Because of a growing emphasis on Third World countries, international trade, and the changing international climate, businesses, governmental organizations and NGOs are interested in employees who have knowledge about foreign countries and cultures. This new international emphasis also makes anthropology a versatile

  • year, in tandem with Earth and Diversity Week, the Environmental Studies Program brings a speaker who can address current and meaningful issues related to the environment, including sustainability, diversity, indigenous ways of knowing, climate change, and more. The lecture brings the speaker into Environmental Studies and related classrooms.April Lutheran Studies: Lutheran Studies ConferenceThe annual Lutheran Studies Conference provides an opportunity for the university, the larger community, and

  • What to bring with you to PLU Clothing and Shoes Since the climate in Tacoma varies greatly from day to day, we recommend that you bring a wide range of clothing with you. You will need items such as a heavy winter coat or jacket, boots, gloves, hats and rain gear. You will also need lightweight items, such as shorts, sandals and t-shirts for during warmer weather. Most importantly, bring clothes and shoes that you are going to be most comfortable with. Students dress casually on campus. You

  • Presidents Climate Commitment last January and PLU’s master planning documents. “It’s been a focus of PLU even before we wrote it down,” Kohler said. “That’s the culture. It’s the best thing about PLU.” The construction of the Morken Center for Learning and Technology essentially launched the idea to purchase renewable energy, Kohler explained. PLU designed the environmentally friendly building based on the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. The

  • . “To think that I became a high school principal before I’m 30 is a fairly decent accomplishment,” Rupprecht said. Along with his wife Marianne and daughter Candace, Rupprecht characterizes his life as normal. Although, when Candace was born, some Forks residents strongly suggested that she be named after a character in “Twilight.” The Rupprechts graciously declined, and instead chose part of their daughter’s name based on the climate of their new hometown. “One day when we were driving around Lake

  • : instructional effectiveness, academic advising, registration effectiveness, service excellence, student centeredness, campus climate, campus life, campus support services, concern for the individual and recruitment and financial aid. Within these categories, students gave high ratings to faculty excellence and academic experience; the engaged, positive atmosphere of campus; and support services including approachable and helpful staff across campus and knowledgeable counselors in the admission, financial

  • success,” Krise said. “It (the world) needs what you can bring to the world.” Read Previous LOCK-DOWN DRILL THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17-21, 2012 Read Next A look at climate change and energy storage COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. 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

  • returned to the Yakima, Wash., area when she was 14 – in the middle of the winter. Not only was the weather a shock to the high school freshman, but the culture was a shock as well. She was more acclimated to a laid-back atmosphere and a tropical climate. “I was really lost when I came here. But then I found my friends, my home in the choir,” she said. As for opera, Surkatty was hooked when a traveling opera production came to her high school “and just blew me away. Before that, I thought it was all

  • Environmental Ethics at Holden Village Posted by: hoskinsk / May 6, 2020 May 6, 2020 By Lee Sullivan '21Business MajorHuman impact on the natural world is impossible to ignore. From severe flooding in Africa, melting of the arctic poles, and fires across Australia, recent years have seen a drastic increase in anomalistic climate events. In response to these problems, Pacific Lutheran University values “thinking green”. Our university takes pride in being environmentally conscious stewards of