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Discipline of Social WorkWhy study Social Work?Social work uniquely prepares graduates to work effectively with individuals, families, small groups, communities, and organizations. Social work is a challenging and fulfilling profession that attracts those with a spark of idealism, a belief in social justice and a love of working with people. The roots of the social work profession lie in turn of the century efforts to meet the needs of people in poverty, neglected children, and exploited
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If there is one thing to learn from the This is Design School podcast, it’s to not let fear paralyze a burgeoning career. “Everyone we talk to always had to take a big leap to get where they wanted to be,” said Chad P. Hall ’10, one of the co-creators of the podcast. “They took a leap of confidence.” Having just wrapped up their second season, Hall and Jp Avila, associate professor of Art & Design at PLU, have approached the podcast as a way to talk about design with designers at the beginning
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From Quills to Laptops: Transcribing Early Modern ManuscriptsHow do the material conditions of reading and writing impact the meaning of a text—and how do modern technologies revise or reinflect these meanings? In Fall 2015, students in ENGL 311 The Book in Society investigated these questions through two overlapping hands-on activities. First, after reading about early modern italic handwriting, they used quill pens and ink (ordered from a store in Colonial Williamsburg with a PLU Innovative
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Building in downtown Tacoma. His last day is Wednesday, Jan. 9. “It’s another challenge,” Villahermosa said of his new position. “I’m excited to bring a lot of what I learned here – the skills I learned, the knowledge and especially the culture – to my new job. “I’ll definitely miss it here, I’ll miss the people.” A reception to bid farewell to Villahermosa and welcome Berger is slated for Jan. 9 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. Berger has 21 years of law enforcement experience
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Why Water?To begin with, water is the world’s most essential resource. Every living being needs water; not one species can survive without it. Yet water is frighteningly finite, becoming increasingly precious, and contested. As the global population passes seven billion, it is estimated that two-thirds of the worlds’ population – about 5.5 million people – will live in areas facing moderate to severe water shortages by 2025. Globally, coral reefs are vanishing and ice shelves in Antarctica and
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April 26, 2010 Intensive Caring – PLU nurses take their skills to cardiac patients at their homes By Barbara Clements Leo Rivas, a Pacific Lutheran University nursing student, had stopped by for a chat with his client, Trevor Modeste, 54, who lives in a tidy rambler tucked between a patchwork of farms and subdivisions south of Tacoma, Wash. Usually Rivas – one of 160 nursing students participating in a joint PLU and MultiCare Hospital System to monitor the health of cardiac patients – just
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January 28, 2010 Uganda: Market Exploration By Theodore Charles Over the past couple of days I have been experimenting with the local system of bartering. There is a local price and ‘Mzungu price’ which is usually double that of the local one. In one market, where I purchased basketry and various items I bargained hard enough to save 20,000 shillings (about ten dollars) and leave the market happily. “Ugandan markets contain stores that are packed tightly together and it is often hard to
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Campus Forums on Sexual Assault and Violence Dear Campus Community: Please join me and the entire PLU campus community for a first in a series of open dialogues on sexual assault and violence on campus in an effort to expand community understanding and advocacy, while also increasing the safety and care of… April 18, 2016 Higher EducationNews
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profession or walk of life, but should have a record of accomplishment congruent with our mission, a stature that will reflect well on the university, and a life demonstrating the values and ethics that define our community. As befits our university culture, PLU’s process for awarding honorary degrees is collaborative. Nominations can be made at any time. Students, faculty, staff, administration, members of the Board of Regents, alumni, and members of the general public who have a commitment to the
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having a facility now that can showcase not only a plant collection but also give students the best place to be able to carry out experiments that involve plants,” said Associate Professor of Biology and Dean of Natural Sciences Matt Smith. The state-of-the-art greenhouse will use an innovative, closed-loop geothermal energy system, which means that no greenhouse-gas-producing emissions will be used to heat and cool the building, and it also will fulfill curricular needs in the Biology Department
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