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working in conflict resolution and on programs empowering women in rural communities.   Speaking of internships, your resume is jam-packed with them. Is there a first internship that stands out to you as representing the beginning of your professional journey? It wasn’t exactly an internship, but actually a really cool volunteer opportunity at Fern Hill Elementary (Tacoma) when I was at PLU. I worked as a Spanish tutor and helped out at the afterschool program there.  After that, I worked on Rep

synchronous time doesn’t work with their schedules or their learning contexts. I’m not counting class participation or attendance any more, which I hope will relieve some of their concerns. PLU: You’re one of the university’s faculty members who has completed the PLU Teaching Online (PLUTO) and Blended Learning programs. How has that training set you up for success in this unique situation we’re facing? Yaden: I have already taught online for years and I’ve been through our amazing PLUTO training, where

practice in specific specialties. The program provides an excellent foundation for clinical practice, as well as for preparing qualified graduates to enter the best graduate programs in nursing.Hobbs says the experience has forced her to elevate her people skills as she works one-on-one with patients during the clinics. “Something that we really strive for here at PLU is therapeutic communication. Something that has been really hard throughout this pandemic is making sure that people feel safe and that

internships, outside financial support needed to be secured. Fortunately, assistance came from longtime donors Dave and Kendra Uhler ’99 and Jim Fredricksen ’78, who each helped fund the program and care deeply about equity, access and innovation. “Many internships still come with extra expenses like travel or housing to take full advantage of the programs. It is our hope that the internship scholarship funds can help make these types of experiences more approachable and affordable to students,” Dave

BJUG DAY: Q&A with Dr. Elizabeth A. Barton Posted by: Silong Chhun / October 28, 2021 October 28, 2021 By Veronice CrakerMarketing & CommunicationsPLU is creating a campus experience that helps our students thrive by supporting resources and experiential programs that cultivate the mind, body and spirit of each of our students. After all, it takes a healthy Lute to build a healthy community. Many of these resources are supported by our very own students, who understand that it takes a community

you into contact with people who took you out of your own framework and broadened your perspective. And maybe learning a language has taken you into an unforeseen future. If so, we’d like to hear about it. To echo Dean Albrecht, please send us your stories! No matter how short or long, they will become texts for us to use as we develop our programs and communicate what languages can do for our present students in the future. We also hope to share some of your stories on our web pages and in our

extensively on wild animals for national magazines such as Smithsonian and others. Indeed, I published an article on my encounter with the jaguar in the October 2000 issue of Smithsonian. The wonders of animal life are on twenty-four hour display on cable TV’s Animal Planet station, as well as the numerous programs on the Discovery Channel and the Nature documentaries. Perhaps more telling, since they relate directly to the public’s fascination with questions about animal minds, is the number of cover

systems and relationships where everyone can thrive and offers a network of advocacy resources, including a (very comfy) community gathering space, facilitating identity programs and communities, hosting a variety of events and celebrations and providing students vital leadership opportunities. 9. Take care of your emotional/spiritual self Taking care of your mental health means taking care of your emotional health, too. And for some people, an important part of mental and emotional health includes

F8 Developers Conference that it would be opening its Messenger Platform API for the development of chatbots, mini programs designed to interact with customers on a one-to-one basis without the need for a human being actively managing the conversation in real time. Think of interacting with a brand or organization just as you might have a text message conversation with a friend—with that friend’s ability to parse text and respond to inputs ranging from simple yes/no questions and multiple choice

PLU, with the Fred Tobiason Outdoor Learning Center and below the far-reaching Garry oak where Ojala-Barbour first took notice of the prairie at PLU. Below the 400 year-old tree, a dozen foot-tall saplings of the Garry are taking root, taking hold of the land they once called home. And with a little hard work, and help, will once again. Read Previous Geriatric nursing programs receive grants Read Next Connecting the dots COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for