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prevention PLU Health Center American Psychiatric Association Mental Health America Find a psychologist Other recommended resources NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), PLU chapter“It’s the older and slightly wiser you, four years into the future,” Norman’s column continues. “I’m writing this to hopefully shed some light on how you’re feeling at this moment, and hopefully to help you in your future.” How 19-year-old Norman felt wasn’t great. After her first year of high school was marked by an

PLU School of Nursing professor to be inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing Posted by: Silong Chhun / August 15, 2022 Image: Kathy Richardson instructs a class on suturing at PLU , Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. (PLU photo/John Froschauer) August 15, 2022 By Veronica CrakerMarketing & CommunicationsTacoma, Wash. — Pacific Lutheran University is pleased to announce that Kathleen Richardson, assistant professor of nursing, has been selected to be a Fellow of the American Academy of

. Amy Young: That’s great. I like your optimism. Kory Brown: I do. I’ve had a chance in a religious setting for a number of years to work with teenage youth. Then, of course, professionally, I get to work with young adults. I do see that very progression. I do see the ability for people to recognize that they do need to own it. Especially at this 22, 23, 24-year old age, it’s such a ripening age. When I come to class and see the, “Oh, I did it,” not get it in terms of the material that I’m trying to

showers. It was my second time at Neah Bay. I had been here once before, part of a J-Term course, “Makah Culture Past and Present.” My experience from that time was why I returned this past summer. Along with several other PLU students and Professor of Anthropology David Huelsbeck, we came to volunteer at Tribal Journeys, one of the largest Native American celebrations on the West Coast of the United States. My first experience at Neah Bay taught me the warmth of the Makah people – I never had been

back burner. Both Sepper and Alazadi hope the Reflection Room will not only provide students from various faith traditions a place to worship but will also increase religious understanding on campus, giving the campus a more welcoming atmosphere. “Our hope down the road is that the Reflection Room will be a space that will welcome seekers who want to know more about the various faith traditions,” Sepper said. “We hope to build a bit of a library outside the room so that students could access books

people at PLU, about what you would all want hear. The Pacific Northwest has a huge relationship with religion. There are a lot of Native American religions and people who are more eclectic in religion. My interest is people who don’t fit into the typical religious categories. We know people who say, “I’m Christian” or “I’m Muslim.” I’m interested in how people in different religions get along and don’t get along based on their differences and beliefs. I’m really interested in people who don’t fit in

and camaraderie, but also ensure that students will fulfill both their Christian Traditions and their Global Religious Traditions requirements through this thematically unified pair of courses. Priority will be given to students who have declared or intend to pursue careers in medicine, counseling, hospital chaplaincy, or other healing traditions.Llewellyn Ihssen’s course (RELI 227) will explore the ways in which illness and healing have been understood within the Christian religion, from the

state-administered proficiency exams would also be professional, even though it is housed in a school typically identified with the liberal arts.While religious and psychological traditions have long recognized the inevitable need for all humans to develop a me, which they equate with the ego or the self-conscious individual, they also tell us that the fully developed person grounds and even selects this me upon a previously honed I. In religious traditions, the I is the deeply founded spirit or

.” One doesn’t get the sense that Paikai sees any irony in the fact that attending a Lutheran university drove him to embrace the faith of his grandparents. “Lutheranism isn’t about creating a bunch of more Lutherans,” he said. “This is a university that respects religious traditions, and encourages spirituality by asking a lot of deep questions.” He sees that all over campus – he says that he has spiritual conversations with everybody.  “And when you do,” he recalled, ‘so often you’ll hear someone

Annica Stiles ’25 explores Iceland’s wilderness and culture Annica Stiles, an environmental studies major with minors in communication and Indigenous and Native American studies, spent the summer interning with Global Treks & Adventure. Posted by: mhines / September 5, 2023 Image: Annica Stiles ’25 spends the summer interning with Global Treks & Adventure in Iceland. (Photo provided by Stiles) September 5, 2023 Embarking on a journey to study in Reykjavik, Iceland, during the summer is a unique