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Sarah Saavedra ’22 shares her experience as a first-gen college student Posted by: vcraker / June 8, 2022 Image: Sarah Saavedra ’22, poses for a photo, Friday, March 18, 2022, at PLU. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) June 8, 2022 Sarah Saavedra ’22 is a social work major with a minor in psychology and a certificate in Peace Corps Prep. The Auburn resident is the first in her family to go to college. She credits her many scholarships for navigating college as a first-year student. While at PLU
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February 28, 2011 Actors practiced the art of Bunraku puppetry to express Paula Vogle’s play, “The Long Christmas Ride Home.” Pictured here are David Ellis ’11 and Abigal Pishaw ’12, who play the parents in the play. (Photo by John Froschauer) Actors and puppets take audience through a bittersweet, Christmas car ride By Barbara Clements Most of us have this childhood memory – sometimes cherished, sometimes tucked away under lock and key – of the family road trip. The miseries of sitting in the
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her community through the PLU Diversity Center. “The dCenter is like a family, and all of the Rieke Scholars are very close,” she said. It is a great place for students of color and students who are the first in their families to attend college. It is good to feel seen.” She enjoys the rich discussions about diversity, justice and sustainability she is able to have with fellow Lutes. “I would like to think I am pretty educated, but I don’t know everything,” she said. “I have learned how to be a
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Education major gives back to Parkland community Posted by: vcraker / March 28, 2022 March 28, 2022 When Kaila Harris ’24 received her PLU acceptance letter, it was a special moment for her and her family. Upon its arrival, Harris read the letter, which included the contents of her financial aid package, aloud to her parents. “When I finished, my dad stood up, gave me one of the tightest hugs I’ve had from him in my life, told me he was proud of me and cried,” said Harris. “It was one of two
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How First Gens thrive Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / November 28, 2018 Image: First in the family group photo made up of staff, faculty, and students at PLU, Friday, April 27, 2018. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) November 28, 2018 By Nicole GonzalesResidential LifeI am proud to be a first-generation college graduate, or what Pacific Lutheran University calls “first in the family” — someone whose parents didn’t graduate from four-year, degree-granting institutions in the U.S.Navigating college
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visual and literary culture of Austen’s era in the choice to associate Anne Elliot (Dakota Johnson) with animals. When Anne first introduces her family, she is carrying a pet rabbit who will be by her bed, on her lap, and in her arms, when she breaks the fourth wall. In her first conversation with Lady Russell (Nikki Amuka-Bird), the camera frames Anne next to a stylized bird (possibly a white heron) from the wallpaper background. In the poignant swim scene at Lyme, one of many beautiful
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career during her senior year in high school. She knew she wanted a career and healthcare and nursing seemed to fit. And since Tachibana loved to study, and loved working with people, becoming a nurse and going to college – the first in her family to do so – took hold. It didn’t take long before Tachibana discovered that this was her life’s passion. Still, she didn’t realize the impact nursing could have on an individual’s life until she began working closely with patients. Nursing has a tremendous
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related to the study of human movement, especially as it supports the pursuit of lifelong physical activity and well being (i.e. health & fitness education, health & fitness education with certification, exercise science, pre-physical therapy and health & fitness promotion). We strive to prepare future leaders who will positively impact the health behaviors of individuals and of society through the education and promotion of life-sustaining and life-enhancing pursuits. Read Previous Wild Hope Center
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residency training at UW hospitals from 1987-1994 and working as a senior fellow in epilepsy surgery at UW hospitals in 1995. He then moved to the East Coast to work at Duke, and has now been there for 17 years. Haglund, who became a Christian in his second year of residency, said he has dedicated his life to Christ in both his profession and family life. Part of that dedication has been multiple medical mission trips around the world. “He’s very neurosurgery-focused, but what I love about what he does
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groups. A number of minor changes were also made to meal and snack plans, like serving waffles instead of salads at the annual move-in day picnic and recruiting staff to serve them so students and their family members wouldn’t have to worry about sharing serving tongs. “Each person is on their own individual journey with their comfort being back on campus or being back in certain-sized crowds,” says Takla. “Some people were beyond excited to be back and see a big bustling campus and see lots of
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