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Is Nursing School Worth It? 3 Reasons to Get an MSN Degree Posted by: thiriba / May 12, 2021 May 12, 2021 Wondering if an MSN degree is worth it? We've collected our top reasons you should pursue a nursing degree and why nursing school is worth it.As a nurse, you possess the ability to positively impact the lives of others, but if you’re looking to develop the sought-after skills needed to transform people’s lives through excellent patient care — you should consider obtaining a Master of

the medical field. D’Onofrio recently sat down with PLU News to discuss his PLU experience.How did you learn about PLU?  I played competitive soccer in high school,  and the coach at PLU, John Yorke, reached out to me. Yorke said, “I think you should keep playing soccer.” The opportunity to play soccer made me come here.How did soccer impact you?  I think it helped me grow as a person. I gained confidence in myself that I did not think I had at times, because people around me provided that

 military officials and members of Congress that reveal the perfect storm of conditions that exist for rape in the military, its long-hidden history, and what can be done to bring about much-needed change. At the core of the film are often heart-rending interviews with the rape survivors themselves —  people like Kori Cioca, who was beaten and raped by her supervisor in the U.S. Coast Guard; Ariana Klay, a Marine who served in Iraq before being raped by a senior officer and his friend, then threatened

changing Tacoma, the Puget Sound region and the world. YWCA Pierce County CEO Miriam Barnett will talk about charitable giving in a presentation titled “Intent and Impact; When Making a Difference Doesn’t.” She says that she’s enjoying the challenge of planning a compelling talk that fits TEDxTacoma’s five- to eight-minute standard. “TED talks are unique because they are a concentrated way to plant seeds of change,” Barnett said.  “I am excited to share a message meant to do exactly that — plant a seed

internships but also created opportunities allowing many students the ability to intern virtually. Experiences like these are the result of groups —on and off campus —working together to make systematic change that results in more equitable and inclusive opportunities for students – ones that will impact the trajectory of the students’ lives.McKenzie Meyer '22 in her natural habitat as an intern at Wildlife Safari park in Winston, Oregon.McKenzie Meyer '22 in her natural habitat as an intern at Wildlife

July 7, 2008 A summer job that doesn’t suck By Steve Hansen Of all the potentially tedious summer jobs, here’s a new one: spending hours on your knees, rolling over one boulder after another, just to see what’s underneath. For Stephanie Agoncillo ’08 and Melissa Youngquist ’09, this was a coveted gig. And when Assistant Professor of Biology Michael Behrens is doing the rock-rolling, all the better. Students and faculty take their summer research projects into the wilds of the Pacific Northwest

projects, but there are no limits to what students can find through the Volunteer Center. There are opportunities in schools, in hospitals or even environmental clean-up projects – Reece’s favorite. “I’m a hands on, get dirty kind of girl, so working on things like creek preservation projects fits me,” she said. “I like that sort of stuff.”Words like “project” shouldn’t deter people from looking into volunteer opportunities, Reece said. Just because it’s a project doesn’t mean it can be a time suck for