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individuals and families develop healthy communication strategies and overcome challenges.Tip: Passionate about impacting the lives of others? Download PLU’s Marriage and Family Therapy Guide!Download a Guide to Master's of Marriage and Family Therapy Download free ebook What is Marriage and Family Therapy?Marriage and family therapy (MFT) addresses individual well-being in terms of the systems in which an individual operates, whether it be the workplace, family, friendships, or their greater community

in peace building, and gaining a better understanding of how intractable conflicts can be resolved,” he said. Faculty Along with three PLU students receiving Fulbright Student Fellowships, three faculty members received Fulbright awards. Joanne Lisosky, associate professor of communication, received a Fulbright Award beginning in January 2011 in Azerbaijan to teach journalism at Baku University. Janet Weiss, assistant professor of instructional development and leadership, received a Fulbright

internships nationally. We hire two to three PLU students per semester. We like to keep communication open and leverage PLU.” Of course, PLU itself is one key to its graduates’ success. “What I like about the PLU byproduct is that a smaller university is really good at helping students build and develop relationships,” Rosales said. “If you’re able to build relationships, you’re going to go really far. And the PLU mission—community, integrity—is big in the business world.” Read Previous A Historic Hike

October 27, 2014 Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week Participants speak at the 2013 Working for Change Panel during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) From on-campus simulations to community service projects, PLU promotes advocacy and action By Brenna Sussman ’15 PLU Marketing & Communication Student Worker TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 28, 2014)—Taking part in the nationwide Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, PLU’s Center for Community Engagement and Services will

Student-Director Mitchell Helton Hopes ‘Charlotte’s Web’ Production will help Revitalize Children’s Theatre at PLU Posted by: Zach Powers / January 30, 2015 Image: (Photo: Zach Powers/PLU) January 30, 2015 By Zach Powers & Mandi Brady PLU Marketing & Communications and the School of Arts and Communication TACOMA, Wash. (Jan. 30, 2015)—Inspired by his passion for theater and children’s literature, Director Mitchell Helton ’15 is hoping to help kick-start a revitalization of the PLU Children’s

organization with an emphasis on intercultural communication, global partnership and sustainable change. They will add to the 10 PLU alumni currently serving overseas — and add to the more than 250 Peace Corps participants PLU has touted over the years. Historically, PLU’s per capita enrollment of alumni into the Peace Corps has been significant.  This year is no different. PLU ranked No. 22 nationally for small colleges on the Peace Corps’ 2018 Top Colleges annual list, which recognizes colleges with the

do great work, but if you don’t share it externally, you’re not going to get all the resources you should.” Students in the PLU principal program learn about forming community partnerships from practitioners who are already doing that work in local schools. Grady-Hahn said the face-to-face interaction students receive ensures that they learn the communication skills needed to interact with a variety of audiences, including students, teachers, staff members and parents. Students learn how a

the paper.I learned how to develop your points, find the right tone, and lead through a crisis from some excellent communication teachers. I’ve also been blessed by the community. We lost all these volunteers, yet the number of people coming for meals went from 850 a day to 1200 or 1300 people a day. We’ve had hundreds of people bringing thousands of sack lunches at home, bringing, so that’s been blessing. The community has rallied around, and the support has been neat. How has leadership played a

knew he wanted to study music, but he wasn’t interested in teaching.“At the time I was doing a general music major and considering minoring in communication or business,” Lindhartsen said. “But through my involvement with LASR (PLU’s student radio station) I was able to explore the music community and learn about careers outside of composition, performance and education.” He credits conversations with music professor Greg Youtz, an inspirational songwriting and production course, and his experience

)— to help select articles. Tracy Williamson, Assistant to the Dean, was invaluable in organizing the issue, tracking down photographs, and offering historical context. Continuing a recent tradition of student involvement, communication major Alex Reed (’23) created a new layout for each contribution and built this year’s website. On the main  page, the essays are organized into three categories, reflecting on the humanities, teaching, and scholarship. I introduce them here with a more idiosyncratic