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out of the dCenter.” Shayna graduated from PLU in 2009 with a degree in communications. The Rieke Scholar participated in Residence Hall Council, Pinnacle Society and the Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society. She enjoys spending time with her family, hiking and volunteering for Aloha United Way. Shayna continues to work with the Diversity Center by visiting study away classes in Hawai’i and most recently, guest speaking at the 2020 Students of Color Retreat. Read Previous Nicole Jordan ‘15 Read Next Jazmyn

about 40 to 100 watts. The university consumes around 17 million kilowatt-hours a year, and that cost definitely impacts the budget, Kohler said. But he believes the cost is worth it. “You always look at all the things you want to achieve,” he explained. “Is it money driven?” In order to reach the goal of PLU’s master plan – to become carbon neutral by 2020 – active steps need to be taken. Supporting renewable energy is just one of those steps, Kohler said. University Communications staff writer

recruitment we’re campaigning to nurses, doctors, and other health care professionals nationwide, so it’s a huge marketing operation,” she says. “Recruitment marketing is a little bit different, but, ultimately, we’re just trying to connect the best candidates with our opportunities.” Butters started at MultiCare in January 2020. She knew that the Coronavirus she was beginning to read about in the news may become a serious issue, but she could have never imagined the whirlwind that has been the last two

single kid,” she says. “All students are embraced.” Read our full Melanie Helle ’97 feature. Nancy Nelson ’93: Director of Career and Technical Education Nancy Nelson joined Chief Leschi as director of career and technical education (CTE) in 2020. The CTE program was new, and she worked hard to get it established and funded. “CTE focuses on hands-on applied learning,” Nelson says. “It gives kids a real connection to what they might do for a job.” The program offers student five career pathways, all

a biological sample. It’s graduate-level research—and for Angela, comes after taking just one year of organic chemistry. Though Angela’s path has been less traditional, she’s realized it’s not something to be embarrassed about, but to embrace and celebrate. In 2020, when struggles in her personal life began to affect school, Angela’s advisor, chemistry professor Justin Lytle, suggested that she take some time away. Initially she was discouraged, worried that if she stepped away from school she

: Reclaiming the African American environmental heritage (1st ed). Lawrence Hill Books. (PLU Library link) Jenkins, Willis, Tucker, Mary Evelyn, & Grim, John (Eds.). (2018). Routledge handbook of religion and ecology. Routledge, Taylor & Francis group. (PLU Library link) Ray, Sarah J., Sibara, Jay, & Alaimo, Stacy. (Eds.). (2017). Disability studies and the environmental humanities: Toward an eco-crip theory. University of Nebraska Press. Watts Belser, Julia. (2020). Disability, climate change, and

peace, Feller said; individually each student has taken a unique path, exploring varying majors, Study Away programs, fieldwork, service, training and hands-on facilitation. “These eight women are special given their capacities for peace-building and the strength gained from working together,” Feller said. “They also are special because they possess a combination of traits vital to this work: confidence, drive, empathy, flexibility, interdisciplinary knowledge, communication competence and patience

that gives me hope. It is this deep, resonating impression on the soul that catches people off guard at first, but which ultimately motivates each of us to continue the invigorating journey of discovering the intricate dimensions of our world. Joshua Reiman recently began his Master’s degree in Global Communication and International Development at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He can be reached at joshreiman@gmail.com. Read Previous Looking into the laws behind adoption Read

chocolate Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 9:30-1:30. Schedule appointments using this link. I started out at The School of Art Institute of Chicago where I did my graduate degree. I got a TA position my first year and then each semester I kept getting more and more TA positions. The last one, the department wanted to create a boot camp, a training on software before taking design classes. There were a couple of us in the program that were picked to do this. I got Adobe Illustrator, and I developed an

at a street market than out of a catalogue, where prices were jacked up by 300 percent. Her staff were “voracious” learners, and quickly trained up. But she often found that doctors and nurses went right from the American equivalent of high school, straight into a specialty for the next six years. There was very little general medical or science training. There were also the cultural differences. Doctors were expected to take one look at a patient, and know instantly what was wrong. To simply say