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Goodwill, said these diversion campaigns help Washington residents find employment. “School and household donations are critical fuel for lowering the unemployment rate in Pierce and the other 14 counties we serve,” Myhre said. “School cleanup efforts help 9,800 southwest Washington residents with job training and placement in multiple career fields.” This year, the Office of Sustainability said it hopes to direct more than 250,000 pounds away from landfills by increasing Goodwill collections by 13

will create a dynamic synergy. “These two debaters will bring with them excellent training, honed through many practices and college competitions,” he says. “The experts will bring a wealth of knowledge and practical experience with the debate topic.” The 2015 installment of PLU’s annual Ruth Anderson Public Debate, the event represents an opportunity for students to engage with community leaders in a timely policy discussion — an opportunity that Eckstein believes is a rarity in local and national

minority, tribal and veteran students. It will cement partnerships with local providers such as CHI Franciscan Health, Providence Medical Group, Sea Mar Community Health Centers and Northwest Integrated Health to allow three-month student training placements in underserved clinics, expanding health care there. The grant will also deepen the nursing curriculum to better train students to care for underserved and low-income patients. The effects will reverberate through the region and beyond, and

for Education Abroad as established by the Forum on Education Abroad, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit, membership association recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission as the Standards Development Organization (SDO) for the field of education abroad.The Forum provides training and resources to education abroad professionals and its Standards of Good Practice are recognized as the definitive means by which the quality of education abroad programs may be judged. For PLU

organizational support system to help students from Yakima attend and succeed at PLU.”PLU has partnered with Act Six since 2007 and enrolled and graduated more than 90 scholars. The expansion into the Yakima Valley means students will have an opportunity to attend PLU and receive leadership training, academic preparation, mentorship, and give back to the community through acts of service.  “I truly believe that students in the Yakima Valley have the drive and passion for higher education and that with the

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, non-profit and corporate employees to have access to training that helps sharpen their skills to communicate effectively across differences” said Will Rance, WSECU’s Vice President of Community Relations. The People’s Gathering is made possible by the support from WSECU, Korsmo Construction, The Bamford Foundation and Peace Works United.  For more information about the November 10 convening of The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness, visit the event webpage. Registration closes on

training the future health care providers required to meet our area’s continuing needs.” The MAMS program begins in the fall and runs for one year. PLU graduates must complete the medical school prerequisites, have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher, and an MCAT score of 492 or higher. MAMS seats for PLU graduates will remain open until filled or until July 1 of the application cycle. Over the last 11 years, six PLU graduates completed the MAMS program and then went on to the DO Program at PNWU.New

his PLU classroom experiences have helped him in his internship, too. “Many of the basic concepts that we learn in our undergraduate economics classes are used in the work that we do at Analysis Group. In many ways, my experience at AG has bridged the gap between theory and practice; we consistently apply economic concepts to real-world problems,” Dolan said. He encourages his fellow PLU students to seek out mentors of their own. “It may seem slightly intimidating at first, but it’s well worth it

able to study abroad all of last year, which was really amazing and something that I would not really have been able to fit in as easily as a STEM major,” Jackie said. During her PLUS Year, Jackie was able to attend chemistry classes in person, turn her math minor into a major, and complete a minor in Hispanic Studies. After two summers working in Dr. Dean Waldow’s chemistry lab, where students have been working to synthesize a solid polymer electrolyte for use in lithium-ion batteries, Jackie