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Conti n u i n g N u rs i n g Ed ucat i on Cou rses An n o u n ced PLU's Cont i n u i n g N u rs i ng Edu cation Program offers a series of w o r k s h o ps a n d s h o rt cou rses each semester. Six of 1 3 fa l l semester offeri ngs beg i n after Oct 1 6 . "Fami l ies In C risis" is a one-day workshop for all h e a l t h p rofes siona ls conve n i n g in Brem erto n F riday, Oct 1 6 . A o n e-day co m m u n i ty health n u rse conference w i l l be held on c a m p u s F r i d a y , Oct. 2 3 . T h e theme is " N u rtu ring O u r Pe rson al and Professional Selves." " H e a l t h A ssess m e n t " i s t h e t o p i c of a fo u r-session series meet i n g T u es d a y eve n i n g s i n November on campus "Assess ment a n d M a nagement of P a i n a n d S u fferi n g in t h e E l derly Cl ient" is t h e top ic o f a o n e-d ay campus workshop T h u rsday, Nov. 1 9 . A three-month med ical-s u rg i cal refresher c o u rse beg ins o n c a m pu s i n N o v e m b e r . I t i s d esig ned t o assist R N s i n n o n acute care n u rsi ng to retu rn to the acute ca re setti ng The final fa l l offe ring is a one day wo rkshop at the F ife Execu tive I n n , "Pharmacotherapeutics fo r ARNPs." The topic w i l l also be offered in the spri ng O t h e r s p r i n g t o p i cs i n c l u de "Pa i n M anagement in the E l der ly" (Brem eton), H e a l t h Assess ment Part I I , A n n u a l Women's Health Care Conference, Basic Concepts in C ritical Care N u rsing, a n d Co m p u t e r Tech n o l ogy i n Health and Patient Care. The Conti n u i n g N u rsing Educa tion P ro g ra m a l so offers h o m e study opport u n ities. For more i nfo rmation call (206) 5 3 5-768 3 .
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p U Student Earns M iss Seafai r Title A l ison Lou ise G ra n d e o f Red mond, Wash , a PLU sophomore, was sel ected as Miss Seafa i r fo r the 44th a n n u a l s u m m er Seattle Seafa i r celebration. G rande, 1 9, perfo rmed a song a n d da nce rout i ne a n d spoke a bout the i m porta nce of self esteem i n young people to win the competition Rep rese n t i n g the R e d m o n d Derby Days Comm i ttee, G ra n d e was crowned J u l y 28 at the U n i versity of Was h i ngton Her priz es i nc l ude a S4,000 scho l a rs h i p and tri ps t o J a p a n , Canada and Mexico. She a lso received the competi t i o n ' s Top C o l l e g e Aca d e m i c Awa rd f r o m h e r a c a d e m i c record a t PLU. A l i so n is a t h i rd-g e n e r a t i o n L u te . H e r g r a n d m o t h e r , V o l l y (Val borg A n n N o rby) G ra n d e of Tacoma, gradu ated i n 1 9 36, a n d h e r g ra n d fa t h e r, t h e l a t e Otis G ra nde, was a '38 a l u m n us. They became members of the PLU Q C l u b, n o w a 2 , 1 0 0 - m e m b e r donor's o rgan ization, i n 1 97 5 . H e r p a rents a re t h e R ev . Joseph a n d Ka ren (Kane) G ra nde, both cl ass of 1 966. Brother J o n is a 1 992 grad u ate now working at M i c rosoft Both A l i s o n a n d Vol ly h a ve been PLU cheerlead ers. G ra n d e has worked with Red mond pol i ce i n the DA R . E . (Drug Abuse Resistance Ed ucation) p ro g ra m and was a cheerlead er at R edmond H i g h School. T h i rty c o n testa nts were judged on academics, talent and personal interviews. Prior to Seafa i r, contestants visited loca l n u rsing nomes a nd hospi tals, made presentat ions to businesses and attended et h n i c and neighborhood fest ivities .
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I n Education Deg ees In August T h e c h a n ces that two s i sters a n d t h e i r sister- i n�law wou l d a l l receive master's degrees i n ed u cation d u ring the same gradua tion ceremony were a l most as random as the l ottery, but it happened d u ring sum mer com m encement ceremon i es at PLU i n August. M a ry Walker of Tacoma, the "sen ior" mem ber of the fa m i ly trio, was selected to g i ve the com m e n ce m e nt a d d ress on behalf of g ra d u ate stu d ents. A classroom teacher a n d l ibra r i a n i n Stei lacoom a n d Fife schools for 1 9 yea rs, she beca m e an assistant principal at Yelm H i g h School this fal l . S i ster B a r b a ra C a rlson h a s been a n education special ist in the Olympia School Dist rict for more than a decade.
They a re the daug hters of Har riet a n d T rygve H aga of B e l l e vue. S i ster- i n - l a w Sue L u c k m a n , d a u g h te r of L u c i a a n d A n s i l Wal ker o f Tacoma, h a s been a class room teac her a n d l i brari a n i n the Puya l l u p School Dist rict for a s i m i l a r time. M a ry'S h u sb a n d , Jon, S u e's b rot h e r, e a r ned a m a ster's deg ree in counseling at PLU in 1 98 7 . T h e c o i n c i d e n ces a re more sta rt l i n g s i nce none of it was p l a n n ed . They all dec i d ed on a ca reer i n ed u ca t i o n i n depen dently and began g ra d u ate work at d ifferent times. "But we're a l l service-orient ed, " said Mary of the th ree, who a re a l l fu ll-time working moth ers.
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New Self Confidence Helps Mid Ie College Students Achieve M i l ie Judd and M egan H a rm o n l ive 5 ,000 apart, but they both suffer from a c o m m o n ado les cent malady: low self-estee m . A n d both were h e l ped to beg i n overcom i n g their problem d u ri n g M iddle Col lege at PLU this sum mer. Middle Col lege is usually b i l led as a p rog ra m that h e l ps stu d ents i m p rove the i r basic a ca demic ski l l s or get a " head start" on col lege. And it is t h a t B u t someti m es s t u d e n t a tt i t u d es a bout themselves block academ ic progress, and the M iddle Col lege experience helps a d d ress that as well. Megan l i ves in Boston, Mass . , where she h a s attended a school for students with learning d i sa bil ities. "I j ust have a h a rd time u nderstandi ng," she sai d . " I was cru shed u nt i l I lea rned I h ad a d isabil ity." Mi lie lives in H awaii, where she atte n d s a school with m a ny accom p l ished stu de nts. " I j u st d i d n't feel good enough," she s a i d . "The p ress u re was e no r mous, and I gave u p. Then, when I started a pp ly i ng to col l eges, I real ized how d isaste r o u s b a d g rades a re." Middle Col lege wasn't easy. But both Megan a n d M i l i e began gaining the tools t h ey needed for success, l i ke "how not to pro crastinate; how to b udget time," They recei ved a l ot of positive rei nforcem ent, from teach e rs, mentors - and peers in simila r situations.
One factor i m portant to teen agers is often not recogn ized, or at least acknowledged: freedom, defi ned by lack of parental con tro l . D u ri ng the teens one feels ready for i n de p e n d e n ce , but those fee l i ngs a re often frustrat ed. M iddle Col lege g i ves them a sense of independence, but in a structu red environment. M i l i e and M eg a n c o u l d sense the difference. "You can make it without you r parents," said Megan. ''I'm i n charge here," M i l i e said with conviction. " How well I do depends on how well I work. It's nice to feel i ndependent " She added, "I can do it; I can be su ccessfu L Both felt M iddle College was a positive experience. Megan said she started to u ndersta nd what she was h ea r i n g . "So many of my friends h aven't h ad a posi t i ve e d u ca t i on a l experi e n ce," she said. "
M i lie added, "Education is �o i m porta nt; othe rw ise it is h a rd to u nderstand what others a re talking about." M id d l e College sha rpens s k i l l s in such basiC a reas as writing, studying and math, plus history, earth science, psychology and computer science. It i s often used by students to ease the transition from high school to col lege, but the skills learned can be useful anywhere. For more i n fo r m a t i o n ca l l (206) 535-71 30,