Month: October 2022

Simulation Activity Aims to Enhance Awareness of Poverty’s Devastating Impacts

Tomorrow (Oct. 28) from 1-4 p.m., the Yakima Valley Interprofessional Practice & Education Collaborative (YVIPEC) will host a Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) in PNWU’s University Conference Center building. The activity offers health sciences students from PNWU, WSU, CWU, and Heritage University a chance to role-play the lives of low-income families. “This learning tool was…Continue Reading Simulation Activity Aims to Enhance Awareness of Poverty’s Devastating Impacts

Campus Blood Drive Seeking Donors and Volunteers

On Friday, November 4, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., PNWU’s Biomedical Ethics and Family Medicine clubs will co-host a Red Cross Blood Drive in the University Conference Center (UCC). Organizers encourage PNWU faculty, staff, students, friends, and families to sign up, with the ultimate goal of donating more than 50 pints of life-saving blood….Continue Reading Campus Blood Drive Seeking Donors and Volunteers

University Leaders Celebrate Placement of SLC’s Final Beam

On Tuesday, October 4, PNWU hosted a small ceremony commemorating the placement of the Student Learning Collaborative’s (SLC’s) final beam. The milestone marks the impending fruition of the interprofessional-enabling health sciences space. “This is such a great time to be at PNWU,” exclaimed Dr. Peggy Trueblood, founding director of PNWU’s School of Physical Therapy. “We…Continue Reading University Leaders Celebrate Placement of SLC’s Final Beam

Student-Led Clinic Offers Convenient Vaccination Opportunity for Campus Community

On Tuesday, October 18, from noon- 3 p.m., PNWU’s Infectious Disease Club will once again host its annual vaccine clinic in Butler-Haney Hall’s Grand Foyer. Organizers hope the event offers a convenient and centrally-located opportunity for busy PNWU and WSU students, faculty, and staff to receive their required vaccinations with minimal disruption to their daily…Continue Reading Student-Led Clinic Offers Convenient Vaccination Opportunity for Campus Community

Esteemed PNWU Chili Cookoff Team Seeks Supporting Spoons

Calling all cookoff enthusiasts and chili connoisseurs! An award-winning cast of PNWU chili cooks is seeking participation and support for their efforts in the Yakima Valley Pet Rescue’s Chili Cook Off, scheduled for Saturday, October 15, from 5– 8 p.m. at State Fair Park’s Modern Living Building (1301 S. Fair Ave, Yakima, WA). “If we’re…Continue Reading Esteemed PNWU Chili Cookoff Team Seeks Supporting Spoons