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Donated Equipment Enhances PUC Physics Education
Pacific Union College received a generous donation of cutting-edge laboratory equipment from B&K Precision to allow students in its physics department to acquire data more effectively and enhance learning.
Filmmaker Jon Shenk and Alumnus Craig Hickerson Present for Green Week
PUC celebrated Green Week 2013 through various on-campus activities. Events included a fashion show featuring upcycled clothing, a “design your own” Green Week t-shirt, and a demonstration on gardening...
Asher Raboy Named PUC 2013-2014 Educator of the Year
Asher Raboy, M.F.A., artist in residence, was named the Pacific Union College 2013-2014 Educator of the Year at a special colloquy program on March 14. The title is awarded entirely by student votes. This is Raboy’s first time receiving the award.
Student Blogs | Kristen Crechriou
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:11 pm
I can’t believe I am almost halfway through my last year in college. It seems so surreal that I began my journey at PUC two and a half years ago. I am now a Registered Nurse working on my Bachelor’s degree, and I will soon be out in the field. This last week, BSN students had core week, which consists of all our classes concentrated from morning until night. It was pretty exhausting, to say the least. This quarter, one of our main classes is Nursing Research. Honestly, it is one of the driest and tidiest subjects I have ever come across, even worse than statistics, which it is closely related to. I found myself groaning every time the lecture would begin and I cringe when I look at our list of assignments for this class.
However, I recently realized that I’ve had the wrong attitude about this class. While I had been focusing on the frustrating and time-consuming parts of this subject, I failed to see the overall purpose of the class. Nursing Research enables us as nurses to keep our professional standing in the Health Care Field. We can excel at nothing which we do not continually pursue. As nurses, we are responsible for keeping up-to-date with the latest research and technology in order to provide optimal care to our patients. This class teaches us to constantly challenge the status quo, and not be satisfied with the present way doing things. There is always room for improvement, and Nursing Research is reminder of that.
My goal for this quarter is to keep an open mind when it comes to the hard tasks put before me, because there is always a reason for them. We cannot grow unless we are challenged.
Kristen Crechriou
Super-Senior, Nursing