DaVita opens new dialysis center in Renton
DaVita Kidney Care, a division of DaVita Inc., announced the opening of a new dialysis center, DaVita Renton Dialysis located at 4110 NE fourth St, Suite E.
The new center will have seven dialysis stations and will dialyze patients on Monday, Wednesday and Friday with the possibility of expanded treatment days.
“We’re excited to be able to provide dialysis services to end-stage renal disease patients in the Renton area” said DaVita facility administrator Vanlinda Tran in a press release.
To celebrate the opening of the dialysis center, DaVita Renton Dialysis hosted an open house on Feb. 7. The open house will provided an opportunity for the community and the media to tour the center, interact with dialysis care specialists and receive educational materials about kidney disease care and prevention.
Renton resident receives SPU Medallion Award
Renton resident Sheila Houston will receive the Seattle Pacific University Alumni Medallion Award on Feb. 11, as part of SPU’s Homecoming weekend.
Houston graduated from SPU in 2002. She is also a Free Methodist pastor and activist, and has spent years working to combat sex trafficking. She served as director of Late Night Outreach at New Horizons Ministries, where she oversaw an outreach program to more than 2,500 girls and women involved in prostitution in Seattle. Additionally, Houston is the founder of Rare Coins Ministries, which helps restore the relationships between sex trafficking victims, their families, the church, and community.
The Medallion Award is given to alumni who have provided outstanding service to the University, community, and whose contributions have made a significant impact in a particular field of service.
RTC offers new aerospace and industrial technologies program
Renton Technical College is now offering a new program designed to prepare the next generation of skilled industrial technicians.
The new Aerospace and Industrial Production Technologies program is a certificate or associate degree program that trains students in the latest technologies and manufacturing processes for producing precise parts and equipment.
This new program replaces RTC’s older Aerospace Manufacturing program. The changes make the training more applicable to all precision manufacturing operations, including aerospace industries. Graduates of the program will be prepared for jobs such as manufacturing production technicians, assembly technicians or aircraft and industrial skilled workers. Workers in these fields earn a national median wage of about $60,000.
Students will gain theory and experience in cutting edge technologies such as 3D printing, metrology (the use of lasers for precise measurements of spaces and parts), and photogrammetry (the use of photos to measure distances). They will also learn valuable skills such as blueprint reading, machining and tooling, rivet installation, protective coatings, and the properties of metals.
The program is accepting students for spring quarter. Registration begins Feb. 21.
For more details, visit: http://www.rtc.edu/areospace-industrial-production.
Local students named to Dean’s List and President’s List
Cameron Barnes, Patrick Brumbach, Alissa Campbell, Sean Campbell, Logan Cayton, Nathan Christopher, Alexander DeLucia, Emily Hintsala, Erika Kahler, Boston Munro and Schuyler Wilhelm of Gonzaga University at Spokane were named to the Dean’s List. Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.84 grade-point average at Gonzaga to be named to the Dean’s list.
Amy Hansen, Joseph Harshbarger, Steven Ponce, Brooklyn Popp, Brianna Renne and Lucille Tibbetts were named to the President’s List.
Students must earn a 3.85 to 4.0 grade-point average at Gonzaga to be named to the President’st list.
Sophomore Gabriel Day and senior Nathan Day of Bethel University at St. Paul, Minn. were named to the Dean’s List for the 2016 fall semester.
The Dean’s List at Bethel honors students who achieve an outstanding scholastic record during a semester with a grade point average of 3.6 or greater.
