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Shelly Myers Lecturer - Oboe she/her Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: myerssd@plu.edu Biography Biography Shelly Myers currently serves as Lecturer of oboe at Pacific Lutheran University and holds the second oboe position in the Olympia Symphony Orchestra. She earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Lethbridge, and a Master of Music degree from the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, where she also pursued doctoral studies. Prior to moving to Seattle, she served

, Cincinnati College Conservatory, and Northwestern University to continue their musical studies. Named as one of Strings Magazine’s “25 Contemporary Composers to Watch,” Korine has received multiple commissions including works for opera, chamber ensembles, chorus, concerti, and music for modern dance. Her works have been performed throughout the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Australia, China, and Japan. Her musical language encompasses a wide range of

Jesus and the Economic Questions of His Day (The Edwin Mellen Press 1986) : View Book Selected Presentations Edgar Goodspeed Endowed Lecture, Two Kingdoms, One Table: Jesus in Political Perspective, Denison University, Granville, OH (March 2014) Lutheran Studies Conference, Two Kingdoms, One Table: Jesus in Political Perspective, Pacific Lutheran University (2012) Lutheran Studies Conference, What Has God to Do With Caesar? Lutheran Perspectives on Political Life, Pacific Lutheran University (2012

Paul Menzel Philosophy Department Email: menzelpt@plu.edu Biography Biography Taught philosophy at Pacific Lutheran University from 1971 to 2012, having been educated at Wooster, Yale, and Vanderbilt.  Teaching widely in philosophy and cross-disciplinary curricula, he has also published specialized scholarly work in health care ethics, including two books on moral questions in health care economics, numerous articles on health system structure and health care reform, and a recently co-edited

the Puget Sound Chapter and as the NW Regional Coordinator of the Artist Awards Competition (NATSAA). Member, NATS Fellowships at Aspen Music Festival, Music Academy of the West Young Artist with Seattle Opera Young Artist Program Further studies with Britten-Pears Programme and Seattle Academy of Opera.

Erin Strubbe Visiting Assistant Professor of English Email: estrubbe@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227 I Professional Education MFA, Creative Writing, University of Washington, 2022 B.A., English/Creative Writing, Mills College, 2017 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Fiction Writing Speculative and Science Fiction Gender Studies

Hopkins, 2022). PLU’s Innovation Studies program was co-founded by Prof. Halvorson in 2017 to cultivate innovative thinking across campus and engage with community partners that use academic resources and innovative technology for the public good. Halvorson teaches in the program and served as its inaugural director from 2017 to 2024. Michael Halvorson’s research bibliography is available at: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9171-4380

Sarah deBack Human Resources Specialist she/her Phone: 253-535-8283 Email: sarah.deback@plu.edu Office Location:Hauge Administration Building - Room 110 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: 9:00 am - 4:00 am Professional Personal Education B.A., Communication, University of Puget Sound, 2024 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Advanced Media Studies Responsibilities Student Employment website Position announcements, advertising, and recruitment MVR, safety, and title IX training coordination

Education History of Education Selected Articles Jones, S., Sutton, P. S. "Doing equity work while black in a culturally white school district." Phi Delta Kappan 2021: 103(1), 38-42. Sutton, P. S., Shouse, A. W. "Tending to the “deep rules” of teacher collaboration." Commentary found in Teachers College Record 2020: Sutton, P. S., Knuth, R. "How high school departments impact school improvement initiatives." Journal of Curriculum Studies 2020: 52(1), 118-137. Sutton, P. S., Shouse, A. W. "Investigating

Patrick Leland Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Phone: 253-535-7396 Email: leland@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 222 F Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University Selected Publications “Kant, Organisms, and Representation” Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 79 (2020) 101223: 1-10 (11,000 words) “Kant and the Primacy of Judgment Before the First Critique,” Journal of the History of