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Snake River Chamber Players in Colorado. He served for many seasons as artist performer and coach at the Victoria International Festival in Canada, and as staff accompanist at The Juilliard School. Dr. Bennett has taught previously at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and has given master classes at the Beijing Central Conservatory, Shanghai Conservatory, and the Chinese Cultural University in Taipei, Taiwan. His performances have been featured on WOSU-FM in Columbus, Ohio and in Taipei, on the

on the spatial variability of modern meteoric d18O: empirical constraints from the western US and east Asia and implications for stable isotope studies." American Journal of Science no. 8 Vol. 311, 2011: p. 664-700. Lechler, A. R., and Niemi, N. A.. "Sedimentologic and isotopic constraints on the Paleogene paleogeography and paleotopography of the southern Sierra Nevada, California." Geology no. 4 Vol. 39, 2011: p. 379-382. Accolades Rackham Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award

Visiting Assistant Professor of Education at Pacific Lutheran University where they teach instructional methodologies for trauma-informed, equity-centered education to future teachers, Jonathan earned their BA and Master of Arts in Teaching at St. Mary’s College of Maryland where they were winner of the Margaret Eagle Dixon Award in Literature and Maryland’s Teachers of Promise distinction. Rizzardi’s practitioner work extends across fields of youth creative drama, arts integration for mental health

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 influences, including classical, folk, jazz, and

. His wind ensemble music in particular is performed regularly throughout North America, Europe and Japan. In 2001, Youtz was honored with the “Composer of the Year” award from the Washington State Music Teacher’s Association. His compositions include works for orchestra, band, choir, voice and chamber ensembles, and he is currently at work on a second opera: Cai Yan Fiery Jade based on a libretto by Chinese poet Zhang Er 张耳. Youtz’ wind ensemble music is performed regularly throughout North America

Wendy Gardiner Associate Professor She/Her Phone: 253-535-8342 Email: gardinwl@plu.edu Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Jolita Hylland Benson Chair in Elementary Education Education Ed.D, Curriculum and Instruction, National Louis University M.Ed, Curriculum and Instruction, National Louis University B.S., Elementary Education, Ohio State University Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Equity Literacy Teacher Education Diversity Responsive Children's Literature Mentoring and New Teacher

: I believe my job as a writing teacher is to do three primary things:  Serving as a supportive guide, helping you discover literature you may not have encountered on your own that will add to your literary toolkit, and helping you deconstruct the architecture of stories so that you might better unpack your own decisions. Whether you write domestic realism or speculative work or work that defies categorization, I place an emphasis on helping my students appreciate and understand not only the craft

, Decolonizing, & Queering Praxes [Conference session; co-presented with Harris, N. R., Plascencia Saldana, B., & Pierre, D.], Virtual ((2023, February)) NASPA Western Regional Conference, Radical imagination and critical creativity praxis for liberatory futures [Conference session; co-presented with Harris, N. R., & Plascencia Saldana, B.], Anaheim, CA ((2022, November)) ASHE Annual Conference, Bringing the literature to life through storytelling praxis: From scholarship to collective action [Conference

, Choral Methods and Choral Literature. Dr. Galante continues to find success and acclaim as a composer and arranger. His compositions are published by GalanteMusic, Walton, Colla Voce Music, and Pavane Publishing; have been performed by professional, collegiate, and advanced high school choirs throughout the United States and Europe; and recorded for commercial release by Delos, Centaur Records, MSR Classic, and PLU Media. He is the recipient of multiple ASCAP Plus awards, and a regular composer-in