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  • Visiting Assistant Professor | Department of Computer Science | pfawcett@plu.edu | 253-535-7402 | Overall I am hybrid academic/industry experienced professional with skills as an information scientist, Software Engineer, Entrepreneur, technology manager, and technologist who has worked in the technology sector for over 30+ years, mostly on Microsoft engineering teams and Microsoft Research (MSR).

    of Washington (U.W. iSchool, 2017) in Information Science. I also earned my Master of Business Administration from Seattle University with a focus on leadership and earned my BA in business with a focus on accounting and business from Seattle Pacific University. I have spent the largest portion of my working career at Microsoft in Research and Development (MSR) transferring innovative technology developed in MSR Research labs around the world to Microsoft product groups. During my 30+ year career

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  • Community Director for Tingelstad Hall | Residential Life | marie.tucker@plu.edu | 253.535.8349 | Marie began at PLU in 2022.

    programming budget. Create & deliver pro-devo curriculum Collaboratively implement the departmental co-curriculum Support in staff recruitment, selection, training and evaluation Liaison for clubs & organizations that align with Learning Communities Student Life Responsibilities PLUS 100 Instructor Professional Staff On-Call (Campus Crisis Response) Conduct hearing educator for campus policy violations Biography Marie began at PLU in 2022. Prior to working at PLU, Marie was born and raised in Florida and

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  • Associate Professor of Biology | Department of Biology | seidelsb@plu.edu | 253-535-7791

    college science courses." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Vol. 114, 2017: 3085-3090. Accolades 2018 PLU Spirit of Diversity Award 2018 National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant to support "Building Capacity to Prepare STEM Majors to Become STEM Educators" Summer Research: Science Education for an Inclusive Classroom

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  • Associate Professor of Music; Director of Jazz Studies | Music | cassio.vianna@plu.edu | 253-535-7760 | Cassio Vianna is the Director of Jazz Studies and Associate Professor of Music at Pacific Lutheran University where he directs the University Jazz Ensemble and teaches jazz music courses.

    received during his years of training. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, a Master of Music degree from Western Oregon University, and a Doctor of Arts degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Northern Colorado, where he studied jazz composition with David Caffey. Dr. Vianna has been featured as a performer/clinician at festivals and conferences in Latin America and across the U.S. He has presented at the Midwest Clinic, Jazz Education

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  • Lecturer - Trumpet | Music | castroea@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Dr.

    Edward Castro Lecturer - Trumpet Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: castroea@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education D.M.A., University of Washington Graduate Studies Music Pedagogy, University of Maryland M.M., Yale University B.M., The Manhattan School of Music Responsibilities Applied Trumpet Lessons Biography Dr. Edward Castro has made it his mission to educate and entertain through music. Born New York City, his formative music training started

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  • Resident Assistant Professor of Theatre, Costume Designer, Costume Shop Manager | Theatre & Dance | anderskw@plu.edu | 253-535-7326 | Kathleen Anderson has been a member of the design faculty in the PLU Theatre Program since 1998.

    designs at PLU include both Costume and Set Design for Twelfth Night, Costume Design for Cabaret, Company, and The Fantasticks, as well as Puppet and Costume Design for The Floating World. Kathleen has also designed for the PLU Music Department, including Set Design and Scenic Artistry for several of the annual Christmas Concerts, and Costume Design for The Magic Flute and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Kathy has designed extensively for Tacoma Opera and for Harlequin Productions in Olympia, among others

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  • Professor of Sociology | Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice | guerreay@plu.edu

    edition (SAGE Publications, Inc 2018) : View Book Social Problems Community, Policy, and Social Action - 6th Edition (SAGE Publications, Inc 2019) : View Book Essentials of Social Statistics for a Diverse Society co-authored with Chava Frankfort-Nachmias - 3rd edition (SAGE Publications, Inc 2018) : View Book Accolades Pacific Lutheran University Faculty Excellence Award for Service 2014-2015 Served as Interim Vice President for Finance and Administration, 2014-2015 She served as chair of the faculty

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  • Clinical Instructor of Nursing | School of Nursing | I grew up with a severe stutter.

    Man Le, NP-C Clinical Instructor of Nursing Professional Biography Education MSN, Nursing , Eastern Michigan University , 2021 Post Bachelors, Speech-Language Pathology, 2018 RN, Nursing , 2012 Selected Publications Biography I grew up with a severe stutter. Communication has always been challenging but required as a nurse, so nursing was never a career in mind. I started my nursing career because that was my sister’s career choice at the time. The nursing journey was arduous, but I was

  • Resident Instructor of Business | School of Business | pfaffcm@plu.edu | 253-535-7244 | Cosette Pfaff brings 25+ years of business practitioner experience, working on both the revenue generating and operational side of business and has a passion for growing healthy organizations.

    Cosette Pfaff, M.S. Resident Instructor of Business Phone: 253-535-7244 Email: pfaffcm@plu.edu Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Biography Biography Cosette Pfaff brings 25+ years of business practitioner experience, working on both the revenue generating and operational side of business and has a passion for growing healthy organizations. She specializes in performance coaching and training with individuals and teams in the areas of revenue generation, customer service/retention strategies

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  • Professor Emeritus of Physics | Department of Physics | starkovich@plu.edu | Steven P.

    was a strong advocate for, and defender of, PLU’s robust faculty governance system. After retiring as provost he continued teaching at PLU until 2019. Starkovich first came to PLU in the fall of 1992 and was hired into a tenure-track position in 1997, by which time he had taught most of the undergraduate physics curriculum. He was a principal investigator on a grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation that brought an astronomical observatory to the PLU campus in 1998. He oversaw the details of the

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