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. Prior to joining the Wang Center staff, Courtney volunteered for a year in Minneapolis with Lutheran Volunteer Corps and completed her Master of Studies in Modern British History at the University of Oxford.

Rebecca Rumpza Director for Campus Life Operations she/her Phone: 253-535-7655 Email: rumpzari@plu.edu Office Location:Anderson University Center - Room 166 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Professional Biography Education Studies in Music Education, University of Puget Sound Responsibilities Campus Life Responsibilities Direction and overview for budget and purchase protocols Review Residency Requirement and Exemption Requests Coordinate housing accessibility and

, Collegiate Washington Music Educators Association (CWMEA) Member, Educational Policies Committee Chair, Department of Music Curriculum Committee Biography Linda Miller holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from New Mexico State University, a Master of Music and a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Idaho.  Her teaching career includes all levels of music—kindergarten through graduate studies.  In addition, she has served as Director of Music for several church congregations.  As a published

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

Bruce Kadden Senior Lecturer in Judaism Phone: 253-535-7243 Email: kaddenbj@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 220-J Professional Biography Education Rabbinic Ordination, Hebrew Union College, 1981 M.A., Hebrew Letters, Hebrew Union College, 1979 B.A., Religious Studies with Honors in Humanities, Stanford University, 1976 Books Teaching Mitzvot: Concepts, Values and Activities co-authored with Barbara Binder Kadden (A.R.E. Publishing, Inc. 2003) : View Book Teaching Jewish

Experience (Wipf & Stock Publishers 2006) : View Book Wrestling with God (Cascade Books 2006) : View Book The Sound of Liberating Truth Buddhist-Christian Dialogues in Honor of Frederick J. Streng - Co-edited with Sallie King (Wipf & Stock Publishers 2006) : View Book Constructing a Relational Cosmology - Edited by Paul O. Ingram (Pickwick Publications 2006) : View Book The Modern Buddhist-Christian Dialogue: Two Universalistic Religions in Transformation (Studies in Comparative Religion) (Edwin Mellen

Svend Rønning Professor of Music - Violin; Coordinator of String Studies Phone: 253-535-7605 Email: svend.ronning@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 110 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: https://sites.google.com/a/plu.edu/svend-ronning/ Professional Biography Education D.M.A., Yale University, 1997 M.M.A., Yale University, 1993 M.M., Yale University, 1991 B.M. summa cum laude, Violin Performance, Pacific Lutheran University, 1989 Areas of

and adjunct professor with universities across the United States and in Europe. Mr. Pass has worked as a volunteer coach with children in various Department of Defense Youth organizations.  Additionally, he works with Veterans in the Pacific Northwest as they transition to civilian careers. Mr. Pass continued his education with a Master of Arts in Social Science & Middle Eastern Studies from PLU as well as an MBA also from Pacific Lutheran University.  He has additional graduate work in Education

Studies, Current Colgate University, Hamilton, NY Principal Investigator | Investigating which facial features signal gender to children ages 4-7. Investigating the effects of stereotyped stories on children’s cognitive abilities and motivation. Male Default Study, 2021-2022 Colgate University, Hamilton, NY Principal Investigator | Survey based study, in data collection process Where Have All the Girls Gone, 2018-2022 Colgate University, Hamilton, NY Principal Investigator | Developed coding scheme

Divinity from Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA and her B.A. in Religion with Gender Studies and Psychology minors from ELCA-affiliated Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.     Outside of work, Jen enjoys hiking, cooking, running, the Enneagram, reading about minimalism/simple living, tending to her composting worms and exploring Tacoma and the Pacific Northwest with her spouse Deb.  In 2023 Jen completed a certification as a  Liminal Guide (a cross between spiritual direction