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  • Associate Director of Print Production, Mail Services, and Customer Service Center | Marketing & Communications | biddindj@plu.edu | 253-535-7434 | Denise Biddinger joined the staff in February 2010 as the customer service representative.

    Denise Biddinger Associate Director of Print Production, Mail Services, and Customer Service Center Phone: 253-535-7434 Email: biddindj@plu.edu Office Location:Printing & Mail Services Office Hours: (On Campus) Monday - Thursday: 7:30 am - 12:00 pm (On Campus) Monday - Thursday: 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm (Off Campus) Fri: By Appointment Biography Biography Denise Biddinger joined the staff in February 2010 as the customer service representative. Her last position was general manager at A&K Mailing

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  • Associate Professor | School of Education | gardinwl@plu.edu | 253-535-8342 | Wendy Gardiner teaches literacy courses in the Education Department.

    Induction Books Responsive Mentoring: Supporting the Teachers all Students Deserve (Rowman and Littlefield 2020) : View Book Selected Articles Gardiner, W., Hinman, T., Tondreau, A., Degener, S., Dussling, T., Stevens, E., Wilson, N., & White, K. "When “nice” isn’t: Confronting niceness and whiteness to center equity in teacher education." Action in Teacher Education 2023: 90-106. Weisling, N. & Gardiner, W. "Why mentoring for equity requires we stop being so nice." Phi Delta Kappan 2022/2023: 42-47

  • 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.

    Network Annual Conferences, International Composers Symposium, NAfME Northwest and WMEA Conferences. Vianna is also a very active clinician with high school and college bands. In 2015, he traveled to China to perform and to teach a two-week program at the Guangxi Arts Institute (Nanning Provence). Before his appointment at PLU, Dr. Vianna was on the faculties at Umpqua Community College and Western Oregon University. In recent years, Dr. Vianna’s compositions for jazz ensemble have received national

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  • Associate Professor of Earth Science | Earth Science | davispb@plu.edu | 253-535-5770 | I graduated in the spring of 2008 from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities with a Ph.D.

    rocks in northern New Mexico. My undergraduate is from the University of Wisconsin, Madison where I worked as closely as an undergraduate can to Dr. Gordon Medaris on the Precambrian evolution of the Great Lakes region. Interests Design Wood Metal and Stone Work Politics Music Fun Facts The music component ranges from jazz through new wave into noise rock.

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  • Founding Director | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Stan Sanvel Rubin is founding director of the Rainier Writing Workshop at PLU.  He served for over twenty years as Director of the Brockport Writers Forum and Videotape Library (SUNY), a multi-faceted literary arts program.  He holds the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.  His most recent book of poetry is There.

    job to support.  As a writer, I know writing is a way of being. There’s a time for community, and a time for solitude. When we’re together, sparks will fly, and there will be high spirits as well as intelligent conversation with people who care about writing. (Bring your passion to residency.) When you’re working at home, you will have new voices, new skills, and a new vision working for you. The process matters as much as a credential. The purpose? What you make it.”

  • Poetry | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Kelli Russell Agodon is a bi/queer poet and editor from the Pacific Northwest.

    , The Daily Poet: Day-By-Day Prompts for Your Writing Practice (coauthored with Martha Silano), Fire on Her Tongue: An Anthology of Contemporary Women’s Poetry, and Demystifying the Manuscript: How to Create of Book of Poems (coauthored with Susan Rich). She lives in a sleepy seaside town where she is an avid paddleboarder and hiker. She teaches at Pacific Lutheran University’s low-res MFA program, the Rainier Writing Workshop. Kelli  is the cohost of the poetry series “Poems You Need” with Melissa

  • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs | School of Business | reedjj@plu.edu | 253-535-7252 | Originally from California, Juanita graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor’s Degree in World Arts and Cultures and earned her Master’s in Education (M.Ed.) from the University of Washington Seattle in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.

    approach to her work.  She was the first in her family to attend college and she understands how difficult it can be to navigate the milestones and terminology of academia.  Her passion is helping students find their vocations through their college experience that will lead to a fulfilling career in the future. There’s nothing better than hearing from an alumni who’s reaching their dreams. On her down time Juanita enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters. She enjoys hiking and camping at

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  • University Photographer | Marketing & Communications | bean@plu.edu | 253-535-7517 | As the University Photographer, Sy can be found all over campus documenting the life of Pacific Lutheran University, supporting a number of campus partners through visual storytelling.

    partners through visual storytelling. Prior to PLU, Sy served as the Visual Media Manager for the University of Puget Sound, a staff photographer at KOMO4 News, and a photojournalist at the Seattle Times.

  • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs | Master of Business Administration | reedjj@plu.edu | 253-535-7252 | Originally from California, Juanita graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor’s Degree in World Arts and Cultures and earned her Master’s in Education (M.Ed.) from the University of Washington Seattle in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.

    approach to her work.  She was the first in her family to attend college and she understands how difficult it can be to navigate the milestones and terminology of academia.  Her passion is helping students find their vocations through their college experience that will lead to a fulfilling career in the future. There’s nothing better than hearing from an alumni who’s reaching their dreams. On her down time Juanita enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters. She enjoys hiking and camping at

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  • Clinical Instructor of Nursing | School of Nursing | ziegleks@plu.edu | Kristen Ziegler-Horwath, MSN, ARNP, CNM, C-EFM is a practicing Certified Nurse-Midwife and has served in both rural and urban communities in Washington state since 2013. She is passionate about providing patient-centered and evidence-based care to all, while promoting individual preferences and a safe, healthy, and positive birth experience.

    as a faculty member. Her courses focus on the importance of nursing theory and research as essential components to influencing nursing practice, ultimately resulting in improved patient outcomes through the promotion of evidence-based, competent nursing care. In addition to teaching at PLU, Kristen is also an instructor through the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) and teaches fetal monitoring courses to nurses and obstetric providers.