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  • Clinic Coordinator | Health Services | splintdk@plu.edu | 253-535-7337 | I joined PLU and Health Services in 2003.  I like to camp, travel with my husband of 28+ years, read, work in my yard and garden, walk my dog Lucy, and exercise.  I love spending time with my daughter (who is in the Education department at Central University), my son (who graduated from PLU with a Psychology major), my new daughter-in-law (who graduated from Western University, also with a Psychology major), as well as my extended family – who all live in this area. Professional 2003 to present: PLU Student Health Center Family Practice Office Manager / Medical Assistant for 20 years Ophthalmology Assistant for 5 years .

    Doreen Splinter, MA Clinic Coordinator she/her Phone: 253-535-7337 Email: splintdk@plu.edu Office Location: Health Center Professional Biography Personal Education Certified Medical Assistant, Pierce County Community College, 1979 Responsibilities Administrative support for Health Services. Work with students as a navigator to establish health insurance under their own plan. Professional Memberships/Organizations Diabetic Association of America Biography I joined PLU and Health Services in 2003

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  • Professor of Religion | Religion | hammerej@plu.edu | 253-535-7225 | Erik Hammerstrom has had a deep affinity with Buddhism since he was young and has spent his entire adult life in its study.

    Buddhist community and enjoys indie and mainstream tabletop role-playing games. He has also undergone extensive training as an interfaith chaplain.

  • Associate Professor of Kinesiology | Department of Kinesiology | farrartd@plu.edu | 253-535-7360

    Dr. Terri D. Farrar Associate Professor of Kinesiology Phone: 253-535-7360 Email: farrartd@plu.edu Office Location: Olson Auditorium - 105 Professional Education Ph.D., Capella University M.A.Ed., City University B.A.E., Eastern Washington University A.A., Spokane Falls Community College Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Health and Fitness Teacher Education Books Health for Life With Web Resources co-authored with Charles Corbin, David Corbin, Karen McConnell (Human Kinetics 2014) : View Book

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  • Director for User Services / Instructional Technologies | Information & Technology Services | rebardm@plu.edu | 253-535-7463 | I grew up in the Tacoma area and began working for PLU in the fall of 2000, shortly after graduation from Western Washington University.

    well as the operation of the Help Desk. Then, in the summer of 2020 I transitioned into my current roll of Director of User Support and Instructional Technologies. I now manage an amazing group of staff and students who provide a wide range of technology services for the campus community in support of teaching and learning at PLU. Interests Hiking Travel

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  • Dean of Health Professions | College of Health Professions | warddb@plu.edu | 253-535-8284 | Dr.

    Biography Dr. David Ward became Dean of the College of Health Professions in 2022 and is a Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT). He arrived at PLU in 2005 and became Chair of the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy in 2009. In addition to these roles, he has served in various leadership positions at PLU (including Budget Advisory Committee and Faculty Affairs Committee) and as a volunteer within the field of MFT and the community. Dr. Ward continues to actively practice as a marriage and

  • 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.”

  • Lecturer | Music | camposla@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | LeeAnne Campos began her music career at the age of seven in Munich, Germany, playing the role of a Siamese boy in a professional production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I. A past regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Council Auditions and the San Francisco Merola Opera Program Auditions, her repertoire includes many roles.

    Council Auditions and the San Francisco Merola Opera Program Auditions, her repertoire includes many roles. In 1983 she won an apprenticeship with the Lyric Opera Center for American Artists and was an active participant in the Chicago opera community. She was a member of both the Chicago Lyric Opera Chorus and the Chicago Symphony Chorus under the direction of Margaret Hillis, and a recipient of the Margaret Hillis Fellowship. In 1992 she made her debut with Tacoma Opera as Pamina in The Magic Flute

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  • Lecturer - Trombone | Music | rew@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Ryan Wagner graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with a Bachelor’s of Music Education and the University of Washington with a Master’s of Trombone Performance.

    Association for Music Education Northwest Conference, as well as the Green River Music Educators Association Fall In-service. Additionally, Ryan frequently serves as a regional solo and ensemble adjudicator throughout Washington state. Ryan has also served on the faculty of Northwest University in Kirkland, as well as Tacoma Community College, and also taught elementary band for 6 years in the Puyallup School district.

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  • Clinical Instructor of Nursing | School of Nursing | spatton@plu.edu | My name is Sarah Patton – I have been working as a Registered Nurse for 19 years (it goes by SO fast!).

    as a clinical adjunct faculty member many times in the past. I really enjoy seeing the students learn, grow, and bloom into amazing nurses! I obtained my Associates degree in nursing from Yakima Valley Community College, My BSN from Seattle Pacific University, and my MSN from West Texas A&M University. In my free time I hike, watch my daughter play sports, and travel. In the past few years I have started volunteering with Operation Smile – I have gone on 2 medical missions so far; one to Brazil

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  • Professor of Geosciences | Earth Science | whitmaj@plu.edu | 253-535-8720

    Pacific Northwest." Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs - Annual Meeting Vol. 41, 2009: p. 597. Pratt-Sitaula, B., Butler, R. F. and Whitman, J.. "Community College Earth Science Instructors as Team Leaders in K-12 Professional Development Workshop on Active Pacific NW Geology and Hazards." Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs - Annual Meeting Vol. 41, 2009: p. 247. Pratt-Sitaula, B., Butler, R., Whitman, J., Granshaw, F., Groom, R., Hedeen, C., Magura, B., Thompson