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50 staff members, the Vice President creates a vision and strategies for donor, alumni and parent engagement, as well as university communications. The Vice President directs initiatives to enhance PLU’s image and brand, and executes plans to increase support from individuals, government, foundations, and corporations. Biography Until 2014, Dan served as Vice President of External Relations for Lutheran World Relief, an international relief and development organization with programs in 35

Committee (2018-2019) University Safety Committee (2018-2019) Namibia Gateway Program Steering Committee (2014-2016) Pre-health Sciences Advising Team (1995-present, except during sabbaticals) Admission and Retention of Students Committee (1990-1993, Chair 1992-1993) Faculty Governance Committee (1995-1998, Chair, 1997-1998) Provost’s Enrollment Management Advisory Group (1991-1993) President’s Educational Assessment Commission (1994-1998, Co-chair 1996-1998) Faculty Marshall (2010-2011, 2014-2015

the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Artist Trust of Washington, the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, and Stanford University, where he was a Wallace E. Stegner Fellow and a Jones Lecturer in Poetry.  In 2020 he received the Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America.  He lives in Tacoma, WA and is a professor of English at Pacific Lutheran University and is the director of The Rainier Writing Workshop.  His fourth book, The Galleons

was nominated in 2011 and 2013 for the Earshot Golden Ear Award in the Emerging Artist category, and in 2014 and 2016, she was nominated for the Best NW Instrumentalist Category, and in 2016 her band KO Ensemble was also nominated as best NW Alternative Group. In 2020 the KO Ensemble won the Golden Ear Award for best NW Instrumental Group and in 2022, KO Electric was nominated for Best Alternative Group.

areas of teaching and research interest include public policy, American government, Latino politics and race/ethnic politics. She is author of the book Living the Dream: New Immigration Policies and the Lives of Undocumented Youth (Paradigm Publishers, 2014) with Jessica Lavariega Monforti, and Melissa R. Michelson.  She is also the author of the book Everyday Injustice: Latino Professionals and Racism (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc. 2011), which won the prestigious American Political Science

his teacher education work, he enjoys teaching first year writing seminars and a course titled “Cultural Globalization” in the International Core. Ron coordinates PLU’s Masters Teaching Credential Program. His recent publications include “Stop Linking School Improvement, Economic Growth, and National Greatness” and “Teaching As We Always Have, Even Though The ‘Always On’ Generation Isn’t Listening” – both in Teachers College Record.

the American Brass Quintet; Allen Vizzutti, Yamaha Recording Artist; Alan Dean, Trumpet Professor Yale University, Member of the New York and St. Louis Brass Quintets; Tom Smith, New York Philharmonic; and Steven Hendrickson, Principal Trumpet with the National Symphony Orchestra.

the American Brass Quintet; Allen Vizzutti, Yamaha Recording Artist; Alan Dean, Trumpet Professor Yale University, Member of the New York and St. Louis Brass Quintets; Tom Smith, New York Philharmonic; and Steven Hendrickson, Principal Trumpet with the National Symphony Orchestra.

books of essays include A Long High Whistle: Selected Columns on Poetry and a book on creativity, Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces.  He is a member of the board of directors of the National Book Critics Circle.  Recipient of Lannan, National Endowment for the Arts, and Stegner fellowships, he has taught at Stanford University, University of Maryland, George Washington University, Portland State University, and Wake Forest University, in addition to other colleges and universities.  He is a longtime

fellowships for her creative nonfiction from 4Culture, Artist Trust, the Seattle City/Artist Program, and the Wurlitzer Foundation. Fellowships for her poetry translations have come from Cornell University, Fulbright commission, National Endowment for the Arts, and University of Iowa. She has served as Artist/Translator/Writer in Residence at 28 institutions, including six universities, five national parks, two visual arts centers, and a public hospital. Wendy writes, edits, and translates books in