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Brian Galante Associate Dean, School of Music, Theatre & Dance; Director of Choral Studies; Professor of Music he/him/his Phone: 253-535-7603 Email: galante@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 206 (Music Office) Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: https://galantemusic.com/ Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Director of Choral Studies Conductor, Choir of the West Education D.M.A., Choral Conducting, University of North Texas, 2008

of Exploration, Trade, and Empires. ABC-CLIO, 2017. In 2016, with the support of a travel grant from the First Year Experience Program and a Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education grant she presented research on the pedagogy of teaching World History, at the World History Association Conference in Ghent, and also while in Europe completed research for her current book project through researching breweries in Belgium and champagne houses in France. She teaches a core course for the

Ron Gerhardstein Associate Professor of Music; Director of Band Studies; Advising Associate for Music Phone: 253-535-7609 Email: gerharrc@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 202A Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA), President 2022-2024 WMEA, Past-President 2024-2026 WIAA Fine Arts Honorary Board Member 2020-2024 NAfME, Music Teacher Profession Advisory Committee

Greg Williams Professor Emeritus Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Term of Service: 1985-2023 Education Ph.D., University of Washington, 1985 M.Ed., Western Washington University, 1979 B.A., University of Puget Sound, 1969 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Special Education Biography Dr. Williams was a member of the PLU faculty from 1985 until 2023. His work interests are in the areas of assessment and evaluation and programming for students with emotional/behavioral disorders. Dr

Robert Marshall Wells Professor Emeritus Website: https://www.robertmarshallwells.com Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Term of Service: 2003-2023 Education M.B.A., Foster School of Business, University of Washington Seattle, 2021 Certificate in Documentary Arts, Emphasis in documentary film, Duke University, 2013 Ph.D., American Studies, University of Maryland-College Park, 2005 M.A., Liberal Studies –with emphases in Social and Public Policy, Georgetown University, Washington

Amanda Sweger Chair, Associate Professor of Theatre Phone: 253-538-8275 Email: swegeran@plu.edu Office Location: Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts - 219 Office Hours: (On Campus) M & W: 10:00 am - 11:00 am Website: http://www.amandasweger.com/ Professional Biography Education M.F.A., Set / Lighting Design, Northwestern University, 2011 B.F.A., Design and Technology, Webster University, 2004 Accolades 2010 Norrenbrock Design Award Northwestern University 2010 Usitt young

: The Human Element (IALLT 2017) Chapter in IALLT Language Center Management Manual, 2013 edition Chapters Leadership and Management: Roles, Styles and Philosophies (IALLT 2013) Selected Articles Yaden et al. "Getting to Advanced: Challenging High School Heritage Language Leaners to Step Outside Their Comfort Zone." The Language Educator 2018: 37-40. Yaden. "A Report and Review on Web-Based Resources Created at San Diego State University for Learning Spanish : Los Desaparecidos." Hispania Vol. 92

Renee Simms Fiction, Nonfiction Biography Biography Renee Simms, J.D., MFA, is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship, a John Gardner Fiction Fellowship at Bread Loaf, and fellowships from Ragdale and Vermont Studio Center. She’s an associate professor of African American Studies at University of Puget Sound and teaches with the Rainier Writing Workshop, Pacific Lutheran’s low-residency MFA program. Her debut story collection Meet Behind Mars was a Foreword

Michael Stasinos Professor Emeritus Website: http://michaelstasinos.com Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Term of Service: 2003-2022 Education M.F.A (Cum Laude), New York Academy of Art, 1996 Savannah College of Art & Design, 1993 B.S., Southern Utah University, 1991 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Painting Accolades 2008 Wang Center Travel Grant, Pacific Lutheran University 2001 Art Department Travel Grant, Eastern Illinois University 2001 1st Place, All Nude, All The Time, Eugene

Greg Kidwell, MSN, AGACNP-BC Clinical Instructor of Nursing Email: kidwelgt@plu.edu Professional Biography Education MSN, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, University of New Mexico, College of Nursing , 2016 MSN, Nursing Care of the Acute Adult, University of Texas Health Science Center, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences , 1999 BSN, Nursing, Austin Peay State University, 1992 BS, Health & Physical Education, Austin Peay State University, 1978 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise