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Dr. Charlie Katica Associate Professor of Kinesiology Phone: 253-535-7636 Email: katicacp@plu.edu Office Location:Olson Auditorium - Room 103 Professional Additional Titles/Roles Title IX Formal Process Team Faculty Athletics Representative and Gateway Program Director for the University of Southeastern Norway President of Rainier Adaptive Sports Education Ph.D., Kinesiology and Exercise Science, The University of Alabama, 2014 M.S., Exercise Science, Central Washington University, 2009 B.S

methods, and secondary literacy courses as well as various seminar courses in the undergrad and graduate-level teacher education programs. He is also the co-chair of the university Common Reading Program and is an active parent and community volunteer in his local school district where he sits on several committees to inform district policy and practice. He maintains an active and diverse publication and scholarship record covering topics of equity and racial equity, project- and problem-based

of Vocal Studies, Teaches Applied Voice Lessons, Vocal Pedagogy, Solo Vocal Literature, Diction, Directs Opera Production/Workshop Accolades Production Grant from the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music in New York, NY Regency Scholarship Grant, Pacific Lutheran University Biography James Brown enjoys an eclectic career of singing, teaching, stage direction and conducting. James is the Chair of Vocal Studies at Pacific Lutheran University where he directs the opera and oversees a large voice program

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

National de Région de Paris “Hector Berlioz” and received a Premier prix in piano. An active teacher, she joins Pacific Lutheran University where she runs the group keyboard program, teaches applied lessons and accompanying. Previously, she taught piano at Washington State University, as well as instructing ear-training and collaborating with the opera department. Prior to coming to WSU, Dr. Powers served on the faculty of East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma as Assistant Professor of Piano where

Korine Fujiwara Lecturer - Violin and Viola she/her Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: korine.fujiwara@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: //www.korinefujiwara.com Professional Biography Education M.M., The Juilliard School B.M., Northwestern University School of Music Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Violin Viola Responsibilities Applied Violin and Viola Lessons Biography Montana native Korine Fujiwara is a founding member of the Carpe Diem String Quartet, a devoted and

Jessica Robins Milanese Lecturer Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: milanejc@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education B.M., University of Colorado Responsibilities Applied Voice Lessons Biography Award-winning soprano Jessica Robins Milanese recent performances include the world premier of the song cycle, Turns of a Girl; a work composed for Ms. Milanese by Northwest composer, Huntley Beyer. This piece debuted in Seattle with Orchestra Seattle under

Andrea Munro, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7069 Email: munroam@plu.edu Office Location: Rieke Science Center - 240 Website: https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/research/munro/ Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Director of STEM Education Education NSF-ACC Postdoctoral Fellowship with Professor Neal Armstrong, University of Arizona, 2008-2010 Ph.D., University of Washington, 2008 B.S., University of Washington, 2003 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Colloidal

, Seattle, WA Mathematics Association of America Carl B. Allendoerfer Award , 2011 PLU Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award , 2006 Johnson Research Fellowship , Summer 2000 Co-Principal Investigator for Mathematical Association of America Regional Undergraduate Mathematics Conferences Program Grant, 2012 Co-Principal Investigator for National Science Foundation Grant, 2003-2009 Biography Jessica received her Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Oregon in June, 2001, under the guidance of

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