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  • Professor Emeritus and Faculty Fellow in Humanities | Religion | torvensa@plu.edu | 253-535-8106 | Samuel Torvend teaches courses in the history of early, medieval, and reformation Christianity as well as historical courses on the reform of social welfare, Christian responses to local and global hunger, Christian art and architecture, and Christian rituals.

    Lutheran University, 1973 Books Flowing Water, Uncommon Birth: Christian Baptism in a Post-Christian Culture (Fortress Press 2014) : View Book Luther and the Hungry Poor: Gathered Fragments (Fortress Press 2008) : View Book Daily Bread, Holy Meal: Opening The Gifts Of Holy Communion (Augsberg Fortress 2004) : View Book Through a Child's Eyes: Poems and Stories About War co-edited with Victor Klimoski (Plain View Press 2001) : View Book Accolades K. T. Tang Award for Excellence in Research 2006

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  • Clinic Coordinator | Counseling Services | barnett@plu.edu | 253-535-7206 | Barbara has been a PLU staff member since 2002, first working within the Student Life Office then joining the Counseling Center team in 2016.  She has held several membership positions on university committees, including the Parking Committee, PLU Staff Council, and the Campus Ministry Council.  Previous to PLU, Barbara worked at a local property management company, was a retail sales clerk, and a legal assistant in Montana. .

    Recognized by PLU Center for Gender Equity as a Woman with Vision / Inspirational Woman - March 2017 Recognized by PLU Women's Center as an Inspirational Woman - March 2016 Biography Barbara has been a PLU staff member since 2002, first working within the Student Life Office then joining the Counseling Center team in 2016.  She has held several membership positions on university committees, including the Parking Committee, PLU Staff Council, and the Campus Ministry Council.  Previous to PLU, Barbara

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  • Executive Creative Director | Marketing & Communications | sungsa@plu.edu | 253-535-7786 | Simon Sung graduated in 1990 from the University of Washington.

    Simon Sung Executive Creative Director Phone: 253-535-7786 Email: sungsa@plu.edu Status:Working Hybrid Professional Biography Education B.F.A., Graphic Design, University of Washington, 1990 B.A., English, University of Washington, 1990 Biography Simon Sung graduated in 1990 from the University of Washington. During his tenure in the design field he has worked for various clients including Simon and Schuster, Random House, Crown, Disney, Chronicle Books, Starbucks, and the National Baseball

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  • Chair, Department of Religion | Religion | choiaa@plu.edu | 253-535-7314 | Agnes Choi teaches courses in biblical studies, with a focus on the earliest generations of Christianity and Judaism during the Second Temple Period.

    parables of Jesus Books Taxation, Economy, and Revolt in Ancient Rome, Galilee, and Egypt (co-edited with Thomas R. Blanton IV and Jinyu Liu; Routledge, 2022) : View Book Handbook of Women Biblical Interpreters: A Historical and Biographical Guide (co-edited with Marion Ann Taylor; Baker Academic, 2012) : View Book Biography Agnes Choi teaches courses in biblical studies, with a focus on the earliest generations of Christianity and Judaism during the Second Temple Period. Her teaching and research

  • Philosophy Department | College of Liberal Studies | menzelpt@plu.edu | Taught philosophy at Pacific Lutheran University from 1971 to 2012, having been educated at Wooster, Yale, and Vanderbilt.  Teaching widely in philosophy and cross-disciplinary curricula, he has also published specialized scholarly work in health care ethics, including two books on moral questions in health care economics, numerous articles on health system structure and health care reform, and a recently co-edited volume (2012) on the tension between treatment and prevention in health policy.  Courses in the last decade of his teaching include Biomedical Ethics, Human Identity and Bioethics, Health and Social Justice, Business Ethics, Human Rights, and The Nature of Human Well-Being. He also served Pacific Lutheran University in various administrative positions, including Provost.  He retired to Professor Emeritus in summer 2012. .

    volume (2012) on the tension between treatment and prevention in health policy.  Courses in the last decade of his teaching include Biomedical Ethics, Human Identity and Bioethics, Health and Social Justice, Business Ethics, Human Rights, and The Nature of Human Well-Being. He also served Pacific Lutheran University in various administrative positions, including Provost.  He retired to Professor Emeritus in summer 2012.

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  • Resident Assistant Professor of Theatre, Costume Designer, Costume Shop Manager | Theatre & Dance | anderskw@plu.edu | 253-535-7326 | Kathleen Anderson has been a member of the design faculty in the PLU Theatre Program since 1998.

    Kathleen Anderson Resident Assistant Professor of Theatre, Costume Designer, Costume Shop Manager she/her Phone: 253-535-7326 Email: anderskw@plu.edu Office Location: Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts - 220 Status:Part-time Professional Biography Education M.F.A., Theatrical Design, Northwestern University, 2004 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Costume Design Biography Kathleen Anderson has been a member of the design faculty in the PLU Theatre Program since 1998. Her favorite

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  • Chair of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics | simicmka@plu.edu | 253-535-7034 | Ksenija Simić-Muller received her undergraduate degree in Theoretical Mathematics at the University of Belgrade in Serbia (former Yugoslavia), and her masters and doctoral degrees from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

    ., Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University, 2004 M.S., Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University, 2000 Undergraduate, Theoretical Mathematics, University of Belgrade, 1997 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Logic Mathematics Education Math and Social Justice Books Reflecting the World: A Guide to Incorporating Equity in Mathematics Teacher Education co-authored with Mathew D. Felton-Koestler and José María Menéndez ( Information Age Publishing, Inc. 2017) : View Book Selected Presentations Weiland, T., & Simic

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  • Clinical Instructor of Nursing | School of Nursing | athompson@plu.edu | Alicia grew up in the state of Maine and moved to Tacoma to attend Pacific Lutheran University, earning a bachelor’s degree in Social Work.

    Alicia Thompson, MSN, RN, CNL Clinical Instructor of Nursing Email: athompson@plu.edu Professional Biography Education MSN, Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University Bachelors, Social Work, Pacific Lutheran University Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Cardiology, Critical Care, Corrections Currently teaching NURS401 Care of Complex Conditions Biography Alicia grew up in the state of Maine and moved to Tacoma to attend Pacific Lutheran University, earning a bachelor’s degree in Social Work. Alicia then

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

    Kelli Russell Agodon Poetry Biography Biography Kelli Russell Agodon is a bi/queer poet and editor from the Pacific Northwest. her newest book, Dialogues with Rising Tides (Copper Canyon Press), was named a Finalist in the Washington State Book Awards and shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Book Award Grand Prize in Poetry. She is the cofounder of Two Sylvias Press, where she works as an editor and book cover designer. her other books include Letters from the Emily Dickinson Room, Hourglass Museum

  • Nonfiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Brenda Miller edited the anthology The Next Draft: Inspiring Craft Talks from the Rainier Writing Workshop. Her most recent collection of her own work is A Braided Heart: Essays on Writing and Form. She is the author of five more essay collections, including An Earlier Life, which received the Washington State Book Award for Memoir, and she is the recipient of six Pushcart Prizes.

    essays with Julie Marie Wade, Telephone: Essays in Two Voices, received the Cleveland Poetry Center Award for Creative Nonfiction. Her poetry chapbook, The Daughters of Elderly Women, received the Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Award. She coauthored, with Suzanne Paola, the textbook Tell It Slant: Creating, Refining, and Publishing Creative Nonfiction, now in its third edition from McGraw-Hill. Mentor. Workshops and classes in nonfiction. Statement: “As both a writer and a teacher, I’m so interested