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Sarah Nelson Community Director for Campus Life Operations she/her Phone: 253-535-8449 Email: nelsonsl@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Bachelors, Music, Pacific Lutheran University, 2022 Responsibilities Primary reception for the RLIF inbox, phone calls and walk-ins for Campus Life Office Oversee incoming Living Plans and Learning Community Applications for all students Track and oversee room moves, housing cancellations, housing requests, etc. Help coordinate the Room Selection

Duane Swank, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Phone: 253-535-7556 Email: swankdd@plu.edu Professional Education M.B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1982 Teaching/Research Postdoc, Washington State University, 1968-70 Ph.D., Montana State University, 1969 B.S., Washington State University, 1964

Dream Gonzales, LAT, ATC Community Director for Stuen & Ordal Halls she/her Phone: 253-535-7700 Email: dgonzales@plu.edu Office Location:Stuen Hall - Room 117 Professional Biography Education Master of Education, Student Development Administration, Seattle University Bachelor of Science, Athletic Training, University of La Verne Responsibilities Campus Life Responsibilities Supervise the Ordal and Stuen RA’s Support the following Learning Communities in Ordal & Stuen Halls: First in the Family

Educator of the Year 2017 WMEA Junior All-State "Rainier" Band Conductor 2019 APAC High School Honor Band (Kobe, Japan) Conductor Published in the GIA Series Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, Volume 11 Professional Memberships/Organizations Washington Music Educators Association National Association for Music Education College Band Directors National Association National Band Association Biography Ron Gerhardstein is the Director of Band Studies and Associate Professor of Music at Pacific

. Mentor. Workshops and classes in fiction and nonfiction. Statement: “One day in college, my favorite teacher came to the limit of her patience with me.  I had nearly suffocated a personal essay full of similes and metaphors and the word ‘I.’  She looked at my five drafts, handed them back and said, ‘You can do better than this. Just tell the truth.’  The simple rightness of this struck me like a blow to the head, and still does: it is a model of great teaching.  Of course I still commit, on a daily

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. in American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University and has continued to serve our department as a sabbatical and retirement replacement. Dr. Mann earned her M.S. in Sport Studies (Sport Behavior and Performance) from Miami University of Ohio and her B.A. in Physical Education (w/ teaching certification and a minor in Sport Psychology) from Pacific Lutheran University where she graduated Cum Laude and was also recognized as WAHPERD Major of the Year. Dr. Mann’s academic background is in

Marquette Symphony Orchestra, the Vratza Philharmonic, and the Philharmonia Bulgarica. His long career on the podium and as a teacher has also included faculty appointments in Kansas, Louisiana, and Michigan, where he won recognition for excellence in teaching both from Michigan Technological University and the State of Michigan. He has served as music director of both the Hutchinson Symphony Orchestra in Kansas and, for fourteen years, the Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra in Michigan. His early research

Marquette Symphony Orchestra, the Vratza Philharmonic, and the Philharmonia Bulgarica. His long career on the podium and as a teacher has also included faculty appointments in Kansas, Louisiana, and Michigan, where he won recognition for excellence in teaching both from Michigan Technological University and the State of Michigan. He has served as music director of both the Hutchinson Symphony Orchestra in Kansas and, for fourteen years, the Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra in Michigan. His early research

Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Tripoli-Libya (2007), and six years of experience in the telecommunication industry. He also held a teaching position at Technical Engineering College. Maoloud has dedicated himself to developing his identity as a researcher. This has resulted in around 20 publications in various journals, conferences, and books. He is also a member of OMEGARHO®, American Society for Engineering Management, Portland PowerBI User Group, and Portland R User Group. He is an