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Heather Mathews Chair & Associate Professor of Art History Phone: 253-535-7574 Email: hmathews@plu.edu Office Location: Ingram Hall - 110 Website: https://tinyurl.com/mu26jt7z Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Chair of Communication, Media & Design Arts, Associate Professor of Art History University Gallery Coordinator Education Ph.D., Art History, University of Texas, Austin, 2006 M.A., University of Texas, Austin, 1997 B.A., Art History and German, Hood College, Frederick, MD

Samuel Torvend Professor Emeritus and Faculty Fellow in Humanities Phone: 253-535-8106 Email: torvensa@plu.edu Office Location:Hauge Administration Building - Room 222 J Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Director for External Relations - Wild Hope Center for Vocation Education Ph.D., Historical Theology, St. Louis University, St. Louis, 1990 M.A., Theology, Aquinas Institute of Theology, Dubuque, Iowa, 1980 M.Div., Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, 1978 B.A., History, Pacific

Patrick Leland Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Phone: 253-535-7396 Email: leland@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 222 F Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University Selected Publications “Kant, Organisms, and Representation” Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 79 (2020) 101223: 1-10 (11,000 words) “Kant and the Primacy of Judgment Before the First Critique,” Journal of the History of

Courtney Olsen Manager of Short-Term Programs she/her Phone: 253-535-7628 Email: olsencd@plu.edu Office Location:Wang Center for Global Education Status:Working Hybrid Professional Biography Education B.A., Economics and History, Pacific Lutheran University, 2018 M.St., Modern British History, University of Oxford, 2020 Responsibilities Supports faculty in the development, implementation, and budget management of Short-Term Study Away Programs including travel logistics Supports faculty in

Lauren Loftis Archivist & Special Collections Librarian she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7586 Email: loftis@plu.edu Office Location: Mortvedt Library - 303 Professional Additional Titles/Roles Assistant Professor Education MS, Archival Management/MA in History, Simmons University, 2019 MFA, Poetry, University of Montana, 2016 BA, English, Washington State University, 2013 BA, Philosophy, Washington State University, 2013 Responsibilities Archives Administration History

Immanuel Kant History and Meaning of Jazz Aesthetics American and African-American Culture and Literature German philosophy Critical Theory Theory/History of Public Sphere Alexander Kluge Biography Arthur Strum teaches interdisciplinary courses drawing particularly upon philosophy, literature, and political theory. He began his career in the field of German Studies, teaching and writing for more than a decade on 18th and 19th century German philosophy, the Bildungsroman, The Frankfurt School, Kant

touch on Buddhism in some way, including courses on the history and religions of East Asia, and Asian American immigration history. In his research, he has published books and articles on the intellectual and institutional history of Chinese Buddhism during the early twentieth century, focusing on Buddhist responses to elements of modernity, such as the discourses surrounding both religion and modern science. When not engaged in the edifying pursuits of teaching and study, he supports his local

Glenn D. Guhr Lecturer Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: guhrgd@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education D.M.A., Vocal Performance, University of Washington , 2002 M.M., Music History, Kansas State University , 1987 B.A., Music, Tabor College Accolades PLU Faculty Development Award, School of Arts and Communication - 2012 Critic's Choice "Best Actor in a Musical" Tacoma News-Tribune - 2011 Inducted into Iota Kappa Lambda music honor society - 1987

business history: Comparative Business History, Vol. 1: Four Paths to an Industrial Economy Comparative Business History, Vol. 2: Converging Trends in the Global Marketplace

business history: Comparative Business History, Vol. 1: Four Paths to an Industrial Economy Comparative Business History, Vol. 2: Converging Trends in the Global Marketplace