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discourse in East and West Germany, as well as on the exhibition of contemporary art as a cultural and political force in the Cold War era and today. Her most recent work deals with contemporary art and cultural integration. In addition to teaching on topics such as gender issues, identity, and memory in modern and contemporary art, Heather is Coordinator of the University Gallery (including the University Gallery Annex and the Karen Hille Phillips Gallery) and manages the University’s Permanent Art

, clinician, adjudicator and orchestral educator. Each year he works with school orchestras at all levels throughout the region and beyond, bringing to them the perspective of his long career as a conductor and scholar. He is a past national president of the College Orchestra Directors Association. Dr. Bell-Hanson has conducted orchestras and wind ensembles throughout the United States and in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic, including the West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra, the Olympia Symphony, the

, clinician, adjudicator and orchestral educator. Each year he works with school orchestras at all levels throughout the region and beyond, bringing to them the perspective of his long career as a conductor and scholar. He is a past national president of the College Orchestra Directors Association. Dr. Bell-Hanson has conducted orchestras and wind ensembles throughout the United States and in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic, including the West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra, the Olympia Symphony, the

Rachel Howard Assistant to the Dean Phone: 253-535-7659 Email: howardrm@plu.edu Office Location:208 Garfield - Room 104 Website: //howardrm Professional Biography Education BA, English, University of Windsor , 2006 Biography Rachel Howard is the Senior Administrative Assistant for the College of Health Professions and the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy. In 2006, she graduated from the University of Windsor with a background in Literature. Upon obtaining her BA, she accepted a

. Prior to joining the Wang Center staff, Courtney volunteered for a year in Minneapolis with Lutheran Volunteer Corps and completed her Master of Studies in Modern British History at the University of Oxford.

Carrie Ann Matyac, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC Assistant Professor of Nursing Phone: 253-535-7694 Email: matyacca@plu.edu Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles FNP Lead Faculty Biography Dr. Matyac is a Family Nurse Practitioner and the Lead of the FNP Program at PLU SoN.  She practiced primarily in rural and community health (FQHC) settings throughout her 15-year career as a primary care provider.  Transitioning to a full-time academic focus, her goal is to impart the skill set and intricacies

youth. At PLU, as assistant director of communications, she supports a variety of campus partners by creating compelling content to promote the university’s mission and values. MacKenzie earned a Bachelor of Arts from Elon University and holds professional certifications from Duke University and Georgetown University in nonprofit management.

, the doctrine of God, and science and religion (including economics, geoengineering and ecology). As a contributor and editor, she published Cross Examinations: Readings on the Meaning of the Cross Today (Fortress, 2006) and contributed to Transformative Lutheran Theologies (Fortress, 2010) and Lutherrenaissance: Past and Present (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2015) along with several other journals and books. Summer Theological Conference: Presentation Two - Dr. Marit Trelstad Summer Theological

, winner of the S. Mariella Gable Prize from Graywolf Press, as well as a critical study of William Stafford, Writing the World (Oregon State University Press).  She edited (with Ted Kooser, former U. S. Poet Laureate) an anthology of bird poems: The Poets Guide to the Birds (Anhinga Press).  In addition, she edited three collections of short nonfiction: In Short; In Brief; and Short Takes (all W. W. Norton).  A fourth anthology—Brief Encounter, co-edited with Dinah Lenney—is forthcoming from W. W

Kennedy Center in Washington DC to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. As a teacher she has worked with students of all ages at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, the University of Northern Iowa, California State University Northridge and Pacific Lutheran University. She is also cellist of the Girsky String Quartet.