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  • Master of Business Administration | sweberva@plu.edu | Vic Sweberg has been an Adjunct Professor in the Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Business from 2013 to the present.  He has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate-level courses.  Prior to 2013, he had a successful career with The Boeing Company for nearly 30 years.  At Boeing, he served in many capacities and held assignments in program management, strategy development, business development, and leading a variety of innovative growth areas.   As an Executive during the latter part of his career, he formed and led a new division inside of Boeing, the Unmanned Airborne Systems (UAS) division, reporting to the President of Boeing Military Aircraft.

    Vic Sweberg, MBA Email: sweberva@plu.edu Biography Biography Vic Sweberg has been an Adjunct Professor in the Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Business from 2013 to the present.  He has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate-level courses.  Prior to 2013, he had a successful career with The Boeing Company for nearly 30 years.  At Boeing, he served in many capacities and held assignments in program management, strategy development, business development, and leading a variety of

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  • Professor Emeritus | Earth Science | benhamsr@plu.edu | Dr.

    and faculty from Geosciences and other departments for over two decades. Over the past couple of decades, Steve’s scholarship has focused on the carbonate deposits and fossil records of ancient methane cold seeps, especially those found in Western Washington. He was recognized for his invaluable contributions to his research team’s work, especially his use of the scanning electron microscope, by having a fossil named after him in 1996. It is a gastropod mollusk called Ammonicera benhami that is

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  • UI/UX Designer | Marketing & Communications | oharasm@plu.edu | 253-535-7436

    Sam O’Hara UI/UX Designer Phone: 253-535-7436 Email: oharasm@plu.edu Status:Working Hybrid Website: http://samofsorts.com/ Employed: 7 Years Professional Education B.A., New Media, Western Washington University, 2003 M.B.A, Pacific Lutheran University, 2016 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise User Experience Design Web Design Front End Web Development Social Media Graphic Design Video Professional Memberships/Organizations American Marketing Association , (2015 - Present)

  • Assistant Professor of Sociology | Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice | fitzwalb@plu.edu | 253-535-7594

    Laura Fitzwater Gonzales Assistant Professor of Sociology she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7594 Email: fitzwalb@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 248 Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Education Ph.D., Sociology, North Carolina State University, 2017 M.S., Sociology, North Carolina State University, 2010 B.A., Sociology, Seattle Pacific University, 2005 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Family Gender Qualitative Research Methods Social Inequality Teaching and Learning

  • Assistant Dean of Students / Title IX Coordinator | Wellbeing Services and Resources | childrjl@plu.edu | 253-535-7166 | Jennifer joined PLU in 2013 as the Lutes Women’s Basketball Head Coach.

    Withdrawal process Shared supervision of Care Network and OAA Assist the Dean of Students in University matters Professional Memberships/Organizations NASPA Biography Jennifer joined PLU in 2013 as the Lutes Women’s Basketball Head Coach. In 2020, Jennifer moved into athletic administration and served as the Assistant Athletic Director, as well as taking on the role of the University Title IX Coordinator. When Wellbeing Services and Resources was formed in 2023, Jennifer joined WSR staff in her current

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  • Director for Campus Life Operations | Campus Life | rumpzari@plu.edu | 253-535-7655 | After years of owning and operating her own music studio in the Puyallup Valley, Rebecca joined the PLU family in 2007.  From seismic renovations to large divisional events, Rebecca loves logistics and planning.

    the Puyallup Valley, Rebecca joined the PLU family in 2007.  From seismic renovations to large divisional events, Rebecca loves logistics and planning. If you can catch her in her office, you might be able to guess her mood by her daily choice of Spotify playlist.  Rebecca is a Pacific Northwest native who loves pickle ball and gardening.

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  • Assistant Professor of Education | School of Education | jwright@plu.edu | John Wright teaches special education methods courses, as well as courses in assistive technology, autism, and behavior management.

    behavior management. He is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and consults with local school districts regarding positive behavior supports. He serves on the CEC’s Division of Early Childhood Publications and Products Advisory Committee, and he’s a 2023-24 member of the Fred Rogers Educator’s Neighborhood. Prior to working in higher education, John was an elementary school teacher and administrator for 13 years. Social justice and equity in education are the guiding forces of this educational

  • Nonfiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Barrie Jean Borich is the author of Apocalypse, Darling (2018), which was short-listed for a Lambda Literary Award.

    -Required Reading.  She is a professor in the Department of English-MFA/MA in Creative Writing and Publishing Program at DePaul University in Chicago, where she directs the LGBTQ Studies minor and edits Slag Glass City, a journal of the urban essay arts.  Mentor. Workshops and classes in nonfiction. Statement: “Writing is a process: part thought, part instinct, part wish. Every honest draft holds some glimmer of what your work might become. To write is to try, try, and try again, until we’re stunned to

  • Professor of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics | stuartjl@plu.edu | 253-535-7403 | Professor Jeff Stuart teaches mathematics and statistics for the Mathematics Department.

    program. In addition to teaching a variety of courses, he has supervised over forty senior theses and masters projects in pure and applied mathematics, statistics and finance. Professor Stuart obtained bachelors degrees in mathematics and physics from Pomona College. Subsequently, he earned an M.S. and a Ph.D. in mathematics from the real UW — the University of Wisconsin at Madison. His mathematics research interests lie at the intersection of graph theory, matrix theory and combinatorics. In addition

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  • Lecturer | Music | delator@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Active as a performer, teacher, adjudicator, curator, and scholar, Dr.

    United States, Canada, Spain, France, and Austria, and has appeared as soloist with orchestras in Mexico and the U.S. A finalist and prize winner in several competitions in his home country, he has also held grants and scholarships from different cultural and government institutions. Ricardo won second prize at the Eleventh Annual Competition in the Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America, sponsored by Indiana University’s Latin American Music Center and the Office of Education of the

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