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  • School of Business | 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.

    and was the Boeing Board member at Vanderbilt University, Clarkson University, and the University of Alabama-Huntsville as part of the NASA-Industry-University Centers for Commercial Development of Space. Sweberg is a member of the board of trustees for the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts in Tacoma and the Pierce County American Leadership Forum, also in Tacoma. Sweberg earned a bachelor’s of science from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, where he graduated as a Distinguished Cadet

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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.

    and was the Boeing Board member at Vanderbilt University, Clarkson University, and the University of Alabama-Huntsville as part of the NASA-Industry-University Centers for Commercial Development of Space. Sweberg is a member of the board of trustees for the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts in Tacoma and the Pierce County American Leadership Forum, also in Tacoma. Sweberg earned a bachelor’s of science from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, where he graduated as a Distinguished Cadet

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  • Resident Instructor of Business | School of Business | pfaffcm@plu.edu | 253-535-7244 | Cosette Pfaff brings 25+ years of business practitioner experience, working on both the revenue generating and operational side of business and has a passion for growing healthy organizations.

    , interpersonal communications, leadership skills, organizational behavior, management and supervision, and behavioral change through methods that provide sustainable results, not the motivational “quick fixes” typical of seminar based trainings. Her diverse background includes executive management in engineering, manufacturing, telecom, HVAC and running a business incubator; company composition ranged from Fortune 500 to national, multi-site and multi-division, to small, single entity start-ups. Her client

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  • Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs | Office of the Provost | provost@plu.edu | 253-535-7126 | As Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Joanna Gregson, Ph.D.

    of romance novels, examining the gendered aspects of the career and how women experience writing what has been described as the most popular, least respected literary genre. At PLU, Gregson has a long record of faculty governance and leadership experience. She has served on and chaired the Campus Life Committee, the Rank and Tenure Committee, and the Governance Committee, and has served as Chair of the Faculty, Vice Chair of the Faculty, and Faculty Secretary. Her service record also includes

  • Assistant Professor of Social Work | Department of Social Work | rwinnett@plu.edu | 253-535-7144 | Dr.

    Agencies, 4th ed. (Oxford University Press 2020) : View Book Health Care Social Work: A Global Perspective (Oxford University Press 2019) : View Book Professional Memberships/Organizations National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Society for Social Work Leadership in Healthcare (SSWLHC) Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Biography Dr. Ren Winnett is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at Pacific Lutheran University. He has practiced hospital-based clinical social work for

  • Dean | School of Business | muldermr@plu.edu | 253-535-7258 | Dr.

    Quality Management, Pacific Lutheran University, 1993 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Marketing Consumer Behavior & Decision Making Marketing Strategy & Planning Nonprofit Organizations/Marketing Effective Branding & Narratives (Business & Nonprofits) Global/Social Impact Projects & Transformative Change Accolades Emerald Insights Citations of Excellence Research Award for Impactful Research (2016) Excellence in Teaching Award, PLU School of Business (2016) LIVE UNITED Service & Leadership Award

  • Dean | Master of Business Administration | muldermr@plu.edu | 253-535-7258 | Dr.

    Quality Management, Pacific Lutheran University, 1993 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Marketing Consumer Behavior & Decision Making Marketing Strategy & Planning Nonprofit Organizations/Marketing Effective Branding & Narratives (Business & Nonprofits) Global/Social Impact Projects & Transformative Change Accolades Emerald Insights Citations of Excellence Research Award for Impactful Research (2016) Excellence in Teaching Award, PLU School of Business (2016) LIVE UNITED Service & Leadership Award

  • Visiting Assistant Professor | Department of Computer Science | pfawcett@plu.edu | 253-535-7402 | Overall I am hybrid academic/industry experienced professional with skills as an information scientist, Software Engineer, Entrepreneur, technology manager, and technologist who has worked in the technology sector for over 30+ years, mostly on Microsoft engineering teams and Microsoft Research (MSR).

    , Leadership and Management, Seattle University BA, Accounting and Business, Seattle Pacific University Books The Medicine Wheel: Environmental decision-making process of indigenous peoples (Michigan State University Press 2020, contributor) : View Book The River of Life: Sustainable Practices of Native Americans and Indigenous Peoples (Michigan State University Press 2016, contributor) : View Book New Directions in Children’s and Adolescents’ Information Behavior Research (Emerald Group Publishing 2014

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  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing | School of Nursing | knowltrt@plu.edu | 253-535-7699 | Clinician, Administrator, Educator.

    Pathophysiology, Clinical procedures for the Family Nurse Practitioner, Leadership and Organizational management, Policy and Politics in Healthcare, Clinical faculty for the FNP I FNP II and FNP III courses.  Chair, Doctor of Nursing Practice projects. Scholarly interest Wilderness and austere healthcare.  Alternative and complementary healthcare practices. Traditional Chinese Medicine practices, specifically Acupuncture.  Correctional Health Care. Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN). Wilderness

  • Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs | Office of the Provost | byaden@plu.edu | 253-535-7283 | I am a proud native of Tacoma and first generation college student that began my formal second language study in high school.

    : The Human Element (IALLT 2017) Chapter in IALLT Language Center Management Manual, 2013 edition Chapters Leadership and Management: Roles, Styles and Philosophies (IALLT 2013) Selected Articles Yaden et al. "Getting to Advanced: Challenging High School Heritage Language Leaners to Step Outside Their Comfort Zone." The Language Educator 2018: 37-40. Yaden. "A Report and Review on Web-Based Resources Created at San Diego State University for Learning Spanish : Los Desaparecidos." Hispania Vol. 92