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his teacher education work, he enjoys teaching first year writing seminars and a course titled “Cultural Globalization” in the International Core. Ron coordinates PLU’s Masters Teaching Credential Program. His recent publications include “Stop Linking School Improvement, Economic Growth, and National Greatness” and “Teaching As We Always Have, Even Though The ‘Always On’ Generation Isn’t Listening” – both in Teachers College Record.

the hope that you will develop enduring strategies for maintaining your writing practice long after completing the program. Being a writer takes time, patience, and practice, there’s no universal formula for finding your voice and improving your craft. As you progress, my focus remains on process and revision, with the understanding that eventually you’ll likely have to negotiate your work’s intentions more directly with readers, editors, and critics. No matter your artistic and professional goals

Maoloud Dabab, Ph.D. Email: dabab@plu.edu Biography Biography Biography Maoloud Dabab is a Ph.D. candidate in Technology Management at Portland State University. He is employed with the Asset Management branch at the Water Bureau-City of Portland. In 2017, he earned his master’s degree at ETM-PSU as the first step to enrich his mind with a foundation of management knowledge and to bridge the gap between his technical background and management skills. He has a BA in Telecommunication Engineering

Gordon Craig, MBA Email: craiggr@plu.edu Biography Biography Gordon Craig is an Audit Manager with the U.S. Army Audit Agency—the Army’s internal audit organization. Gordon has worked as an Army civilian since 1993, mostly with Army Audit. He has participated in audits of the Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works Program financial statements and has led numerous operational audits of Army business processes for contracting, construction, facilities management, medical readiness, military pay

Erin Strubbe Visiting Assistant Professor of English Email: estrubbe@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227 I Professional Education MFA, Creative Writing, University of Washington, 2022 B.A., English/Creative Writing, Mills College, 2017 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Fiction Writing Speculative and Science Fiction Gender Studies

Miranda Morgan Visiting Assistant Professor of English Phone: 253-535-7229 Email: miranda.morgan@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-H Professional Additional Titles/Roles Director, The Writing Center Education M.F.A., Creative Writing, Nonfiction, University of Montana, 2019 B.A., Literature and Creative Writing, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2014

Lise Mba Ekani Assistant Professor of French & Francophone Studies and Global Studies Phone: 253-535-8340 Email: lekani@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 201-B Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., French Literature, Louisiana State University, 2018 M.A., French Literature, University of Oregon, 2011 Biography Dr. Lise Ekani holds a joint appointment in the French & Francophone Studies program and Global Studies. She is known for her

, for Gabrielle Suchon, A Woman who Defends All the Persons of her Sex, with Domna C. Stanton, 2011 K. T. Tang Award For Excellence in Research 2010 Biography Coached by Professor Wilkin in French soccer slang, the French team won the Hong International Hall World Cup. Professor Wilkin teaches in four different programs at PLU: French & Francophone Studies, the International Honors program, the First Year Experience program, and Global Studies. Whether teaching verb tenses or New Wave cinema, she

Brenda Miller Nonfiction Website: http://www.brendamillerwriter.com/ Biography Biography Brenda Miller edited the anthology The Next Draft: Inspiring Craft Talks from the Rainier Writing Workshop. Her most recent collection of her own work is A Braided Heart: Essays on Writing and Form. She is the author of five more essay collections, including An Earlier Life, which received the Washington State Book Award for Memoir, and she is the recipient of six Pushcart Prizes. Her book of collaborative

Xi Zhu Visiting Lecturer of Chinese Studies Phone: 253-535-7220 Email: xi.zhu@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 207-E