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Associate Professor of History | Department of History | hamesgl@plu.edu | 253-535-7132 | Gina Hames’ research interests focus on the historic role of how alcohol shapes identity from a comparative perspective across the globe, including Africa, Asia, including China, Japan, and India, Latin America, Western and Eastern Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and the United States.
Global Studies Program, “Modern World History”. She also teaches in the First Year Experience Program, including Writing 101, focusing on Global Human Rights, and two History 190 courses, World History, and Modern Latin American History. She participates in the Residence Hall Learning Communities program, linking Writing 101 to Hong International Hall, and she piloted a program linking Writing 101 courses to 190 courses. She has taught study abroad courses for many years in Bolivia and Peru, and Cuba
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Poetry | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | David Biespiel is a contributing writer at The Rumpus, Partisan, American Poetry Review, Politico, New Republic, Slate, Poetry, and The New York Times, among other publications. He is the author of numerous books of poetry, most recently Charming Gardeners and The Book of Men and Women, which was chosen one of the Best Books of the Year by the Poetry Foundation and received the Stafford/Hall Award for Poetry. His books of essays include A Long High Whistle: Selected Columns on Poetry and a book on creativity, Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces. He is a member of the board of directors of the National Book Critics Circle. Recipient of Lannan, National Endowment for the Arts, and Stegner fellowships, he has taught at Stanford University, University of Maryland, George Washington University, Portland State University, and Wake Forest University, in addition to other colleges and universities. He is a longtime faculty member in the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at Oregon State University and is the founder of the Attic Institute of Arts and Letters in Portland. Mentor.
faculty member in the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at Oregon State University and is the founder of the Attic Institute of Arts and Letters in Portland. Mentor. Workshops and classes in poetry. Statement: “Every society we’ve ever known has had poetry, and should the day come that poetry suddenly disappears in the morning, someone, somewhere, will reinvent it by evening. Since ancient times, as long as we’ve had language, poetry has ritualized human life. It has dramatized and informed us
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Senior Student Financial Services Specialist | Office of Financial Services | sunderpa@plu.edu | 253-535-8029
Patty Sunderland Senior Student Financial Services Specialist Phone: 253-535-8029 Email: sunderpa@plu.edu Professional Responsibilities Federal Pell Grant Study Away programs Graduate Programs (MFA, Creative Writing, MA, Marriage and Family Therapy)
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Senior Student Financial Services Specialist | Office of Financial Services | sunderpa@plu.edu | 253-535-8029
Patty Sunderland Senior Student Financial Services Specialist Phone: 253-535-8029 Email: sunderpa@plu.edu Professional Responsibilities Federal Pell Grant Study Away programs Graduate Programs (MFA, Creative Writing, MA, Marriage and Family Therapy)
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Professor of English | Department of English | kaufman@plu.edu | 253-535-7295
Rona Kaufman Professor of English Phone: 253-535-7295 Email: kaufman@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-D Status:On Sabbatical Professional Education Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2002 M.A., University of Maine, 1994 B.A., Penn State University, 1992 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Composition Rhetoric and Writing Literacy Pedagogy English Language Accolades Faculty Excellence Award in Mentoring, 2016-2017 Pacific Lutheran University Graves Award in the Humanities
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Visiting Assistant Professor of English | Department of English | dks@plu.edu | 253-535-7808
Devina Sindhu Visiting Assistant Professor of English she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7808 Email: dks@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 222-D Professional Education Ph.D., Comparative Literature, University of Oregon, 2024 M.A., English and Comparative Literature, San Diego State University, 2012 B.A., English, University of California, Irvine, 2007 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Decoloniality Post-1945 Global Anglophone Literature Writing by and about Women Literature and
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Marketing Manager | Campus Restaurants - Dining at PLU | stolzjj@plu.edu | 253-535-7990 | JJ is Marketing Manger for Dining & Culinary Services.
JJ Stolz Marketing Manager She/Her/Hers Phone: 253-535-7990 Email: stolzjj@plu.edu Office Location:Anderson University Center - Room 272 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: 7:00 am - 3:30 pm Professional Biography Personal Education B.A., Graphic Communications, Eastern Washington University A.A., Spokane Falls Community College Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Technical Writing Biography JJ is Marketing Manger for Dining & Culinary Services. She has a degree from Eastern Washington University
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Visiting Instructor of Music, Strings, and Composition | Music | korine.fujiwara@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Montana native Korine Fujiwara is a founding member of the Carpe Diem String Quartet, a devoted and sought-after chamber musician and teacher, and a gifted composer and arranger. Ms.
and together; her quartet writing is very democratic, with solos for everyone; her solo violin writing is fiendishly difficult.” (Strings Magazine). “Fujiwara beautifully meets the challenge of weaving together different emotions across generations that make sense musically while delighting the ear.” (WOSU Classical 101 by Request) “Fujiwara’s music is rich and beguiling throughout.” (The Columbus Dispatch) “Artfully layered and knitted together…While each “room” has its own musical personality
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Associate Professor of Education | School of Education | byrnesrs@plu.edu | 253-535-7286 | Ron was a high school social studies teacher in Los Angeles and Ethiopia before completing his Ph.D.
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.
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Assistant Professor of French & Francophone Studies and Global Studies | French & Francophone Studies | lekani@plu.edu | 253-535-8340 | Dr.
cities in Africa, Europe, and America. She studied and taught at numerous institutions in the US such as the University of Oregon, Louisiana State University, Dartmouth College, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Dr. Ekani’s “secret de polichinelle” is to become a novelist. So, she spends most of her spare time writing, rewriting, and editing manuscripts. In addition, she likes to travel, watch stand-up comedies, meditate, and talk to her family and friends. She applauds the freedom that comes
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