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and dear friend. It is through her honesty, gentle encouragement and support that I am doing something I truly enjoy doing: teaching. Teaching Philosophy Although I believe that part of a professor’s job is to instruct students and give them basic knowledge, a much larger part of the job is encouraging students to take an active role in their own learning. By being enthusiastic about psychology and education in general, I try to motivate students and stimulate their natural desire to learn. To

(2022) Professional Memberships/Organizations American String Teachers Association (ASTA) The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO) Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA) Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) Biography Justin Lader received his PhD in music and human learning from The University of Texas at Austin, Master’s degree in viola performance with emphasis in string pedagogy from the University of Oregon, and

Dr. Jes Takla Assistant Vice President for Student Life Strategic Initiatives and Assessment she/they Phone: 253-535-7597 Email: jes.takla@plu.edu Office Location: Anderson University Center - 157 Professional Education Doctor of Philosophy, Higher Education, Azusa Pacific University, 2023 Master of Arts, College Student Personnel, Bowling Green State University, 2008 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography & Fiber Material Studies, School of the Art Institute Chicago, 2006 Responsibilities Student

Donald Ryan Faculty Fellow Phone: 253-538-5664 Email: ryandp@plu.edu Office Location:Hauge Administration Building - Room 220 L Website: https://sites.google.com/plu.edu/donald-p-ryan/home Professional Biography Personal Education Ph.D., Archaeology, Union Graduate School, The Union Institute , Cincinnati, Ohio, 1988 M.A., Anthropology (Archaeology), University of Washington, 1982 B.A., Political Science (International Relations), Pacific Lutheran University, 1979 Books A Year in the Life of

, and in 2013 created an innovative new course in the PLU School of Business that allows students to earn internship credit and participate in a unique, global project. In this course, students experience and grow in the areas of community building and engagement, outreach and education (locally and globally), fundraising, crowdfunding, and international nonprofit projects. The course utilizes an interdisciplinary approach blending business, philosophy, Hispanic studies, communication, culture and

, and in 2013 created an innovative new course in the PLU School of Business that allows students to earn internship credit and participate in a unique, global project. In this course, students experience and grow in the areas of community building and engagement, outreach and education (locally and globally), fundraising, crowdfunding, and international nonprofit projects. The course utilizes an interdisciplinary approach blending business, philosophy, Hispanic studies, communication, culture and

: Secrecy and Disclosure in the History of Adoption (Harvard University Press 1998) : View Book To Starve the Army at Pleasure: Continental Army Administration and American Political Culture, 1775 - 1783 (University of North Carolina Press, 1984) : View Book Selected Presentations Invited Speaker, 2014 Alliance for the Study of Adoption and Culture’s Fifth International Conference on Adoption: “Adoption Crossing Boundaries”, Book Session: E. Wayne Carp, “Jean Paton and the Struggle to Reform American

Lowcountry." Rhetorical Cookery. Eds. Donovan Conley & Justin Eckstein. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press 2019: Young, A.M. "Rhetorics of Fear & Loathing: Donald Trump’s Populist Style." Faking the News: What Rhetoric Can Teach Us About Donald J. Trump. Exeter, UK: Imprint Academic 2018: Young, A.M. "Richard Sherman’s rhetorical witnessing." Sport, Rhetoric and Political Struggle. Eds. Michael Butterworth & Daniel Grano. New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing 2018: Young, A.M. "Rhetorics of smoke