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  • Visiting Assistant Professor | School of Education | rdelcastillo@plu.edu | Rafael is a Visiting Professor teaching educational methods in science and social studies, integration of technology, and an integrating seminar in the undergraduate and graduate-level teacher education programs.

    Visiting Professor teaching educational methods in science and social studies, integration of technology, and an integrating seminar in the undergraduate and graduate-level teacher education programs. He serves as a board member of Impact Public Schools and Cristo Rey Jesuit Seattle High School. He is also serving as Interim Executive Director of the Kids Discovery Museum (KiDiMu) on Bainbridge Island. Rafael recently “rewired” after 40 years as a classroom teacher in the US, Spain, and Czechia and as

  • Fiction, Nonfiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Marie Mutsuki Mockett was born to an American father and Japanese mother, and graduated from Columbia University with a degree in East Asian Languages and Civilizations.

    -hundred-year-old wheat farm in Nebraska, and the changing role of food, God, science, race and agriculture in society, and was a finalist for the Lukas Prize, awarded by Columbia and Harvard University’s Schools of Journalism.  She lives in San Francisco. Mentor. Workshops and classes in fiction and nonfiction. Statement:  I think of writing as intimately connected to seeing. I ask myself–and students–“What do you see that other people are missing?” As artists, we want to entertain and we want to be

  • Professor of Music - Violin; Coordinator of String Studies | Music | svend.ronning@plu.edu | 253-535-7605 | Violinist Svend Rønning enjoys a varied career as an artistic director, chamber musician, concertmaster, educator, and soloist.

    Lutheran University PLU Innovative Teaching Grant (2003) Richard Moe Award for Professional Development (2002) Biography Violinist Svend Rønning enjoys a varied career as an artistic director, chamber musician, concertmaster, educator, and soloist. He is Coordinator of String Studies at Pacific Lutheran University where he is Professor of Music and violinist in the Regency String Ensemble. His prior teaching appointments have included faculty positions at the Eastern Music Festival, the Shenandoah

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  • Professor Emeritus of Chemistry | Department of Chemistry | tonnsj@plu.edu | 253-535-7552

    Sheri Tonn, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Phone: 253-535-7552 Email: tonnsj@plu.edu Professional Education Postdoctoral Fellow and Instructor, University of Minnesota in St. Paul, 1976-1979 Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1976 B.S., Oregon State University, 1971 Responsibilities CHEM 115 – General Chemistry I CHEM 116 – General Chemistry II CHEM 403 – Biochemistry CHEM 410 – Introduction to Research Accolades 2017 "Inspirational Woman" - PLU Center for Gender Equity

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  • Associate Professor of Philosophy | Department of Philosophy | schleemt@plu.edu | 253-535-7218 | Mike Schleeter began teaching as an Assistant Professor at PLU in 2011, having received a B.A.

    philosophy, and business ethics, as well as courses in early modern philosophy, 19th and 20th century continental philosophy, and the philosophy of race. His areas of scholarly interest include political philosophy, political economy, German Idealism, and phenomenology. In his free time, he enjoys watching films, playing music, reading literature and poetry, studying history and politics, and sampling beers from around the world. Interests Watching Films Playing Music Reading Literature and Poetry

  • Clinic Coordinator | Counseling Services | barnett@plu.edu | 253-535-7206 | Barbara has been a PLU staff member since 2002, first working within the Student Life Office then joining the Counseling Center team in 2016.  She has held several membership positions on university committees, including the Parking Committee, PLU Staff Council, and the Campus Ministry Council.  Previous to PLU, Barbara worked at a local property management company, was a retail sales clerk, and a legal assistant in Montana. .

    Recognized by PLU Center for Gender Equity as a Woman with Vision / Inspirational Woman - March 2017 Recognized by PLU Women's Center as an Inspirational Woman - March 2016 Biography Barbara has been a PLU staff member since 2002, first working within the Student Life Office then joining the Counseling Center team in 2016.  She has held several membership positions on university committees, including the Parking Committee, PLU Staff Council, and the Campus Ministry Council.  Previous to PLU, Barbara

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  • Associate Professor of Psychology | Department of Psychology | finleysr@plu.edu | 253-535-7660 | I primarily teach Introduction to Psychology and upper level experimental classes, such as Neuropsychology and Learning.

    Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Cognitive science Language learning Psycholinguistics Phonology Speech perception Selected Articles Finley, S. "Morphological cues as an aid to word learning: A cross-situational word learning study." Journal of Cognitive Psychology 2022: Finley, S., Milward, B., Lewis, T., and Charania, S. "Gender bias in morphological inferences." Language and Cognition 2022: Wang, S. and Finley, S. "Directionality Effects and Exceptions in Learning Phonological Alternations." In

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  • Community Director for Stuen & Ordal Halls | Residential Life | dgonzales@plu.edu | 253-535-7700 | Dream is originally from Southern CA but has lived and traveled all over the world.

    , Students of Color, Environmental & Social Justice, Lavender Community, Gender Equity & Women’s Empowerment Coordinate move-in, move-out, room/hall moves, and roommate agreements Manage Ordal’s and Stuen’s programming budget. Create & deliver pro-devo curriculum Collaboratively implement the departmental co-curriculum Support in staff recruitment, selection, training and evaluation Student Life Responsibilities PLUS 100 Instructor Professional Staff On-Call (Campus Crisis Response) Conduct hearing

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  • Assistant Professor of Design; Director of Innovation Studies | Communication, Media & Design Arts | jtsuneoka@plu.edu | 253-535-7778 | Junichi Tsuneoka has been doing very illustrative graphic design work nationally and internationally for the last 15 years.

    Junichi Tsuneoka Assistant Professor of Design; Director of Innovation Studies he/him Phone: 253-535-7778 Email: jtsuneoka@plu.edu Office Location: Ingram Hall - 104 Website: //stubbornsideburn.com Professional Biography Education BFA, English Literature, Waseda University, Tokyo BFA, Graphic Design, Cornish College of the Arts Accolades https://birdsconnectsea.org/2023/06/20/community-emblem/ Biography Junichi Tsuneoka has been doing very illustrative graphic design work nationally and

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  • Chair & Associate Professor of Art History | Communication, Media & Design Arts | hmathews@plu.edu | 253-535-7574 | Heather joined the Department of Art and Design in 2007.

    discourse in East and West Germany, as well as on the exhibition of contemporary art as a cultural and political force in the Cold War era and today. Her most recent work deals with contemporary art and cultural integration. In addition to teaching on topics such as gender issues, identity, and memory in modern and contemporary art, Heather is Coordinator of the University Gallery (including the University Gallery Annex and the Karen Hille Phillips Gallery) and manages the University’s Permanent Art

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