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Sarah Nelson Community Director for Campus Life Operations she/her Phone: 253-535-8449 Email: nelsonsl@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Bachelors, Music, Pacific Lutheran University, 2022 Responsibilities Primary reception for the RLIF inbox, phone calls and walk-ins for Campus Life Office Oversee incoming Living Plans and Learning Community Applications for all students Track and oversee room moves, housing cancellations, housing requests, etc. Help coordinate the Room Selection

Lia Purpura Nonfiction, Poetry Website: http://www.liapurpura.com/ Biography Biography Lia Purpura is the author of eight collections of essays, poems, and translations, most recently, Rough Likeness (essays) and It Shouldn’t Have Been Beautiful (poems).  Her honors include a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist, National Endowment for the Arts and Fulbright Fellowships, three Pushcart prizes, the Associated Writing Programs Award in Nonfiction, and the

for venues ranging throughout the Seattle/Tacoma region, worked in a corporate audio visual setting, completed location audio recording projects for television and video and worked on recording and touring with his musical projects.  He looks forward to using his varied experience across the spectrum of audio and video in order to enhance the learning ecosystem at PLU.

Richard Nance Professor Emeritus Email: richard.nance@plu.edu Status:Emeritus Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Conductor, Choral Union Education D.M.A., Music, Arizona State University, 1992 M.A., Music, West Texas State University, 1982 B.M.E., Music, West Texas State University, 1977 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Choral Conducting Choral Composition Accolades Choirs under Nance's direction were selected to perform for conferences sponsored by the National Association for Music

Tulip Carter President she/her Email: asplupres@plu.edu Biography Biography Hi, my name is Tulip and I am the ASPLU president. It is my second year here at PLU. I am throwing on the track and field team. I am also a Reike scholar as well as a CSF scholar. When I am not studying, working, or practicing I am spending time with my friends. I love to be by the water whether that is swimming, paddleboarding, or just reading a book. I also enjoy hiking and camping. My hope for ASPLU this year is to