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  • Chair, BSW Program | Department of Social Work | hbrocious@plu.edu | 253-535-8707 | One of the gifts I have gained from growing up near and among the Indigenous people of Southeast Alaska is a strong sense of collectivism over individualism; I feel successful only when my team is successful, and it is this core philosophy that I would bring to both my teaching and leadership if offered a position at Pacific Lutheran University.

    something in way they did not before. At the core of my teaching philosophy is this experience; that learning should be exciting, and growth is possible for everyone.

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    Tu & Th: 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm
  • Clinical Instructor of Nursing | School of Nursing | kristina.kenning@plu.edu | I am originally from Missoula Montana and have been a nurse for over 12 years.

    Kristina Kenning, MSN, RN Clinical Instructor of Nursing Email: kristina.kenning@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Masters, Nursing, University of St. Mary's , 2019 Bachelor, Nursing, Creighton University, 2011 Bachelors , Biology, Creighton University, 2010 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Teaching and Learning Theory Critical Thinking Development Pathophysiology Currently Teaching: Chronic Conditions, Clinical Lead Biography I am originally from Missoula Montana and have been a nurse for

  • Assistant Professor | Department of Computer Science | alexandra.bacula@plu.edu | 253-535-7523 | I am a former ballet dancer turned roboticist who is passionate about the intersection of arts and technology and exploring how each practice can inform the other.

    Alexandra Bacula Assistant Professor she/her Phone: 253-535-7523 Email: alexandra.bacula@plu.edu Office Location:Morken Center for Learning & Technology - Room 245 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon: 9:30 am - 11:30 am (On Campus) Wed: 10:00 am - 11:20 am (On Campus) Wed: 3:30 pm - 4:50 pm (On Campus) Fri: 10:30 am - 11:50 am (Off Campus) Tue: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Website: https://sites.google.com/plu.edu/alexandra-bacula Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D. , Robotics

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    Mon: 9:30 am - 11:30 am
    Wed: 10:00 am - 11:20 am
    Wed: 3:30 pm - 4:50 pm
    Fri: 10:30 am - 11:50 am
    Tue: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Assistant Professor of French & Francophone Studies and Global Studies | French & Francophone Studies | lekani@plu.edu | 253-535-8340 | Dr.

    innovative teaching methods where she incorporates multimedia resources and immersive experiences to bring the knowledge to life in the classroom. Whether through virtual cultural exchanges or hands-on projects, she continually strives to make the learning process engaging and relevant for her students. Dr. Ekani grew up in Cameroon in a nurturing environment that emphasized the value of knowledge. This laid the foundation for a lifelong commitment to education. She had the opportunity to live in various

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  • Community Director for Tingelstad Hall | Residential Life | marie.tucker@plu.edu | 253.535.8349 | Marie began at PLU in 2022.

    Marie Tucker Community Director for Tingelstad Hall she/her Phone: 253.535.8349 Email: marie.tucker@plu.edu Office Location:Anderson University Center - Room 161 Professional Biography Responsibilities Campus Life Responsibilities Supervise the Tingesltad RA’s Support the following Learning Communities in Tingelstad Hall: STEM House, Wellness House, First Year and New Transfer/Returner student communities Coordinate move-in, move-out, room/hall moves, and roommate agreements Manage Tingelstad’s

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  • Professor of Physics | Department of Physics | louie@plu.edu | 253-535-7653 | My research interests are plasma etching issues, carbon nanotubes and scanning probe microscopy.

    -870. Accolades Diversity Advocate Award (PLU Diversity Center), 2004 Winner, American Society for Engineering Education Best Research Presentation Competition, NASA Langley Research Center, 2001 PLU Center for Teaching and Learning Faculty Teaching Award, 2000 Cornell University Clark Teaching Award, 1992 Department of Education Fellowship, 1992-1994 History paper published in the Harvard College Forum (The Academic Review), Volume 5, 1989 Professional Memberships/Organizations American Physical

  • Nonfiction, Poetry | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | 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 Beatrice Hawley, and Ohio State University Press awards in poetry.  Recent work appears in Agni, Field, The Georgia Review, Orion, The New Republic, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Best American Essays.  She is Writer in Residence at The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and teaches at writing programs around the country, including, most recently, the Breadloaf Writers’ Conference.  She lives in Baltimore with her family. Mentor.

    requires, so that each piece is up to its best moments. I hope to remystify the process of writing rather than demystify it. What I mean is this: it’s by engaging with practical, process-oriented habits, and learning techniques and formal gestures, that one becomes receptive enough to trust and catch the unexpected surprises that come along, and to allow mystery (call it the imagination if you like) to freely flourish. I believe in a workshop where risks of all kind are supported and strengthened.”

  • Professor Emerita and Faculty Fellow in Humanities | Religion | killenpo@plu.edu | Patricia O’Connell Killen, professor emerita, taught courses in the Department of Religion and in the International Core at PLU from 1989 through 2010.

    Lilly Endowment, Incorporated. Across her four-decade career, Killen’s research has focused on Christianity in North America, especially Catholicism, on religion and spirituality in the western United States, particularly the Pacific Northwest, and on church-related higher education.  From 2006-2012 she served as editor of the Wiley-Blackwell journal, Teaching Theology and Religion.  Since 1999 she has been a workshop leader and consultant for the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology

  • Resident Instructor of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics | cameron.raber@plu.edu | 253-535-7541

    sponsored by the NSF, University of Montana (2019-2021) Graduate Student Distinguished Teaching Award: University of Montana (May 2021) Presidential Scholar, Pacific Lutheran University (2015-2019) International Tutor Certification from the College Reading and Learning Association (2016) Professional Memberships/Organizations Omicron Delta Epsilon , (2018 - 2019) Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society , (2017 - 2019) Mortar Board: Pacific Lutheran University Chapter , (2017 - 2018)

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  • Community Director for Campus Life Operations | Residential Life | nelsonsl@plu.edu | 253-535-8449 | Sarah graduated from PLU with degrees in Music and Psychology.

    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

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