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  • Visiting Instructor of Music; Interim Director of Orchestral Studies | Music | asieh.mahyar@plu.edu | 253-535-7617 | Passionate about performing music from different cultures, Asieh Mahyar serves as the interim Director of Orchestral Studies at Pacific Lutheran University and Symphony Orchestra Conductor at West Seattle Community Orchestra.

    Seattle Community Orchestra. A Doctor of Musical Arts candidate in orchestral conducting at Michigan State University, Ms. Mahyar received her MM in orchestral conducting from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and her BM in choral conducting from Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, Armenia. Coming from Iran and one of the very few female conductors from her country, Ms. Mahyar has broad experience working with ensembles at different labels and countries. Her international experience includes

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  • Senior Web Designer | Marketing & Communications | seelyelj@plu.edu | 253-535-7436

    Logan Seelye Senior Web Designer Phone: 253-535-7436 Email: seelyelj@plu.edu Office Location:Martin J. Neeb Center - Room 213 Office Hours: (In Office) Monday & Tuesday: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm (Home) Wednesday - Friday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Status:Working Hybrid Professional Education B.S., Information Technology & Administrative Management, Central Washington University, 2009 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Front end web design and development.

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  • Resident Instructor of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics | paternnj@plu.edu | 253-535-8169

    Nick Paterno Resident Instructor of Mathematics he/him/his Phone: 253-535-8169 Email: paternnj@plu.edu Office Location: Morken Center for Learning & Technology - 261 Office Hours: (On Campus) Tu & Th: 10:00 am - 1:30 pm (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Additional Titles/Roles Data Management Lead @ OpenIntro Fellow @ OpenIntro Education MS, Mathematics, Portland State University, 2011 BS, Mathematics, University of Montana, 2009 Areas of Emphasis

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  • School of Business | sweberva@plu.edu | Vic Sweberg has been an Adjunct Professor in the Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Business from 2013 to the present.  He has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate-level courses.  Prior to 2013, he had a successful career with The Boeing Company for nearly 30 years.  At Boeing, he served in many capacities and held assignments in program management, strategy development, business development, and leading a variety of innovative growth areas.   As an Executive during the latter part of his career, he formed and led a new division inside of Boeing, the Unmanned Airborne Systems (UAS) division, reporting to the President of Boeing Military Aircraft.

    Vic Sweberg, MBA Email: sweberva@plu.edu Biography Biography Vic Sweberg has been an Adjunct Professor in the Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Business from 2013 to the present.  He has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate-level courses.  Prior to 2013, he had a successful career with The Boeing Company for nearly 30 years.  At Boeing, he served in many capacities and held assignments in program management, strategy development, business development, and leading a variety of

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  • Professor of Chemistry* | Department of Chemistry | fryhlecb@plu.edu | 253-535-7530 | Craig Fryhle began his career at PLU  in 1986 working on organic synthesis targets related to natural products and potential mechanism-based enzyme inhibitors of the shikimic acid pathway.   He has mentored undergraduate  researchers in these areas who have gone on to careers in academia, industry and other pursuits.

    Committee (2018-2019) University Safety Committee (2018-2019) Namibia Gateway Program Steering Committee (2014-2016) Pre-health Sciences Advising Team (1995-present, except during sabbaticals) Admission and Retention of Students Committee (1990-1993, Chair 1992-1993) Faculty Governance Committee (1995-1998, Chair, 1997-1998) Provost’s Enrollment Management Advisory Group (1991-1993) President’s Educational Assessment Commission (1994-1998, Co-chair 1996-1998) Faculty Marshall (2010-2011, 2014-2015

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  • Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs | Office of the Provost | byaden@plu.edu | 253-535-7283 | I am a proud native of Tacoma and first generation college student that began my formal second language study in high school.

    : The Human Element (IALLT 2017) Chapter in IALLT Language Center Management Manual, 2013 edition Chapters Leadership and Management: Roles, Styles and Philosophies (IALLT 2013) Selected Articles Yaden et al. "Getting to Advanced: Challenging High School Heritage Language Leaners to Step Outside Their Comfort Zone." The Language Educator 2018: 37-40. Yaden. "A Report and Review on Web-Based Resources Created at San Diego State University for Learning Spanish : Los Desaparecidos." Hispania Vol. 92

  • Emeritus Undergraduate Research/Electronic Resources Librarian, Interim Director of the Library | Library | williagr@plu.edu

    areas: biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental studies, geosciences, marriage and family therapy, mathematics, music, nursing, physics. Library instruction, reference, online resource management. Selected Presentations 2021 ALD/ACRL-WA and ACRL-OR Joint Fall Summit, Re-contextualizing the Antelope: What a Year in Nature Taught Me about Documentation (November 5, 2021) Interests hiking camping martial arts Hardanger fiddle science fiction

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  • Director of Retail Services | Campus Restaurants - Dining at PLU | girnusjc@plu.edu | 253-535-7476 | Josh is a recent grad from Pacific Lutheran University in 2016 with a B.A.

    extensive background in hospitality and restaurant management; with over 20 years of experience working in various roles from dishwasher to Assistant Director of Restaurants for Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. His work experience spans from California to Nevada and most recently here in Seattle at a few of the local bars and restaurants

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  • Assistant Professor | School of Business | lin@plu.edu | 253-535-8722 | Dr.

    . He has extensive teaching experience across a broad spectrum of finance courses, including investments, corporate finance, international finance, derivatives, and financial markets. Dr. Lin’s research primarily leverages data to explore corporate finance issues such as executive compensation and debt management. He is also interested in sports economics and energy economics.

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  • Dr. D. Eugene and Edith Strandness Endowed Professor | Department of Biology | smith@plu.edu | 253-535-7307

    Expertise Behavioral Ecology Selected Articles Julie W. Smith, Trevor Fetz, Monika Shea, Craig W. Benkman. "Nest-site selection by Cassia Crossbills and management implications." Journal of Field Ornithology Vol. 93, 2021: 203-211. Cody K. Porter and Julie W. Smith. "Diversification in trophic morphology and a mating signal are coupled in the early stages of sympatric divergence in crossbills." Biological Journal of the Linnean Society Vol. 129, 2020: 74-87.

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