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Bradford Andrews Department Chair of Anthropology Phone: 253-535-8389 Email: andrewbw@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 142 Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Associate Professor of Anthropology Education Ph.D., Anthropology, Penn State University, 1999 M.A., Anthropology, Penn State University, 1995 B.A., Anthropology, Ft. Lewis College, Durango, CO, 1986 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Craft Production Lithic Technology Cultural Ecology New World

international music production for Walt Disney Records. From 2003 to 2008, I taught at PLU as a Visiting Lecturer of Spanish, an experience which solidified my decision to pursue doctoral studies in Latin American literary and cultural studies. My research examines how Panamanians construct national and racial identities through and against their national symbol and patrimony: the Panama Canal. I also am interested in how the 1989 US Invasion of Panama is included/excluded from canal history, and more

. Mentor: Workshops and classes in fiction and nonfiction Statement: Workshops should be places of inquiry where we learn to articulate the why behind our aesthetic values and preferences as writers. In my classrooms I work to foster an environment where students can explore their unique voices and engage with the craft that underlies their work without the pressure of polished products. I encourage my students to experiment with different styles and forms of writing, to read widely and beyond their

emphasizes description first: what effects the piece has on the reader, what it seems to be doing and trying to do, identifying the major formal and craft decisions made by the author. My critiques of student work are usually more suggestive than prescriptive, pointing toward other approaches or models that might be useful to consider, rather than telling you how to “fix” a draft. Because the study of craft is critical for an aspiring writer, and will serve them for the rest of their writing lives, I

 The Guardian, Runner’s World, Literary Hub, Catapult, West Branch, Electric Literature, Gulf Coast, Boulevard, Joyland, Longreads, and many other publications. Mentor. Workshops and classes in creative nonfiction and fiction. Statement: My primary goal as an educator is to help students develop artistic agency and encourage creative sustainability. Rather than fall back on craft axioms around what makes good writing, my teaching emphasizes individual decision-making, creative exploration, and

and men to tell their own stories through writing. Davis currently lives in the Ozarks, where he teaches for the Program in Creative Writing & Translation at the University of Arkansas. Raised by the Pacific Northwest, he also serves as Poetry Editor for Iron Horse Literary Review.  Mentor. Workshops and classes in poetry. Statement: I encourage writers to keep sight of what comes next. Yes, we will work on sharpening our craft through intensive practice with technique and through a study of

Brenda Miller Nonfiction Website: http://www.brendamillerwriter.com/ Biography Biography Brenda Miller edited the anthology The Next Draft: Inspiring Craft Talks from the Rainier Writing Workshop. Her most recent collection of her own work is A Braided Heart: Essays on Writing and Form. She is the author of five more essay collections, including An Earlier Life, which received the Washington State Book Award for Memoir, and she is the recipient of six Pushcart Prizes. Her book of collaborative

Nancy Rahn Production Manager - Phased Retirement Phone: 253-535-8791 Email: rahnnm@plu.edu Biography Biography Nancy is a master at CBORD as she enters and maintains all of the recipes for Dining & Culinary Services. She oversees all of the ordering and food production that goes on for the year.

of Vocal Studies, Teaches Applied Voice Lessons, Vocal Pedagogy, Solo Vocal Literature, Diction, Directs Opera Production/Workshop Accolades Production Grant from the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music in New York, NY Regency Scholarship Grant, Pacific Lutheran University Biography James Brown enjoys an eclectic career of singing, teaching, stage direction and conducting. James is the Chair of Vocal Studies at Pacific Lutheran University where he directs the opera and oversees a large voice program

: Macroeconomics, International Economics, Managerial Economics, Statistics, and Econometrics Biography Krisztina Nagy (n-odge as in Dodge like the car) is an experienced teacher and researcher focusing on international economics and econometric analysis.  She is passionate about teaching her craft to both undergraduate and graduate students and she especially enjoys guiding students to see the interconnectedness of today’s world.  Dr. Nagy has taught at the University of Washington in the Economics Department