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; multidisciplinary humanities; theories and representations of labor; literature and imperialism; literary and visual modernisms and avant-gardes, and literary and critical theory. He teaches in the International Honors Program and the First-Year Experience Program. His IHON 112 course, a first-year seminar for the International Honors program, traces the emergence of the world-system brought about by European colonization after 1492 in literary, artistic, philosophical, and political texts written by European

Patricia O’Connell Killen Professor Emerita and Faculty Fellow in Humanities Email: killenpo@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Stanford University, 1987 M.A., Stanford University, 1976 B.A., Gonzaga University, 1974 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise History of Christianity in North America Religion and Spirituality in the Pacific Northwest Theological Reflection and Faith-Inspired Higher Education Books The Future of Catholicism in America (New York: Columbia University Press 2019

the role of social status in teacher collaborative groups." Journal of Teacher Education 2019: 70(4), 347-359. Sutton, P. S., Knuth, R. "A schoolwide investment in problem-based learning." Phi Delta Kappan 2017: 99(2), 65-70. Sutton, P. S., Shouse, A. W. "More than a strategy: Building a culture of collaboration in schools." Phi Delta Kappan 2016: 49(7), 69-73. Accolades 2023 PLU Spirit of Diversity Award Biography Paul Sutton teaches sociocultural foundations of education, secondary humanities

Samuel Torvend Professor Emeritus and Faculty Fellow in Humanities Phone: 253-535-8106 Email: torvensa@plu.edu Office Location:Hauge Administration Building - Room 222 J Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Director for External Relations - Wild Hope Center for Vocation Education Ph.D., Historical Theology, St. Louis University, St. Louis, 1990 M.A., Theology, Aquinas Institute of Theology, Dubuque, Iowa, 1980 M.Div., Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, 1978 B.A., History, Pacific

Arthur C. T. Strum Interim Director, IHON Phone: 253-535-8774 Email: strumac@plu.edu Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles IHON-Oxford Interim Program Director Resident Assistant Professor of Multi-Disciplinary Programs Education Ph.D., German Studies, Cornell University, 1997 M.A., Cornell University, 1991 B.A., Stanford University, 1988 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Humanities Education German Idealist philosophy and Romanticism German philosophy and literature of the Enlightenment

Rona Kaufman Professor of English Phone: 253-535-7295 Email: kaufman@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-D Status:On Sabbatical Professional Education Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2002 M.A., University of Maine, 1994 B.A., Penn State University, 1992 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Composition Rhetoric and Writing Literacy Pedagogy English Language Accolades Faculty Excellence Award in Mentoring, 2016-2017 Pacific Lutheran University Graves Award in the Humanities

Michael Zbaraschuk Associate Professor of Constructive Theology Global Context Phone: 253-535-8499 Email: zbarasgm@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 220-D Professional Education Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University, 2002 M.A., Claremont Graduate University, 1998 B.A., Spanish and Humanities, Walla Walla University, 1993 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Process Theology Radical Theology Religious Pluralism Books Resurrecting the Death of God: The Past, Present, and Future of

Accolades Teaching Excellence Award, PLU Center for Teaching and Learning, 2002 Graves Award in the Humanities, 2000

The Examined Life. He has served as department chair and as dean of the Division of Humanities, as well as on many university committees.

Clara University, the University of San Francisco, and San Francisco Theological Seminary. Oakman was Chair of the Department of Religion from 1996-2003, and served as Dean of the Division of Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences from 2004-2010. Oakman is a graduate of the University of Iowa (B.A. in 1975 with honors in Religion) and Christ Seminary-Seminex (M.Div. 1979), and received his Ph.D. in New Testament from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA (1986). He is author of five