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  • Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic History | Department of History | halvormj@plu.edu | 253-535-8258 | Michael Halvorson teaches business and economic history courses in the Department of History at PLU, as well as classes on innovation and the history of technology.

    , 1985 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Business and Economic History Innovation / Public interest technology History of Computing (Personal Computers) Software Development / Windows Programming Early Modern Europe / Reformation Germany / Lutheranism Tudor England (study abroad) Books Abstractions and Embodiments: New Histories of Computing and Society, edited by Janet Abbate and Stephanie Dick. (Chapter 9- "The Help Desk: Changing Images of Product Support in Personal Computing, 1975–1990," Johns

  • Associate Director of Study Away & Semester Program Manager | Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education | megan.grover@plu.edu | 253-535-8754

    Megan Grover Associate Director of Study Away & Semester Program Manager she/her Phone: 253-535-8754 Email: megan.grover@plu.edu Office Location:Wang Center for Global Education Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (On Campus) Tue: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Off Campus) Wed: By Appointment (On Campus) Thu: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (On Campus) Fri: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Status:Working Hybrid Professional Education B.S., Life Science, University of Portland, 2006 B.A., Spanish, University of Portland

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  • Associate Professor of Music - Voice | Music | johnsobw@plu.edu | 253-535-7625 | Baritone Barry Johnson is enjoying a successful career as an opera singer, stage director, concert performer, and voice teacher.

    , Vaughan Williams’ Five Tudor Portraits, Frahm’s War Cantata, Bach’s Magnificat, Mozart’s Requiem, and Faure’s Requiem. Mr. Johnson’s professional stage directing credits include Puccini’s La Boheme, Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte, Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, Lehar’s The Merry Widow, Puccini’s Tosca, Menotti’s The Telephone, and Pasatieri’s La Divina, with Tacoma Opera, Bellevue City Opera Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Opera. As Co-Director of the Opera Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University, Mr

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  • Associate Professor of History | Department of History | hamesgl@plu.edu | 253-535-7132 | Gina Hames’ research interests focus on the historic role of how alcohol shapes identity from a comparative perspective across the globe, including Africa, Asia, including China, Japan, and India, Latin America, Western and Eastern Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and the United States.

    , especially First-year programs Latin America, specifically Mexico, Cuba, and the Andean region Bolivia and Peru (study abroad) Global Human Rights Global Women’s & Gender History Books In progress, You Are What You Drink: A Global History of How Alcohol Has Shaped Identity (Reaktion Press, London 2018) Alcohol in World History (Routledge 2012) : View Book Biography Gina Hames’ research interests focus on the historic role of how alcohol shapes identity from a comparative perspective across the globe

  • Professor Emeritus | Department of Social Work | kellerjg@plu.edu | JoDee Keller is Professor of Social Work at Pacific Lutheran University.

    direct social work practice and first year experience program, but also has taught short-term domestic and abroad off campus courses. Her current research interests are in the area of public housing and immigrant communities as well as program evaluation. Most recent publications focus on challenges and strengths of public housing residents, development of community in public and mixed housing developments, student learning and growth in study away experiences, and teaching strategies for social work.

  • Professor of Music - Trumpet; Coordinator of Wind, Brass, and Percussion Studies | Music | lymanzt@plu.edu | 253-535-7612 | Zachary Lyman, is Professor of Trumpet and Music Theory at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington where he teaches classroom music, directs the trumpet ensembles, coaches chamber music, and performs with the Lyric Brass Quintet.

    Honors and Distinction in Performance, New England Conservatory of Music, 1999 B.M. with Honors, The College of Wooster, 1997 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Applied Trumpet Lessons Teaches Music Theory and Analysis II and III Coaches Chamber Ensembles Member of Lyric Brass Quintet Responsibilities Applied Trumpet lessons, teaches Music Theory and Analysis II and III, coaches Chamber Ensembles, director of the PLU Trumpet Ensemble, member of Lyric Brass Quintet Books Practical Daily Warm-Ups for

  • Poetry | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Geffrey Davis is the author of three books of poems, most recently One Wild Word Away (BOA Editions 2024).

    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

  • Administrative & Performance Manager | School of Music, Theatre & Dance | marshrl@plu.edu | 253-535-7602

    Ryan Marsh Administrative & Performance Manager Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: marshrl@plu.edu Office Location:Mary Baker Russell Music Center - Room 206 (Music Office) Office Hours: (On Campus) Monday & Tuesday: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm (Off Campus) Wed: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm (On Campus) Mon - Fri: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Professional Education M.M., Saxophone Performance, New England Conservatory, 2009 B.A./B.M., Saxophone Performance, University of Washington, 2007

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  • Administrative & Performance Manager | Music | marshrl@plu.edu | 253-535-7602

    Ryan Marsh Administrative & Performance Manager Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: marshrl@plu.edu Office Location:Mary Baker Russell Music Center - Room 206 (Music Office) Office Hours: (On Campus) Monday & Tuesday: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm (Off Campus) Wed: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm (On Campus) Mon - Fri: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Professional Education M.M., Saxophone Performance, New England Conservatory, 2009 B.A./B.M., Saxophone Performance, University of Washington, 2007

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  • Professor Emeritus | School of Music, Theatre & Dance | Paul Tegels retired in May 2023.

    Paul Tegels Professor Emeritus Website: https://www.plu.edu/organ/ Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Term of Service: 2002-2023 Education D.M.A., University of Iowa, 1997 M.A., University of Iowa, 1994 M.M., New England Conservatory, 1984 Organ Performance Diploma, Stedelijk Conservatorium, The Netherlands, 1982 Organ Pedagogy Diploma, Stedelijk Conservatorium, The Netherlands, 1980 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Organ Responsibilities Applied Organ Lessons, Teaches Ear

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