Austin Beiermann

Director for Accessibility and Wellbeing Resources

he/him

Phone: 253-535-7073

Email: beiermad@plu.edu

Office Location: Dean of Students Office - corner of 121st St. S and Park Ave. S

  • Professional
  • Personal

Education

  • Master of Science, Marketing Analytics, Pacific Lutheran University, 2021
  • Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Political Science, Pacific Lutheran University, 2018

Areas of Emphasis or Expertise

  • Accessibility, Retention, Data Collection and Analysis

Responsibilities

  • Direct the day to day operations of the Office of Accessibility and Accommodation Resources.
  • Provide leadership for the Center for Military Student Support and coordinate the team of practitioners in supporting our military affiliated and veteran students.
  • Serve as a member of the Retention and Progression Advisory Group and execute project to increase retention.
  • Collect and analyze data about Wellbeing Services and Resources to tell stories of the impact of our work.

Selected Presentations

  • The Vocation of Lutheran Higher Education Conference, Beyond Compliance: A Primer on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Neurodiversity

Interests

  • Strategy games, disc golf, local government, quirky data analytics projects

Fun Facts

  • I won a regional tournament for the Yu-Gi-Oh Trading card game when I was in high school.
  • Favorite Drink: An Iced Americano at 8:30am