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Doyle Holbird, Professor for the Biology Department, looking through a microscope while examining samples.

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Deborah Matzke-Lewis, Director of the Nursing Department, stands in front of a gray textured background.

Deborah Matzke-Lewis

Education Academic Interests Nursing Education, Psych-Mental Health Nursing and many more Research “The Impact of Multiple-Patient Simulation on Clinical Judgment Development for Baccalaureate Nursing Students”

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Peter Bloedel, Professor for the Theatre Department, in front of a gray mottled background.

Peter Bloedel

Education Academic Interests Professional Memberships Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Awards Awards from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival: Synod Recognition: Service Presentations/Publications

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Jen Kom, Professor in the Psychology Department, smiles in front of a gray mottled background.

Jennifer Kom

Biography Dr. Jennifer Kom is a Full Professor of Psychology at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minnesota. Her extensive course offerings include Human Development Through

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Elizabeth Olson, Associate Professor for the Business Administration Department and Taylor Leadership Institute for the Academic Affairs Department, stands in front of a gray mottled background and faces the camera.

Elizabeth Olson

Education Dissertation: “Environmental Justice and Education Policy: Noise Pollution, Education Performance Indicators and the Perpetuation of Socio-Economic Status” Awards Best Paper Award. (2018, April). Clute

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Robert Hanna, Professor for the English Department, smiles while posing in front of a gray textured background.

Robert Hanna

Education Ph.D. in Curriculum and Teaching, University of North Carolina — Greensboro (1995) Academic Interests Research Dr. Hanna has over fifty articles and books published

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Sara Edwards, Associate Professor for the Legal Studies Department, posed in front of a gray mottled background.

Sara Edwards

Biography Sara Edwards has built her career at the intersection of law, education, and mentorship, with a steadfast commitment to teaching for vocation in a

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Doyle Holbird, Professor for the Biology Department, stands in front of a gray mottled background.

Doyle Holbird

Education Academic Interests The field of biology is extremely broad. It encompasses subjects as different as brain surgery, and mycology (the study of fungi). There

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Ben Faugstad, Associate Professor for the Music Department, is posed against a gray background.

Ben Faugstad

Biography Benjamin Faugstad directs the Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Drumline, and Chamber Orchestra. In addition to the ensembles, he also teaches Music Skills, Conducting, Instrumental Pedagogy, Jazz Improvisation, and

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Cheryl Clendenin, Assistant Professor for the Nursing Department, stands in front of a gray textured background.

Cheryl Clendenin

Education Academic Interests Medical Surgical Nursing, Developing Clinical Reasoning and Judgment, and the use of simulation to assess competence. Licensure-Certifications Advanced Practice Medical Surgical Registered

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Bethel Balge, Lessons Instructor for the Music Department, smiles against a gray background.

Bethel Balge

Biography Winner of the Louis B. Sudler Prize in the Arts and of the McKnight sponsored Artist Grant, pianist Bethel Balge has performed in Germany, including at

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Lars Johnson, Professor for the English Department, is posed in front of a gray studio backdrop.

Lars Johnson

Teaching Philosophy My teaching philosophy is informed more by “learning” than it is by “teaching”: my own and that of students. This is what makes

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