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AllRecipes.com. Innovation and creative thinking were key in his work there. He recounts long hours and outside-the-box thinking as he and other employees worked to make that company a success. “I even recall a few nights when I slept under my desk after a very long day of work,” DeLashmutt said. While he’s not literally sleeping under his desk at Trinity, DeLashmutt brings a similar commitment and ethic to his work. He’s quick to rely on innovation to solve challenges, and he has invested his whole self in the job. And all the while, DeLashmutt relies on his own deep faith as a compass pointing the way forward. “I suppose because I’m a theologian, I tend to think about Trinity’s future as God’s future for this place. Where is God calling us to as an institution and how can we be faithful to God’s mission in the world?” he said. Part of what DeLashmutt likes most about Trinity is its small size coupled with the diversity he sees in the student body. He believes the college is uniquely poised to offer educational support to diversely gifted students. “The nice thing about working at a school that is as small as Trinity is that you get students who might have fallen off the rail during a prior academic experience, and their grades and learning suffered—but they come here and we can give them attention, care and direction to fulfill their vocation and gain the skills they need to be successful,” DeLashmutt said. “Then we have students who are brilliant and would shine anywhere they go—but because they are here at Trinity, we can give them that close attention that helps them to accelerate. I like being able to provide support to a variety of students here,” he said. DeLashmutt has received a warm welcome from the college, and he’s looking forward to both the opportunities and the challenges that await him. “In the future I see the college building off our existing strengths, and I look forward to the role I get to play here— helping us innovate while also remaining true to the mission that has sustained us for the past 70 years,” DeLashmutt said.
DeLashmutt works closely with students in the Dean’s Circle to mentor them in academic success, critical thinking and leadership formation.
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NEWS Compiled by Mark Jackson, Professor & Chair of Children, Youth & Family Studies
Dr. Karen and Ed Scott are serving as Missionaries-inResidence for the 2013-14 academic year. Karen is teaching courses in the Intercultural Studies program, bringing to the classroom her 40 years of experience as a missionary in Bangladesh. After several years as an affiliate instructor, Dr. Karen Buehlmaier has joined Trinity as Professor of Business, Leadership & Management, teaching courses in business operations, human resources, and nonprofit leadership. Jack Brenchley (’81, ’83) has been appointed interim Professor & Chair of Visual Communications. He brings a rich background in software engineering, graphic design, marketing, and education, including work with Adobe System’s InDesign/InCopy development team. Annemarie Russell, Affiliate Faculty in English Composition, was a guest contributor to (Re) Considering Christianity: An Expedition of Faith Joining Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Sustainability (Beaver’s Pond Press, 2012). Her essay explores the relationship between her journey as a songwriter and the formation of her faith, all within the lens of sustainability and care of God’s Creation. Dr. Stuart Webber, Professor & Chair of Business, Leadership, and Management, published an article, “Determining the Discount
Rate in a U.S. Cost-Sharing Agreement,” in the September 2013 issue of Tax Notes International. Dr. Webber also recently joined the board of directors of NEST, a Seattle nonprofit dedicated to keeping aging seniors in their homes and neighborhoods through matching volunteers with those who need assistance. Dr. David Schulz, Professor & Chair of Communications, had his article, “The Rhetoric of Agitation and Control’s Roots in Movement Studies” published in the September 2013 issue of Poroi, a peerreviewed journal related to rhetoric in inquiry and culture published through the University of Iowa. Mark Jackson, Professor & Chair of Children, Youth & Family Studies, recently authored Digging In: A Leader’s Guide for Service Learning (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2013), a manual for church youth groups to create service experiences focused on food, hunger, and poverty. Rev. Dr. David Ellingson, Professor & Chair of Children, Youth & Family Studies, this summer completed manuscripts for two self-published books: Paddle Pilgrim, recollections of his 2,300mile kayak trip down the Mississippi River in summer 2012, and Biblical Wisdom for a Digital Age, a family devotional using Scriptural passages with relevance for today.