Lorretta Krautscheid, nursing, presented “Advocating amidst conflict: Embedding micro-ethical dilemmas within high fidelity simulation” at the Community Engagement and Healthcare Improvement Conference in San Antonio, Texas, September 2016.
Natalie Nelson-Marsh, communication studies, (with Lenhart, S.; Wilson, E.J.; & Solan, D.) had her article, “Electricity governance and the western energy imbalance market in the United States: The necessity of inter organizational collaboration,” published in In Energy Research and Social Science, v. 19, pp. 94-107.
Valerie Peterson, mathematics, facilitated a two-day minicourse for college mathematics instructors interested in inquiry-oriented teaching and learning at the Mathematical Association of America’s national conference, MathFest, held in early August in Columbus, Ohio.
Olivia Coiado, engineering attended the Integrating Curriculum with Entrepreneurial-Mindset (ICE) Workshop, Salt Lake City, Utah, in August 2016.
James Baillie, philosophy, reports that his book, The Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Hume on Morality, has been published in a Chinese translation.
Tisha Morrell, education, has been appointed to the Oregon Department of Education Science Advisory Panel. She will serve in this capacity for three years to “advise, assist, support and advocate for matters that will provide equitable educational access and opportunities for all students in Oregon.”
The UP STEM Education and Outreach Center partnered with Everfi (an educational technology company) this summer to provide professional development to middle school teachers in STEM education. The curriculum explored Future Goals, and connected various STEM concepts to the game of ice hockey. Presenters included Jacquie Van Hoomissen, biology; Paige Hoffert, engineering; Tamar More, physics; Tisha Morrell, education; and Stephanie Salomone, mathematics. Special thanks to Sam Williams and Maria Erb of academic technology services for making the PD synchronously available to teachers outside the Portland metropolitan area.
Patrick Murphy, performing and fine arts, has been named principal conductor of the Southwest Washington Wind Symphony, a professional-level wind band based in Vancouver. He is also conductor of the Portland Community Wind Band and the Symphonic Band of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony.