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36 New Faculty Members Join UP

August 21, 2016

The University of Portland welcomes 36 new faculty members this week when they begin new faculty orientation on Tuesday, August 23. The day-long program will introduce the new faculty to the University’s resources, traditions, and culture with sessions on teaching and learning, scholarship, faith and formation, and service and leadership. Faculty Academy sessions will continue throughout the academic year. New faculty include:

Air Force ROTC: Cpt. Larry Ingersoll and Cpt. Katherine Schultz
Army ROTC: Cpt. Jessy Claerhout, Cpt. Patrick Koerwitz, Cpt. Samuel Quinlan, Sfc. Channing Rosenbalm, Maj. Tracy Trudell, and Cpt. Kiernan White
Biology: Christie Engesser Cesar and John White
Business: Satoris Culbertson, Ruth Dittrich, Montana Hisel-Cochran, and Stuart Weiss
Communication Studies: Natalie Nelson-Marsh
Education: Randy Hetherington
Engineering: Saikat Chakrabarti, Christopher Hainley, and Edward Riley
English: Cheri Buck-Perry
Environmental Science: Heather Carpenter and Kristin Sweeney
Library: Xan Arch
Mathematics: Brian Huyvaert and Jakob Kotas
Nursing: Erica Bailey, Chris Blackhurst, Mary (Mallie) Kozy, Rebecca Mickel, and Holly Simpson
Performing & Fine Arts: Joseph Jefferson
Sociology & Social Work: Lauren Alfrey and Kevin Jones
Theology: SimonMary Aihiokhai, Nina Henrichs-Tarasenkova, and Rachel Wheeler

Learn more about these new UP community members in the new faculty orientation guide. For more information, contact the Office of the Provost, 7105.

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