Annual Garaventa Center High School Essay Contest, April 12

April 8, 2016

congratulations DT The Garaventa Center has announced winners of its annual High School Essay Contest. The theme this year was “The Playlist of My Life.” Congratulations to the winners:

Kaitee Steiert, St. Mary’s Academy, Portland
Sage Taylor, Jesuit High School, Portland

Congratulations as well to those receiving honorable mentions:

Grace Hermes, St. Mary’s Academy, Portland
Hanna Lilly, St. Mary’s Academy, Portland
Sarah Zepeda, Tri-Cities Prep HS, Pasco, Wash.

All are welcome to attend the awards ceremony and accompanying lecture “Love and Mercy in the Maelstrom: Images of Family in Modern Cinema,” on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at 3 p.m., in Franz Hall Room 120. Podcasts of the two winning essays will be posted on the Garaventa Center website by April 20 at sites.up.edu/garaventa.

Dave Houglum, Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, completed a six-year commitment on the Board of Directors for the Maybelle Center for Community, with two of those years serving as the Executive Board Secretary. Founded by Fr. Richard Berg, C.S.C. (former Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at University of Portland from 1978-1991), the Maybelle Center disrupts social isolation so we can all experience a healthy, connected life and contribute to a thriving Portland.

Chloe Littzen, nursing, co-presented “Pronoun recognition for inclusive excellence across the UACON.” [Abstract]. LGBTQ+ National Symposium.

Eli Goldwyn, mathematics, published “Calculating prescription rates and addiction probabilities for the four most commonly prescribed opioids and evaluating their impact on addiction using compartment modelling.” Mathematical Medicine and Biology: A Journal of the IMA, dqab001.

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, published the article titled, “Numerical curiosities for Bob Moore’s 92nd birthday,” in Clackamas Review, Pamplin Media Group, Portland, Oregon, February 16, 2021.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, was a manuscript reviewer for Springer’s Journal: SN Social Sciences.

Barbara Braband, Amber Vermeesch, Corey Pressman, nursing, published “Piloting the perfect Storm: A vision for the vital practitioner.” Journal of Nursing Education (accepted/in press).

Barbara Braband, nursing, published “Working with community populations to increase wellness.” In A. Vermeesch (Ed.), Integrative health nursing interventions for vulnerable populations, (pp. 73-87). Springer.

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