Catch Up On Great Fall Talks You Missed

December 20, 2021

With the pace of work slowing a bit over the winter break, you may want to catch up on some of the wonderful talks hosted at UP this past fall. Brew up some hot cocoa or your favorite video libation. The miracle of Zoom video makes it possible for you to view any of the following offerings in the weeks ahead:

Mending Into New: A Theology of Making, 2021 Zahm Lecture by Makoto Fujimura
On the Making of the Painting “The Great I Am,” by artist Gerald Roulette
Catholic Social Teaching as an Antidote to Neoliberal Economics, by Matt Eggemeier
The First-Gen Distinction: Authentic & Asset-Based Strategies for Transformative Student Success, by Lindsay Romasanta
Non Scholae sed Vitae Disciumus: Advocating for the Liberal Arts and Sciences, by Ascan Koerner
La Línea: The US-Mexico Border in History and Image, by Blair Woodard
Depictions of the Last Supper From Duccio to Leonardo, by Bill Cook
A Celebration of Dorothy Day’s Vision For Today: p:ear, by Beth Burns

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An American Dream—an opera by librettist/Portland Magazine editor, Jessica Murphy Moo, and composer Jack Perla—was produced by OperaLab Japan in Tokyo (November 2024) and Manhattan School of Music (December 2024).

Larry Larsen, Performing and Fine Arts, designed the scenery for this year’s production of Nordic Fire for the Portland Revels that is playing at the Alberta Abbey from December 13 through December 22. He also is designing the lighting for Lakewood Theatre Company’s production of The Maltese Falcon based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett, which plays at the Lakewood Center in Lake Oswego from January 3 through February 9.

Lizhong Hao, Business, presented “The Impact of Auditor and Client Bargaining Power on Audit Pricing: A Two-Tier Stochastic Frontier Approach.” The 2024 Corporate Behavior and New Development of Financial Markets International Conference. Chongqing, China. November, 2024.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, was a discussant and participant at the International Congress on the Future of Theology ‘Legacy and Envisioning.’ Organized by the Dicastery for Culture and Education. Vatican City. December 9–10, 2024. Aihiokhai was also a discussant and participant at the General Assembly of the International Network of Societies for Catholic Theology (INSeCT). Rome, Italy. December 8 – 13, 2024.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice, Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, completed the training requirements to be certified in the DiSC assessment on December 19, 2024. The DiSC assessment is a powerful tool that helps individuals and teams improve communication, collaboration, and workplace dynamics by providing insights into behavioral and communication styles. If you’d like to explore using the DiSC assessment for your individual or team’s leadership development, please contact Dave Houglum.