06-25-2018

Row, Row, Row Your Boat…

June 22, 2018

Head women’s rowing coach Pasha Spencer-Levitan will offer free rowing classes to faculty and staff on Friday, June 29 and Saturday, June 30. This is an opportunity to step into an eight-person boat and experience rowing on the water with UP friends and members of the women’s rowing team. In each boat, there will be 6 novice/beginner rowers that are paired with 2 experienced rowers and a coxswain. Please register for the class on UP Recreation’s online portal at this link. After registration, you will be contacted by Pasha with more information.

Friday, June 29, 6 a.m.-8 a.m.
Saturday, June 30, 7-9 a.m.
Map– please allow 30 minutes to drive to the UP boathouse on Vancouver Lake. If transportation is needed, recreational services can arrange a UP van.

For more information contact Kaitlin Bourne, recreational services, at x7294 or bourne@up.edu.

Say Cheese, Please–Make June Appointment by Tuesday, June 26

June 22, 2018

Each month, the marketing office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis. The June session is Tuesday, June 26, from 11:30 a.m. to noon. This is the only time available in June. To confirm an appointment, please e-mail mktg@up.edu no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, June 25. Photos will be taken in Clark Library’s Digital Lab, located on the second floor. Only those with confirmed appointments may attend. Please note: These appointments are limited to faculty and staff who currently do not have a professional headshot in the online directory.

For more information contact Suzanne Frey, marketing and communications, at freys@up.edu or x8676.

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.

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