We’re a month into the new school year and it’s that time again, new Zoom updates! To learn more, please see the September 13th TechTalk Blog article.
09-27-2021
A Brian Doyle Scholarship in Gentle and Sidelong Humor Project
Have you seen playful and wise Brian Doyle quotes scribbled in chalk around campus? If you’ve missed them (or would like to see more) follow @briandoylequotes on Instagram. This is one of five projects funded by the Brian Doyle Scholarship in Gentle and Sidelong Humor and is meant to spread everyday delight and joy in the same spirit that characterizes Brian Doyle’s writings. To see more, please follow link: https://www.instagram.com/briandoylequotes/
UPdate
Simon Aihiokhai, theology, is working as an editorial board member for the journal, Springer Nature Social Sciences. Date: 9/13/2021 – Present
Jacqueline Van Hoomissen, biology, participated as an administrative co-facilitator for the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences’ September professional development workshop Seminar for Department Chairs. This workshop is a multi-day learning opportunity for department chairs from across the nation to come together and delve deeply into what it means to be an academic leader in a department chair role.
Jacqueline Van Hoomissen, biology, has been selected to lead the membership committee of the international Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, a committee focused on broadening participation in the professional society, which is dedicated to excellence in teaching in human biology.
Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, was an invited participant at a virtual APLU Think Tank entitled “Envisioning and Enacting an Inclusive and Diverse STEM Professoriate: Inclusive Leadership to Support Diverse and Inclusive STEM Faculty,” September 2021.
Sarina Saturn, psychological sciences, presented at the inaugural Provocations event at Linfield University entitled, “Witnessing and Re-witnessing 9/11.”
Patrick Murphy, performing and fine arts, presented “Re-Imagining Tristan: A New Pedagogical Approach” at the 10th European Music Analysis Conference (virtual) on September 23, 2021. EuroMAC10 was a hybrid event held in Moscow, Russia, postponed from 2020.
Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, worked with collaborator Stan Yoshinobu, University of Toronto, to create and facilitate “Picture a Mathematician: An Allyship Workshop for Building Gender Equity in the Mathematical Sciences.”
Rebecca Smith, education, published “Preservice teacher perspectives on learning with technology: Modeling vulnerability and embracing innovation.” Issues and Trends in Learning Technologies. 9(2). https://doi.org/10.2458/itlt.2280
“A Conversation with Artist Gerald Roulette” Oct 6, hybrid event
On Wednesday, October 6, at 5 p.m., local, classically trained artist Gerald Roulette speaks about his artistic process and his painting “The Great I Am,” now installed in UP’s Clark Library. Through his creative process, Roulette wanted to express Christ’s love and sacrifice for all humanity. “The Great I Am,” a work of abstract realism, depicts Christ as a person of color, speaking to the need for all of us to see representations of ourselves in the deity of Christ. The event will be held live in the Brian Doyle Auditorium (Dundon-Berchtold 004) and also via Zoom. Sponsored by the Clark Library, Office of the Provost, Garaventa Center, and Performing & Fine Arts. Please RSVP to let us know you plan to attend and to receive updated safety information and the Zoom link. To RSVP or for ADA accommodations, please contact us at libraryevents@up.edu or 503-943-7775.
UP Finances Town Hall
Eric Barger, Vice President for Financial Affairs, will be hosting a town hall on UP finances on October 5, 2021, from 4 p.m.-5 p.m. in the Brian Doyle Auditorium in Dundon-Berchtold Hall. This is intended to be a continuation of the dialogue about UP finances started by email last fall. All members of the UP Community are welcome, and no advance registration is needed. The presentation will also be live-streamed for those who cannot attend in-person. If you have a question about UP finances that you’d like to have answered, please submit your question in advance via the Qualitrix form HERE:
Latinx History Month Keynote: Ariana Brown
DIP invites you to our Latinx History Month Keynote: Ariana Brown. She is an Afro-Latina poet and will be discussing “Reclaiming Afro-Latinidad (The Erasure of Afro-Latinx Culture and Identity within Latinidad). October 1, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. This event is FREE and open to the public (meaning not just UP Community can attend). We hope you can attend! Please RSVP via this link as soon as you can. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ariana-brown-latinx-heritage-month-keynote-speaker-tickets-175872769187
GRATITUESDAYS Are a Thing Now
Beginning Tuesday, October 5, and until the end of the semester, the Garaventa Center will be hosting weekly “Gratituesdays” from 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in our conference room on the 3rd floor of Franz Hall. Ya gotta each lunch, right? All staff and faculty are invited to do so while engaging in some simple form of expressing gratitude to individuals in their lives—on campus, at home, out in the wide, wide world—cards/envelopes and pens always on hand, prompts to give words to the urge to be thankful, the occasional contemplative drawing…and other ideas participants may bring to the table. Bring a friend and get those endorphins flowing! All are welcome. Questions? Email Karen Eifler (eifler@up.edu).
Faculty and Staff Headshots
A professional photographer will be taking faculty and staff headshots for our online directory on Tuesday, October 19, 1:30-3:30 p.m. To schedule a 5-minute session, please contact Suzanne Frey in Marketing and Communications at freys@up.edu.
Columbia Swimming Pool Project: Research Recruitment
Dear UP community members, we are reaching out because the design thinking class (BUS495) is doing a semester-long project. Students will document stories about the Columbia swimming pool to co-create with community members how they might imagine thriving communities. We will have different research stages. For the first stage, we invite users or members of the Columbia swimming pool to participate in an interview. Its objective is to understand the importance of the Columbia swimming pool in your life. The data collected will facilitate the identification of the impacts that the closure of the Columbia pool has had on its members. If you are interested in participating in the interviews, you can contact assistant professor Beatriz Itzel Cruz Megchun, megchun@up.edu, office phone 503-943-8721. Your participation would include speaking with University of Portland students about your use of the pool. According to your preference, it would take place in a public space with social distancing, online (zoom), or by telephone. Your time commitment will be approximately 45 minutes. The interview will take place from September 25 to October 3, 2021.
Please let me know by September 28 if you can do this.
If you are not interested in participating in the interviews but want to join the conversation. We will invite you to participate in a co-creating (idea storm) session where we will discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by the community members. We will generate ideas about how we might imagine thriving communities around spaces such as the Columbia Swimming Pool and why this type of space is important. Your participation would include joining a public session in a public space with social distancing (or online meetings depending on state mandates). Your time commitment will be approximately 2 hrs. The session would take place during the week of October 25 to October 29, 2021.
MUSIC: “Light Beyond Shadow,” featuring the University Singers & Bel Canto
Sunday, October 3 | 3:00 p.m.
Buckley Center Auditorium | FREE – No tickets required
The University choirs are pleased to welcome you back to live and in-person concerts with powerful choral music and timely stories from a diverse spectrum of composers, including works by Joan Szymko, Elaine Hagenberg, Ysaye Barnwell, Dan Forrest and others. The concert will also feature the debut conducting performance of student conducting associate Lauren Cline. For more information, please contact the Performing and Fine Arts Department at 503.943.7228 or pfa@up.edu.
All guests over the age of 12 must provide either proof of vaccination (card or picture of card) or proof of a negative PCR test within 72 hours of the concert. UP ID cards are sufficient proof for UP community members. All musicians and guests must wear masks during the concert.