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11-25-2019

Silent Auction This Week! Last Call for Donations

November 22, 2019

The Silent Auction is fast approaching, to be held Dec. 3-6, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in Bauccio Commons. We have received many wonderful donations already. As always, the more the merrier. This is just a reminder that we need donations  to be delivered to the Moreau Center office in St. Mary’s as soon as […]

Filed Under: 11-25-2019, Campus Services, Moreau Center Tagged With: Moreau Center, Moreau Center Silent Auction, Theresa McCreary

Candle Grotto in the Marian Garden: Did You Know?

November 22, 2019

Did you know about the new candle grotto in the Marian Garden? It is a long standing tradition in Catholic, as well as other religious traditions, to light a candle as a physical representation of one’s prayers. For many years though, the UP campus did not have a regular place to practice this tradition. That […]

Filed Under: 11-25-2019, Campus Ministry, Campus Services, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Campus Ministry, Did You Know?, Fr. Jim Gallagher C.S.C., Garaventa Center, Karen Davis

Say Cheese, Please: Nov. 26 Photo Shoot

November 22, 2019

Each month, the marketing office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis, for our online directory. The next session is Tuesday, November 26, 11 to noon, in Clark Library’s Digital Lab, located on the second floor, Room 215. To schedule an appointment or for questions, please e-mail Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu no […]

Filed Under: 11-18-2019, 11-25-2019, Campus Services, Marketing & Communications Tagged With: Marketing and Communications, Suzanne Frey

Fine Arts Student Exhibit in BC Gallery, Now to Dec. 10

November 22, 2019

The performing and fine arts department presents the 2019 Fine Arts Student Exhibit in Buckley Gallery, from now until December 10. All are welcome to come visit and celebrate UP students’ hard (and fine) work this semester. For more information contact Pat Bognar, performing and fine arts, at bognar@up.edu.

Filed Under: 11-25-2019, Campus Services Tagged With: Performing and Fine Arts, Student Art Exhibit

Clark Library Project to Digitize The Beacon

November 22, 2019

The Oregon Heritage Commission has awarded a grant to the Clark Library to digitize one of the University’s most important and unique heritage resources: The Beacon. This student-run newspaper was published in print for over eight decades, from 1935 to 2016. The newspaper is a gold mine of information about the University’s history and culture, […]

Filed Under: 11-25-2019, Academics, Library Tagged With: Clark Library, Philip Vu, Xan Arch

2019-2020 Teaching Award, Scholarship Award: Nominate Now

November 22, 2019

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is now accepting faculty nominations for the 2019-2020 Teaching Award and Scholarship Award. These awards are an opportunity for the University community to recognize and celebrate two of its own for outstanding achievements in teaching and scholarship. The committee will accept nominations until noon on Friday, January 24. Nominations […]

Filed Under: 11-18-2019, 11-25-2019, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Hannah Highlander, Scholarship Award, Teaching and Scholarship Committee, Teaching Award

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Natalie Nelson-Marsh presented “From fieldnotes to futures: Organizational communication in the age of AI”. National Communication Association Pre-Conference, Elevating Organizational Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. November, 2025.

Ian Parkman, Business, published “Lead Value Design Insight: Leveraging the Van Westendorp PSM for Design for Meaningfulness Pricing Strategies.” Co-author: Arto Ruokonen. Design Management Review (Vol. 36, No.4)

Three faculty members from International Languages and Cultures participated in the 122nd annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), November 20-23 in San Francisco. Verena Hutter presented “Embodied Memory: Holocaust Tattoos and Postmemory,” served as presiding officer of all three sessions of Austrian Studies, and chaired one of them. María Echenique presented “A Precursor of ‘Feminism from the Zulos’ by Dahlia de la Cerda” and served as presiding officer and chair of the session Spain, Portugal, and Latin America: Jewish Culture and Literature in Trans-Iberia. Matthew Warshawsky presented “A ‘Tenth Muse’ in 1600s Sephardic Amsterdam: Isabel Rebeca Correa, Translator, Poet, and Feminist” and served as presiding officer and chair of the Jewish Literature and Culture session. 

Andra Davis, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “Nursing faculty perceptions and Integration of primary palliative care content in undergraduate education: National and local institution assessments.” Co-authors: Lippe, M., Wolf, A., Cormack, C. L., Ehrlich, O., Glover, T. L., and Kirkpatrick, A. J.  Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 27(6), 280-289.

Don Norton, Performing and Fine Arts, performed a Tour of Louisiana with jazz quartet Facing West, with performances at Nicholls State University (Thibodaux), University of Louisiana at Monroe, and Louisiana Tech University (Ruston). November 5-7, 2025.

Kristin Sweeney, Environmental Science, published “Topographic, climatic, and age controls on the reworking of volcanic debris avalanche deposits.” Co-author: Major, J.J. Bull Volcanol 87, 115 (2025).

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “Rethinking Advent Hope as Covenantal Bond. Reflections on the Readings for First Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. November 30, 2025. Aihiokhai also published “A Disruptive Content of Hope: Awakening the Human Imagination to New Possibilities. Reflections on the Readings of the Second Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 7, 2025. 

Rachel Wheeler, Theology, presented “Traces in the Sand: Wisdom from the Christian Desert Tradition for a Time of Collapse.” Aldo & Estella Leopold Writing Residency lecture presented at the Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM, November 18, 2025.

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, presented “Difficult-To-Treat Depression: Bottlenecks, Evolving Biology, and Where Ketamine-Class Treatments Fit.” An invited presentation for the Behavioral Health Integration ECHO, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ (virtual). December, 2025.

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