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12-04-2017

Invitation to Visio Divina, Dec. 13

December 8, 2017

All members of the UP community are invited to attend this Advent’s Visio Divina offering on Wednesday, December 13, at 12:35 p.m., immediately following the noon Mass in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. This silent, contemplative prayer form is both ancient and a tonic for these frenetic, bustling days. Treat yourself to 25-30 minutes of peaceful […]

Filed Under: 12-04-2017, 12-11-2017, Campus Ministry, Campus Services, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Visio Divina

Spring 2018 Course Packs Due Now, Please

December 8, 2017

Spring 2018 course packs, class notes, and other materials were due to printing services no later than Monday, December 4. Any faculty who still need to submit these materials are asked to do so as soon as possible. This allows enough time for obtaining copyright, copying, and binding all the materials, and will ensure that your requests are […]

Filed Under: 11-20-2017, 11-27-2017, 12-04-2017, 12-11-2017, Academics, Printing Services Tagged With: Course Packs, Kassie Hansen, Printing Services

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dec. 12

December 8, 2017

Campus Ministry invites the campus community to celebrate the Feast of our Lady of Guadalupe on Tuesday, December 12. A Mass in Spanish (homily in English) will be offered at 4:45 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. After Mass the celebration will continue in St. Mary’s lounge with traditional food and a reenactment of the story […]

Filed Under: 12-04-2017, 12-11-2017, Campus Ministry, Campus Services Tagged With: Campus Ministry

Year End Payroll News

December 8, 2017

Year-end is a crucial time for the payroll office and to get things right for the W2 reporting, we remind our staff to review pertinent information on their paychecks. Items such employee names, addresses, social security numbers and W-4 allowances. Please submit all changes by December 8, 2017, to payroll@up.edu. Employees are also encouraged to […]

Filed Under: 12-04-2017, 12-11-2017, Campus Services, Payroll Tagged With: Payroll Office

TIAA Representative Visiting Campus Dec. 11, 12

December 8, 2017

A representative from TIAA, which administers the University’s retirement accounts, will be on campus on Monday, December 11 and Tuesday, December 12, in the Career Center located in Orrico Hall lower level, according to Laura Barnard, human resources. Financial counseling appointments with Rebecca Rohleder (pictured) are available during work hours on those days, but appointments must […]

Filed Under: 11-27-2017, 12-04-2017, 12-11-2017, Academics, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, Laura Barnard, Rebecca Rohleder, TIAA

Come Watch PFA Students’ Final (Singing) Exams!

December 8, 2017

Please join performing and fine arts students and faculty for the Lyric Theater Workshop final exam, arguably the only final exam compelling enough to observers to warrant an audience. Students will perform solos from music theater beginning at 4:10 p.m. on Monday Dec. 11.  The performance will most likely last an hour. For more information contact […]

Filed Under: 12-04-2017, 12-11-2017, Academics Tagged With: Lyric Theater Workshop final exam, Nicole Hanig, Performing and Fine Arts

2017 Giving Tuesday: 606 Gifts Total

December 1, 2017

Last Tuesday, the Office of Development launched the University’s second Giving Tuesday campaign. 405 gifts were given in just 24 hours and $115,095 was raised to support a variety of scholarships, programs, and areas of campus. This tremendous show of support marks the largest number of gifts made in one day in University history. In […]

Filed Under: 12-04-2017, Campus Services, Development, University Relations Tagged With: Giving Tuesday 2017

Don’t Miss Thirst Friday Holiday Edition, Dec. 8

December 1, 2017

Come one, come all for a festive Thirst Friday celebration in the Garaventa Center, Franz 330, on Friday, December 8, from 4-6 p.m.  We’ll have a generous assortment of holiday beverages, tasty snacks, and a not-to-be-missed selection of the Great Candies of Our Childhood. Stop by for a few minutes or stay until last call, […]

Filed Under: 11-27-2017, 12-04-2017, Campus Services, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Karen Eifler, Thirst Friday

Need A Parents Night Out? Friday, Dec. 8 Is Your Chance

December 1, 2017

University parents are invited to take the opportunity to enjoy four hours of free time with their significant others while the UP onsite daycare watches their children on Parents Night Out, Friday, December 8, from 6-10 p.m. This service is provided by Vermont Hills Family Life Center daycare/preschool. The cost is $40 for one child […]

Filed Under: 12-04-2017, Campus Services Tagged With: Desiree Moan, Parents Night Out

Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day: Dec. 6

December 1, 2017

The Barnes & Noble bookstore will offer its Faculty & Staff Appreciation day on Wednesday, December 6, according to manager Eric Cave. On this day only, faculty and staff will receive an extra 10% discount off their regularly discounted items, bringing the discount to 30%. For more information contact Cave at x7125.

Filed Under: 11-27-2017, 12-04-2017, Bookstore, Campus Services Tagged With: Erin Cave, Faculty Appreciation Day

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Nick McRee, Sociology and Social Work, published “Academic debate and civic engagement in adolescence and young adulthood: evidence from a national longitudinal study.” Argumentation and Advocacy, 61(3–4), 323–338. He also published “When Chairs Shield Faculty from Service Opportunities: Protecting Colleagues or Hindering Community?” The Department Chair, 36(3), 11-13.

Katie Danielson, Education, was awarded a grant from The Spencer Foundation in the amount of $374,940.00 for the “Collaborating Towards Transformational Visions for Digital School Systems” project. Danielson also published “Learning to let go: Transformations in teachers’ pedagogical reasoning about classroom discussion.” Co-authors: Gotwalt, E., Kavanagh, S. Teaching and Teacher Education. January 2026

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “From monoamine deficits to multiscale plasticity: Twenty-five years of ketamine and the neurophysiology of depression.” Journal of Neurophysiology, jn.00516.2025.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice in the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, facilitated a multi-day series of invited leadership development workshops for the staff team at Lutherhaven Ministries in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Houglum led six interactive sessions focused on DiSC-informed leadership, coaching-centered leadership, servant leadership and accompaniment, powerful feedback, and the co-creation of team commitments to support healthy culture and sustainable impact. In addition, Houglum provided multiple individual leadership coaching sessions for staff members throughout the engagement. January 2026.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published the following articles in VoiceAfrique.org: “The Saturated Wisdom of Saint Joseph: Relevant Virtues for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings of the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2025). December 19, 2025. “The Gift of the Nativity is Grounded in an Ethics of Neighborliness.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Mass on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025). December 24, 2025. “The Spirituality of Ambition and the Grace of the Incarnation.” Reflections on the Readings for the Vigil Mass of Christmas, 2025. December 24, 2025. “The Theotokos: A Mirror in Which We Discover Ourselves as Bearers of God’s Life to Each Other.” (Reflection on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.) December 31, 2025. “Jesus Christ: The Revealer of the Grace of Encounters and an Embrace of Difference.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. January 4, 2026.) January 3, 2026. “Christian Baptism as a Summon for Global Justice: What We Must Embrace for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord. January 11, 2026.) January 10, 2026. Aihiokhai also published a review of The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza. Edited by John S. Munayer and Samuel S. Munayer. Orbis Books, 2025. Catholicbooksreview.org

Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Communication and Media, presented “Teaching with Transformative International Conflict Partners” on the panel, “Healing Divides and Elevating Connections within Conflict & Peacebuilding.” National Communication Association Convention. November, 2025.

Christi Richardson-Zboralski, Director of Marketing – Graduate Programs, published a short story under pen name, Christi R. Suzanne, entitled “Outlaw’s Dust.” In Lisa Diane Kastner (Ed.) 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. Running Wild Press. January 7, 2026. All proceeds from this anthology go toward Habitat for Humanity LA. Find it on the Broadway Books website or on Bookshop.org.

Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

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