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News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

12-06-2021

College After Covid: Archiving the Present to Imagine UP’s Futures

The Public Research Fellows program invites UP faculty, staff, and students to participate in our ongoing project “College after COVID: Archiving the Present to Envision UP’s Futures.” Our interdisciplinary working group aims to collect and archive stories and experiences of UP community members at this singular moment in the university’s history. Consider adding your voice to our project in one of these ways:

  1. Interview a friend or colleague. In the interest of capturing as many campus voices as possible, we’re encouraging staff and faculty to conduct short video “community interviews.” Check out our easy tool for questions and instructions on how to submit.
  2. Participate in a campus conversation. Early in spring semester, we’ll convene mixed groups of students, staff, and faculty for two moderated conversations about the challenges and opportunities of returning to in-person campus life. The dates/times are: Friday, Jan. 22, 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. and Thursday, Jan. 27, 4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.. These conversations will enable campus community members with diverse pandemic-era experiences to share with and listen to each other in open-ended discussion. If you think you’d like to join one of these conversations, email Molly Hiro at hiro@up.edu.
  3. Complete our survey, which will remain open until spring semester. 

Thanks for considering any form of participation in our project, and stay tuned for more College after Covid news next semester. 

ReadUP Books Ready To Be Picked Up

Remember to claim your free copy of Transcendent Kingdom, this year’s ReadUP selection. They are in the library for all who pre-ordered and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk. Forgot to pre-order? There are some available on a first-come, first-served basis. Each sports a custom bookmark with key dates related to ReadUP: discussion groups, Yaa Gyasi’s visit to campus, and a link to the ReadUP site, where you can also find a Reading Guide developed by UP’s rock star librarians. 

Butine Development Faculty Fund Fall 2021 Award Winners

On behalf of the committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS), committee chair Jennette Lovejoy is excited to announce the Butine Development Faculty Fund Fall 2021 Award winners.

Congratulations to all.

  • Marjorie Attis-Josias “The Experiences of Undergraduate BIPOC Nursing Students with Faculty Advisement,” $3,000
  • Lauren Berger “Racial Identity & Participation in Social Movements,” $3,151
  • Brandy Daniels “UCR Queer and Trans Studies in Religion (QTSR) Conference IV, February 18 – 20, 2022, Riverside, CA,” $830
  • Brandy Daniels “Annual Meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics (SCE), Costa Mesa, CA, January 6 – 9, 2022,” $1,170
  • Carol Dempsey “Society of Biblical Literature, San Antonio, TX, Nov. 19 – 23, 2021,” $741
  • Ruth Dittrich “Assessing household mitigation measures to wildfire smoke during the wildfire smoke period in September 2020, Oregon,” $1,100
  • Laurie Dizney “Improving quantification of immune function in wildlife,” $4,983.68
  • Layla Garrigues “The Experiences of Undergraduate BIPOC Nursing Students with Faculty Advisement,” $3,000
  • Lara-Zuzan Golesorkhi “Integration and Anti-Discrimination at Crossroads: Muslim Refugee Women in the German Labor Market,” $3,000
  • Anita Gooding “Qualitative Study on Race and BIPOC Social Worker Use of Self,” $3,000
  • Nicole Hanig “Singing for Lung Health,” $3,700
  • Rebekah Hanson “Music by Women Composers,” $1,300
  • Cara Hersh “New Chaucer Society Congress, Durham England, July 11 – 14 2022,” $2,000
  • Randy Hetherington “American Educational Research Association 2018 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 22 – 25, 2022,” $2,000
  • Angela Hoffman “Funding for research supplies and data analysis by nine research students for fall 2021 – spring and summer 2022,” $3,781
  • Christina Ivler “Vertical Flight Society Annual Forum, Fort Worth, TX May 10 – 12, 2022,” $2,000
  • Ryan Kenton “Metagenomic analysis of pathogenicVibrioand harmful algae in Tillamook Bay,” $5,000
  • Susan McDaniel “Music By Women Composers,” $3,500
  • September Nelson “Improving LGBTAI+ inclusion in a School of Nursing,” $2,145
  • Neil Oculi “Geospatial Modules for Coastal Vulnerability and Watershed Vulnerability Index for Saint Lucia to better Understand the Impacts of Climate Change,” $5,000
  • Daniel Osborne “Using computational chemistry to increase student research engagement at a multidisciplinary scientific interface,” $5,000
  • Tara Prestholdt “Life is Hard: quantifying the correlations between biodiversity and geology on the Oregon Coast,” $4,724
  • Amber Vermeesch “Feasibility Study on the Effects of Nature-Based Intervention on Undergraduate Nursing Students’ and Recently Graduated Registered Nurses’ Stress,” $5,000

New to The Bluff: Adam Bates, Program Coordinator for Clubs and Organizations

We are pleased to announce that Adam Bates will be joining the Office of Student Activities as our new Program Coordinator for Clubs and Organizations. Adam is joining us having earned his master’s degree in environmental education at Western Washington University and gaining several years of experience supporting, instructing, and advising college students through a variety of orientation, training, retention, residential living, and outdoor education programs. We are excited to have Adam focus his energy on supporting our recognized clubs and organizations, new student orientation, family weekends, and more. Please join us in welcoming Adam!