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2024-05-13

A Mindful Reflection: with Karen Eifler, PhD (May 16)

May 13, 2024

Karen Eifler, PhD, outgoing Director of the Garaventa Center, will share her insights on the value of the work we do at UP and beyond in her talk: “Oui, Whee, We: Or Why Work at a Catholic, Holy Cross Place Like UP?” This 20-minute talk will be recorded for future reference, and you will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage with the topic. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-05-13, Issues Tagged With: Garaventa Center

Now Recruiting Faculty: NEH Grant for Ethics and AI

May 13, 2024

Building on several successful College of Arts and Sciences initiatives that bring together Ethics and Artificial Intelligence in conversation, CAS is now planning an application for a National Endowment for the Humanities funding opportunity, which would fund the creation of a Humanities Research Center on Artificial Intelligence. We are currently recruiting all interested faculty (Humanities, Social Sciences and beyond) to join a planning committee that will develop this grant. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-05-13, 2024-05-27, Issues Tagged With: Fellowships & Grants

Summer 2024 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research Recipients

May 13, 2024

The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce recipients of the Summer 2024 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research awards. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-05-13, Issues Tagged With: Provost Initiative Grants

Student Health Center and Counseling Center Summer Hours

May 13, 2024

As we head into summer, the Student Health Center will be open on a limited schedule. The Counseling center is closed over the summer. Students can access free counseling services through BetterMynd or the Pilot Help Line. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-05-13, 2024-05-27, Issues Tagged With: Health & Counseling Center

Clark Library: 2023-2024 Year in Review

May 13, 2024

As the academic year wraps up, we invite you to check out the Clark Library’s 2024 Newsletter! Find out how things have changed with the Digital Lab move, including our new platform for online exhibits. You can also read more about our advancement of the university’s work in equity and inclusivity through an Inclusive Description cataloging project and an exploration of UP’s history with service and justice in the Museum’s PortLog. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-05-13, Issues Tagged With: Clark Library

LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group

May 13, 2024

We invite any staff or faculty who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community to join the Lavender Affinity Group! (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-04-01, 2024-05-13, Issues Tagged With: LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group

Spring Cleaning? Give to the University Archives!

April 15, 2024

Are you spring cleaning your office? The University Archives aims to retain materials that relate to the University’s story. Materials of historical value describe the purpose, activities, history, values, and character of the University. So, as you clean and recycle, help us preserve and remember too. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-04-15, 2024-05-13, Issues Tagged With: University Archives

Faculty/Staff Discount for Alumni Reunion 2024 | June 27–30

April 1, 2024

It’s time to register for Alumni Reunion 2024! Join us for boatloads of fun as we celebrate class years ending in 4 and 9, and the 60th Anniversary of both Mehling Hall and our Salzburg Study Abroad Program! (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-04-01, 2024-04-15, 2024-05-13, Issues Tagged With: Alumni, Alumni Reunion

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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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