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2024-05-27

Columbia Employee Store Access for UP Faculty and Staff (May 24-Jun.16)

May 28, 2024

UP Faculty and Staff can access the Columbia Employee Store from May 24-June 16 with their UP credentials. Invitees can bring up to four additional guests with each visit and this offer is for store access (not valid online). (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-05-27, 2024-06-10, Issues Tagged With: Columbia Sportswear Employee Store

A New Imagination on Migration with Fr. Daniel Groody C.S.C. (Jun. 12)

May 28, 2024

Campus Ministry, in association with Catholic Charities, will host Fr. Daniel Groody who will discuss the subject of migration along with his most recent book, “A Theology of Migration: The Bodies of Refugees and the Body of Christ.” Rev. Groody’s insightful perspective on the narrative of migrants and human rights is grounded in decades of world travel and ministry, along with his service on the U.S. Catholic bishops’ committee on migration. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-05-27, 2024-06-10, Issues Tagged With: Campus Ministry

UPDATE: Extended Hours for New Faculty/Staff Directory Photos (Jun. 25)

May 28, 2024

The Division of Marketing and Communications has extended the scheduled session with our professional photographer on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, from 1:00 PM until 1:30 p.m. This image will be available to you for additional personal and professional use in addition to being in the official university directory. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-05-27, 2024-06-10, 2024-06-24, Issues Tagged With: Photo Shoot

Reminder: Please Load Scholarly Activity on the Portal

May 28, 2024

Faculty members are reminded to load their scholarly activity on the portal in PilotsUP by May 31 each year. Faculty members use their school’s report on the home tab of the Scholarly Activity Portal to send the data to their respective deans as a part of annual self-evaluation. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-05-27, Issues

May 2024 Zoom Update

May 28, 2024

The summer term is off and running! You can now also review our monthly Zoom post for the most recent updates and features in our Techtalk blog, as we as a number of other recent posts from the Spring term on a variety of topics. We hope you enjoy it along with the gorgeous weather we have been having! (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-05-27, Issues Tagged With: Tech Talk blog, Zoom

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

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

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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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