2024-11-11

Holy Cross Wine and Cheese Social (Nov. 22)

November 8, 2024

Please come and enjoy some libations, snacks and conversation with the Holy Cross Community and your colleagues at our Wine and Cheese Social.

PortLog: Faith and Citizenship

November 8, 2024

Each year on Veterans Day, Army and Air Force ROTC cadets stand as a guard of honor at the Praying Hands/Broken Wall Memorial for 24 hours in gratitude to those who have served to protect our country. Our latest PortLog post highlights the story of one of those honored veterans—Corporal Charles Edward McCrystal, Class of 1943, who died in service in 1944. (Read More).

Undergraduate Research Awards: Nominate Now

November 8, 2024

The Provost’s Office and the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement are requesting nominations for two awards to be given on Founders’ Day: the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award and Outstanding Graduating Senior in Undergraduate Research Award. Nominations are due by December 15. (Read More).

New to The Bluff—Chelsea Swick, Program Manager, Study Abroad

November 8, 2024

Chelsea Swick (she/they) has joined the Study Abroad team! Chelsea comes to The Bluff from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she served as an international student advising specialist and later as a coordinator for study abroad. She has planned her life around study abroad and brings that love of adventure to UP. (Read More).

Weekly Guided Meditation at The Wellness Center

November 8, 2024

The Wellness Center hosts a weekly guided meditation in the Terrace room on Thursdays from 12:15-12:45 p.m. This space is open to beginners as well as seasoned meditators. Join us to reduce your stress level and make mindfulness a part of your weekly routine! (Read More).

Supporting Student Wellness Newsletter

November 8, 2024

Are you looking for an opportunity to learn more about student wellness on the UP Campus? Sign up for the Wellness Center’s Supporting Student Wellness Newsletter for the latest resources and information. This monthly newsletter highlights common barriers to student wellness and their solutions, on campus programming, and helpful answers to common questions. (Read More).

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.