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Business and Ethics series: Storytelling Experience – July 21, 4 p.m. via Zoom

June 24, 2021

You are invited to another interactive experience! Join us as storytellers share real life ethical dilemmas that they personally encountered in the workplace. Storytellers will spend time sharing the details about their challenges all the way up to the choice being made. Groups will discuss ramifications of decisions. Register here.

Filed Under: 07-06-2021, Academics, Pamplin School of Business

Business and Ethics series: Habits, Values and Virtues, June 16 at 4 p.m.

May 25, 2021

This interactive experience will engage participants in conversations about personal values and strengths, focusing on the habits and behaviors that guide us through the challenges of ethical decision making in the workplace. Register at this link for this Zoom session.

Filed Under: 06-07-2021, Academics, Pamplin School of Business

Leadership in Organizations: The Role of the Board, May 25 at 4 p.m.

May 7, 2021

All nonprofits have two things in common: a need for good governance and a board of directors that provides the governing direction. This Learning Labs session will help deepen your understanding of governance, the role of the board, and general board operations. We will also delve into related issues such as DEI, group dynamics and […]

Filed Under: 05-10-2021, 05-17-2021, 05-24-2021, Academics, Pamplin School of Business Tagged With: Learning Labs

Amazing Tech is Everywhere – Let’s Keep IT Secure! April 29 via Zoom

April 16, 2021

Travis Luckey, CIO for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, will lead this Learning Labs session where IT security concepts and terminology will be covered. Learn about security implications of emerging technologies and wrap up with an exploration of some great low- and no-cost IT security resources that businesses and individuals can begin using right away. Register at […]

Filed Under: 04-19-2021, 04-26-2021, Academics, Pamplin School of Business Tagged With: Lillia Grundy, Pamplin School of Business Education Series

New Pamplin School of Business Dean: Michael DeVaughn

March 10, 2021

The University of Portland (UP) has completed its search for a new Dean of the Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr., School of Business, naming Michael L. DeVaughn, Ph.D., to the position effective July 1. Dr. DeVaughn becomes the successor to Dr. Robin Anderson, who retired in June 2020.  Since Dr. Anderson’s retirement, Dr. Gary Malecha, […]

Filed Under: 03-15-2021, Academics, Pamplin School of Business Tagged With: Herbert Medina, Michael DeVaughn, Pamplin School of Business, Rev. Mark L. Poorman C.S.C.

“How High Are Your Mountains?” lecture, March 4

February 24, 2021

The Pamplin School of Business’ Learning Labs Series presents “How High Are Your Mountains?” on March 4 at 3 p.m. Celeste Mergens, CEO/Founder of Days for Girls, will share the tools that have helped facilitate the organization’s global conversations in tough situations. You will be inspired while also learning these techniques that apply to connections […]

Filed Under: 03-01-2021, Academics, Pamplin School of Business Tagged With: Pamplin School of Business

Fifth Annual Operations & Technology Management Symposium: Oct. 20-22

October 16, 2020

Join the Pamplin School of Business for the 5th Annual OTM (Operations and Technology Management) Symposium, “Risk Management as Exposed by COVID-19,” on October 20 through October 22. This virtual symposium will offer sessions on Risk Management (101) for Everyone, Risk Management in Cyber, and Risk Management in the Physical Site. Questions? Contact Lilia Grundy, […]

Filed Under: 10-12-2020, 10-19-2020, Academics, Pamplin School of Business Tagged With: Lilia Grundy, OTM Symposium, Pa, Pamplin School of Business

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program: Learn More Sept. 22

September 18, 2020

The Volunteer Tax Assistance Program sponsored by MFS/CashOregon (https://cashoregon.org/) provides UP students the opportunity to give back to their community consistent with the UP mission to “pursue teaching and learning, faith and formation, service and leadership in the classroom, residence halls, and the world.” Students volunteer at Cash Oregon, local organizer of the Volunteer Income […]

Filed Under: 09-21-2020, Campus Services, Pamplin School of Business Tagged With: Pamplin School of Business, Teri Grimmer, Vounteer Tax Assistance

Learning Labs Series: “Leaving a Lasting Impression on a Daily Basis,” Sept. 23

September 11, 2020

The Pamplin School of Business’s Learning Labs Series continues with “Leaving a Lasting Impression on a Daily Basis” with Rich Cardona on September 23. Learn why creating content on LinkedIn is so important and why it must be done quickly before saturation. Register using this link. According to Cardona, while technology and business landscapes change […]

Filed Under: 09-07-2020, 09-14-2020, Academics, Pamplin School of Business Tagged With: Lilia Grundy, Pamplin School of Business, RIch Cardona

Malecha Steps In as Interim Pamplin School Dean

July 10, 2020

The Pamplin School of Business welcomes Tyson Distinguished Professor Gary Malecha as interim dean. Malecha joined the UP history and political science faculty in 1992 and regularly teaches courses on Congress, the Presidency, administration and public policy, American political thought, and food politics and policy in the United States and Europe. He is currently the […]

Filed Under: 07-13-2020, Academics, Pamplin School of Business, Political Science Tagged With: Gary Malecha, Pamplin School of Business

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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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