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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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Nick McRee, Sociology and Social Work, published “Academic debate and civic engagement in adolescence and young adulthood: evidence from a national longitudinal study.” Argumentation and Advocacy, 61(3–4), 323–338. He also published “When Chairs Shield Faculty from Service Opportunities: Protecting Colleagues or Hindering Community?” The Department Chair, 36(3), 11-13.

Katie Danielson, Education, was awarded a grant from The Spencer Foundation in the amount of $374,940.00 for the “Collaborating Towards Transformational Visions for Digital School Systems” project. Danielson also published “Learning to let go: Transformations in teachers’ pedagogical reasoning about classroom discussion.” Co-authors: Gotwalt, E., Kavanagh, S. Teaching and Teacher Education. January 2026

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “From monoamine deficits to multiscale plasticity: Twenty-five years of ketamine and the neurophysiology of depression.” Journal of Neurophysiology, jn.00516.2025.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice in the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, facilitated a multi-day series of invited leadership development workshops for the staff team at Lutherhaven Ministries in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Houglum led six interactive sessions focused on DiSC-informed leadership, coaching-centered leadership, servant leadership and accompaniment, powerful feedback, and the co-creation of team commitments to support healthy culture and sustainable impact. In addition, Houglum provided multiple individual leadership coaching sessions for staff members throughout the engagement. January 2026.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published the following articles in VoiceAfrique.org: “The Saturated Wisdom of Saint Joseph: Relevant Virtues for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings of the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2025). December 19, 2025. “The Gift of the Nativity is Grounded in an Ethics of Neighborliness.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Mass on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025). December 24, 2025. “The Spirituality of Ambition and the Grace of the Incarnation.” Reflections on the Readings for the Vigil Mass of Christmas, 2025. December 24, 2025. “The Theotokos: A Mirror in Which We Discover Ourselves as Bearers of God’s Life to Each Other.” (Reflection on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.) December 31, 2025. “Jesus Christ: The Revealer of the Grace of Encounters and an Embrace of Difference.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. January 4, 2026.) January 3, 2026. “Christian Baptism as a Summon for Global Justice: What We Must Embrace for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord. January 11, 2026.) January 10, 2026. Aihiokhai also published a review of The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza. Edited by John S. Munayer and Samuel S. Munayer. Orbis Books, 2025. Catholicbooksreview.org

Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Communication and Media, presented “Teaching with Transformative International Conflict Partners” on the panel, “Healing Divides and Elevating Connections within Conflict & Peacebuilding.” National Communication Association Convention. November, 2025.

Christi Richardson-Zboralski, Director of Marketing – Graduate Programs, published a short story under pen name, Christi R. Suzanne, entitled “Outlaw’s Dust.” In Lisa Diane Kastner (Ed.) 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. Running Wild Press. January 7, 2026. All proceeds from this anthology go toward Habitat for Humanity LA. Find it on the Broadway Books website or on Bookshop.org.

Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

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