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Dean Robin D. Anderson Announces Retirement

Robin D. Anderson, dean of the Pamplin School of Business and Franz Endowed Professor of Entrepreneurship, has announced his retirement, effective June 30, 2020. Anderson has served the University of Portland with distinction since 1998 after a successful career in business, entrepreneurship, and education leadership. Joining UP as the Robert W. Franz Chair for Entrepreneurship, he created the University’s distinguished Entrepreneur Scholars Program. He also founded the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, which has received the NASDAQ Center of Excellence Award and continues to be recognized as a leading academic center.
Anderson was named dean of the Pamplin School in 2006, and he championed experiential learning, optimized the structure and organization of the School of Business, and strengthened the School’s ties with alumni and industry partners around the world.  He has expanded the School’s academic offering through the creation of new disciplines, specializations, and certificate programs. He leaves behind a tremendous legacy of professional achievement and personal devotion to UP.
Political science professor Gary Malecha will serve as Interim Dean of the Pamplin School of Business until a permanent successor is named. The University will commence a search for the new Pamplin Dean in the late summer or early fall.
Please wish Robin, his wife Jean, and his family a retirement filled with the satisfaction of a job well done.

Woot Woot, Aaron Wootton!

Mathematics professor Aaron Wootton has been awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award for the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Pacific Northwest Section. Winners of the section award are automatically nominated for the national MAA Deborah & Franklin Tepper Haimo Award, given to nominees who are widely recognized as extraordinarily successful in their teaching, who have had an influence in their teaching beyond their own institution, and who foster curiosity and generate excitement about mathematics in their students. The Pacific Northwest Section includes all institutions of higher education in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and the Northwest, Nunavut, and Yukon territories.

Wootton has been teaching math classes spanning the entire undergraduate curriculum for 21 years. The success of his teaching comes down to his willingness to listen carefully to his students and colleagues and adapt his teaching methods accordingly. He teaches classes offering students multiple formats to help in their learning, creating a safe and comfortable learning environment, and by regularly communicating with them to learn about their individual needs and concerns. For example, he requires that every student picks up each of their tests from his office in person. Though these meetings take up a tremendous amount of time (200+ meetings per semester), every minute is time well spent as it allows him to build an honest and trusting relationship with his students, and it provides him with the opportunity to identify and help students who are struggling.

Outside of the classroom, to pique student interest in mathematics, Wootton created a course in cryptography and drafted an accompanying 200-page textbook. Nationally, Aaron is recognized as the founder and series editor of the book series Foundations for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics (FURM, published by Springer Verlag). To date, FURM has released one volume with two further volumes in press. He is a member of the Mathematics Calculus Consortium, a group of educators ranging from high school teachers to faculty from world-renowned research universities. Since joining the Consortium, he has been involved in the completion of four new edition textbooks, all of which are published by Wiley, and are strong sellers throughout the world.

Faculty & Staff Green Dot Brown Bag, Oct. 9

Join Wellness Education & Prevention Programs for a brown bag lunch on Wednesday, October 9, noon to 1 p.m., in the Terrace Room for a presentation and discussion which will introduce the basic elements of Green Dot, focusing specifically on the vital role campus employees play in establishing and reinforcing the culture within which students exist. These will be a brown bag lunch, so please bring your lunch or purchase from the Commons dining room.

For more information contact Megan Cohara, Health and Counseling Center, at cohara@up.edu.

Tyler Zimmerman Farewell Party, Sept. 13

The student activities office will be hosting a farewell party for Tyler Zimmerman, associate director for student engagement, on Friday, September 13, at 4 p.m., in the Pilot House. Tyler began as an assistant hall director in Christie Hall in fall 2012. He was hired as coordinator for weekend and late night programming in fall 2014, and was promoted to his current position the summer of 2018. Please come wish Tyler well as he moves on to a position at a marketing firm in the Pearl District.

For more information contact Jeromy Koffler, student activities, at koffler@up.edu.

Rev. Claude Pomerleau, C.S.C., At Rest

Beloved Holy Cross priest and University of Portland professor Fr. Claude Pomerleau, C.S.C., died on the morning of Sunday, July 21, after a long battle with cancer. Fr. Claude resided for the last month at the Holy Cross nursing home in Notre Dame, Indiana. He enjoyed many meaningful visits with family and friends that gave him deep peace as he passed from this life.

After classes resume, when more faculty, students, and staff can participate, a memorial Mass will be celebrated in gratitude for the many blessings God gave our UP community through the presence and ministry of Fr. Claude.

Fr. Claude was a professor in political science, with specialties in both Latin America and Europe. In addition, he served as director of the Peace Studies Program (1994-2000) and the Social Justice Program (2000-2008), and he also helped establish an African School of Diplomacy at Uganda Martyrs University in Kampala. He also advised numerous clubs, served as the pastoral resident of Haggerty & Tyson Halls, ministered in Oregon prisons, and assisted faithfully at local parishes, especially by offering Mass in Spanish. Fr. Claude performed all of this sacred labor with joy in his spirit, a smile on his face, and a song in his heart. His love of music was, perhaps, Fr. Claude’s most defining feature, as evidenced both in his clarinet performances at Holy Cross community and UP Masses and in his frequent attendance at performances of the Oregon Symphony and Portland Baroque Orchestra.

In remembrance of Fr. Claude’s love of music, you may donate to the Fr. Claude Pomerleau, C.S.C., Excellence in Music Fund at the University of Portland. Gifts may be given online at: giving.up.edu/Pomerleau or mailed to: University of Portland, Office of Development, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Portland, OR 97203 with “Fr. Claude Pomerleau” in the memo field.

Memorial contributions in honor of Fr. Claude and in support of the mission and ministries of the Congregation of Holy Cross can be made to: United States Province of Priests and Brothers, Office of Development, P.O. Box 765, Notre Dame, IN 46556-0765 or online at donate.holycrossusa.org.

Fr. Claude, as a genuine Holy Cross priest, was an educator in the faith and a person with hope to bring.  We will miss him dearly, and we entrust him in confidence to God’s loving embrace.

Fulbright Canada Appoints Heather Dillon Research Chair in STEM Education

Shiley School of Engineering mechanical engineering professor Heather Dillon has been named Fulbright Canada Research Chair in STEM Education by Fulbright Canada. Dillon will test a STEM faculty peer observation protocol at the University of Calgary from August to December 2019.

The goal of the Fulbright project is to significantly increase the use of highly effective, evidence-based STEM teaching methods at the University of Calgary using faculty peer observation. The peer observation framework has been developed by a research team at the University of Portland to help STEM faculty adopt new evidence-based instructional practices. The research development team includes University faculty Stephanie Salomone, Carolyn James, Tara Prestholdt, Valerie Peterson, and Eric Anctil.

At the University of Portland, Dillon teaches thermodynamics, numerical methods, and heat transfer courses. Her research team is currently working on renewable energy systems, solid-state lighting, energy efficiency in buildings, fundamental heat transfer studies and engineering education.

This program is supported by Fulbright Canada, a joint, bi-national, treaty-based organization created to encourage mutual understanding between Canada and the United States of America through academic and cultural exchange.

Fr. Claude Pomerleau, C.S.C., At Rest

Beloved Holy Cross priest and University of Portland professor Fr. Claude Pomerleau, C.S.C., died on the morning of Sunday, July 21, after a long battle with cancer. Fr. Claude resided for the last month at the Holy Cross nursing home in Notre Dame, Indiana. He enjoyed many meaningful visits with family and friends that gave him deep peace as he passed from this life.

The wake and funeral for Fr. Claude will take place on Thursday and Friday, July 25 and 26, at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. This Tuesday, July 23, the regular 12:05 p.m. Mass at the Chapel of Christ the Teacher will be offered for Fr. Claude’s eternal rest. After classes resume, when more faculty, students, and staff can participate, a larger memorial Mass will be celebrated in gratitude for the many blessings God gave our UP community through the presence and ministry of Fr. Claude.

Fr. Claude was a professor in political science, with specialties in both Latin America and Europe. In addition, he served as director of the Peace Studies Program (1994-2000) and the Social Justice Program (2000-2008), and he also helped establish an African School of Diplomacy at Uganda Martyrs University in Kampala. He also advised numerous clubs, served as the pastoral resident of Haggerty & Tyson Halls, ministered in Oregon prisons, and assisted faithfully at local parishes, especially by offering Mass in Spanish. Fr. Claude performed all of this sacred labor with joy in his spirit, a smile on his face, and a song in his heart. His love of music was, perhaps, Fr. Claude’s most defining feature, as evidenced both in his clarinet performances at Holy Cross community and UP Masses and in his frequent attendance at performances of the Oregon Symphony and Portland Baroque Orchestra.

In remembrance of Fr. Claude’s love of music, you may donate to the Fr. Claude Pomerleau, C.S.C., Excellence in Music Fund at the University of Portland. Gifts may be given online at: giving.up.edu/Pomerleau or mailed to: University of Portland, Office of Development, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Portland, OR 97203 with “Fr. Claude Pomerleau” in the memo field.

Memorial contributions in honor of Fr. Claude and in support of the mission and ministries of the Congregation of Holy Cross can be made to: United States Province of Priests and Brothers, Office of Development, P.O. Box 765, Notre Dame, IN 46556-0765 or online at donate.holycrossusa.org.

Fr. Claude, as a genuine Holy Cross priest, was an educator in the faith and a person with hope to bring.  We will miss him dearly, and we entrust him in confidence to God’s loving embrace.

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Blair Woodard, history, presented his paper “A Diplomatic High Note: President Carter’s Cuba Policy and the 1979 Havana Jam” at the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) Conference in Washington, DC.

Dave Houglum, Franz Center director for leadership, gave the keynote address, “Serving and Leading with and for Others,” for the 44th National Convention of Kappa Gamma Pi: National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society, June 22, 2019, in Portland, OR.

Matthew Kuhn, Shiley School of Engineering, presented “Simulating poroelastic effects in the undrained loading of granular materials,” (with Ali Daouadji), at the Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference (EMI2019), Pasadena, CA, June 21-24, 2019.

Matthew Warshawsky, international languages and cultures, presented “My Ornaments Are Arms’: Spanish Balladry as Inspiration, Satire, and Source of Credibility in Don Quixote” at the St. Louis University Seventh Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies, June 17-19.

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Andrew Guest, psychological sciences, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant to spend the 2019-2020 academic year teaching and undertaking research at Mwenge Catholic University in Moshi Tanzania. His proposed teaching involves working with graduate students on applied research and teaching psychology courses for future teachers and social workers in training. His proposed research will focus on cultural dimensions of school and community based youth development programs.

Jennifer Symons, Shiley School of Engineering, was presented the Best Paper Award, American Society for Engineering Education, Pacific North West Section, March 2019. Symons also had her paper, “The effect of deductive and inductive teaching methods in an introductory programming course” (with coauthors Joseph Hoffbeck and Heath Dillon) published in Proceedings of the 2019 American Society for Engineering Education, Pacific North West Section Conference.

John Orr, English, attended the Western Regional Honors Conference, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, March 2019. He was accompanied by UP students Kaitlin Yap, nursing; Madison Thibado, environmental science; and Nora Hendricks, biology, all of whom presented posters at the conference.

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, presented “The REFLECT Project: Spreading Evidence-based Teaching in STEM” (with Tara Prestholdt, Valerie Peterson, Eric Anctil, Heather Dillon, and Carolyn James) at a Thematic Symposium at the ASCN Transforming Institutions National Conference, Pittsburgh PA, April 2019.

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his article, “Jane Goodall’s 85th Birthday Finds Harmony in Numbers,” published in the Portland Tribune. See the article here.

Eli Goldwyn, mathematics, presented “Compartmental Models of the Opioid Epidemic,” based on work done with UP students Bryce Amato, Meghan Childs, Ruth Olson, Sam Rivas, and Alex Tessner, at the Western Sectional meeting of the American Mathematical Society (AMS), Honolulu, Hawaii, March 2019.

Fr. Dan Parrish, C.S.C., business, presented two papers at the Western Academy of Management 2019 Conference in Sonoma, CA, March 6-9, 2019. The title of the first paper was “Sensegiving for moral authenticity at New Clairvaux Vineyard,” and the second paper was “Principled entrepreneurship: Habits of sustainability.”

Bryan Rookey, sociology & social work, presented “Drugged Driving, the Opioid Crisis, and Public Safety Claims” at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association , Oakland, CA, April 2019.

Anne Santiago, political science, was an invited panelist for “Roundtable in Honor of Ted Robert Gurr’s Legacy of Scholarship in the Field of Conflict Studies,” International Studies Association 60th Annual Meeting, March 27-31, 2019, Toronto.

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, presented “Spreading Evidence-Based Instructional Practices: Modeling Change Using Peer Observation” (with Tara Prestholdt, Valerie Peterson, Eric Anctil, Heather Dillon, and Carolyn James), a webinar for the SEMINAL group, March 2019.

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Deirdre Katz, psychological sciences,  presented a poster titled “Transgenerational Prosociality: The Relationship between Resilience and Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia during Moral Elevation Induction in Mother-Infant-Grandmother Triads” at the International Convention of Psychological Sciences (ICPS) in Paris, France,  on March 9, 2019, with preliminary analyses from an early career grant belonging to Sarina Saturn, from the National Science Foundation grant exploring the development of prosociality.

Shawn Records, performing and fine arts, has a photography exhibit entitled, “Now is the Time” on display as part of the UK’s FORMAT International Photography Festival. The show runs through April 14 and features Shawn’s photographic observations of sleepy, coastal towns over a five-year period, and offers “an insight into the eternity of the everyday, punctuated with intermittent bursts of activity, both glorious and tragic.” See more here.

Bob Butler, environmental studies emeritus, and Jenda Johnson, Earth Science Animated, published “Earthquake: Foreshock—Mainshock—Aftershock,” an animated exploration of aftershocks, which are the hundreds of smaller earthquakes that follow large earthquakes, and foreshocks that sometimes precede major and great earthquakes. Animation can be found on the IRIS website here or on YouTube.

Lorretta Krautscheid, nursing; Sam Williams and Ben Kahn, information services; and education major Katie Adams had their paper, “Untethered lecture capture: A qualitative investigation of college student experiences,” published in Journal of Educational Technology, 0 (0); 115. See more here.

Carolyn James, mathematics, presented a webinar, “Peer Observation for Tutoring” to the National Math Tutoring Center Directors Association, March 2019. She presented “Defining the Varied Structures of Tutoring Centers: Laying a Foundation for Future Research” (with Cameron Byerley, Deborah Moore-Russo, Melissa Mills, Brian Rickard, and Carolyn Johns), “Mathematical Knowledge for Tutoring Undergraduate Mathematics” (with Linda Burks), and “Spreading Evidence-Based Instructional Practices: Modeling Change Using Peer Observation” (with Tara Prestholdt, Valerie Peterson, Eric Anctil, Stephanie Salomone,and Heather Dillon) at the 22nd Annual Conference on Research on Undergraduate Mathematics Education, Oklahoma City, OK, February 2019.

Hannah Highlander, mathematics, had her article, “A ‘Rule of Five’ Framework for Models and Modeling to Unify Mathematicians and Biologists and Improve Student Learning” (with Kam Dahlquist, Glenn Ledder, Carrie Eaton, M. Drew Lamar, Richard Schugart) in Primus 1-24, March 2019. See the article here.

Matt Daily, Shepard Academic Resource Center, presented “Portland’s Pilots: How First Generation Student Mentors Help Their Peers Navigate and Maneuver College” at the annual Northwest College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) Conference, held Saturday, March 2, in McMinnville, Oregon.

Rebecca Smith, education, presented “Going beyond the classroom: Using virtual reality to enhance classroom learning” (with Nicole Ralston, Benjamin Gallegos, and students Sophia Aguirre, Isabel Tubao, and Mayetta Martel) at the Oregon Association of Teacher Educators (ORATE) annual conference, Portland, OR, March 2019.

Alice Gates, social work, published “Rights education without rights? Rights workshops and undocumented immigrants in the U.S.” (with co-author Kathleen Tipler) the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. the article is based on Gates’ ethnographic research examining an immigrant worker center in the U.S. midwest.

Cara Poor, engineering, had her article, “Evaluation of water treatment residuals in bioretention planters to reduce phosphorus levels in stormwater” (with Anne MacDonald, Kari Duncan, and student coauthor Katie Conkle) in Environmental Engineering Science 36: 265-272, March 2019.