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Jacqueline Van Hoomissen, biology, is serving as an invited participant on Portland Metro STEM Partnership’s Action Learning Team on Addressing Inequities and Disparities in STEM Education.  The Learning Team’s potential outcomes include curating and elevating cultural funds of knowledge, defining professional learning needs of educators, and recommending policies that address inequities and disparities in STEM […]

Natalie Nelson-Marsh, communication studies, participated as a panelist at the BizWomen Coalition Thought Leader Forum on January 26. Nelson-Marsh was invited as an expert to participate in the discussion of “Organizational Transformation – The Impact of COVID on the Future of Work.” Nelson-Marsh also attended a Western States Communication Association (WSCA) Teaching Workshop about “Preparing Students to […]

Dave Houglum, Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, completed a six-year commitment on the Board of Directors for the Maybelle Center for Community, with two of those years serving as the Executive Board Secretary. Founded by Fr. Richard Berg, C.S.C. (former Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at University of Portland from 1978-1991), […]

Jordy Wolfand and Cara Poor, Shiley School of Engineering, coauthored “Ridding our rivers of plastic: A framework for plastic pollution capture device selection.” Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2021. 165. 112095. Hannah Highlander, mathematics, coauthored “The Case for Biocalculus: Improving Student Understanding of the Utility Value of Mathematics to Biology and Affect toward Mathematics.” CBE—Life Sciences Education, 20(1), p.ar5. Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, published […]

Claire McKinley Yoder, nursing, received the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing’s Distinguished Dissertation Award for her study on the relationships among school nursing, individual and school characteristics and long-term educational outcomes. Her award will be presented at the Annual Research Symposium to be held virtually on Thursday, March 23, 2021. Simon Aihiokhai, theology, presented “Towards a […]

Michael Prendergast, theology and music, penned the Weekly “Sunday Word” reflection for the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM); Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 17, 2021. Alexa Dare and Vail Fletcher, communication studies, published “Intimate Relations: Communicating (in) the Anthropocene.” Simon Aihiokhai, theology, published “African Migrant Christians Changing the Landscape of Christianity in the […]

Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, was appointed to the Corporate Member Ministry Board of Marian University in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Her duties will be to provide formation in the Catholic, Agnesian charism for members of the Regents and faculty at Marian. Laura Dyer, biology, contributed “Preparing your mid-term review” in Anatomy Now Weekly; January 20, […]

Anita Gooding, social work, was selected as a 2020-2021 Field Research Scholar by the Transforming Field Education Landscape (TFEL) program at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. Scholars attend regular seminars and present their own research related to strengthening field education in social work. Ösel Plante, development, has a debut collection of poetry titled […]

Integrative Health Nursing Interventions for Vulnerable Populations, an interdisciplinary book highlighting work by 12 current and former UP faculty, was published in December 2020. See more using this link. Edited by Amber Vermeesch, nursing, it features entries by Vermeesch, Isabelle Soule, Layla Garrigues, Pamela Potter, Patty Cox, Cynthia Backer, Tanya Bachman, Barb Braband, Jacquie Van […]