Dave Houglum, Franz Center director of leadership and leadership professor of practice, had his article “Servant-Leader as President: A Paradox for Turbulent Times” published on September 22, 2020 in Medium’s largest publication, “The Startup,” which has over 706,000 readers. Additionally, the article is featured on Medium in the areas of Politics and Leadership across their […]
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Amber Vermeesch, nursing, is a member of the Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL- PIVOT) network, Sept. 18, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021. She is also a member of the American College of Sports Medicine Physical Activity Surveillance Enhancement Workgroup, Sept. 15, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021. Buck Taylor, chemistry, contributed “Metal/Organosilicon Complexes: Structure, […]
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SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai, theology, reviewed and endorsed book manuscript: Mother Earth, Mother Africa & African Indigenous Religions. Edited by Nobuntu Penxa Matholemi, Georgina Kwanima Boateng, and Molly Manyonganise. African Sun Media, 2020. ISBN: 9781928480730. He also served as reviewer and endorser of manuscript: “Women and the Shame and Pain of Infertility” by Damasus C. Okoro, […]
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Deana Julka, psychological sciences, was quoted in an article titled “Psychology professor offers insight on protesters, officers during nightly demonstrations” by Audrey Weil on KPTV on September 2, 2020. Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, published his article titled, “In memory of Kenny Rogers on his 82nd birthday,” as a letter to the editor in […]
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Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, was interviewed on the podcast PsychSessions for thoughts on “How Can I Start the New Semester From a Place of Wonder?” The 13 minute episode is available at this link. KPTV interviewed University provost Herbert Medina on how University of Portland faculty have adapted their instruction for online learning in a […]
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Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his brain teaser, “Letter: Alex Trebek by the numbers,” published in the August 20 edition of The Columbian. Bob Butler, professor emeritus of environmental studies; Jenda Johnson, Earth Sciences Animated; and Wendy Bohon, IRIS education specialist, published “Jamaica – Tectonics and Earthquakes” and “Hispaniola – Earthquakes and Tectonics.” […]
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Lauren Alfrey, sociology and social work, presented “When Birds of a Feather Code Together: The Problem of Cultural Fitness in Tech Work” in the Sex & Gender Spotlight (Virtual) Panel Session, American Sociological Association Meeting. San Francisco, CA: August 8, 2020. Bob Butler, professor emeritus of environmental studies, Jenda Johnson, Earth Sciences Animated, and Wendy […]
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Susan McDaniel, performing and fine arts, became a member of the editorial board for SongHelix: a searchable international art song database hosted by the University of Utah. Her area of editorial focus will be German art song repertoire. Kevin Jones, social work, was awarded the Christopher Mazza “Pursue the Dream” Award from the National Association […]
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CNBC published a story on the challenges first generation college students are facing during the coronavirus pandemic, featuring University of Portland’s FGEN program: “First-gen students have a spirit of resiliency that it doesn’t surprise me that despite all of this they are doing very well,” shared Matt Daily, assistant director and program manager of FGEN. […]
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Ian Parkman and Peter Stolpe, business, were selected to present “What We Didn’t Know We Didn’t Know, Industry-led Collaboration for Developing Design Curriculum: The Adidas and University of Portland, OR, USA Experience” at the Design Management Institute’s 2020 Academic Design Management (ADMC) Conference, taking place virtually on August 3-7. Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering. […]