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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 way that is still engaging and interactive.

KPTV and KATU reported on UP’s first day of the fall semester, and the modifications in place due to coronavirus restrictions including remote instruction and closed residence halls except for special circumstances.

KGW reported on Portland area colleges’ plans for the fall semester, including UP’s adoption of 100% online model of instruction.

Amber Vermeesch, nursing, presented “Clinical app use among Nurse Practitioners in Oregon” (with Patricia Cox), a poster presentation at the 43rd Annual Nurse Practitioners of Oregon Education Conference Online, Oct. 16-17, 2020. She is also a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, effective August 2020.

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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.” These animations explore plate tectonics, historic earthquakes and tsunamis, and earthquake hazards of Jamaica and Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea. See the Jamaica animation using this link and the Hispaniola animation at this link.

Kristin Sweeney, environmental science, had her article, “Linking geomorphic process dominance and the persistence of local elevation” (with Joshua Roering, David Furbish) published in Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface, doi: 10.1029/2020JF005525, August 2020.

Vice president for marketing & communications Michael Lewellen was interviewed for KATU’s “Your Voice, Your Vote” segment, where he discussed the city of Portland’s nearly three consecutive months of protests against systemic racism.

Diane Sotak, Jane Scott, and Tillia Griffin, Clark Library, published “Affordable education with a little help from the library,” Reference Services Review, Vol. ahead-of-print.

SimonMary Asese Aihiokha, theology, gave a talk titled “Racism, Colonialism, and Slavery.” Event organized by Stand Up to Racism – Scotland and Orkney Oot Wae Racism. Via Zoom to audiences in Britain. Held on Thursday, August 20, 2020. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJtx94mWPgc

 

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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 Bohon, IRIS Education Specialist published Jamaica – Tectonics and Earthquakes and Hispaniola – Earthquakes and Tectonics  on the IRIS website. These animations explore plate tectonics, historic earthquakes and tsunamis, and earthquake hazards of Jamaica and Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea.

Todd Easton, business, published Teaching econometrics with data on coworker salaries and job satisfaction in the International Review of Economics Education 34 (2020): 100178.

Giannina Reyes-Giardiello, international languages & cultures, presented “A Maze of Earthly Delights: A Posthumanist Reading of Apocalipsis Cum Figuris by Luisa Josefina Hernandez” at the  XIV Jornadas Andinas de Literatura Latinoamericana, Universidad Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico, on August 12.

 

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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 of Poetry Therapy on August 1, 2020. The $1000 award will be used to support undergraduate research and purchase materials for studying the therapeutic effects of poetry writing for youth who have experienced trauma.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, had his published work “An African ethic of hospitality for the global church: A response to the culture of exploitation and violence in Africa” appear in in “Resilience of sub-Saharan children and adolescents: A scoping review.” Journal of Transnational Psychiatry. July 29, 2020. Authored by Linda Theron. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363461520938916

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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.

Stephanie Michel, Heidi Senior, Diane Sotak, and Jane Scott, Clark Library, published “University of Portland: Strong relationships and a respected instruction program” in C. C. Gardner, E. Galoozis, & R. Halpern, (Eds.), Hidden Architectures of Information Literacy Programs (pp. 299-308). ACRL.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, contributed “Reclaiming Plurality after Trent – Response to ‘Catholic Identity’” to Wakeup Lazarus Blog. July 23, 2020. He also served as Reviewer and Endorser of Book: “African Women and the Shame and Pain of Infertility, Damasus C. Okoro. Wipf and Stock Publishers, July 2020.

 

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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. was featured in an article titled “University of Portland Professor Aziz Inan Believes Numbers Can Be Art, Especially Palindrome Dates” in the July 22, 2o20 edition of Portland weekly newspaper Willamette Week.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, had his article, “Social Justice and Rituals of Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Perspectives from African Religion and Roman Catholic-Christianity” published in  Journal of Ecumenical Studies. Volume 55, Number 2  ( July 2020): 229 – 257.  ​​​​​​​He also wrote “Response: ‘The Covid Winter and Religious Self Reliance’” for Wakeup Lazarus Blog, July 16, 2020.

Laura McLary, international languages and cultures, had her article, “It’s Still About Relevance: The Founding of a Humanities Collaborative as a Confident Response to the Crisis in the Humanities” published in Feminist German Studies, pp. 40-53. Project MUSE, doi: 10.1353/fgs.2020.0004, June 2020.

Corey Pressman, nursing, had his personal essay, “Coffee in the Time of Quaranatine,” published in Litro Magazine.

Samuel Holloway, business, had his article (cowritten with Ian Parkman), “The tyranny of the served market: The negative relationship between market orientation and performance among design-driven organizations” published in Journal of Design, Business and Society (6.1). March 2020.

 

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Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his collection of numeric curiosities, “Letter: Hugh Downs by the numbers,” published in The Columbian on July 20, 2020. See the article using this link.

Xan Arch, Library operations, contributed “Academic library services for first-generation students” (with coauthor Isaac Gilman) to Libraries Unlimited, July 2020.

Corey Pressman, nursing, contributed a short story, “Three Burgers,” in the summer edition of Gastronomica. See the story at this link.

Alice Gates, social work, co-edited “Social work responses to pandemics in the United States,” the first in a series of bibliographies produced by the Social Welfare History Group, housed at Southern Connecticut State University.

 

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Jane Scott and Heidi Senior, Clark Library, published an article with two 2018 UP alumnae: Graff, K., Quinonez-Riegos, G., Scott, J., & Senior, H. (2020). “Ethical issues in academic libraries: An annotated bibliography.” Journal of Information Ethics, 29(1), 64-87.

Assistant provost for International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion Eduardo Contreras was interviewed on KXL about the new federal rules for international students who may need to leave the country if their colleges go fully online in the fall.
Sam Holloway, Bay Area Distinguished Professor of Management & Entrepreneurship at UP, was featured on the Brews News podcast “Beer is a Conversation,” where he discussed independence and growth ceilings in the craft brew scene.

Jeffrey Meiser, political science & global affairs, co-authored a blog post on rethinking strategy as a definition of success for Real Clear Defense.

Dawn Garzon Maaks, nursing, discussed the treatment of anxiety in pediatric patients and the diagnosis and treatment of tics in children with ADHD at the 2020 Virtual Conference on Pediatric Health Care.

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, presented “Reflective Faculty Peer Observation in Engineering” (with co-presenters Tara Prestholdt, Valerie Peterson, Eric Anctil, Carolyn James, and Heather Dillon) at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 2020 (virtual conference). See the presentation using this link.

Jen Symons, Shiley School of Engineering, presented “Faculty Perceptions of Industry Sponsorships in Capstone Design Courses” (with Kate Rohl) at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Experience, Virtual On line, June 2020. Use this link.

 

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Alice Gates, sociology & social work, is the 2019-2020 recipient of the Distinguished Contribution to Sociological Praxis Award given by the Pacific Sociological Association. This award honors sociological work in the Pacific region that has made a positive impact on social institutions, improved organizational performance, contributed to community betterment, and/or eased human suffering. Gates was recognized in particular for her applied scholarship and student engagement efforts focused on advocacy for mothers and caregivers and in support of Latinx communities in Oregon.

Kathleen Bieryla, Shiley School of Engineering, presented “Play-Doh and pendulums: making mass moment of inertia fun” (with Heather Dillon, Niki Schultz, and student Rebecca Levison) at 2020 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2020.

In recognition of her excellence in teaching business law, the quality and the quantity of her mentoring of students over many years, and leadership in developing a quality Law and Ethics curriculum, Pamplin School of Business associate dean Lisa Reed has been appointed Distinguished Professor in Business Law.

Jordyn Wolfand, Shiley School of Engineering, contributed “SWMM Sensitivity to LID Siting and Routing Parameters: Implications for Stormwater Regulatory Compliance” (with Chelsea L. Panos, Terri S. Hogue) to Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 1-20. Link here.

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Jordyn Wolfand, Shiley School of Engineering, contributed “SWMM Sensitivity to LID Siting and Routing Parameters: Implications for Stormwater Regulatory Compliance” (with Chelsea L. Panos, Terri S. Hogue) in Journal of the American Water Resources Association 1-20 at https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.12867, June 2020.

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, presented a poster, “Formative Peer Observation for Instructional Change” (with Tara Prestholdt, Valerie Peterson, Eric Anctil, Heather Dillon) at the Network of STEM Education Centers 2020 National Conference, virtual conference, June 2020.

Jeffrey White, international languages & cultures, served as moderator and host: Integrations with MS Teams: Lessons from Madisonville Community College National online meeting of the LRNASST Teams User Group (with Brandi Stout, Emily Janssen), May 2020. He also served as moderator and co-host for “Reaching students and training peer educators” at Northwest College Reading and Learning Association Tides of Change Lunch Series (with Adrienne Beebe, Liz Coleman), June 2020.

Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, was an invited panelist for the webinar “Disruption as Gift: Re-Calibrating Our Loves,” convened by Trinity Academy for a national audience on May 18. Eifler and other panelists responded to the keynote by Dr. James K. A. Smith of Calvin College.

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, contributed an article, “A tribute to St. John Paul II on his centennial birthday,” to Polish News, a bilingual portal promoting Polish American culture as way of life.

Dawn Lee Garcon Maaks, nursing, was interviewed by the Pharmacy Times about her research on caring for children with ADHD who also have other comorbidities.

Maureen Briare, nursing, and UP alumna and performing artist Julianne Johnson were interviewed on KOIN  regarding a song Briare composed for UP’s RISE Campaign, titled “We Will Rise,” and how it might be finding a new purpose as a song of hope and an anthem for peace and justice. The interview can be found using this link, and the song is available for free download using this link. Please consider making a donation to local organizations like Urban League of Portland, NAACP, Black Lives Matter, and others.