Jacqueline Van Hoomissen, biology, hosted the 2019 Human Anatomy and Physiology Conference, May 20-23, 2019. Over 700 participants attended from around the world including faculty from Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. The conference brought together experts in the broad field of human biology research, faculty, and administrators with the purpose of expanding understanding of human biology and how to translate […]
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Heather Dillon, Shiley School of Engineering, wrote “Development of a Formative Peer Observation Protocol for STEM Faculty Reflection” (Coauthors: Tara Prestholdt, Valerie Peterson, Eric Anctil, Stephanie Salomone, Carolyn James) in Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education pages 1-14. Linked here. Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, published had his article, “Kasturba Gandhi Remembered on 150th Birthday,” […]
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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 […]
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On Friday, June 14, Bohn Lattin, communication studies, conducted a two public speaking workshops for “Young Leaders from the Marshall Islands, Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia with World Oregon.” Each year, World Oregon, in conjunction with the United States Department of State, hosts several youth leadership exchange programs which brings young leaders from around the world […]
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Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his article, “My View: Numerical curiosities mark Anne Frank’s 90th birthday,” published in the June 11 edition of the Portland Tribune. See the article here. He also had the article published in Oregon Jewish Life on June 12. See the article here. Michael Cameron, theology, wrote a citation, “Psalms,” in […]
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Hannah Highlander, mathematics, was a faculty mentor at the Intercollegiate Biomathematics Alliance’s Cross-Institutional Undergraduate Research Experience (IBA-CURE) workshop, at Illinois State University in Normal, IL, from May 30-June 1. She served as a faculty research mentor to undergraduate participants (one of which was UP math major Meghan Childs) and presented a talk entitled “Mathematical Modeling […]
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Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his article, “Queen Victoria’s 200th birthday adds to royal numbers,” published in the Portland Tribune. See the article here. Blair Woodard, history, presented his paper “Visual Diplomacy and the U.S. Embassy in Havana, 1951-2018” at the Latin American Studies Association Congress in Boston, MA. Benjamin Gallegos, education, had his paper, […]
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Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his article, “Happy 199th birthday to Florence Nightingale,” published by the Florence Nightingale Foundation on May 21, 2019. See the article here. Anissa Rogers, social work, co-wrote an opinion piece, “Opinion: Lowering educational requirements for child-welfare workers isn’t the answer,” in the May 22 edition of OregonLive. She […]
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Sharon Jones, Shiley School of Engineering, was an invited panelist for the ABET and BOK Updates session at the Environmental Engineering Program Leaders Meeting, held at the 2019 AEESP Biennial Research and Education Conference at Arizona State University, May 2019. Her co-presenters were Allison McKay and David Vaccari. Jonathan Stanfill, theology, wrote “The Body of Christ’s […]
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Michael Prendergast, theology and music, had an article in the March 2019 issue of Pastoral Music, Journal of the National Association of Pastoral Musician (NPM): “Revisiting Communal Reconciliation.” Michael Cameron, theology, wrote “Letter and Spirit: Latin Patristic and Early Medieval and Christianity” in The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, eds. Christine Helmer, et al. […]