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Naveen Gudigantala, business, presented “An Exploratory Study of the Healthcare Analytics of the US Hospitals,” in the Ninth International Conference on Business Analytics and Intelligence, December 2022, Bangalore, India.  Andrew Lafrenz, school of nursing & health innovations, was elected to Scappoose City Council in November and Sworn in on January 3, 2023.  Alexa Dare, communication […]

Laura Dyer, biology, co-published “Baseline heart rate in infants with prenatal alcohol exposure: A systematic review and independent analysis” in Birth Defects Research, 1–14. Student co-authors: Peyton McDonnell, Pia Fornell, and Sarah Ponce. December 2022.  Christine Weilhoefer, biology and environmental studies, and Ryan Kenton, microbiology, along with two professors from Willamette University and Walla Walla […]

Tamara (Tammy) Herdener, student affairs, presented a workshop on Values Based Leadership and Strategic Planning at the NASPA, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, regional conference on November 13. The presentation was geared towards mid-level student affairs professionals focusing on the role of leadership in defining direction, choosing personnel to move goals forward, and allocating […]

Steven Kolmes, professor emeritus, environmental studies, published “Searching for an Ecological Civilization: Air Pollution and Children in China” in Ecological Marxism and Ecological Civilization (Translated into Chinese for Publication, Central Compilation & Translation Press, Beijing). 2022. In January, Kolmes will also begin to serve as Editor-in-Chief of Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development. Faculty […]

Geneviève Brassard, English, spent a busy few days downtown at the Modernist Studies Association conference, hosted by Portland-area and Oregon universities, October 27–30. She served on the Conference Planning Committee; presented “Continuities, Affinities, Connections: Reimagined Classics for the 21st-century Classroom” on the ‘Make it New Now’ Roundtable; chaired the panel “Queer Street”; and served as […]

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, served as a reviewer of manuscripts, critical African studies. From October 21 to present. On October 26, Aihiokhai was also sworn in by Ambassador Sam Zakham, the former United States Ambassador to Bahrain, and Dr. Michael Jenkins, the President of the Universal Peace Federation, as an Ambassador for Peace. He accepted this […]

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, published “A Comparative Theological Approach to Virtue Ethics: Making Space for an African Perspective” in Filosofia Theoretica: Journal of African Philosophy, Culture and Religions. Volume 11. No. 2 (2022): 1-12. September 2022. He also published “Alterity and Religious Violence in Nigeria: Towards an Interfaith Theology of Recognition” in the Journal of Ecumenical […]

Ben Tribelhorn, engineering, co-published “A Course Model for Enhancing Applied Non-Technical Skills of Computer Science Students” in The Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 38, 1 2022. Co-author: Radana Dvorak. November 2022. Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, provided a retreat (more of an “advance,” actually) to faculty, staff, and students at Seton Hall University on September 21, on […]

Larry Larsen, performing & fine arts, designed the lighting for Lakewood Theatre Company’s Production of Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” which runs in the Lake Oswego Performing Arts Center from September 9 through October 16. Simon Aihiokhai, theology, presented “A Case for A Eucharistic Approach to Healthcare According to the Social Teachings of the Catholic Church: A […]

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics and engineering, and Tara Prestholdt, biology, planned and facilitated an institute for the faculty of Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, ME, on the use of the REFLECT peer observation protocols for formative assessment of teaching. Faculty participants came from all five divisions of MMA, including the Marine Transportation Deck and Engine faculty, […]