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Faculty Sharing Their Work

April 1, 2013

The winners of two prestigious University of Portland faculty awards are scheduled to present their work on Friday, April 5, from 3 to 4 p.m., in Franz Hall Room 034. Outstanding Teaching Award winner Laura McLary, international languages and cultures, will present “Communities, Cultures, Connections: Making Second-Language Learning Relevant,” followed by Outstanding Scholarship Award winner Lauretta Freder­king, political science, who will present “Exclusion and Inclusion of Muslim Americans after September 11, 2001: From Religious Identity to Political Interests.” Light snacks will be served. For more information, contact Aziz Inan, engineering, at 7429 or ainan@up.edu.

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Filed Under: 04-01-2013, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Aziz Inan, International Languages and Cultures, Laura McLary, Lauretta Frederking, Outstanding Scholarship Award, Outstanding Teaching Award, Political Science, Teaching and Scholarship Committee

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