Spring Encounter With Christ Retreat: Palanca, Please

March 15, 2019

Over the weekend of March 29-31, a group of UP students and student leaders will be on the Encounter with Christ (EWC) Retreat. Would you consider writing a note (palanca) to the students you know on the list? This is an opportunity to encourage students and express appreciation for them outside the classroom. Each retreatant will receive an envelope of surprise palanca. Please do not discuss this concept with students, to keep it a surprise.

A list of those going on the retreat, along with their majors, can be found at this link. Please submit your palanca to the Campus Ministry office in St. Mary’s. Mark your envelope with “EWC Retreat—(student’s name)” and bring it by Wednesday, March 27.

Please send any questions to Veronicca Bathon at bathon@up.edu or x7889). Thank you for your assistance.

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 Barbarian Limb: John Chrysostom’s Processions and the Embodied Performance of Nicene Christianity” in Revisioning John Chrysostom: New Approaches, New Perspectives , Critical Approaches to Early Christianity 1, edited by Chris L. de Wet and Wendy Mayer, 670-97. Leiden: Brill, March 2019.

Anne Pitsch Santiago, political science, was invited to present a social justice lecture on “What Catholicism Teaches and How the World Challenges Us: Non-violence for the Individual and Society” at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, March 14, 2019. She published “Land grabbing or economic development? A modernisation debate played out on Bugala Island, Uganda” in the Journal of Contemporary African Studies, April 2019.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology; Veronica Bathon, Campus Ministry; Eduardo Contreras, assistant provost for international education, diversity, and inclusion; Mike Pelley, international student services; and Anne Pitsch Santiago, political science, received an institutional grant from the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) to attend the Interfaith Youth Core Summer Institute in Atlanta in July. The Institute encourages and supports campuses to develop projects that support and enhance interfaith dialogue and peaceful coexistence. The initiative will continue to grow to involve more campus members including students, faculty, and staff.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, had his book, Fostering Interreligious Encounters in Pluralist Societies: Hospitality and Friendship, published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. ISBN: 978-3-030-17804-8 (Hardcover). ISBN: 978-3-030-17805-5 (eBook). Number of Pages: XIII, 239. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-17805-5, May 2019.

Heather Dillon, Shiley School of Engineering, wrote “Balancing Technological Innovation with Waste Burden Minimization: An Examination of the Global Lighting Industry” (with Dzombak R, Antonopoulos CA) in International Journal of Integrated Waste Management, Science and Technology . Vol 92, no 1, Pages 68-74. doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2019.04.037, May 2019.

Tammy VanDeGrift, Shiley School of Engineering, published “Blending Team, Paired, and Individual Work in a Computing Course: Using Best Practices” in Proceedings of the 9th Annual 2019 STEM/STEAM Education Conference. June, 2019.

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