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Hancock, Wootton to Share Outstanding Teaching, Scholarship Thoughts, Feb. 12

February 7, 2020

Christin Hancock, history, and Aaron Wootton, mathematics, the 2019 Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching and Outstanding Scholarship recipients, will share their thoughts in a joint session on Wednesday, February 12, from 3 to 5 p.m., in the Clark Library classroom (room 211). Hancock’s talk is titled “Teaching about the past with an eye on the […]

Filed Under: 02-03-2020, 02-10-2020, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Aaron Wootton, Christin Hancock, Teaching & Learning

Woot Woot, Aaron Wootton!

January 31, 2020

Mathematics professor Aaron Wootton has been awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award for the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Pacific Northwest Section. Winners of the section award are automatically nominated for the national MAA Deborah & Franklin Tepper Haimo Award, given to nominees who are widely recognized as extraordinarily successful in their teaching, who have had […]

Filed Under: 02-03-2020, Academics, Mathematics Tagged With: Aaron Wootton, Distinguished Teaching Award, Mathematics

2018-2019 Faculty Awards Announced

May 10, 2019

The University of Portland 2018-2019 Faculty Awards were presented on Tuesday, May 7, at the Faculty Awards Dinner, with the following results: The James Culligan Award, established in 1953 in memory of a dedicated servant of the University and presented annually to a faculty member in recognition of distinguished service, was presented to Sr. Angela […]

Filed Under: 05-13-2019, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: 2018-2019 Faculty Awards, Aaron Wootton, Bill Barnes, Christin Hancock, Larry Larsen, Lisa Reed, Norah Martin, Sr. Angela Hoffman OSB, Sr. Carol Dempsey OP

Faculty Development Day Program Available

May 5, 2017

The program for Faculty Development Day, scheduled for Tuesday, May 9, is now available through the Committee on Teaching and Scholarship Moodle website or here. To save paper, the committee encourages faculty to download a copy of the program in advance so they can use it to orient themselves between sessions using their mobile devices. A limited number of […]

Filed Under: 05-08-2017, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Aaron Wootton, Faculty Development Day, Teaching and Scholarship

Faculty Development Day Proposals Welcome

March 24, 2017

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is calling for interested faculty to submit proposals for panels and presentations as a part of Faculty Development Day on Tuesday, May 9. Proposals on a wide variety of topics are welcome including those which support the theme for Faculty Development Day. This year’s theme is “Building Bridges of […]

Filed Under: 03-27-2017, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Aaron Wootton, Faculty Development Day, Teaching and Scholarship

Butine Faculty Development Fund Spring Cycle Winners

March 17, 2017

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has determined award recipients for the 2016-2017 Butine Faculty Development Fund Spring cycle, according to committee chair Aaron Wootton, mathematics. This spring’s Butine award recipients are: Vail Fletcher, Conference Funding: International Environmental Communication Association Conference; $1,997 Ted Eckmann, Conference Funding:  Joint Meeting of the Japan Geoscience Union and […]

Filed Under: 03-13-2017, 03-20-2017, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Aaron Wootton, Butine Faculty Development Fund, Teaching and Scholarship Committee

Submit Butine Proposals Through Moodle

January 13, 2017

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship cordially invites all regular faculty to submit proposals to receive funding from the Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. Faculty can download Butine application materials, review selection criteria, and consult the timeline for applications through the Teaching and Scholarship Moodle site. Submission of post-Butine reports, new Butine applications, and all […]

Filed Under: 01-16-2017, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Aaron Wootton, Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund, Moodle, Teaching and Scholarship

Butine Faculty Development Fund Awards

November 23, 2016

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has determined award recipients for the 2016-2017 Butine Faculty Development Fund Fall cycle, according to committee chair Aaron Wootton, mathematics. Butine award recipients are: Alfrey, Lauren: “Geek Girls: Race, Gender and Power in the Tech Industry,” $3,300 Barber, Halina & Amber Vermeesch: “Road Less Traveled: Stressors and Coping […]

Filed Under: 11-28-2016, Academics, Teaching & Learning Collaborative Tagged With: Aaron Wootton, Butine Awards, Teaching and Learning Collaborative

Teaching Award, Scholarship Award: Nominate Now

November 18, 2016

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is accepting faculty nominations for the 2016-2017 Teaching Award and Scholarship Award, according to committee chair Aaron Wootton, mathematics. These awards are an opportunity for the University community to celebrate publicly two of its own for outstanding achievements in teaching and scholarship. The committee will accept nominations until noon […]

Filed Under: 11-21-2016, Academics Tagged With: Aaron Wootton, Committee on Teaching and Scholarship, Scholarship Award, Teaching Award

Submit Butine Proposals through Moodle

August 26, 2016

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship invites all regular faculty to submit proposals to receive funding from the Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. Faculty can download Butine application materials, review selection criteria, and consult the timeline for applications by visiting this link. Submission of post-Butine reports, new Butine applications, and all supporting letters are now […]

Filed Under: 08-29-2016, Academics Tagged With: Aaron Wootton, Butine Proposals, Teaching and Scholarship

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Nick McRee, Sociology and Social Work, published “Academic debate and civic engagement in adolescence and young adulthood: evidence from a national longitudinal study.” Argumentation and Advocacy, 61(3–4), 323–338. He also published “When Chairs Shield Faculty from Service Opportunities: Protecting Colleagues or Hindering Community?” The Department Chair, 36(3), 11-13.

Katie Danielson, Education, was awarded a grant from The Spencer Foundation in the amount of $374,940.00 for the “Collaborating Towards Transformational Visions for Digital School Systems” project. Danielson also published “Learning to let go: Transformations in teachers’ pedagogical reasoning about classroom discussion.” Co-authors: Gotwalt, E., Kavanagh, S. Teaching and Teacher Education. January 2026

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “From monoamine deficits to multiscale plasticity: Twenty-five years of ketamine and the neurophysiology of depression.” Journal of Neurophysiology, jn.00516.2025.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice in the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, facilitated a multi-day series of invited leadership development workshops for the staff team at Lutherhaven Ministries in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Houglum led six interactive sessions focused on DiSC-informed leadership, coaching-centered leadership, servant leadership and accompaniment, powerful feedback, and the co-creation of team commitments to support healthy culture and sustainable impact. In addition, Houglum provided multiple individual leadership coaching sessions for staff members throughout the engagement. January 2026.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published the following articles in VoiceAfrique.org: “The Saturated Wisdom of Saint Joseph: Relevant Virtues for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings of the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2025). December 19, 2025. “The Gift of the Nativity is Grounded in an Ethics of Neighborliness.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Mass on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025). December 24, 2025. “The Spirituality of Ambition and the Grace of the Incarnation.” Reflections on the Readings for the Vigil Mass of Christmas, 2025. December 24, 2025. “The Theotokos: A Mirror in Which We Discover Ourselves as Bearers of God’s Life to Each Other.” (Reflection on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.) December 31, 2025. “Jesus Christ: The Revealer of the Grace of Encounters and an Embrace of Difference.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. January 4, 2026.) January 3, 2026. “Christian Baptism as a Summon for Global Justice: What We Must Embrace for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord. January 11, 2026.) January 10, 2026. Aihiokhai also published a review of The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza. Edited by John S. Munayer and Samuel S. Munayer. Orbis Books, 2025. Catholicbooksreview.org

Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Communication and Media, presented “Teaching with Transformative International Conflict Partners” on the panel, “Healing Divides and Elevating Connections within Conflict & Peacebuilding.” National Communication Association Convention. November, 2025.

Christi Richardson-Zboralski, Director of Marketing – Graduate Programs, published a short story under pen name, Christi R. Suzanne, entitled “Outlaw’s Dust.” In Lisa Diane Kastner (Ed.) 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. Running Wild Press. January 7, 2026. All proceeds from this anthology go toward Habitat for Humanity LA. Find it on the Broadway Books website or on Bookshop.org.

Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

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