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Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center

Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center: One Year And Counting!

August 26, 2016

The recreational services office celebrated the one-year anniversary of the opening of the Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center on Wednesday, August 24. “The facility has had a huge impact on campus and we are thrilled with the growth of our programs this year,” says Rec Services director Brian Dezzani. “More students, faculty and staff are […]

Filed Under: 08-29-2016, Campus Services, Recreational Services Tagged With: Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center, Brian Dezzani, Recreational Services

$500,000 Murdock Grant For Beauchamp Center

April 27, 2015

The University has received a grant of $500,000 from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust for the Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center, currently under construction and named in recognition of former University President Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C. The Beauchamp Center, with an estimated cost of $23.7 million is expected to be completed this summer in time […]

Filed Under: 04-27-2015, Development, University Relations Tagged With: Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center, Murdock Charitable Trust

Beauchamp Center Pavers: Time Running Out To Make Your Mark

March 30, 2015

The development office has reached the home stretch in its Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center paver drive, according to Amy Eaton, development. Less than 250 pavers remain to be sold, so University community members are urged not to miss their chance to mark their time and service at UP. Paver sections can be purchased for […]

Filed Under: 03-30-2015, Development, University Relations Tagged With: Amy Eaton, Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center, Development, Pavers fundraiser

Expanded Beauchamp Center Tours

February 23, 2015

The facilities planning and construction office is expanding its guided tours of the Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center to two groups of 10 each week, one at 3:30 p.m., and one at 4 p.m., starting Wednesday, February 25. Faculty, staff and students may participate by contacting Patty Rubin at 8874 or rubin@up.edu for available spots […]

Filed Under: 02-23-2015, Campus Services Tagged With: Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center, Patty Rubin

Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center: Come Take A Look

January 26, 2015

As the Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center takes shape, guided tours will be conducted every Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., starting January 21. Tour groups will have a limit of 10 people. To set up a tour contact Patty Rubin, facilities planning and construction, at 8874 or rubin@up.edu. Meet at the Skanska trailer on Portsmouth to […]

Filed Under: 01-19-2015, Campus Services Tagged With: Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center, Patty Rubin

Be A Part Of UP: Get Your Beauchamp Center Pavers Now

November 24, 2014

In honor of the new Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center, this week UP is launching its Legacy Paver Program. By purchasing a specially engraved paving stone, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the University will have the chance to leave their personal and permanent legacy as a physical part of the UP campus. Paver […]

Filed Under: 11-24-2014, Campus Services, Development, University Relations Tagged With: Amy Eaton, Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center, Legacy Paver Program

Beauchamp Center Construction Underway

June 16, 2014

Construction on the Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center started on May 19 with removal of the sod and retaining wall, according to Paul Luty, director of facilities planning and construction. Job trailers were set up and fencing put in place to keep curious onlookers at a safe distance. Site excavation commenced next, with all soil […]

Filed Under: Campus Services, Physical Plant Tagged With: Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center, Fr. Mark Poorman C.S.C., Jim Ravelli, Paul Luty

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Natalie Nelson-Marsh presented “From fieldnotes to futures: Organizational communication in the age of AI”. National Communication Association Pre-Conference, Elevating Organizational Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. November, 2025.

Ian Parkman, Business, published “Lead Value Design Insight: Leveraging the Van Westendorp PSM for Design for Meaningfulness Pricing Strategies.” Co-author: Arto Ruokonen. Design Management Review (Vol. 36, No.4)

Three faculty members from International Languages and Cultures participated in the 122nd annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), November 20-23 in San Francisco. Verena Hutter presented “Embodied Memory: Holocaust Tattoos and Postmemory,” served as presiding officer of all three sessions of Austrian Studies, and chaired one of them. María Echenique presented “A Precursor of ‘Feminism from the Zulos’ by Dahlia de la Cerda” and served as presiding officer and chair of the session Spain, Portugal, and Latin America: Jewish Culture and Literature in Trans-Iberia. Matthew Warshawsky presented “A ‘Tenth Muse’ in 1600s Sephardic Amsterdam: Isabel Rebeca Correa, Translator, Poet, and Feminist” and served as presiding officer and chair of the Jewish Literature and Culture session. 

Andra Davis, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “Nursing faculty perceptions and Integration of primary palliative care content in undergraduate education: National and local institution assessments.” Co-authors: Lippe, M., Wolf, A., Cormack, C. L., Ehrlich, O., Glover, T. L., and Kirkpatrick, A. J.  Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 27(6), 280-289.

Don Norton, Performing and Fine Arts, performed a Tour of Louisiana with jazz quartet Facing West, with performances at Nicholls State University (Thibodaux), University of Louisiana at Monroe, and Louisiana Tech University (Ruston). November 5-7, 2025.

Kristin Sweeney, Environmental Science, published “Topographic, climatic, and age controls on the reworking of volcanic debris avalanche deposits.” Co-author: Major, J.J. Bull Volcanol 87, 115 (2025).

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “Rethinking Advent Hope as Covenantal Bond. Reflections on the Readings for First Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. November 30, 2025. Aihiokhai also published “A Disruptive Content of Hope: Awakening the Human Imagination to New Possibilities. Reflections on the Readings of the Second Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 7, 2025. 

Rachel Wheeler, Theology, presented “Traces in the Sand: Wisdom from the Christian Desert Tradition for a Time of Collapse.” Aldo & Estella Leopold Writing Residency lecture presented at the Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM, November 18, 2025.

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, presented “Difficult-To-Treat Depression: Bottlenecks, Evolving Biology, and Where Ketamine-Class Treatments Fit.” An invited presentation for the Behavioral Health Integration ECHO, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ (virtual). December, 2025.

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