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2023 Orientation Planning: Suggestions & Ideas Welcome (by Feb. 14)

January 21, 2023

The planning process for Fall 2023 new student orientation programs and activities is under way, including summer communication and Pre-Orientation programming. Any suggestions, recommendations, proposals, requests, or other “we should really do that!” ideas will be gratefully accepted by Jeromy Koffler, student activities (koffler@up.edu); Brad Franco, history (franco@up.edu); or Montana Hisel-Cochran, business (hiselcoc@up.edu). Submit by […]

Filed Under: 2023-01-23, 2023-02-06 Tagged With: Brad Franco, Jeromy Koffler, Montana Hisel-Cochran, Orientation

2021 Orientation Planning: Suggestions & Ideas Welcome

March 9, 2021

The planning process for Fall 2021 new student orientation programs and activities is underway, according to Jeromy Koffler, student activities. Any suggestions, recommendations, proposals, requests, or other “we should really do that!” ideas will be gratefully accepted by Koffler (koffler@up.edu); Brad Franco, history (franco@up.edu); or Montana Hisel-Cochran, business (hiselcoc@up.edu), by Tuesday, March 30.

Filed Under: 03-15-2021, 03-22-2021, 03-29-2021, Academics, Campus Services, Student Activities Tagged With: Brad Franco, Jeromy Koffler, Montana Hisel-Cochran, Orientation, Student Activities

Core Matters: Fine Arts, History, and Math

February 7, 2020

Three new essays have been posted on the Teaching & Learning site as part of the Core Matters series, which offer richly thoughtful explanations of the role each discipline plays in our University core curriculum. Learn about a discipline you might not yet have pondered: Nicole Leupp Hanig and Mead Hunter discuss Fine Arts 207; Brad Franco […]

Filed Under: 02-10-2020, Academics, Teaching & Learning Collaborative Tagged With: Brad Franco, Mead Hunter, Nicole Hanig, Teaching & Learning Collaborative

2020 Orientation Planning: Suggestions & Ideas Welcome

January 17, 2020

The planning process for Fall 2020 new student orientation programs and activities is underway, according to Jeromy Koffler, student activities. Any suggestions, recommendations, proposals, requests, or other “we should really do that!” ideas will be gratefully accepted by Koffler (koffler@up.edu); Brad Franco, history (franco@up.edu); or Shazib Vijlee, Shiley School of Engineering (vijlee@up.edu), by Thursday, February 13.

Filed Under: 01-20-2020, Academics, Campus Services, Student Activities Tagged With: Brad Franco, Jeromy Koffler, Orientation, Shazib Vijlee, Student Activities

Covert Gallery: Through Kaleidoscope Eyes Reception, Sept. 6

August 28, 2019

The Clark Library is hosting an opening reception for Through Kaleidoscope Eyes: New Works by Brad Franco on Friday, September 6, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Join us and see the world through a playful perspective while enjoying refreshments. Brad Franco is a UP History professor who creates whimsical, surrealist art to inspire a deeper understanding […]

Filed Under: 09-03-2019, Academics, Campus Services, Library Tagged With: Brad Franco, Clark Library, Dr. James T. Covert Gallery

Dante, St. Francis, and Pope Francis lecture, Nov. 6

November 3, 2014

The Garaventa Center is bringing renowned medievalists Ron Herzman and William Cook (distinguished teaching professors of English and History, respectively, at SUNY Geneseo) to campus for a joint lecture on Dante, St. Francis, and Pope Francis on Thursday, November 6 at 7:15 p.m. Please note the new venue of Buckley Center Auditorium for the lecture. For […]

Filed Under: Garaventa Center Tagged With: Brad Franco, Garaventa Center

Faculty Symposium on Dante’s Divine Comedy, Oct. 30

October 27, 2014

Brad Franco, history, will conduct a faculty symposium in advance of the November 6 lecture on Dante’s Divine Comedy, according to Jamie Powell, Garaventa Center. The symposium will take place on Thursday, October 30, from 4 t0 5:30 p.m., in the Holy Cross Lounge on Franz Hall’s third floor. All faculty are invited and refreshments […]

Filed Under: 10-27-2014, Academics, Garaventa Center, History Tagged With: Brad Franco, Dante's Divine Comedy, Garaventa Center

Craige Champion Lecture, Feb. 17

February 10, 2014

Craige Champion, associate professor of history at Syracuse University, will give a lecture, “To Believe or Not to Believe: Roman Senators and the State Religion,” on Monday, February 17, at 7 p.m., in Shiley Hall room 319. Champion will present the findings of his recently completed manuscript on ancient Roman religion (Pax Deorum: Elite Religious […]

Filed Under: Academics, Events, History Tagged With: Brad Franco, Craige Champion, Fr. James Connelly C.S.C., history department

CISGO Seed Grant Recipients

January 27, 2014

The Collaborative for International Studies and Global Outreach (CISGO) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2013-2014 CISGO Seed Grants, according to Kate Regan, international languages and cultures. The grants are for projects related to increasing international issues and learning on campus, and support faculty, staff, and student projects that increase international awareness and […]

Filed Under: Academics, International Languages & Cultures Tagged With: Alice Gates, Aurora Myer, Brad Franco, CISCO, David Taylor, Howard Feldman, Jeanette Lovejoy, Jeffrey White, Kate Regan, Mark Meckler, Sally Hood

Peter Ames Carlin Lecture

April 8, 2013

Portland author Peter Ames Carlin will present a lecture, “Revolving Sounds: How the Beatles and the Beach Boys Created Art-Rock in the 1960s,” on Tuesday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163. His talk is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. Carlin has written critically acclaimed biographies of Paul […]

Filed Under: 04-08-2013, Academics, Events, University Relations Tagged With: Brad Franco, Brian Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Cameron, Paul McCartney, Peter Ames Carlin

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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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