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First Avenue Career & Graduate School Expo, April 9

April 6, 2015

The First Avenue Career and Graduate School Expo will be held on Thursday, April 9, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Chiles Center. There will be more than 100 organizations recruiting for summer, part-time, full-time, and graduate school opportunities. In addition, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., over 30 professionals will share information about […]

Filed Under: 03-16-2015, 04-06-2015, Campus Services, Career Services Tagged With: Career Services, First Avenue Career & Grad School Expo

LinkedIn Labs, March 19, 26

March 16, 2015

Faculty, staff, and students who want to learn about using LinkedIn to its full potential are invited to attend career services LinkedIn Labs on Thursday, March 19, 4:15 p.m., and Thursday, March 26, 4:15 p.m., in Orrico Hall. Please bring your computer to the workshops. For more information contact career services at 7201 or career@up.edu.

Filed Under: 03-16-2015, Campus Services, Career Services Tagged With: Career Services, LinkeIn Labs

Society Of Women Engineers Career Fair, Feb. 27

February 23, 2015

The SWE Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair will take place on Friday, February 27, from 1 to 4 p.m., in Shiley Hall. The fair is open to all current UP students and alumni. Recruiters from approximately 40 companies will be on campus to talk to engineering and computer science students about summer jobs, internships, […]

Filed Under: 02-23-2015, Academics, Campus Services, Career Services Tagged With: Career Services, Society of Women Engineers

LinkedIn Labs, Career Services Staff Available For Spring Semester

January 19, 2015

Career services will offer LinkedIn Labs to faculty, staff, and students during the spring semester, consisting of interactive workshops that help build LinkedIn profiles and online networking. Please create a basic LinkedIn profile prior to attending any LinkedIn Lab, as well as a resume and laptop. Thursday, January 22 will feature “Build Your Profile” at […]

Filed Under: 01-19-2015, Academics, Campus Services, Career Services Tagged With: Career Services, LinkedIn Labs

Final LinkedIn Labs For Fall 2014

November 17, 2014

Career services will hold their final LinkedIn Labs for the fall 2014 semester on Thursday, November 20, at 11:30 a.m. (“Build Your Profile”) and Tuesday, November 25, at 11:30 a.m. (“Build Your Network”). LinkedIn Labs are interactive workshops that will help attendees build a profile and online network. Please create a basic LinkedIn profile prior […]

Filed Under: Campus Services, Career Services Tagged With: Career Services, LinkedIn Labs, Orrico Hall

Careers In The State Department Information Session, Oct. 21

October 20, 2014

All are welcome to join Lewis Lukens, U.S. Diplomat in Residence for the Northwest, for “Careers in the State Department” on Tuesday, October 21, from 4 to 5 p.m., in the career services office in Orrico Hall. The U.S. Department of State is the leading U.S. foreign affairs agency responsible for advancing freedom for the […]

Filed Under: Campus Services, Career Services Tagged With: Career Services, Lewis Lukens, US State Department

Nordstrom Internship Information Session, Oct. 23

October 20, 2014

Students are invited to learn about the Nordstrom Retail Management Internship Program on Thursday, October 23, when recruiters and internship alumni will be on hand to discuss the programs many benefits, application procedures and general information. The information session will take place at 6 p.m., in career services in Orrico Hall. This information session is […]

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Fall Semester LinkedIn Labs

October 16, 2014

The career services office offers LinkedIn Labs, which are interactive workshops that will help build your profile and your online network. Please create a basic LinkedIn profile prior to attending a LinkedIn Lab and bring your resume and your laptop with you to the workshop. All LinkedIn Labs will take place in career services on […]

Filed Under: Campus Services, Career Services Tagged With: Career Services, LinkedIn Labs

International Affairs Graduate School Information Session

September 29, 2014

Students who may be interested in graduate school studies in international affairs are welcome to attend an information session on Wednesday, October 1, at 4:15 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy conference room. According to career services director Amy Cavanaugh, representatives from Tufts University (The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy), Georgetown University (Walsh School of […]

Filed Under: Campus Services, Career Services Tagged With: Amy Cavanaugh, Career Services

LinkedIn Labs Open To All

September 29, 2014

The career services office will be hosting a series of LinkedIn labs for students, but faculty and staff are more than welcome, according to Amy Cavanaugh, career services. LinkedIn labs are interactive workshops that will help you to build your profile and your online network. In order to make the best use of your time, […]

Filed Under: Academics, Campus Services, Career Services Tagged With: Amy Cavanaugh, Career Services

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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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