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Christin Hancock

Fragments & Wholeness: Using Scholarship to Reconstruct and Represent Women’s Lives (Mar. 21)

Join Christin Hancock, Rachel Wheeler, and Alexandra Stewart, historian, theologian, and German studies professor, as they share discrepancies and surprising overlaps in the ways in which their distinct disciplines illuminate the complexities of women’s lives across centuries. Tuesday, March 21, Brian Doyle Auditorium, Dundon-Berchtold Hall, 5 p.m. Free and open to all. Info at up.edu/garaventa or 503-943-7702. ADA compliant event. 

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

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 (feminist) future,” and Wootton’s talk is titled “So, you’re a mathematician. What on Earth do you do?”

All staff and faculty are invited to attend and light refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact the Teaching and Scholarship Committee at tas@up.edu.

Help Kick Off The Public Research Fellows Program, Sept. 23

The College of Arts and Sciences and the Humanities Collaborative will present the inaugural Public Research Fellows Program on Monday, September 23, 4 to 5:30 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons board room. The program will feature an introduction and explanation of the 2019-2020 theme of the U.S. Women’s Suffrage Centennial; a talk by Christin Hancock, history; an interactive discussion; and food, drink, and conversation. A flyer for the event is available here.

For more information contact Laurie McLary, CAS, at mclary@up.edu.

2018-2019 Faculty Awards Announced

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 Hoffman, OSB, chemistry. Winners of the Culligan Award wear the medal with their academic regalia, as a sign of the University’s highest faculty honor. Sr. Hoffman’s citation includes “With deep respect and great admiration, we recognize a professor whose tireless efforts to lessen the suffering of people stricken with cancer are nothing short of heroic. A research chemist, distinguished teacher and mentor, and consecrated religious, this professor has long exemplified the ideals and mission and holy work of our University.”
  • The Deans’ Award for Faculty Leadership, presented annually to a tenured faculty member who exemplifies, in an extraordinary way, the qualities of teaching and scholarship described in the University’s Articles of Administration for appointment, advancement in rank, and tenure, was presented to Lisa Reed, Pamplin School of Business.
  • The Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching, presented annually by the University’s Committee on Teaching and Scholarship to a faculty member who is a particular exemplar of the University’s commitment to superb teaching, was presented to Christin Hancock, history.
  • The Faculty Award for Outstanding Scholarship, presented annually by the University’s Committee on Teaching and Scholarship to a faculty member who presents unusually significant and meritorious achievement in professional scholarship during the past two academic years, and whose work substantively enhances the effectiveness of his or her classroom teaching, was presented to Aaron Wootton, mathematics.
  • The Faculty Award for Outstanding Service, presented annually by the University’s Committee on Teaching and Scholarship to a faculty member who is an exemplar of the University’s commitment to service, was presented to Bill Barnes, Pamplin School of Business.

Sr. Carol Dempsey, OP, theology; Larry Larsen, performing and fine arts; and Norah Martin, philosophy, each received the Christie Award as well.

For more information contact the provost’s office at x7105 or staten@up.edu.

 

 

2014 Rank and Tenure Decisions

tam copyEffective July 1, 2014, the following professors will be promoted from assistant to associate professor and granted tenure, according to the provost’s office:

  • Tanya Crenshaw, Engineering
  • Andrew Golla, Performing and Fine Arts
  • Christin Hancock, History
  • Hillary Merk, Education
  • Patrick Murphy, Performing and Fine Arts
  • Craig Swinyard, Mathematics
  • Eugenijus Urnezius, Chemistry

For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu.