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Hannah Callender

“This I Believe,” Nov. 15

this-i-believe-400x400-copyUP’s Real Analysis Students present “This I Believe: A Conversation about Personal Axioms,” on Tuesday, November 15, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall 120. Students of Stephanie Salomone and Hannah Callender, mathematics, will present projects inspired by the axiom “This I Believe.” The event is free and open to all, and is a collaboration with the Garaventa Center and the Dundon-Berchtold Moral Development and Applied Ethics Initiative. For ADA accommodations or more information: garaventa@up.edu or x7702.

 

 

2016 Faculty Awards

moentmann copyThe University’s Faculty Awards were presented on Tuesday, May 3, 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 Elise Moentmann, history (pictured). Winners of the Culligan Award wear the medal with their academic regalia, as a sign of the University’s highest faculty honor.
  • 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 Laurie McLary, international languages and cultures.
  • The Outstanding Teaching Award, 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 Hannah Callender, mathematics.
  • The Outstanding Scholarship Award, 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 Elinor Sullivan, biology.

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