Hans Nordstrom

UP Shamrock Run Team 2020: Get Fit, Run or Walk For A Cause!

January 10, 2020

The Portland Shamrock Run is one of the city’s largest events and the University of Portland team is back. Participants can sign up for any distance (5k, 8k, 15k and half-marathon runs, as well as the 4k Stride and 1k Leprechaun Lap for kiddos).

To sign up, go to this link. The “Join a Team” option is near the T-shirt selection stage of registration; search for and select “University of Portland.” Save $5 per registrant for a limited time with the code “fit2020”.

All racers are helping support Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. The last day to register with the team is January 31, 2020. Team registrants may have their race packets mailed to them; other registrants must pick up their packets at the Expo Center on Friday or Saturday before the race. Take advantage of this convenience and joint the UP team!

For more information contact Kaitlin Bourne, recreational services, at bourne@up.edu or the UP team captain, Hans Nordstrom, mathematics, at x7295 or nordstro@up.edu.

Plenary Lecture Open to All: Carlos Castilo-Chavez, April 12

April 5, 2019

The mathematics department is hosting the 2019 Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematical Association of America (PNW MAA) conference on Friday and Saturday, April 12-13. Friday’s plenary lecture is open to the UP community and will feature Carlos Castillo-Chavez of Arizona State University. He will present the Distingushed MAA Pólya Lecture, “Role of social dynamics and individual decisions on the spread of infectious disease” at 8 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium.

For more information contact Hans Nordstrom, mathematics, at x7295 or nordstro@up.edu.

Alice Gates, sociology & social work, is the 2019-2020 recipient of the Distinguished Contribution to Sociological Praxis Award given by the Pacific Sociological Association. This award honors sociological work in the Pacific region that has made a positive impact on social institutions, improved organizational performance, contributed to community betterment, and/or eased human suffering. Gates was recognized in particular for her applied scholarship and student engagement efforts focused on advocacy for mothers and caregivers and in support of Latinx communities in Oregon.

Kathleen Bieryla, Shiley School of Engineering, presented “Play-Doh and pendulums: making mass moment of inertia fun” (with Heather Dillon, Niki Schultz, and student Rebecca Levison) at 2020 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2020.

In recognition of her excellence in teaching business law, the quality and the quantity of her mentoring of students over many years, and leadership in developing a quality Law and Ethics curriculum, Pamplin School of Busiess associate dean Lisa Reed has been appointed Distinguished Professor in Business Law.

Jordyn Wolfand, Shiley School of Engineering, contributed “SWMM Sensitivity to LID Siting and Routing Parameters: Implications for Stormwater Regulatory Compliance” (with Chelsea L. Panos, Terri S. Hogue) to Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 1-20. Link here.

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