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Jessica Wode

Come Wish Jessica Wode Well, March 8

March 1, 2019

Join the Office of Residence Life on Friday, March 8, from 4 to 5 p.m., in the Pilot House as we bid a warm farewell to housing coordinator Jessica Wode. Jessica joined the residence life team in 2013 as office manager, and then moved into the housing coordinator role in 2015. Jessica is leaving The […]

Filed Under: 03-04-2019, Campus Services, Residence Life Tagged With: Jessica Wode, Residence Life

Extended Stay Requests Due to Residence Life By Nov. 15

October 19, 2018

If your department will be sponsoring students to stay on campus after the traditional halls close on December 14, or to arrive before the halls re-open on January 12, 2019, please complete a Department Extended Stay Request. If your department did not receive a copy of the template for making this request (sent October 16) […]

Filed Under: 10-22-2018, Campus Services, Residence Life Tagged With: Jessica Wode, Residence Life

Early Arrival Requests Due by July 20

July 12, 2018

All departments that will be sponsoring students to arrive on campus prior to the standard move-in dates (August 23 for new students, August 25 for returning students) are asked to complete a Department Early Arrival Request, according to Jessica Wode, residence life. Templates for making this request were sent via email on June 20; please […]

Filed Under: 06-25-2018, 07-16-2018, Campus Services, Residence Life Tagged With: Jessica Wode, Residence Life

Late Stay Requests Due to Residence Life by April 6

March 29, 2018

If your department will be sponsoring students to remain on campus after the standard move-out dates (May 4 for most students, May 7 for graduating seniors), please complete a Department Late Stay Request form for residence life. If your department did not receive a copy of the template for making this request (sent March 12), […]

Filed Under: 03-19-2018, 03-26-2018, 04-02-2018, Academics, Campus Services, Residence Life Tagged With: Jessica Wode, Late Stay Requests, Residence Life

Extended Stay Requests Due by Nov. 15

October 20, 2017

If your department will be sponsoring students to stay on campus after the traditional residence halls close on December 15, or to arrive before the halls re-open on January 13, 2018, please complete a Department Extended Stay Request. If your department did not receive a copy of the template for making this request (sent October […]

Filed Under: 10-23-2017, Campus Services Tagged With: Extended stay request, Jessica Wode, Residence Life

Early Arrival Requests Due by July 20

July 14, 2017

All departments that will be sponsoring students to arrive on campus prior to the standard move-in dates (August 24 for new students, August 26 for returning students) are asked to complete a Department Early Arrival Request, according to Jessica Wode, residence life. Templates for making this request were sent via email on June 26; please […]

Filed Under: 07-03-2017, 07-10-2017, 07-17-2017, Campus Services, Residence Life Tagged With: Jessica Wode, Residence Life

Late Stay Request Forms Due April 7

March 17, 2017

If your department will be sponsoring students to remain on campus after the standard move-out dates (May 5 for most students, May 8 for graduating seniors), please complete a Department Late Stay Request form. If your department did not receive a copy of the template for making this request (sent March 13), please contact the […]

Filed Under: 03-20-2017, Campus Services, Residence Life Tagged With: Jessica Wode, Late Stay Requests, Residence Life

Lund Family Hall Tours, Nov. 10

November 4, 2016

University community members have an opportunity to tour Lund Family Hall on Thursday, November 10, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. In addition to the main lounge, kitchen, and chapel, some of the students’ rooms will be open for a peek inside. The main entrance for Lund Family Hall is located in the courtyard, which can be accessed on […]

Filed Under: 11-07-2016, Campus Services, Residence Life Tagged With: Jessica Wode, Lund Family Hall, Residence Life

Student Extended Stay Requests Due By Nov. 15

October 21, 2016

Any departments that will be sponsoring students to stay on campus after the traditional halls close on December 16, or to arrive before the halls re-open on January 14, 2017, are asked to complete a Department Extended Stay Request. If your department did not receive a copy of the template for making this request (sent October 19) […]

Filed Under: 10-24-2016, Campus Services, Residence Life Tagged With: Extended stay request, Jessica Wode, Residence Life

Early Arrival Student Sponsors Take Note

July 15, 2016

All departments that will be sponsoring students to arrive on campus prior to the standard move-in dates (August 25 for new students, August 27 for returning students) are asked to complete a Department Early Arrival Request, according to Jessica Wode, residence life. Templates for making this request were sent via email on June 28; please […]

Filed Under: 07-18-2016, Campus Services, Residence Life Tagged With: Jessica Wode, Residence Life

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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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