Joe Cates

Prayers, Please: Peng “Mona” Wang

May 3, 2019

A note to the UP community from interim physical plant director Joe Cates:

“I am very sorry to inform everyone that Peng (Mona) Wang recently passed away while she was on leave. Mona was respected and appreciated by all who knew her. She held herself to the highest standard, and had a way of winning over even the most challenging of people.

“I reflect back to just over a year ago when Mona was walking across the stage at the Christmas luncheon to accept the Deis/Dodson award. Her excitement and enthusiasm lit up the room as her friends in Physical Plant all cheered her on. I am grateful for this memory, and for the opportunity to know Mona, and share in her light.

“Mona was a wonderful member of our community, a beloved wife and mother, and we are fortunate to have had her in our lives. Please keep Mona and her loved ones in your thoughts and prayers.”

See A Problem? Submit a Request to iService Desk

February 9, 2018

The physical plant would like to remind faculty and staff that if they encounter maintenance issues in campus buildings, they should please submit a request via iService desk on the physical plant website. According to assistant director Joe Cates, only emergencies like active leaks or security issues merit a call to the main physical plant line.

For more information contact the physical plant at physicalplant@up.edu.

Jeffrey Gauthier, philosophy, presented “Public Policy and Prostitution: A Case for Suppressing Demand,” at the 36th Annual Social Philosophy Conference, San Francisco, 11 July, 2019.

Nicole Ralston, education, presented “Implementing partnerships: Gathering, applying, and using research to inform practice” (with Ming, N.) at the National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships (NNERPP) Annual Forum, Boston, MA, July 2019.

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, attended the AAC&U 2019 TIDES Institute: Teaching to Increase Diversity and Equity in STEM , Los Angeles CA, June 2019.

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his article, “Happy birthday is the goal for Alex Morgan,” published in the July 3 edition of the Portland Tribune. See the article here. His Megan Rapine brainteaser was also published by The Columbian. See the article here.

Matthew Kuhn, Shiley School of Engineering, was elected a Fellow of the Engineering Mechanics Institute, Engineering Mechanics Institute, in June 2019.

Patricia Cox, nursing, was co-author with DNP graduate Joy Moceri, for an article published in the June issue in The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, “Mindfulness-Based Practice to Reduce Blood Pressure and Stress in Priests.”

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