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Founders’ Day Submissions Due Thursday, March 3, 11:59 p.m.

February 26, 2016

founders day girl copySubmissions for the University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration are due Thursday, March 3, by 11:59 p.m. Faculty who have questions about the Founders’ Day schedule and how to submit student presenters’ data for the schedule can speak to their school’s liaison (listed below) or contact Michele Leasor, program coordinator, at 8264 or leasor@up.edu.

The Founders’ Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 12. Four sessions of student presentations will be held in place of regularly scheduled classes, and all students and faculty are encouraged to take part in the day’s events, featuring senior presentations, undergraduate research, panel discussions, recitals, and more.

2016 Founders’ Day liaisons:

  • Business: Ian Parkman, Christine Naylor
  • CAS: Laura Hogue
  • Education: Jackie Waggoner, Stacey Boatright
  • Engineering: Jamie Strohecker, Kim Spir
  • Nursing: Carol Craig, Kim Nguyen.

Filed Under: 02-29-2016, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: Carol Craig, Christine Naylor, Founders Day, Ian Parkman, Jackie Waggoner, Jamie Strohecker, Kim Nguyen, Kim Spir, Laura Hogue, Michele Leasor, Provost's Office, Stacey Boatright

Founders’ Day, April 14

January 26, 2015

West HallThe University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 14. Four sessions of student presentations will be held in place of regularly scheduled classes, and all students and faculty are encouraged to take part in the day’s events, featuring senior presentations, undergraduate research, panel discussions, recitals, and more. Faculty who have questions about the Founder’ Day schedule and how to submit student presenters’ data for the schedule can speak to their school’s liaison (listed below) or contact Michele Leasor, program director, at 8264 or leasor@up.edu.

2015 Founders’ Day liaisons:

  • Business: Ian Parkman, Christine Naylor
  • CAS: Linda Lechler
  • Education: Jackie Waggoner, Stacey Boatright
  • Engineering: Kim Spir, Jamie Strohecker
  • Nursing: Carol Craig, Kim Nguyen.

Filed Under: 01-26-2015, Academics, Events, Provost's Office Tagged With: Carol Craig, Christine Naylor, Founders Day, Ian Parkman, Jackie Waggoner, Jamie Strokecker, Kim Nguyen, Kim Spir, Linda Lechler, Michele Leasor, Stacey Boatright

Come Vote For 3-D Printer Ornaments in Shiley Hall

January 19, 2015

don galarneauThe Shiley School of Engineering is hosting a 3D printer Christmas ornament competition in Shiley Hall, according to Kim Spir, engineering. The ornaments are on display in Shiley Hall on the first floor with a ballot box. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to vote by Friday, January 23, and the winner receives a gift card. UP benefactor and 1949 alumnus Don Galarneau (pictured) provided the 3D printer for Shiley Hall.

For more information contact Spir at spir@up.edu.

Filed Under: 01-19-2015, Academics, Shiley School of Engineering Tagged With: Don Galarneau, Kim Spir, Shiley School of Engineering

Roosevelt High School Freedom Fighters Exhibit, March 3-5

March 3, 2014

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe School of Education invites all to visit the Roosevelt High School Freedom Fighters exhibit displayed in Franz Hall foyer on March 3, 4, and 5. This past fall, Roosevelt High students interviewed twenty two local freedom fighters—individuals who in various ways have taken a stand for social justice—as part of their 9th-grade Humanities class. The free exhibit captures the essence of these interviews, featuring student writing and comments on the importance of advocating for social justice in our communities. In this year’s exhibit, Shiley School of Engineering administrative assistant to the dean Kim Spir is featured for her work on the history of women’s and girls’ track and field in the state of Oregon. For more information contact Rich Christen, education, at 7390 or christen@up.edu.

Filed Under: 03-03-2014, Events, School of Education Tagged With: Kim Spir, Rich Christen, Roosevelt High School Freedom Fighters Exhibit, School of Education

Fun, Festivities For Engineers Week, Feb. 17-21

February 17, 2014

Meet Engineering Dean 6016.jpgThe Shiley School of Engineering is celebrating Engineers Week from February 17 to 21, and all members of the campus community are invited to take part in the fun and festivities. A sampling:

  • Monday: Mechanical engineering club, “Cookies and HoCho,” noon, quad or Shiley Lobby
  • Tuesday: Mechanical engineering water balloon launch, 1 p.m., Franz Hall steps; Tug-of-war, 4:15 p.m., quad
  • Wednesday: Chili Cook-off, noon, quad; Robotic demo, noon, quad or Shiley Lobby; Thermal art display, 1:30-3, Shiley 102; IEEE soldering competition, 2-5, Shiley 110
  • Thursday: Thermal art display, 9:30-11 a.m., Shiley 104; ASCE human bridge demonstration, noon-3 p.m., Shiley Lobby; Ultimate Frisbee, 4:15 p.m., Shipstad quad
  • Friday: SWE Career Fair, Shiley Hall, all day, all floors.

For more information contact Kim Spir, engineering, at spir@up.edu.

Filed Under: 02-17-2014, Academics, Events, Shiley School of Engineering Tagged With: Engineers Day, Kim Spir, Shiley School of Engineering

A FIRST For Engineering

January 10, 2014

FIRST copyOn Saturday, January 4, the Shiley School of Engineering hosted the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Kickoff regional event in the Chiles Center. More than 800 high school students and teachers from Oregon and Southern Washington came to UP for the nationwide NASA telecast of the kickoff for this year’s competition. Moderators and volunteers for the event came from throughout the local technology industry. Engineering professor Debbie Munro participated in the formal program (as did engineering student Natalie Janson) and described the benefits of a UP engineering education. Students and teachers were also given tours of Shiley Hall.

Engineering dean Sharon Jones extends her thanks to all who made the event a resounding success, including engineering technician supervisor Allen Hansen and his staff, Bill Reed and the events staff, Dan Sandaal with information services, and athletics director Scott Leykam, who coordinated events in such as way as to allow the use of the Chiles Center during basketball season.

For more information on FIRST go to this link. For information on Saturday’s event contact Kim Spir, engineering, at 7314 or spir@up.edu.

Filed Under: 01-13-2014, Academics, Events, Shiley School of Engineering Tagged With: Allen Hansen, BIll Reed, Dan Sandaal, Debbie Munro, Kim Spir, Scott Leykam, Sharon Jones, Shiley School of Engineering

Celebrating Kitty Harmon

April 22, 2013

All faculty and staff are invited to bid farewell to Kitty Harmon at a party in her honor on Friday, April 26, at 4:30 p.m., in the gallery of Shiley Hall’s second floor. Refreshments will be provided. Instead of bringing a gift, Kitty has requested that her friends and colleagues make a donation to the Kitty C. Harmon Scholarship for the Study of Engineering and Music. For more information contact Kim Spir, engineering, at 7314 or spir@up.edu.

Filed Under: 04-22-2013, Academics, Shiley School of Engineering Tagged With: Kim Spir, Kitty C. Harmon Scholarship, Kitty Harmon, Shiley School of Engineering

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Katie Danielson, education, had her piece, “Effectiveness of scaling up a vocabulary intervention for low-income children, pre-K through first grade” (with coauthors Susan B. Neuman and Preeti Samudra) published in The Elementary School Journal, 121(3), 385-409. https://doi.org/10.1086/712492

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September Nelson, nursing, was awarded Outstanding Abstract at the Western Institute of Nursing – Gerontology Special Interest Group, April 2021. She also attended the Western Institute of Nursing Research Conference- Predictors of intent of leave among long-term care nurses, April 2021.

Cara Hersh, English, was mentioned in a piece on crafting and presenting effective syllabi in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Teaching newsletter.

 

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