Laura Mansfield

Leadership Speaker Series: Laura Mansfield, April 7

April 7, 2014

The Franz Center’s Leadership Speaker Series welcomes Laura Mansfield, CEO of PAGATIM creative audio agency, on Monday, April 7, at 7:10 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Mansfield will speak on her career and leadership philosophy. Her talk is free and open to all. For more information contact the Franz Center at 7769 or franzcenter@up.edu.

Next UP HIVE Event, Jan. 8

January 3, 2014

The next UP HIVE Alumni Network event will be “How to Become a Thought Leader,” on Wednesday, January 8, at Ziba Design (1044 Northwest 9th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209). All are welcome to join UP alumni for an evening of networking and learning. The event will begin at 6:15 p.m. with refreshments and light appetizers; please RSVP via e-mail to jason@pilotwm.com.

The panel discussion will include Sean Madden of Ziba Design; Robb Crocker of Funnelbox Production Studios; and Laura Mansfield of PAGATIM. They will discuss the importance of separating yourself from the pack by becoming a thought leader, and how to get noticed in your field and make some money while you’re at it.

The UP HIVE is an open forum for University of Portland alumni of all ages and degrees. The HIVE organizes events focused on connecting UP Alumni with each other through networking and interactive educational events. For more information go to http://uphive.weebly.com/.

Three faculty members from International Languages and Cultures participated in the 121st annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), November 7-10 in Palm Springs, CA. Verena Hutter served as presiding officer and chair of both sessions on Austrian Studies. Maria Echenique presented “La Bolivia de Giorgina Levi.” Matthew Warshawsky presented “Una diáspora sefardita dentro de Sefarad: el exilio y la añoranza en la poesia de Moseh ibn Ezra.” He was also elected to serve a three-year term as a member-at-large of the PAMLA Executive Committee.

Andrew Eshelman, Philosophy, published “Religious Realism and Useful Fictions.” International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. October, 2024.

Paige Hall, Chemistry, was awarded an M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Prize for her Analytical-Inorganic-Physical-Computational Chemistry Poster. November, 2024.

Andrew Guest, Psychological Sciences and UP Core, presented “Teaching To Spark Intellectual Curiosity: Realities and Possibilities for a Sample of College Athletes.” North American Society for the Sociology of Sport conference. Chicago, Illinois. November 1, 2024. The presentation was based on collaborative research with Stephanie Salomone, Mathematics and Engineering, and Shaz Vijlee, Engineering.

Don Norton, Performing and Fine Arts, published “30-Minute Practice Routines for Classical and Jazz Saxophone.” DANSR/Vandoren Educational Resources for Musicians (online). November 22, 2024.

The Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland, with Dr. David De Lyser, Performing and Fine Arts, serving as Artistic Director/Conductor, will perform on All Classical Portland 89.9 KQAC on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 3 p.m. This will be the inaugural performance of the Roger O. Doyle Choral Series as part of All Classical’s Thursdays @ Three radio program. Dr. Roger O. Doyle was a UP Professor Emeritus (Performing and Fine Arts, retired 2010, passed away 2012) who conducted both the University of Portland Singers and the Choral Arts Ensemble for over 30 years.

David Fuentes, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “Leveraging Collective Expertise, Wisdom, and Guidance through Mastermind Teams.” Co-authors: Hughes JA, White A, Kuo G, Parmar J. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. January, 2024.

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