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Mago Hunt Center Theater

UP Theater Presents: “The Thanksgiving Play” by Larissa FastHorse (Nov. 12-16)

November 10, 2025

UP Theater is proud to present The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse, playing in the Mago Hunt Theater from November 12-16, 2025!

Filed Under: 2025-11-10, Issues Tagged With: Mago Hunt Center Theater, Performing and Fine Arts

Pre-Show Reception and Discussion Panel for “The Thanksgiving Play” (Nov. 15)

October 27, 2025

Garaventa Center sponsored pre-play reception and panel in collaboration with the UP Theater Department.

Filed Under: 2025-10-27, 2025-11-10, Garaventa Center, Issues, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Mago Hunt Center Theater, Performing and Fine Arts

Pre-Play Reception and Panel Discussion for New Works, New Voices (Oct. 4)

September 29, 2025

A reception and panel talk for theater show ticket holders sponsored by Garaventa Center.

Filed Under: 2025-09-29, Garaventa Center, Issues, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Mago Hunt Center Theater, Performing and Fine Arts, Theater Program

Pre-Play Reception and Panel for “Pride & Prejudice” (Apr. 12)

March 31, 2025

Ticket holders for Pride and Prejudice – A Devised Adaptation are invited to enjoy a complimentary small bites reception and an expert pre-show panel discussion courtesy of the Garaventa Center. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2025-03-31, Events, Issues Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Mago Hunt Center Theater, Performing and Fine Arts

Pre-Play Reception & Panel for “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind” (Nov. 16 & 23)

November 8, 2024

For select Saturday performances (November 16 & 23), ticket show holders for “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind” are invited to enjoy a complimentary drinks and small bites reception and an expert pre-show panel discussion courtesy of the Garaventa Center. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-11-11, Events, Issues Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Mago Hunt Center Theater, Performing and Fine Arts

“These Shining Lives” (Feb. 21-28)

February 19, 2024

You are cordially invited to UP Theater’s first production of 2024: “These Shining Lives” by Melanie Marnich, directed by Lezlie Cross, PhD. Based on a true story, this beautifully heartbreaking play chronicles the strength and determination of four women who were poisoned by the working conditions at the Radium Dial Company. (Read More).

Filed Under: 02-19-2024, Issues Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Mago Hunt Center Theater

“These Shining Lives”: Pre-Play Reception and Panel (Feb. 24)

February 19, 2024

All ticket holders for “These Shining Lives” are invited to enjoy a complimentary wine, cheese and dessert reception as campus experts highlight what to look and listen for, courtesy of the Garaventa Center. (Read More).

Filed Under: 02-19-2024, Issues Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Mago Hunt Center Theater

UP Theater Presents: A Workshop Reading of “TBA” by Carla Ching (Oct. 4–7)

September 25, 2023

UP Theater cordially invites you to their first production of the 2023-24 school year, a workshop reading of “TBA” by Carla Ching. “TBA” asks probing questions about self-fashioning and identity in our modern world. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2023-09-25, Issues Tagged With: Mago Hunt Center Theater, Performing and Fine Arts, Theater Program

Pre-Play Reception and Panel for Twelfth Night (Apr. 22)

April 14, 2023

All show ticketholders are invited to enjoy a complimentary wine, cheese, and dessert reception as campus experts highlight what to look and listen for, courtesy of the Garaventa Center. Mago Hunt Theater lobby. Reception at 6:15 p.m., pre-play panel at 6:45 p.m.   Info: up.edu/garaventa or 503-943-7702. Buy tickets here. ADA compliant event. 

Filed Under: 2023-04-17 Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Mago Hunt Center Theater, Pre-play reception

Pre-Play Reception and Panel for Twelfth Night (Apr. 22)

April 1, 2023

All show ticket holders are invited to enjoy a complimentary wine, cheese, and dessert reception as campus experts highlight what to look and listen for, courtesy of the Garaventa Center. Mago Hunt Theater lobby. Saturday, April 22. Reception at 6:15 p.m., pre-play panel at 6:45 p.m. Info: up.edu/garaventa or 503-943-7702. Buy tickets here. ADA compliant […]

Filed Under: 2023-04-03 Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Mago Hunt Center Theater, Pre-play reception

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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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