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Excellence in Service Award Nominations Deadline Extended to Feb. 28

February 17, 2021

The Committee on Committees is still accepting faculty nominations for the 2020-2021 Excellence in Service Award. This award allows the University community to recognize and celebrate outstanding dedication and accomplishment in service. The committee will accept nominations until February 28, 2021. Nominations should be submitted to the Service Award Moodle site or may be emailed directly to meckler@up.edu. To nominate someone, […]

Filed Under: 02-22-2021, Academics Tagged With: Committee on Committees, Excellence in Service Award, Mark Meckler

Excellence in Service Award Nominations Welcome

November 27, 2020

The Committee on Committees is now accepting faculty nominations for the 2020-2021 Excellence in Service Award. This award allows the University community to recognize and celebrate outstanding dedication and accomplishment in service. The committee will accept nominations until Monday, February 15, 2021. Nominations should be submitted to the Service Award Moodle site. Submission of supporting materials […]

Filed Under: 11-30-2020, Academics Tagged With: Committee on Committees, Excellence in Service Award, Mark Meckler

2020 Faculty Service Award Winner: Sarina Saturn

June 5, 2020

Congratulations to Sarina Saturn for receiving the University of Portland’s 2019-2020 Service Award. The candidates for the 2020 Faculty Service Award were excellent this year, with three different candidates receiving a first-place vote. After rigorous analysis, discussion, and reflection, the Committee on Committees decided that Saturn’s contributions stood above the rest. Saturn’s extensive volunteer work […]

Filed Under: 06-08-2020, Academics, Campus Services Tagged With: Mark Meckler, Sarina Saturn, Service Award

2019-2020 Excellence in Service Award: Nominations Needed

January 10, 2020

The Committee on Committees is now accepting faculty nominations for the 2019-2020 Excellence in Service Award. This award allows the University community to recognize and celebrate outstanding dedication and accomplishment in service. The committee will accept nominations until noon on Friday, January 24. Nominations should be submitted to the Service Award Moodle site. Submission of supporting […]

Filed Under: 01-06-2020, 11-25-2019, 12-02-2019, 12-16-2019, 12-23-2019, Academics Tagged With: Excellence in Service Award, Mark Meckler

CISGO Seed Grant Recipients

January 27, 2014

The Collaborative for International Studies and Global Outreach (CISGO) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2013-2014 CISGO Seed Grants, according to Kate Regan, international languages and cultures. The grants are for projects related to increasing international issues and learning on campus, and support faculty, staff, and student projects that increase international awareness and […]

Filed Under: Academics, International Languages & Cultures Tagged With: Alice Gates, Aurora Myer, Brad Franco, CISCO, David Taylor, Howard Feldman, Jeanette Lovejoy, Jeffrey White, Kate Regan, Mark Meckler, Sally Hood

UP Men’s Lacrosse Team Volunteering

November 1, 2013

The Univerisity of Portland men’s lacrosse team will be volunteering with Habitat for Humanity on Saturday, November 16, according to the team’s faculty advisor Mark Meckler, business administration. The development at Southeast 171st and Division streets will be the largest Habitat build in Oregon and part of Habitat’s four-year bank of land that was purchased […]

Filed Under: Athletics Tagged With: Habitat for Humanity, Mark Meckler, UP Men's Lacrosse

UP Lacrosse Team Triumphs

April 15, 2013

The U.P men’s lacrosse team has a 9-1 record and as of April 13 was ranked at no. 19 nationally for Division II, according to Mark Meckler, business administration. Depending on one final game the UP team is in good shape to secure first in the division again and to get a first round bye […]

Filed Under: Campus Services Tagged With: Mark Meckler, UP Lacrosse Team

Faculty Development Proposals

April 1, 2013

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is soliciting proposals from faculty and staff to host workshops, roundtables, and presentations during Faculty Development Day, to be held on Tuesday, May 7, according to Aziz Inan, committee chair. Proposals related in some way to the promotion of teaching, scholarship, or professional development are encouraged. Please contact Inan […]

Filed Under: 04-01-2013, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Aziz Inan, Chris Hallstrom, Elayne Shapiro, Eric Anctil, Faculty Development Day, Lauretta Frederking, Mark Meckler, Ray Bard, Renee Heath, Shannon Mayer, Stephanie Salomone, Susan Hinken, Teaching and Scholarship Committee

Faculty Development Proposals

March 11, 2013

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is soliciting proposals from faculty and staff to host workshops, roundtables, and presentations during Faculty Development Day, to be held on Tuesday, May 7, according to Aziz Inan, committee chair. Proposals related in some way to the promotion of teaching, scholarship, or professional development are encouraged. Please contact Inan […]

Filed Under: Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Aziz Inan, Chris Hallstrom, Elayne Shapiro, Eric Anctil, Faculty Development Day, Laurette Frederking, Mark Meckler, Ray Bard, Renee Heath, Shannon Mayer, Stephanie Salomone, Susan Hinken, Teaching and Scholarship Committee

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Natalie Nelson-Marsh presented “From fieldnotes to futures: Organizational communication in the age of AI”. National Communication Association Pre-Conference, Elevating Organizational Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. November, 2025.

Ian Parkman, Business, published “Lead Value Design Insight: Leveraging the Van Westendorp PSM for Design for Meaningfulness Pricing Strategies.” Co-author: Arto Ruokonen. Design Management Review (Vol. 36, No.4)

Three faculty members from International Languages and Cultures participated in the 122nd annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), November 20-23 in San Francisco. Verena Hutter presented “Embodied Memory: Holocaust Tattoos and Postmemory,” served as presiding officer of all three sessions of Austrian Studies, and chaired one of them. María Echenique presented “A Precursor of ‘Feminism from the Zulos’ by Dahlia de la Cerda” and served as presiding officer and chair of the session Spain, Portugal, and Latin America: Jewish Culture and Literature in Trans-Iberia. Matthew Warshawsky presented “A ‘Tenth Muse’ in 1600s Sephardic Amsterdam: Isabel Rebeca Correa, Translator, Poet, and Feminist” and served as presiding officer and chair of the Jewish Literature and Culture session. 

Andra Davis, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “Nursing faculty perceptions and Integration of primary palliative care content in undergraduate education: National and local institution assessments.” Co-authors: Lippe, M., Wolf, A., Cormack, C. L., Ehrlich, O., Glover, T. L., and Kirkpatrick, A. J.  Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 27(6), 280-289.

Don Norton, Performing and Fine Arts, performed a Tour of Louisiana with jazz quartet Facing West, with performances at Nicholls State University (Thibodaux), University of Louisiana at Monroe, and Louisiana Tech University (Ruston). November 5-7, 2025.

Kristin Sweeney, Environmental Science, published “Topographic, climatic, and age controls on the reworking of volcanic debris avalanche deposits.” Co-author: Major, J.J. Bull Volcanol 87, 115 (2025).

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “Rethinking Advent Hope as Covenantal Bond. Reflections on the Readings for First Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. November 30, 2025. Aihiokhai also published “A Disruptive Content of Hope: Awakening the Human Imagination to New Possibilities. Reflections on the Readings of the Second Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 7, 2025. 

Rachel Wheeler, Theology, presented “Traces in the Sand: Wisdom from the Christian Desert Tradition for a Time of Collapse.” Aldo & Estella Leopold Writing Residency lecture presented at the Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM, November 18, 2025.

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, presented “Difficult-To-Treat Depression: Bottlenecks, Evolving Biology, and Where Ketamine-Class Treatments Fit.” An invited presentation for the Behavioral Health Integration ECHO, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ (virtual). December, 2025.

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