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2020 Faculty Service Award Winner: Sarina Saturn

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 with UP faculty and staff, student groups, nonprofit organizations, and professional societies focuses on issues of diversity, nonviolence, training new scientists, and mental health. She is dedicated to helping communities foster social connection, empathy, compassion, resilience, and healing. She has been a key driver behind the implementation of University of Portland’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day. According to committee chair Mark Meckler, “Professor Saturn consistently serves causes of peace, respect, and care. She actively pushes back against violence, scorn and social ignorance. Her colleagues enthusiastically applaud and support her tireless service efforts. She has previously been honored with the athletic department’s “Difference” award and ASUP’s advisor of the year award.  Her service efforts and outcomes are an inspiration to her students and her colleagues.”

For more information contact Meckler at meckler@up.edu.

 

 

 

 

2019-2020 Excellence in Service Award: Nominations Needed

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 materials by nominees will be due by noon on Friday, March 13. Visit both the Moodle site and the C on C Faculty Awards Criteria and Submission Information page accessed from the Academic Senate resources page for information regarding the nomination process, award criteria, and supporting materials that will be needed by the committee.

Contact Mark Meckler at meckler@up.edu for more information.

CISGO Seed Grant Recipients

Staff and faculty portraitsThe 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 inter-cultural competency at the University of Portland and beyond. The awardees are:

  • Student Erika Standeven: “CSWE Training in Intergroup Dialogue: Knowledge and Skills for the Practice of Cross-Cultural Competence, Awareness, and Social Justice”
  • Student Aurora Myer: “A Comparative Study of Food Distribution Policies in the U.S. and Central America: Tackling Inequity through Social Entrepreneurship”
  • Sally Hood, English: “English as a Second Language (ESL) Curriculum Development in Toledo and Madrid, Spain for School of Education Students”
  • Alice Gates, sociology and social work: “Exploring Brazilian and U.S. Perspectives on Social Work Practice, Research, and Education”
  • Jeffrey White, international laguages and cultures: “Peer Mentoring for Global Learning: Program Planning and Implementation”
  • David Taylor, biology: “A Moveable Feast: A Comparison of Food Crop Diversity and Utilization among Portland-area Asian and Latino Immigrant Communities”
  • Mark Meckler, business administration: “The impact of authenticity and truthfulness driven cultural leadership and followership on regional and national economic health”
  • Jennette Lovejoy, communication studies: “Coming Together Through Stories”
  • Howard Feldman, business administration: “Intercultural Effectiveness Scale Workshop”
  • Brad Franco, history: “UP Study Abroad Program in Siena, Italy.”

For more information contact Regan at 7364 or regan@up.edu.

UP Men’s Lacrosse Team Volunteering

lacrosse copyThe 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 through fundraising efforts by A World of Hope: It Starts at Home. For the first time in Habitat’s history, all specialty builds will be active during the same time and at the same location. The Portland Pride Build, Women Build, Faith Build, and Youth United have all raised the necessary funds to begin construction on their sponsored homes. An estimated 10,000 volunteers will work side-by-side with 45 families to build the new community from the ground up, providing stability for approximately 150 children. For more information see the UP lacrosse team’s webpage at http://upmenslacrosse.wordpress.com.

UP Lacrosse Team Triumphs

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 in the playoffs. The UP lacrosse team was founded by UP students with Merckler’s assistance, and is a great success story for student entrepreneurs, student athletes, and student leaders. According to Meckler, many of the other teams in the league are formally run and supported by their institutions; the U.P team is a student-run club supported by ASUP. All UP community members are invited to attend the final home game on Saturday, April 20, at 10 a.m., on Pru Pitch soccer field (http://tinyurl.com/c69rmel).

Faculty Development Proposals

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 at 7429 or ainan@up.edu or any other member of the committee with proposals, questions, or requests for additional information. Committee members include Ray Bard, Susan Hinken, Shannon Mayer, Mark Meckler, Eric Anctil, Lauretta Frederking, Elayne Shapiro (for Renee Heath 2012-13), and Chris Hallstrom (for Stephanie Salomone spring 2013).

Faculty Development Proposals

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 at 7429 or ainan@up.edu or any other member of the committee with proposals, questions, or requests for additional information. Commitee members include Ray Bard, Susan Hinken, Shannon Mayer, Mark Meckler, Eric Anctil, Lauretta Frederking, Elayne Shapiro (for Renee Heath 2012-13), and Chris Hallstrom (for Stephanie Salomone spring 2013).