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Mark Pitzer

Mark Pitzer Presenting 2018 “Last Lecture,” April 25

As the kick-off of Senior Night, the annual Last Lecture is an opportunity for a beloved professor to share photos, stories, and sentimental life advice as seniors prepare for commencement and beyond. Each year, the seniors have an opportunity to vote for who will speak. The Class of 2018 is excited to announce that Mark Pitzer, psychological sciences, will be this year’s presenter.

Pitzer will be giving his lecture on Wednesday, April 25, at 7 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. While seating may be limited, all faculty and staff are invited to celebrate with the soon-to-be graduates at Prost with Profs in the Pilot House immediately following the presentation. Please join us in congratulating Mark Pitzer on this wonderful honor!

For more information contact Trevor Harvey, development, at harvey@up.edu.

Clark Library Gallery: “Searching for Homunculus”

The opening reception for Searching for Homunculus will be in the Clark Library Gallery on October 27 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exhibit features the work of Mark Pitzer, psychological sciences, a behavioral neuroscientist who studies diseases of the brain and teaches about brain evolution and function. He is also an artist and creates sculptures and paintings that explore the disparities between how we experience conscious awareness and how the brain may actually function. We invite you to engage your brain with his work and stop by the reception, or view the art on display in the gallery through December.

2015 Faculty Awards

staff & faculty portraitsThe University’s 2015 Faculty Awards were presented on Tuesday, May 5, at the Faculty Awards Dinner, with the following results:

  • The James Culligan Award, established in 1953 in memory of a dedicated servant of the University and presented annually to a faculty member in recognition of distinguished service, was presented to Norah Martin, philosophy. She was noted as “a wonderful teacher, a creative and wide-ranging scholar, a consummate voice for reason and judgement in every imaginable area, a model of selfless service,” and much more. Winners of the Culligan Award wear the medal with their academic regalia, as a sign of the University’s highest faculty honor.
  • The Deans’ Award for Faculty Leadership, presented annually to a tenured faculty member who exemplifies, in an extraordinary way, the qualities of teaching and scholarship described in the University’s Articles of Administration for appointment, advancement in rank, and tenure, was presented to Ellen Lippman, Pamplin School of Business.
  • The Outstanding Teaching Award, presented annually by the University’s Committee on Teaching and Scholarship to a faculty member who is a particular exemplar of the University’s commitment to superb teaching, was presented to Mark Pitzer, psychological sciences.
  • The Outstanding Scholarship Award, presented annually by the University’s Committee on Teaching and Scholarship to a faculty member who presents unusually significant and meritorious achievement in professional scholarship during the past two academic years, and whose work substantively enhances the effectiveness of his or her classroom teaching, was presented to Martin Monto, sociology and social work.

For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or provost@up.edu.