Norah Martin

Faith And Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Jan. 29

January 15, 2016

The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be Friday, January 29, at 3:30 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy Conference Room. The group will discuss a chapter from William Deresiewicz’s book Excellent Sheep entitled “Great Books,” an excerpt from Gunartana’s Mindfulness in Plain English, and a reflection by Thicht Nhat Hanh entitled “Washing Dishes” (from his book Miracle of Mindfulness). Readings are available at https://sites.up.edu/garaventa/fildg/. Refreshments will be served. All faculty and staff are welcome.

For more information contact Norah Martin, philosophy, at 7138 or martinn@up.edu.

Faith & Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Nov. 6

October 30, 2015

The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be Friday November 6, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in the Murphy Conference Room in Franz Hall. The group will be discussing Oliver Sack’s essay “Sabbath,” a short excerpt from Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si’, titled “The Need to Protect Employment,” and a poem by Raymond Carver, “Loafing.” All readings may be found on the Faith and Intellectual Life website at https://sites.up.edu/garaventa/fildg/. Refreshments will be served. All faculty and staff are welcome.

For more information contact Norah Martin at 7138 or martinn@up.edu.

Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Sept. 25

August 21, 2015

The Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will have its first meeting of the year on Friday, Sept. 25 from 3:30 – 5 p.m. in the Murphy Room. We will discuss a chapter from Chris Lowney’s Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company that Changed the World and Tim Kreider’s 2012 New York Times Op-ed piece, “The ‘Busy’ Trap.” All faculty and staff are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, please contact Norah Martin, philosophy, at martinn@up.edu or x7138.

2015 Faculty Awards

May 11, 2015

The 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.

Faith And Intellectual Life Discussion Group, March 27

March 23, 2015

The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be on Friday, March 27, 3:30-5 p.m., in the Franz Hall Murphy Room. The group will be discussing Isak Dinesen’s short story Babette’s Feast, and also will also be celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group with special refreshments. All faculty and staff are welcome. For more information contact Norah Martin, philosophy, at martinn@up.edu.

UP Graduates in the Global Community

March 9, 2015

The Collaborative for International Studies and Global Outreach (CISGO) Executive Committee invites faculty and staff to attend listening sessions to give their thoughts and input into potential global learning outcomes which have been drafted by a CISGO subcommittee. The sessions will take place on Tuesday, March 17, from 4 to 5 p.m., in Franz Hall room 111, and Wednesday, March 18, from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., in Franz 111. A listening session for students will take place on Thursday, March 19, from 7 to 8 p.m., with free pizza served.

An invitation and draft of the potential learning outcomes for global learning are available at this link: http://tinyurl.com/p7zwr45.

For more information contact the CISGO Executive Committee (Laurie McLary, chair; Mark Kennedy, Norah Martin, and Lisa Reed).

Faith And Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Feb. 6

January 26, 2015

The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be Friday, February 6, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy conference room. The group will discuss “Cultivating ‘Sparks of Divinity:’ Soul-Making as Purpose of Higher Education” by late Ursinus College president Bobby Fong. In the context of this reading, the group will discuss answers to the question, “What was the most significant book you read as an undergraduate?” All faculty and staff are welcome, and refreshments will be served.

For more information contact Norah Martin, philosophy, at 7138 or martinn@up.edu.

Free Screening of “Welcome To Unity,” Nov. 13

November 10, 2014

The McNerney-Hanson Chair in Ethics will host a screening of the award-winning documentary, “Welcome to Unity,” on Thursday, November 13, at 6:15 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The screening is free and open to all.

“Welcome to Unity” is a story filmed by a group of exchange students and local American teens. The exchange students sink their teeth into rural Oregon, while becoming the stars of their high school football team, and simultaneously learn to live the ‘American Way’. It is described as “a coming of age documentary that embarks on a journey of friendship, learning, understanding, and tolerance. As a group of people become a global family, they beat the odds in transcending cultural boundaries, and moving past stereotypes.” The film won best documentary in two different categories at the Chicago Film Festival.

For more information, contact Norah Martin, philosophy, at martinn@up.edu.

Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group, April 4

March 31, 2014

The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be on Friday, April 4, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy conference room. The group will be discussing Antonio Spadaro’s “Interview with Pope Frances: A Big Heart Open to God” and the Rothko paining “Orange Red Orange,” which accompanies this announcement.

Readings are on electronic reserve in the library under Eifler, Karen or Martin, Norah, Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group. All faculty and staff are welcome. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Martin at martinn@up.edu or Eifler at eifler@up.edu.

Faith & Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Feb. 7

February 3, 2014

The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be on Friday, February 7, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy conference room. The group will be discussing Antonio Spadaro’s “Interview with Pope Francis: A Big Heart Open to God,” and a Rothko image to be announced later. Readings are on electronic reserve in the library under Eifler, Karen or Martin, Norah, Faith and Intellectual Discussion Group. All faculty and staff are welcome. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Martin at martinn@up.edu or Eifler at eifler@up.edu.