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Office of the Provost

Bulletin Updates Due Monday, March 11

March 8, 2019

Faculty and staff members who are tasked with updating their departmental and office information in the 2019-2020 University Bulletin need to submit changes to reviewers by Monday, March 11, according to Elise Moentmann, associate provost. Reviewers are typically associate deans. Reviewers then have until Friday, April 1 (three weeks) to go over the changes and decide to […]

Filed Under: 02-18-2019, 02-25-2019, 03-04-2019, 03-11-2019, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: 2019-2020 University Bulletin, Elise Moentmann, Jericho Knight, Office of the Provost

Rank & Tenure Announcements, 2019

February 8, 2019

The provost’s office has announced the following promotions and grants of tenure, effective July 1, 2019: Lindsey Benes, nursing; Tenure, Promotion Madhuparna Kolay, business: Tenure, Promotion Jeffrey Meiser, political science: Tenure, Promotion Sarina Saturn, psychological sciences: Tenure, Promotion Zachary L. Simmons, psychological sciences: Tenure, Promotion For more information contact the provost’s office at x7105 or […]

Filed Under: 02-11-2019, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: Jeffrey Meiser, Lindsey Benes, Madhuparna Kolay, Office of the Provost, Rank and Tenure, Sarina Saturn, Zachary Simmons

Get To Know New Faculty Members

November 30, 2018

This week, the Office of the Provost is pleased to introduce three more new faculty members: Paige Hall, assistant professor of chemistry Capt. Brian Scism, assistant professor of aerospace studies, Air Force ROTC Gregg Meyer, instructor, Shiley School of Engineering. Visit the 2018 New Faculty Profiles page and get to know all our new faculty members.

Filed Under: 12-03-2018, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: New UP Faculty, Office of the Provost

Undergraduate Research Awards: Nominate Now

November 23, 2018

The provost’s office and the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement are requesting nominations for two awards to be given on Founders’ Day: the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award and Outstanding Graduating Senior in Undergraduate Research Award. Faculty members can be nominated by other faculty members, administrators, students, or by self-nomination. Students can be nominated […]

Filed Under: 11-19-2018, 11-26-2018, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: Founders Day, Office of the Provost

Get To Know New Faculty Members

November 23, 2018

This week, the Office of the Provost is pleased to introduce the following new UP faculty members: Joan Flora, director of student placements, School of Education Capt. Drew Lindley, assistant professor of aerospace studies, Air Force ROTC Don Norton, assistant professor of performing and fine arts. Visit the 2018 New Faculty Profiles page and get to know all our […]

Filed Under: 11-26-2018, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: Office of the Provost

Meet Our New Faculty Members

November 16, 2018

This week, the Office of the Provost is pleased to introduce two more new UP faculty members to the campus community: Martin Cenek, associate professor, Shiley School of Engineering Nikki Warthen, instructor, School of Nursing. Visit the 2018 New Faculty Profiles page and get to know all our new faculty members.

Filed Under: 11-19-2018, Academics, Campus Services, Provost's Office Tagged With: New Faculty, Office of the Provost

Meet Our New Faculty Members

November 2, 2018

This week, the Office of the Provost is pleased to introduce three more new faculty members: Jodine Blankenship, instructor, School of Nursing Fr. James King, C.S.C., instructor of theology Nermine Ramadan, visiting instructor of mathematics. Visit the 2018 New Faculty Profiles page and get to know all our new faculty members.

Filed Under: 11-05-2018, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: C.S.C., Fr. James King, Jodine Blankenship, Nermine Ramadan, Office of the Provost

Welcome New UP Faculty!

October 26, 2018

The Office of the Provost would like to introduce this year’s new faculty members to the UP community, highlighting two or three each week. This week, we are pleased to introduce: Laura Blackhurst, instructor, School of Nursing Priya Mani, lecturer, microbiology Itzel Cruz Megchun, assistant professor of design, Pamplin School of Business. Visit the 2018 New Faculty […]

Filed Under: 10-29-2018, Academics Tagged With: Izel Cruz Megchun, Larua Blackhurst, Office of the Provost, Priya Mani

Welcome New UP Faculty!

October 19, 2018

This week, the Office of the Provost is pleased to introduce three more new faculty members: Sharon Delcambre, visiting instructor of environmental studies Major John David Gasa, assistant professor of aerospace studies, Air Force ROTC Susan McDaniel, lecturer of performing and fine arts. Visit the 2018 New Faculty Profiles page and get to know all our new faculty members.

Filed Under: 10-22-2018, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: Major John Gasa, Office of the Provost, Sharon Delcambre, Susan McDaniel

Get To Know New UP Faculty Members

October 12, 2018

This week, the Office of the Provost is pleased to introduce three new UP faculty members: Faith Claman, associate professor, School of Nursing Radana Dvorak, instructor, Shiley School of Engineering Christy Stauffer, visiting instructor, mathematics. Visit the 2018 New Faculty Profiles page and get to know all our new faculty members. For more information, contact Jericho Knight, provost’s office, […]

Filed Under: 10-15-2018, Academics Tagged With: Christy Stauffer, Faith Claman, Jericho Knight, Office of the Provost, Radana Dvorak

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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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