Paul Myers

Spirituality and Meaning in Higher Education Lecture, Oct. 9

October 6, 2014

All faculty and staff are invited to a lecture on the diversity of spirituality among faculty presented by Jennifer A. Lindholm, special assistant to the vice provost for undergraduate education at UCLA, following her Student Affairs Leadership Workshop earlier in the day. The lecture begins at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct 9, in the Holy Cross Lounge on the third floor of Franz Hall, and will be followed by a wine and cheese social.

Lindholm’s scholarship focuses on the structural and cultural dimensions of academic work; the career development, work experiences, and professional behavior of college and university faculty; and undergraduate students’ personal development. She is the author of a book on faculty spirituality titled The Quest for Meaning and Wholeness, and a student spirituality book titled Cultivating the Spirit. Both are available in the Pilot House bookstore through October.

For more information regarding the faculty presentation at 4:30 p.m., contact Paul Myers, health center, at 8983 or myers@up.edu or Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, at 8014 or eifler@up.edu.

Advisory Committee On Inclusion

March 25, 2013

The Ad Hoc President’s Advisory Committee on Inclusion is hosting community listening sessions at the following times and locations:

Tuesday, April 2: Staff Listening Session with Stacey Watanabe and Br. Thomas Giumenta, C.S.C., noon to 1 p.m., Buckley 015
Wednesday, April 3: Faculty Listening Session with Gary Malecha and Elayne Shapiro, noon to 1 p.m., Franz 107
Wednesday, April 3: Student Listening Session with Austin Veiga and Lauretta Frederking, 7-8 p.m., Buckley 310
Thursday, April 4: Student Listening Session with Kirsten Rivera and Bob Duff, 5-6 p.m., Buckley Auditorium.

Any community members who cannot attend listening sessions may submit anonymous comments and suggestions using the form found at http://tinyurl.com/d7596dz. For ADA questions regarding accessibility of listening sessions or the anonymous survey contact Paul Myers, health center, at 7134 or myers@up.edu.

CNBC published a story on the challenges first generation college students are facing during the coronavirus pandemic, featuring University of Portland’s FGEN program: “First-gen students have a spirit of resiliency that it doesn’t surprise me that despite all of this they are doing very well,” shared Matt Daily, assistant director and program manager of FGEN.

Stephanie Michel, Heidi Senior, Diane Sotak, and Jane Scott, Clark Library, published “University of Portland: Strong relationships and a respected instruction program” in C. C. Gardner, E. Galoozis, & R. Halpern, (Eds.), Hidden Architectures of Information Literacy Programs (pp. 299-308). ACRL.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, contributed “Reclaiming Plurality after Trent – Response to ‘Catholic Identity’” to Wakeup Lazarus Blog. July 23, 2020. He also served as Reviewer and Endorser of Book: “African Women and the Shame and Pain of Infertility, Damasus C. Okoro. Wipf and Stock Publishers, July 2020.

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