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Spring 2024 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research Recipients; Summer Applications Now Open (Due Feb. 15)

December 18, 2023

The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce recipients of the Spring 2024 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research awards. These faculty members have been selected to collaborate with and mentor undergraduates on a co-designed research experience during the 2024 spring semester:

Neil Oculi, Environmental Studies: “Developing Geospatial Modules for Coastal Vulnerability and Watershed Vulnerability Index for Saint Lucia to better Understand the Impacts of Climate Change” with Nevaeh Bray, Dylan Daniman, Sarah Jolls, Christopher Karo, Dylan Powell, and Ryan Schraner
Esther Gravis, Nursing: “Evaluating Inclusive Teaching Strategies in an Undergraduate Social Justice and Population Health Course” with Lea Prudhomme and Lexa Wendl
Jessica Logue, Philosophy: “A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Van Gogh” with Anna Singley
Christie Engesser Cesar and Priya Mani, Biology: “Student Responses to Peer Learning Assistants in Biology Lecture Courses” and “Professional Development in Undergraduate Learning Assistants” with Shannon Duggan and Cade McDonald

Applications for summer 2024 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research awards are available now in the Undergraduate Research section of PilotsUP.

Applications for summer 2024 are due February 15 at noon.

Announcing New Ignite Grants for Faculty Innovation in Teaching & Learning

February 16, 2018

The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce the Ignite Grants for Faculty Innovation in Teaching and Learning. With up to $5,000 per grant, Ignite will support new ideas and approaches for course, curriculum, and program development that make an innovative contribution to UP’s teaching and learning future. Proposals will also advance Vision 2020 and support deans’ strategies and priorities. Ideas that test student imagination and creative problem solving skills in their respective disciplines are especially encouraged, as are proposals that strengthen collaboration with other units on campus.

These grants will be awarded to full-time faculty who have the support of their deans. Faculty are encouraged to collaborate with other campus professionals (full-time or part-time) and may also work with students in the planning and implementation of projects. Proposals are due on Friday, March 30.

For more information and to submit a proposal, please see the Ignite Grants on the Teaching and Learning Hub web site.

An American Dream—an opera by librettist/Portland Magazine editor, Jessica Murphy Moo, and composer Jack Perla—was produced by OperaLab Japan in Tokyo (November 2024) and Manhattan School of Music (December 2024).

Larry Larsen, Performing and Fine Arts, designed the scenery for this year’s production of Nordic Fire for the Portland Revels that is playing at the Alberta Abbey from December 13 through December 22. He also is designing the lighting for Lakewood Theatre Company’s production of The Maltese Falcon based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett, which plays at the Lakewood Center in Lake Oswego from January 3 through February 9.

Lizhong Hao, Business, presented “The Impact of Auditor and Client Bargaining Power on Audit Pricing: A Two-Tier Stochastic Frontier Approach.” The 2024 Corporate Behavior and New Development of Financial Markets International Conference. Chongqing, China. November, 2024.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, was a discussant and participant at the International Congress on the Future of Theology ‘Legacy and Envisioning.’ Organized by the Dicastery for Culture and Education. Vatican City. December 9–10, 2024. Aihiokhai was also a discussant and participant at the General Assembly of the International Network of Societies for Catholic Theology (INSeCT). Rome, Italy. December 8 – 13, 2024.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice, Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, completed the training requirements to be certified in the DiSC assessment on December 19, 2024. The DiSC assessment is a powerful tool that helps individuals and teams improve communication, collaboration, and workplace dynamics by providing insights into behavioral and communication styles. If you’d like to explore using the DiSC assessment for your individual or team’s leadership development, please contact Dave Houglum.

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