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Kat North Farewell Party: June 14, Pilot House

June 7, 2019

Kat North, administrative assistant to the vice president for student affairs, will leave her post at UP to accept a position as project coordinator for an engineering firm named Glumac. Her last day will be Monday, June 17. VP for student affairs Rev. John Donato, C.S.C., invites the campus community to come to the Pilot House Happy Hour […]

Filed Under: 06-10-2019 Tagged With: Kat North, Rev. John Donato C.S.C., Student Affairs

Sr. Sue Bruno, OSF, Receives 2016 Spirit of Holy Cross Award

September 16, 2016

Sr. Sue Bruno, OSF, resident director of Fields Hall, has received a 2016 Spirit of Holy Cross Award, given annually to lay collaborators of the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers. The award recognizes those who devotedly work to fulfill Blessed Basil Moreau’s vision and mission to “make God known, loved, […]

Filed Under: 09-19-2016, Campus Services, Congregation of Holy Cross, Residence Life Tagged With: Residence Life, Rev. John Donato C.S.C., Spirit of Holy Cross Award, Sr. Sue Bruno OSF

Rev. Gerard Olinger, C.S.C., and Rev. John Donato, C.S.C., Appointed to Vice President Positions

November 13, 2015

University of Portland president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., has announced the appointments of Rev. Gerard Olinger, C.S.C., as vice president for University relations, and of Rev. John Donato, C.S.C., as vice president for student affairs. Both appointments become effective January 1, 2016. Fr. Olinger will assume the position currently held by Laurie Kelley, who […]

Filed Under: 11-16-2015, University Relations Tagged With: Laurie Kelley, Rev. Gerard Olinger C.S.C., Rev. John Donato C.S.C., Rev. Mark L. Poorman C.S.C.

New Title IX Coordinator Appointed

August 28, 2015

Lauretta Frederking, acting assistant provost and professor of political science, has been appointed as the University’s new Title IX coordinator. Frederking will work with Fr. John Donato, C.S.C., in his capacity as deputy Title IX coordinator for students; Matt Baasten, associate provost, in his position as deputy Title IX coordinator for faculty, and Bill Jenkins, […]

Filed Under: 08-31-2015, Academics, Campus Services Tagged With: Bill Jenkins, Bryn Sopko, Lauretta Frederking, Matt Baasten, Rev. John Donato C.S.C., Title IX

Fr. Donato Named Holy Cross Religious Superior

July 2, 2015

Rev. John Donato, C.S.C., has been appointed to a three-year term as Religious Superior for the Holy Cross Community at the University of Portland, effective July 1. He is succeeding Rev. Jeffrey Allison, C.S.C., who served in that position for the past three years. The appointment was made by Rev. Thomas J. O’Hara, C.S.C., Provincial […]

Filed Under: 07-06-2015, Campus Services, Congregation of Holy Cross Tagged With: Congregation of Holy Cross, Rev. Jeffrey Allison C.S.C., Rev. John Donato C.S.C.

New Moreau Center Director

September 13, 2013

David Houglum has been hired as interim director of the Moreau Center for Service and Leadership, effective September 30, according to Rev. John Donato, C.S.C., student affairs. Houglum has served as a leadership scholar and educator at Loyola Marymount as associate director of student leadership and development in the Ignatian Leadership Institute. Please welcome him […]

Filed Under: Campus Services, Moreau Center, Student Affairs Tagged With: David Hoaglum, Moreau Center, Rev. John Donato C.S.C.

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Eugene Urnezius, Chemistry, published “2,5-Dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinones Appended with −P(═O)(OR)2 (R = Me or Et) Groups and Their Ammonium and Lithium Salts: Structural, Spectroscopic, and Electrochemical Properties.” Co-authors: Claire A. Kearney,  Kailin M. Mooney, Jordan N. Sanders, Kai J. Edison, Milan H. Hague, S. Joseph Lippert, Timothy J. Dobson, and Edward J. Valente. ACS Omega 10(44): 52954-52967.

Ashley Hass, Business, published “Behind the Screens: An Exploration of Social Media Marketer Burnout.” Co-author: Kelley Cours Anderson. Student Co-author: Kiley Pettit. Journal of Marketing Theory & Practice, 1-23. October, 2025. Hass also attended the 2025 Conference of the Society for Marketing Advances (SMA) in Las Vegas, NV, where she sat on the discussion panels for the following sessions: “Digital Parenting Roundtable: Untangling the Marketplace of Children’s Digital Consumption”; “Sustainable Me: The Mental Health Journey of Marketing Graduate Students and Academics: A Discussion”; “Exploring Student’s Creativity with Artificial Intelligence in Marketing Higher Education”; and “Navigating Mental Health in Early Academic Careers.” Hass also presented “Empathy Without Eyes: Perceived Non-Judgment and Empathy from GenAI and Its Elects on Consumer Self-Esteem.” Student Co-presenters: Alex Tran, Danielle Hass. November, 2025.

Andra Davis, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “Chemo chair conversations: A qualitative study of how life and death influence oncology nurses’ well-being and professional care.”  Seminars in Oncology. Available at SSRN 5277000. October, 2025. Davis also published “Towards equity in evaluation: Rethinking grading for nursing students.”  Journal of Nursing Education. August, 2025.

Ian Parkman, Business, was named to the editorial board of the Journal of Design, Business & Society.

Matthew Warshawsky, International Languages and Cultures, presented an invited lecture via Zoom about his book From New Christians to New Jews: Seventeenth-Century Spanish Texts in Defense of Judaism for the Kanter Lecture Series of the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies. November 9, 2025.

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