Service Learning

Wanted: Immersion Accompaniers for 2016-2017 Academic Year

September 30, 2016

laird-copy The Moreau Center is looking for faculty and staff who are interested in accompanying students on service immersions this year. Any exempt UP faculty or staff member who has a commitment to service, a desire to encourage student formation, and a willingness to live simply while immersed in an extended experience with students is welcome to apply. Immersions offered this year include: Rural Immersion (fall break), Urban Immersion (winter break), Border and Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge Immersion (spring break), and Nicaragua Immersion (3 weeks of May).

If you are interested in exploring this possibility or learning more, contact Laurie Laird, Moreau Center, at laird@up.edu or any other Moreau Center staff.

Faculty and Staff Invited to Apply for Accompanier Position

March 31, 2014

Faculty and staff are invited to apply for a 2014-2015 service learning accompanier position by Friday, April 11th using the online application found at http://www.up.edu/moreaucenter/. No experience is necessary. Any UP faculty or staff member who has a commitment to service, a desire to encourage student formation, and a willingness to live simply while immersed in an extended experience with students is welcome to apply.

Service learning immersions offered next year include: Food Justice and Rural Immersions (fall break), Urban Immersion (winter break), Border and Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge Immersion (spring break), and Nicaragua Immersion (3 weeks of May).

Any questions can be directed to Dave Houglum, Moreau Center, at houglum@up.edu or any other Moreau Center staff.

In November 2020, the month of All Saints, All Souls, and the Día de los Muertos, Fr. Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., theology emeritus, presented an educational webinar for the North American Catholic Cemetery Conference on the requested topic “Why burying the dead is a Corporal Work of Mercy,” available on the Conference YouTube site.

Natalie Nelson-Marsh, communication studies, presented “The Mental Mile Podcast: A Discussion of Gender and Career,” November 2020.

Rebecca Smith, education, contributed “Team teaching and learning: A model of effective professional development for teachers” (with Nicole Ralston, Jacqueline Waggoner, and student coauthor Zulema Naegele) in The Professional Educator, 43(1), 80-90, November 2020.

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, presented “This We Believe: Personal and Mathematical Axiomatic Systems” at the San Jose State Mathematics Colloquium, December 2020.

Corey Pressman, nursing, has his artwork featured at the Waterstone Gallery group show this month. The gallery is open on weekends for those who would like to see Corey’s work in person and you can also make an appointment for a private showing. More information at the Waterstone Gallery link.

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