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Conversation on Prisons, Nov. 21

November 15, 2013

University of Portland, upVail Fletcher and her communication studies students received a competitive Oregon Humanities Conversation Starter Project grant to host a program titled, “Beyond Bars: Rethinking Our Reliance on Prisons” on Thursday, November 21, 7-9 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons. It will be an interactive conversation focused on considering the following questions: What role do prisons serve in our country? Is it possible to envision a world where people are safe and secure, and where there is accountability, without prisons? Does our prison system, in some cases, actually cause rather than reduce crime? The event is sponsored in part by the Garaventa Center, the Department of Social Justice, the Department of Political Science, and the Department of Communication Studies. The event will be immediately followed by a dessert reception. All community members are welcome. Please contact Fletcher at fletcher@up.edu with any questions and/or if you plan on bringing your class.

Filed Under: 11-18-2013, Academics, Communication Studies, Events Tagged With: Bauccio Commons, Communication Studies, Garaventa Center, Political Science, social justice, Vail Fletcher

Freedom Fighters Exhibit

February 11, 2013

A group of freshman students from Roosevelt High School have created a museum-quality traveling exhibit and publication featuring the stories of sixteen local individuals who have taken part in historic social justice movements. The Freedom Fighters Exhibit will be on display on Tuesday, February 19 and Wednesday, February 20, in the Franz Hall foyer, and is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public.

Fourteen University of Portland students in Rich Christen’s social studies methods course assisted ninety Roosevelt students in a freshman humanities course as they interviewed local community leaders who have taken a stand for social justice, working to advance the civil rights of various races, cultures, and religions. The resulting exhibit has been traveling alongside a national Frederick Douglass exhibit throughout Portland and Multnomah County during the month of February 2013.

For more information contact Kathleen Staten, education, at 7135 or staten@up.edu.

Filed Under: 02-11-2013, Academics, Events, School of Education Tagged With: Freedom Fighters Exhibit, Rich Christen, Roosevelt High School, School of Education, social justice

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Katie Danielson, education, had her piece, “Effectiveness of scaling up a vocabulary intervention for low-income children, pre-K through first grade” (with coauthors Susan B. Neuman and Preeti Samudra) published in The Elementary School Journal, 121(3), 385-409. https://doi.org/10.1086/712492

Claire McKinley-Yoder, nursing, contributed “Student-led fall prevention care management reduced fall risks at assisted living facilities” (with coauthors Kiyoshi-Teo, H., Lemon, E., & Ochoa, O.) in the December 2020 edition of Innovation in Aging,  4(Suppl 1), 238, https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.767

September Nelson, nursing, was awarded Outstanding Abstract at the Western Institute of Nursing – Gerontology Special Interest Group, April 2021. She also attended the Western Institute of Nursing Research Conference- Predictors of intent of leave among long-term care nurses, April 2021.

Cara Hersh, English, was mentioned in a piece on crafting and presenting effective syllabi in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Teaching newsletter.

 

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