Thirst Fridays

Toast Portland Magazine at Thirst Friday, April 26

April 18, 2019

The Garaventa Center cordially invites all faculty and staff to a special edition of Thirst Friday on April 26, from 4-6 p.m., in Franz Hall room 330. With live jazz from 4-5, a 5 p.m. toast to Jessica Murphy Moo and the re-launch of Portland Magazine, and an “Only in Portland” tasting menu, this is a Thirst Friday not to be missed! It’s the last one for this academic year, so bring along a colleague or two and (weather permitting!) enjoy our beautiful patio along with tasty treats, assorted libations and great conversation. For more information contact Karen Eifler at eifler@up.edu.

Thirst Fridays Return, August 8

August 1, 2014

“A sorrow shared is a sorrow halved.” As the campus reels from the sudden passing of our exuberant and feisty Kate Regan, the Garaventa Center would like to dedicate its regularly scheduled Thirst Friday on Friday, August 8 to her memory. Doors open at 3 p.m. in the center (Franz 330) and all faculty and staff are welcome to come by for 10 minutes or two hours and connect with one another through favorite stories, laughing, weeping, conversation and refreshments. For more information contact Karen Eifler at eifler@up.edu.

Celebrate Thirst Friday, Dec. 6

November 22, 2013

The Garaventa Center continues in providing a festive spirit by inviting all to join them for “Thirst Fridays.” All faculty and staff are invited to drop by the Center in 330 Franz Hall any time from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Friday, December 6, to enjoy wine, sparkling waters, snacks, and sparkling, convivial conversation with people from all over campus. For more information, contact Garaventa Center co-director Karen Eifler at 8014 or eifler@up.edu.

Celebrate Thirst Fridays

October 18, 2013

The Garaventa Center celebrates its move to the Corrado Reading Room (330 Franz) by inviting all faculty and staff to join them for “Thirst Fridays” this autumn. Stop by any time from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Friday, October 25 and Friday, December 6 to enjoy wine, sparkling waters, snacks, and sparkling, convivial conversation with people from all over campus. For more information, contact Garaventa Center co-director Karen Eifler at 8014 or eifler@up.edu.

Jacquie Van Hoomissen has been selected by the steering committee of the NSF ADVANCE Partnership project (Advancing STEM Careers by Empowering Network Development) to join the inter-institutional peer mentoring network of Administrators in the Northwest region. As a member of an Administrator Alliance, she will work with teams to evaluate how campus policies and practices impact professional advancement and leadership development of a diverse faculty in STEM fields. The goal of the program is to reduce institutional obstacles to advancement for women in STEM fields, create more equitable communities, and foster the retention and advancement of a diverse STEM faculty population.

Hannah Highlander, mathematics, edited An Introduction to Undergraduate Research in Computational and Mathematical Biology: From Disease Dynamics to Big Data (with Carrie Diaz Eaton, Alex Capaldi), New York, NY: Springer. ISBN 978-3-030-33645-5, February 2020.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, was cited in The Tablet, December 9, 2019: “Africans Warn Numerical Growth Has To Be Matched By ‘Tools of Liberation.'” See the article here. He was also elected as a member of the Board of Directors for a three years term at the College Theology Society in March 2020.

Elizabeth Lee, institutional research, has been elected to the Association for Institutional Research’s Board of Directors as a member-at-large. AIR is an organization that seeks to empower higher education professionals to utilize data, analytics, and evidence to make decisions and take actions that benefit students. Elizabeth has cycled off as treasurer for the Pacific Northwest regional organization for institutional researchers in time to serve at the national level. Full election results are available at this link.

Cara Poor, Shiley School of Engineering, contributed “Evaluation of agricultural byproducts as amendments in bioretention systems for metal and nutrient removal” (with Ben Guidice, Jacob Bib, and student coauthor Camille Morgan) to Journal of Environmental Engineering, 146: 04020029, March 2020.

Hillary Merk, Jacqueline Waggoner, James Carroll, Heidi Parrett, and Claire Tooley, education, presented one paper at the annual conference of the Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) in Atlanta, GA, February 28-29, 2020. The paper was titled “From High School to Teaching: Developing a ‘Grow Your Own’: Pathway for A More Diverse Teaching Profession.”

Jacqueline Waggoner, Hillary Merk, Randy Hetherington, James Carroll, and Bruce Weitzel, education, presented at the annual conference of the Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) in Atlanta, GA, February 28-29, 2020. The paper was titled “Trauma Informed Practices and Teacher Preparation.”