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UP Students Land French Teaching Assistantships

April 13, 2018

Six out of eight University of Portland student applicants have been accepted for teaching assistantships in France by the Cultural Services of the French government, and two were placed on the waiting list, according to Trudie Booth, French studies. The following students will go to France this fall: Raluca Gosman ’18, biology major, French and chemistry […]

Filed Under: 04-16-2018, Academics, International Languages & Cultures Tagged With: French Studies, French Teaching Assistantships, Trudie Booth

UP French Studies Graduates Receive French Teaching Assistantships

May 19, 2017

Three French teaching assistantships have been granted to University of Portland French studies graduates by the French government, according to Trudie Booth, international languages and cultures. Emma Bauer ’17, Clare Munger ’15, and Jenna Kunz ’17 will be teaching in France this coming academic year. A fourth UP alumna applied and may receive word later […]

Filed Under: 05-15-2017, 05-22-2017, Academics, International Student Services Tagged With: French Studies, French Teaching Assistantships, Trudie Booth

French Studies Students Granted Teaching Assistantships

May 6, 2016

Three French teaching assistantships were applied for and granted to University of Portland French studies graduates by the French government, according to Trudie Booth, international languages and cultures. Kealey Johnson ’16 will teach in Lyon, Douglas Blair ’15 will teach in Lille, and Clare Munger ’15 has declined her assistantship to pursue a teaching career […]

Filed Under: 05-09-2016, Academics, International Languages & Cultures Tagged With: Douglas Blair, French Studies, Kealey Johnson, Trudie Booth

Students Awarded Teaching Assistantships in France

May 18, 2015

Three French studies students (Britta Geisler, Rubama Nasir, and Julia Maynard) have been granted teaching assistantships in France, according to Trudie Booth, international languages and cultures. The assistantships are sponsored by the French Ministry of Education and the Cultural Services office of the French Embassy and give eligible French majors the opportunity to teach English […]

Filed Under: 05-18-2015, Academics, International Languages & Cultures Tagged With: Britta Geisler, International Languages and Cultures, Julia Maynard, Rubama Nasir, Trudie Booth

2014 Faculty Awards

May 12, 2014

The University’s 2014 Faculty Awards were presented on Tuesday, May 6, at the Faculty Awards Dinner, with the following results: The James Culligan Award, established in 1953 in memory of a dedicated servant of the University and presented annually to a faculty member in recognition of distinguished service, was presented to Karen Eifler, co-director of […]

Filed Under: 05-12-2014, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: Elayne Shapiro, Karen Eifler, Matthew Warshasky, Trudie Booth

French Studies Majors Shine

April 8, 2013

All UP French studies majors who applied for English teaching assistantships (ETAs) sponsored by the French government to teach English in France next academic year have been accepted, according to Trudie Booth, international languages and cultures. The students are Daniel Lunchick-Seymour, Makena Collin, Sarah Wong, and Nicole Fleury. The assistantships are sponsored by the French […]

Filed Under: 04-08-2013, Academics, International Languages & Cultures Tagged With: French Studies, International Lang, Trudie Booth

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Nick McRee, Sociology and Social Work, published “Academic debate and civic engagement in adolescence and young adulthood: evidence from a national longitudinal study.” Argumentation and Advocacy, 61(3–4), 323–338. He also published “When Chairs Shield Faculty from Service Opportunities: Protecting Colleagues or Hindering Community?” The Department Chair, 36(3), 11-13.

Katie Danielson, Education, was awarded a grant from The Spencer Foundation in the amount of $374,940.00 for the “Collaborating Towards Transformational Visions for Digital School Systems” project. Danielson also published “Learning to let go: Transformations in teachers’ pedagogical reasoning about classroom discussion.” Co-authors: Gotwalt, E., Kavanagh, S. Teaching and Teacher Education. January 2026

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “From monoamine deficits to multiscale plasticity: Twenty-five years of ketamine and the neurophysiology of depression.” Journal of Neurophysiology, jn.00516.2025.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice in the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, facilitated a multi-day series of invited leadership development workshops for the staff team at Lutherhaven Ministries in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Houglum led six interactive sessions focused on DiSC-informed leadership, coaching-centered leadership, servant leadership and accompaniment, powerful feedback, and the co-creation of team commitments to support healthy culture and sustainable impact. In addition, Houglum provided multiple individual leadership coaching sessions for staff members throughout the engagement. January 2026.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published the following articles in VoiceAfrique.org: “The Saturated Wisdom of Saint Joseph: Relevant Virtues for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings of the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2025). December 19, 2025. “The Gift of the Nativity is Grounded in an Ethics of Neighborliness.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Mass on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025). December 24, 2025. “The Spirituality of Ambition and the Grace of the Incarnation.” Reflections on the Readings for the Vigil Mass of Christmas, 2025. December 24, 2025. “The Theotokos: A Mirror in Which We Discover Ourselves as Bearers of God’s Life to Each Other.” (Reflection on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.) December 31, 2025. “Jesus Christ: The Revealer of the Grace of Encounters and an Embrace of Difference.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. January 4, 2026.) January 3, 2026. “Christian Baptism as a Summon for Global Justice: What We Must Embrace for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord. January 11, 2026.) January 10, 2026. Aihiokhai also published a review of The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza. Edited by John S. Munayer and Samuel S. Munayer. Orbis Books, 2025. Catholicbooksreview.org

Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Communication and Media, presented “Teaching with Transformative International Conflict Partners” on the panel, “Healing Divides and Elevating Connections within Conflict & Peacebuilding.” National Communication Association Convention. November, 2025.

Christi Richardson-Zboralski, Director of Marketing – Graduate Programs, published a short story under pen name, Christi R. Suzanne, entitled “Outlaw’s Dust.” In Lisa Diane Kastner (Ed.) 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. Running Wild Press. January 7, 2026. All proceeds from this anthology go toward Habitat for Humanity LA. Find it on the Broadway Books website or on Bookshop.org.

Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

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