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Welcome Back to Campus—Zoom Updates and Resources Reminder

August 30, 2024

Welcome back everyone! Head on over to the Techtalk blog to view our reminder on Zoom update info and the variety of resources available for learning more about the platform.

Filed Under: 2024-09-02, Issues Tagged With: Tech Talk blog, Zoom

July Zoom Update

August 2, 2024

July has been a busy month with holidays and vacations but Zoom keeps their product rolling through it all- here to finish off your month is our July 2024 Zoom Update! Come back each month for your update and stay tuned on Techtalk as the new school year comes for posts on other timely technology subjects!

Filed Under: 2024-08-05, Issues Tagged With: Tech Talk blog, Zoom

May 2024 Zoom Update

May 28, 2024

The summer term is off and running! You can now also review our monthly Zoom post for the most recent updates and features in our Techtalk blog, as we as a number of other recent posts from the Spring term on a variety of topics. We hope you enjoy it along with the gorgeous weather we have been having! (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-05-27, Issues Tagged With: Tech Talk blog, Zoom

April 2024 Zoom Update

April 29, 2024

Hello all, and best wishes for the end of the term! Our newest Techtalk blog post includes information on recent updates including wider Whiteboard functionality, so please stop by and take a look! We also encourage you to take a moment to look at our other recent posts on a variety of useful topics including Cascade and WordPress. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-04-29, Issues Tagged With: Tech Talk blog, Zoom

March Zoom Update

April 1, 2024

We hope this finds you well- we are already past the halfway point of the term! TechTalk’s monthly Zoom blog post for March, is now available- with exciting information on better recording availability via the link to Kaltura Mediaspace for those hosting Zoom meetings with multiple hosts. (Read More).

Filed Under: 04-01-2024, 2024-04-01, Issues Tagged With: Information Services, Zoom

February Zoom Announcement

February 19, 2024

As we reach the middle of the month, it’s time for another installment information on Zoom updates and features. To check out the most recent notes, head on over to our February 2024 Zoom Update. We hope that the Spring term has gotten off to a good start! (Read More).

Filed Under: 02-19-2024, Issues Tagged With: Zoom

December 2023 Zoom Update

December 18, 2023

The Fall term is drawing to a close, and with it comes our final Zoom update of 2023. Check out our December Zoom Post on the Techtalk Blog (along with several other recent articles in our revamped series). We wish you a wonderful holiday season and look forward to seeing you again in 2024! (Read More)

Filed Under: 12-18-2023, Issues Tagged With: Tech Talk blog, Zoom

November ZOOM Updates

November 20, 2023

It’s that time of the month- Zoom updates! Please check out our November post with reminders on how to make sure that you are up to date and have a great Thanksgiving next week!

Filed Under: 11-20-2023, Issues Tagged With: Information Services, Zoom

Zoom Updates and Features

October 23, 2023

Zoom has released its monthly updates and an exciting new feature. Check out our October Techtalk Post for more information. We hope you all had a wonderful Fall Break and look forward to having you back on campus next week!

Filed Under: 10-23-2023, Issues Tagged With: Tech Talk blog, Zoom

Start of Fall Zoom Update

September 18, 2023

Welcome back everyone. For our monthly reminders regarding updates and features, please be sure to view our September Techtalk Blog Post. Enjoy the term ahead!

Filed Under: 2023-09-25, Issues Tagged With: Tech Talk blog, Zoom

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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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