Aziz Inan, engineering, wrote “Interesting Letters, by George” in The Columbian.
Amber Vermeesch, nursing, will present an in-person PechaKucha presentation of Nature-Based Intervention Study: Finding Enduring Revitalization in Nature Among Undergraduate Senior Nursing Students along with co-presenter Layla Garrigues and student co-presenter Kira Mattesat Sigma Theta Tau International’s 33rd International Nursing Research Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 21-25, 2022.
Patrick Murphy, performing and fine arts, has been elected to serve as Secretary for Region 2 of the National Association of Schools of Music. Patrick has been the university’s NASM representative for the past seven years and will serve a three-year term.
Lars Erik Larson, English, published a review of the book Spirits of Place in American Literary Culture by John Gatta (Oxford UP, 2018) in the journal Religion & Literature (52.3-53.1, Autumn 2020-Spring 2021: 225-227). PDF available for the asking: larson@up.edu.
Dave Houglum, Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, is serving as a leadership specialist for the strategic plan for Lutherhaven Ministries (https://lutherhaven.com/) concerning the creation of the new Bethany Center for Service and Leadership, located in rural North Idaho (Osburn, Idaho). The Bethany Center will serve as a catalyst for both individual and community transformation in one of the most impoverished areas in the United States.