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September 30, 2024

Esther Gravis, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “Active learning strategies to increase student engagement in an undergraduate nursing pediatric course.” Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 19(4), 360. September, 2024.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, presented “Towards a Fellowship of Life: Bridging the Memory Gap between African and African American Pastoral Workers in the United States.” Virtual lecture at a meeting of the Black Catholic Clergy of Atlanta. September 16 and 23, 2024.

Aziz Inan, Engineering, published “A virtual birthday gift for NASA astronaut Sunita Lyn Williams.” Portland Tribune, September 24, 2024. Inan also published a partial version of the same article titled, “Happy 59^th Birthday, Sunita Williams!” in the IndiaWest Journal on September 20, 2024.

Rachel Wheeler, Theology, published Radical Kinship: A Christian Ecospirituality. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2024. Book cover image by UP History Professor Brad Franco, PhD.

Stephanie Salomone, Mathematics, presented “Inquiry about Inquiry: Questions for Formative Assessment,” as an invited speaker at the SIGMAA-IBL Fall Workshop Series. Virtual event. September 2024.

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An American Dream—an opera by librettist/Portland Magazine editor, Jessica Murphy Moo, and composer Jack Perla—was produced by OperaLab Japan in Tokyo (November 2024) and Manhattan School of Music (December 2024).

Larry Larsen, Performing and Fine Arts, designed the scenery for this year’s production of Nordic Fire for the Portland Revels that is playing at the Alberta Abbey from December 13 through December 22. He also is designing the lighting for Lakewood Theatre Company’s production of The Maltese Falcon based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett, which plays at the Lakewood Center in Lake Oswego from January 3 through February 9.

Lizhong Hao, Business, presented “The Impact of Auditor and Client Bargaining Power on Audit Pricing: A Two-Tier Stochastic Frontier Approach.” The 2024 Corporate Behavior and New Development of Financial Markets International Conference. Chongqing, China. November, 2024.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, was a discussant and participant at the International Congress on the Future of Theology ‘Legacy and Envisioning.’ Organized by the Dicastery for Culture and Education. Vatican City. December 9–10, 2024. Aihiokhai was also a discussant and participant at the General Assembly of the International Network of Societies for Catholic Theology (INSeCT). Rome, Italy. December 8 – 13, 2024.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice, Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, completed the training requirements to be certified in the DiSC assessment on December 19, 2024. The DiSC assessment is a powerful tool that helps individuals and teams improve communication, collaboration, and workplace dynamics by providing insights into behavioral and communication styles. If you’d like to explore using the DiSC assessment for your individual or team’s leadership development, please contact Dave Houglum.