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Monday, March 11, 2019
»Campus visits for School of Social Work dean finalists
»Talya Bauer and Berrin Erdogan, Business faculty, received a 2019 Textbook Excellence Award from the Textbook Authors Association for their co-authored book, Organizational Behavior: Bridging Science and Practice. The award will be presented at the associ
»Dannelle Stevens, Curriculum and Instruction emerita faculty, had her book, Introduction to Rubrics: An Assessment Took to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback and Promote Student Learning, listed in an article, “A New Instructor Recommends Six Bo
»Suwako Watanabe, World Languages and Literatures faculty, attended the Language Advocacy Day 2019 meeting sponsored by the Joint National Committee for Languages and the National Council for Languages and International Studies held in Washington, D.C., Fe
»Anita Bright, Curriculum and Instruction faculty, presented a paper, “How Could She Say That? Engaging with ‘Trigger Words’ in Multilingual Settings” at the Language, Education, and Identity in Multilingual Contexts conference in York, U.K.
»Eva Thanheiser, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, and Amanda Sugimoto, Curriculum and Instruction faculty, presented “Access to Opportunities as a Teaching Routine” at the Teachers Development Group Leadership Seminar in Portland in February.
»Eva Thanheiser, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, gave two peer-reviewed presentations titled “Observation Instruments as Professional Development Tools: Three Approaches to Engage Teachers in Instructional Improvement Efforts” and “‘It Just Got Real!’:
»Suwako Watanabe, World Languages and Literatures faculty, presented a workshop, "ACTFL's Core Practices: Implications for Japanese Language Teaching," at the Confederation in Oregon for Language Teaching Spring Conference held at Linfield College, McMinnv
»Susan Chan, Music faculty, was the featured piano accompanist for choreographer Marie Chouinard and her dance company as they gave a contemporary performance in Portland March 7-9 through White Bird.
»Jason R. Jurjevich, Urban Studies & Planning and Population Research Center faculty, co-authored “Contradictions of the Climate‐Friendly City: New Perspectives on Eco‐Gentrification and Housing Justice,” published in the International Journal of Urban and
»Mel Katz, Art emeritus faculty, has an exhibit of his work titled “Wall Sculpture” at Russo Lee Gallery in Portland through March 30.
»Vicki Reitenauer, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies faculty, had her article "'A Practice of Freedom': Self-grading for Liberatory Learning" selected for reissue in a retrospective volume of Radical Teacher called "Teaching Notes Greatest Hits"
»Luis Ruedas, Biology faculty, co-authored “Illuminating the Obscured Phylogenetic Radiation of South American Sylvilagus Gray, 1867 (Lagomorpha: Leporidae)” published in the Journal of Mammalogy, Vol. 100, Issue 1, Feb. 28, pp. 31-44.
»Shung Jae Shin, Business faculty, authored an article titled “High-performance Work Practices and Organizational Creativity During Organizational Change: A Collective Learning Perspective" in the Journal of Management.
»Jack Straton, Physics and University Studies faculty, had one of his photographs chosen to be part of the 5th Annual Abstract Catalyst Exhibition, a juried international joint show of 2D and 3D artists, at the Verum Ultimum Art Gallery in Portland, Aug. 2
»Tanya Sydorenko and John Hellermann, Applied Linguistics faculty, Steven Thorne, World Languages and Literatures faculty, and MA TESOL alumna Vanessa Howe recently published their article, "Language Related Episodes in the Context of Augmented Reality Pla
»Eva Thanheiser, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, co-authored “The Student Discourse Observation Tool: Supporting Teachers in Noticing Justifying and Generalizing,” published in Mathematics Teacher Educator, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 57-74.
Monday, March 4, 2019
»Darrell Grant, Music faculty, received the 2019 Portland Jazz Master at the PDX Jazz Festival held Feb. 25 through March 2.
»Ivan Sutherland, Engineering visiting scientist, was elected by the BBVA Foundation for the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Information and Communications Technologies. This prestigious international accolade, given by the Spain-based foundation, recogniz
»Anita Bright, Curriculum & Instruction faculty, was an invited panelist for the topic “Creating a Supportive Policy for English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives” for the National Academies of Science, Engineering, a