Faculty Spotlight: Jill Patterson
Jill Patterson (Theatre and Dance) and Abbie Doran ’23, Have Been Invited… to present “Veneer”—choreographed by Jill and performed by Abbie—at the National American College Dance Association (NCDA) Festival Gala Performance at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center, California State University, Long Beach on May 26-28. This was one of three dances from the Gala (out […]
Faculty Spotlight: Marcia Bunge
Marcia Bunge (Religion) co-edited a new book… “So That All May Flourish: The Aims of Lutheran Higher Education (Fortress, 2023),” with Jason A. Mahn (Augustana College) and Martha E. Stortz (Augsburg University). The volume explores the core values, distinctive strengths, and contemporary challenges of the 27 institutions in the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities […]
Faculty Spotlight: Yurie Hong
Yurie Hong (Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies) delivered an invited lecture on March 16 at the University of Victoria, “Between Appreciation and Complicity: The Homeric Hymn to Demeter, Octavia Butler’s Kindred, and a Korean-American Take on Rape and Family History.” She also gave a brief presentation, “When the Personal is Professional: Scholarship and Marginalized Identities,” […]
Faculty Spotlight: Dave Stamps
Dave Stamps (Music) was elected President of the International Society of Jazz Arrangers & Composers (ISJAC). He will begin as President-Elect in July 2023.
2022-23 Matthias Wahlstrom Lecture
Please join us Tuesday, April 18th, 2023, at 4:30pm in Beck Academic Hall, Room 101 for the seventh annual Matthias Wahlstrom Lecture. Pamela M Kittelson of Biology will present her talk entitled “Every new beginning comes from another beginning’s end.” President Rebecca Bergman will introduce Professor Kittelson, and refreshments will be provided for conversation after […]
Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Ortmann
Lisa Ortmann (Education) Worked with a team of teachers to publish a new 9th grade STEM curriculum to the National Science Teachers Association. The unit applies Next Generation Science Standards to engineering contexts for learning.
Faculty Spotlight: Jill Patterson
Jill Patterson (Theatre and Dance) and Abbie Doran ’23, Have been selected for the gala concert performance at the American College Dance Association Conference, North Central region! Jill’s solo, “Veneer,” was one of 11 dances chosen for the concert from among 36 adjudicated pieces submitted by attending colleges and universities. Abbie will reprise the performance […]
Faculty Spotlight: Peg O’Connor
Peg O’Connor (Philosophy) Completed Her 40th Podcast Since Summer 2022. Each podcast was in conjunction with her book, “Higher and Friendly Powers: Transforming Addiction and Suffering,” published this past fall. Additionally, she has given five talks and several interviews during that time. (She is now officially talked out.)
Faculty Spotlight: Carlos Mejia Suarez
Carlos Mario Mejía Suárez (Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures) received an honorable mention for his short story “Adán y Acelia” (“Adam and Acelia”) in the third edition of the short story contest 20 años de la revista ‘Archivos del sur.’
Faculty Spotlight: Kate Aguilar
Kate Aguilar (History) published a piece in the Washington Post about the historic significance of having two African American quarterbacks square off in this year’s Super Bowl.