Day: August 28, 2025
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Faculty Spotlight: Marta Podemska-Mikluch
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How independent is “the science” we hear about in times of crisis? Marta Podemska-Mikluch(Business and Economics) has co-authored a new peer-reviewed article in Public Choice titled “Bespokescience: the use of ad hoc scientific advisory committees in the Covid-19 pandemic.” The paperexamines how six countries—Italy, the UK, the US, Poland, Uganda, and Sweden—organizedscientific advice during COVID-19.…
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Kathy Lund Dean (Business and Economics)
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Kathy Lund Dean (Business and Economics) presented in seven sessions at the annual Academy of Management conference in Copenhagen. Highlights included providing a keynote address, “I’m Not That Kind of Doctor: Experiential Pedagogy as the Bridge Between Educators and Student Mental Health Support,” followed by the Management Education and Development division’s recognition ceremony where Kathy…
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Jillian Downey (Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics)
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Jillian Downey (Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics) and her colleagues have started a podcast called Talking Through Teaching Tensions Together (T5). The goal is to share a “teaching tension” experienced by post-secondary educators and discuss how they have approached it. The podcast does not try to provide the one right answer to the teaching tensions…
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Kathy Lund Dean (Business and Economics)
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Kathy Lund Dean (Business and Economics) joined Todd Prafke (Saint Peter City Administrator) and Aimee Gourlay (League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust Collaboration Services Manager) to facilitate a conflict resolution and active listening session at the League of Minnesota Cities annual conference in Duluth. The experiential session helped participants practice early collaborative conflict management skills,…