Day: August 28, 2025

  • Faculty Spotlight: Marta Podemska-Mikluch

    Faculty Spotlight: Marta Podemska-Mikluch

    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.…

  • Kathy Lund Dean (Business and Economics)

    Kathy Lund Dean (Business and Economics)

    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…

  • Jillian Downey (Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics)

    Jillian Downey (Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics)

    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…

  • Kathy Lund Dean (Business and Economics)

    Kathy Lund Dean (Business and Economics)

    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,…