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  • Faculty Spotlight: Yurie Hong

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    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

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    Dave Stamps (Music) was elected President of the International Society of Jazz Arrangers & Composers (ISJAC). He will begin as President-Elect in July 2023.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Ortmann

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Heldke

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    Lisa Heldke (Philosophy) gave an invited talk for the Philosophy Department at Marquette University entitled, “Stuck on You: Thinking Parasitically.”

  • Faculty Spotlight: Nicolas Darcourt

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    Nicolas Darcourt (Art and Art History) has a solo exhibition at the Hillstrom Museum of Art entitled, “Improvised Structures: Recent Sculptural Works by Nicolas Darcourt.” The exhibition runs from Monday, February 13 through Sunday, April 23, 2023. All are welcome to attend the opening reception on February 13 from 7:00–9:00 p.m., including an artist talk…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Kate Aguilar

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    Kate Aguilar (History) published an opinion column in the Washington Post, “Blocking Black history is an attempt to counter Black Power,” about the academic changes happening in Florida, on the first day of Black History Month.