Patricia Allen Gives Keynote at International Conference
May 24, 2013
Dr. Patricia Allen will be the keynote speaker at the Canadian Association for Food Studies in Victoria, B.C. in June 2013.
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Dr. Patricia Allen will be the keynote speaker at the Canadian Association for Food Studies in Victoria, B.C. in June 2013.
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Dr. Susan Carter, interim chair of the MA in Interdisciplinary Studies Department, was named vice president of the Pacific Northwest Region of the American Academy of Religion / Society of Biblical Literature in May 2013.
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Tabitha Jensen, MBA and interdisciplinary studies alum, was named executive director of Seattle's Teen Feed in May 2013.
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Abigail Marlatt and Katherine Park, students in the interior design program, received top awards in a statewide student design competition in May 2013.
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Marylhurst faculty received "excellence and innovation" grants supporting work in business, interior design, art, sustainability and music therapy.
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Lajos Balogh, music faculty, was profiled in the March 2013 issue of Alaska Airline's flight magazine as an "unlikely sports hero."
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Dr. Meg Roland, chair of the English literature & writing department, will discuss blogging about medieval topics at the International Congress on Medieval Studies in May 2013.
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Art alum Rhonda Forsberg's photographs are on exhibit at the Art Cafe Hemingway in Kapa'a, Kauai through June 2013.
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An article by Dr. Patricia Allen, food systems & society department chair, was selected for inclusion in a "best of" retrospective issue of the esteemed journal Gastronomica.
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Art alum Renee Zangara will exhibit paintings at Nine Gallery in May 2013.
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Science faculty George R. Miller co-authored Portland Rose Festival, a pictorial history of the festival's first century, published April 2013.
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The Council for Interior Design Accreditation re-accredited the BFA in Interior Design program at Marylhurst University for a six-year term effective March 2013.
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The Rev. Trudy Bradley, M.Div. alum and former Marylhurst faculty member, was remembered at the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon's Annual Community Awards & Celebration Dinner on April 25, 2013.
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The Department of Science and Mathematics introduces Science Lab Wednesdays, a fun way for everyone to learn more about the world around them.
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Applied theology alum Kirsten Backstrom will offer a workshop, Open-Minded Dreaming: An Introduction to Dreams and Dreamwork, based on her thesis work, on April 27, 2013.
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A student, an alum and a faculty member from the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies Department will present at the annual Pacific Northwest American Academy of Religion conference in May 2013.
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In an effort to further reduce waste, Savor Cafe now offers Eco-Takeouts for those dining outside of the cafe.
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Two digital stories by English faculty member Perrin Kerns will be screened at the 5th Annual Digital Storytelling Conference in Ankara, Turkey in May 2013.
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Art alum Peter Qualliotine's planned memorial for the victims of the Green River killer - the first of its kind - was featured in the April 2013 issue of Seattle Magazine.
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Marylhurst students introduced patrons at Lake Oswego Public Library to electronic literature through an exercise in creating spine poetry.
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English alum Rita Vistica, SNJM, received the Excellence in Education Award at St. Mary's Academy alumni celebration in April 2013.
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English faculty Joan Maiers will give a poetry reading April 13 at the Chinese Garden, and her work will be featured in an exhibition at the EcoTrust Building opening in May 2013.
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Jason Naiman, interior design faculty, served as consultant on the Stoller Family Estate winery tasting room, one of the Top 10 Green Projects of 2012, according to Interior Design magazine.
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Marylhurst's Sustainability Advisory Council will host a lunch hour discussion about the environmental issues around bottled water on April 10, 2013.
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Paul Sutinen, director of art programs and Department of Art & Interior Design co-chair, will exhibit his latest works at Nine Gallery in April 2013.
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MAIS alum Catherine Al-Meten published a compilation of poetry about life lived in the shadows of war.
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Sustainable MBA alum Terry Gibson received the Stewardship Volunteer Award of the Year from Friends of Tryon Creek in March 2013.
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Dr. Pamela Kaval, sustainable business faculty member, contributed a chapter to Ecosystem Services in Agricultural and Urban Landscapes, to be published April 2013 by Wiley-Blackwell.
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Fedele Bauccio, CEO of Bon Appetit, the company managing Marylhurst's Savor Cafe, was featured in the February 2013 issue of Sustainability: The Journal of Record.
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Communication studies alum Tony Coles has been promoted to senior vice president of programming for the west region of Clear Channel Media and Entertainment.
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Jay Ponteri, creative writing program director, will give a reading from his celebrated new memoir, Wedlocked, on March 29, 2013 at Powell's City of Books.
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Dr. Jennifer Sasser, chair of the human sciences department, facilitated a workshop on teaching critical thinking in gerontology at the 2013 Association for Gerontology in Higher Education conference.
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English alum Michelle Walsh and her twin Michael Heisler share wisdom gained through life's school of hard knocks through Elder Wisdom Circle, a site that connects teens and young adults with "cyber-grandparents" for advice.
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Dr. Melanie Booth, dean of learning and assessment, will lead a workshop titled Prior Learning Assessment 101 at the 2013 WASC Academic Resource Conference in San Diego.
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The March 18 performance of A Soldier's Tale will be broadcast live on KBOO's A Different Nature. On March 25, the program will broadcast a recording of a new composition by John Paul, music department chair.
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MBA student TJ DiCaprio received the 2013 Individual Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Center for Corporate Climate Leadership in Washington, D.C.
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Marylhurst's innovative master's in food systems & society program was featured in the March 2013 issue of Oregon Business Magazine.
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Dr. Garry Jost, religious studies faculty, contributed to the Textual History of the Ethiopic Old Testament Project, a collaborative transcription of the Old Testament written in ancient Ethiopic language.
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Greg Crosby, art therapy counseling and human sciences faculty, led workshops at the 2013 Annual Group Psychotherapy Association Conference in New Orleans.
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Dr. Jesse Stommel, director of the English and digital humanities program, was featured in a March 2013 Portland Business Journal article about how online offerings are shaping the future of higher education.
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David McNamee, interim chair of graduate and undergraduate business, presented Servant Leadership: Changing Trends in Global Leadership at Oregon Campus Compact's Conference in February 2013.
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Marylhurst alum Jerilyn Felton led a workshop titled Doing Ministry with Dogs in February 2013.
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Catherine Nelson '12, MBA, has been promoted to the position of nurse administrator at Providence, Mt. Scott Surgery Center.
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CNN iReport featured The Iraq Names Project by Nancy Hiss, interior design program director, as part of Assignment: The war through your eyes: Iraq 10 years on.
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Dr. Melanie Booth, dean of learning and assessment, will join a panel discussion on the purpose, capacity and culture of assessment at the Oregon Program Evaluator's Network 2013 conference.
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Dr. Meg Roland, chair of the English literature and writing department, published an essay in the Winter 2012 issue of the journal Arthuriana.
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Music alum Thara Memory won a 2013 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists with Esperanza Spalding.
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Marylhurst President Judi Johansen will be one of four panelists at the Portland Business Alliance's forum, A Conversation with the Region's Private University Leaders, on February 20.
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Two new universities have joined Marylhurst and seven other institutions in a consortium enabling MBA students to take sustainable business courses from any member institution.
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Jesse Stommel and Sean Michael Morris, English department faculty, will lead a seminar about digital pedagogy and MOOCs for the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education in February 2013.
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Dr. Jennifer Sasser's Gero-Punk Project was featured on ChangingAging.org, a blog from world-renowned geriatrician Dr. Bill Thomas.
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Dr. Patricia Allen, food systems & society department chair, published an article on food security in the January 2013 issue of Journal of Rural Studies.
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Dr. Jan Carpenter, education department chair, presented at the Association for Middle Level Education Conference in November 2012.
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MBA alum Molly McGuirk has been promoted to U.S. region manager at RigNet, Inc.
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David McNamee, interim chair of graduate and undergraduate business departments, will conduct a workshop entitled Leading Differently: The Servant Leader in a Military Environment at the GreenLeaf Center's annual conference in June 2013.
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Art alum Dawn Roe's exhibition Goldfields opens February 7, 2013, at The White Box.
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Robert Dupuy, interior design faculty, has been promoted to creative director of Interface Engineering's lighting studio.
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Rob Abramovitz, business faculty and M.Div. alum, will present Narrative Leadership: Creating an Environment that Works at the 2013 International Conference of the Association of Global Management Studies.
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Dr. Jesse Stommel and Sean Michael Morris, faculty in the English & Digital Humanities program, are among a select group of academic leaders initiating an open discussion around online education through a co-authored "bill of rights" for digital learning.
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Art alum Kate Simmons' exhibition, Homespun, featuring works influenced by country life, domesticity and craft is on display in Clackamas Community College's Alexander Gallery through February 15, 2013.
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Tamara "TJ" Dicaprio, a student in Marylhurst's MBA in Sustainable Business program, was named one of 35 women leaders in corporate social responsibility.
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Haoua Cheick Seip, business & leadership student, traveled to Washington, DC in December 2012 to accept the VEGA Program Service award for her volunteer work in Africa and Sri Lanka.
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Joan Maiers, English faculty, and several Marylhurst students and alumni will participate in poetry readings celebrating Oregon Poet Laureate William Stafford in January 2013.
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Art alum Amy Buchheit's one-of-a-kind, hand painted custom shoes were featured on The Cooking Channel's Bitchin' Kitchen in December 2012.
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The phrase at the center of Marylhurst's program -- "food systems" -- refers to the study of food from the ground to the green bin, and everything in between, according to The Oregonian.
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The Oregon State Senate confirmed Gov. John Kitzhaber's nomination of Tom Tsuruta as a new Port of Portland Commissioner in December 2012.
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Dr. Patricia Allen is the right person at the right place at the right time to direct the new Department of Food Systems & Society at Marylhurst University, according to the Portland Tribune.
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The Oregonian's top 10 Northwest books of 2012 included English faculty Natalie Serber's Shout Her Lovely Name.
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Art alum Jonnel Covault's linoleum block prints are on display at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Hospital's Cancer Center, as part of their Nature of Healing art installation.
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Dr. Therese West, interim music therapy program director, was a featured speaker at conferences in Sweden and Chicago in 2012.
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Dr. Patricia Allen, chair of the food systems and society department, was a featured speaker at the 2012 PUREFOOD conference in Barcelona, Spain.
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Religious studies alum Ruth Beck has launched a business from a hobby she started while studying at Marylhurst.
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MBA alum Anthony Siebers has been named director of student services at Benedictine University in Mesa, Arizona.
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Sarah Gallegos, AmeriCorps retention specialist, will implement a campus-based peer mentoring program, matching college student mentors with at-risk college mentees.
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Paul Sutinen, director of art programs and department co-chair, is one of 30-plus leaders in the visual arts and other disciplines invited to participate in the inaugural Rauschenberg Residency in fall 2012.
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Effective 10 am on November 30, 2012, when you access marylhurst.edu from your handheld device, you'll be redirected to our new mobile site.
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Art faculty Laura Hughes is one of four artists invited to create a site-specific installation for Disjecta's current exhibition, The Lathe of Heaven, open now through December 30, 2012.
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Organizational communication alum Karen Green has been named executive director of the Cat Adoption Team effective December 3, 2012.
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Dr. Jennifer Sasser, human sciences department chair, will co-facilitate two webinars: The Future of Medicare and The New Aging Marketplace, on November 29 and December 13, 2012.
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Dr. Justin Smith, director of choral activities, was the featured clinician and judge for the first annual Clark College Choral Festival in November 2012.
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Barry Bennett, MBA faculty member, penned a guest column titled, The Disconnect Between What We Say about Education and What We Do, published in the October 30, 2012 edition of The Oregonian.
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Marylhurst alum Chanin Ballance, founder and CEO of VIA, was named as one of 2012's Women Worth Watching.
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Dr. Petra Kern, music therapy faculty, published a book on music therapy and autism spectrum disorder in October 2012 and is presenting at conferences worldwide.
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Jessica Bumpus, MBA in Sustainable Business student, joined SmartWatt Energy's National Grid Small Business Program office as a sales representative in October 2012.
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Matt Geiger, interior design faculty, has launched a creative project, Blank Brand Bags, funded through a social media campaign.
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Art alum Helen White will exhibit works in the Alexander Gallery at Clackamas Community College in November 2012.
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Dr. Ethan Benatan, vice president for information technology and CIO, was named a National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education Fellow in October 2012.
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Dr. David Denny, chair of the culture and media department, presented a paper at the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Conference in October 2012.
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Marylhurst students Carrie Padian, Holly Dickinson and Darwin Riviere won first prize in the 2012 Sledgehammer Writing Contest.
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Jim Thayer, sustainable business faculty member, will be featured on OPB television's Oregon Field Guide on November 8, 2012.
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Dr. Jennifer Sasser and Natasha Niro, human sciences faculty, were published in the fall 2012 newsletter for the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.
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The Creative Arts Therapies Association will hold their annual conference, featuring keynote speaker Lillian Pitt, at Marylhurst University on November 4, 2012.
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Dr. Patricia Allen, chair of the food systems and society department, spoke at a symposium titled Food Insecurity: Assessing Disparities, Consequences and Policies in October 2012.
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Dr. Jennifer Sasser's textbook Aging: Concepts and Controversies, co-authored with Dr. Harry Moody, was reviewed in the October 2012 issue of The Gerontologist.
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An essay by Dr. David Denny, chair of the culture and media department, titled Food, Sex and Sustainability: A Plea for the Ethical was published in the autumn 2012 issue of Elohi Gadugi Journal.
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National Novel Writing Month organizers interviewed Marylhurst's faculty about Digital Writing Month, an event challenging participants to write 50,000 words of digital text in November.
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Marylhurst MBA alum David Ferry was promoted to the rank of major in the U.S. Army.
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Matthew Dickman, internationally acclaimed poet, will read at Marylhurst University on October 23, 2012.
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Oregon Bio 2012, the annual conference of the Oregon Bioscience Association, was hosted by the Department of Science & Mathematics in October.
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Ivonne Saed, English literature & writing faculty member, will read from her personal collection at Jewish Voices, an annual reading by Jewish writers and poets on October 30, 2012.
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The U.S. Postal Service is soliciting community input on evaluating the Marylhurst post office. A public meeting will be held October 23, 2012.
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Art alum Andrea Schwarz-Feit will be featured in an exhibition at Butters Gallery through October 27, 2012.
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Simeon Dreyfuss, chair of the interdisciplinary studies department, presented Interdisciplinary Thinking: Theory and Enactment at the 2012 conference of the Association for Integrative Studies.
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MA in Interdisciplinary Studies interim chair Dr. Susan Carter joined Dr. Riane Eisler for a discussion on Blog Talk Radio, hosted by Marylhurst student Cathy Bennett, in October 2012.
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Applied theology alum Elizabeth Engstrom has been writing for more than 30 years and is hoping to start a writers' conference in Eugene. She's a spiritual counselor, too.
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The groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction of the historic Belluschi House was held on the Marylhurst campus September 11, 2012.
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The Portland Guitar Society will celebrate its silver jubilee with a CD release and concert on October 6, featuring Marylhurst's Peter Zisa.
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We are sad to announce the tragic death of Reverend Trudy Bradley, Marylhurst religious studies faculty member and M.Div. alum.
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In October 2012, Waterstone Gallery presents Memory and Reflection, an exhibition of new mixed media pieces by Marylhurst art alum Kelly Orr.
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For a fourth consecutive year, Marylhurst University has been named one of the top military friendly schools in the nation.
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Under the leadership of President Judith Johansen, Marylhurst University "dusts off" its Catholic identity, embracing the body of values brought by the founding Sisters to build an inclusive community.
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Melanie Booth, dean of learning and assessment, contributed chapters to New Directions for Teaching & Learning: Interpersonal Boundaries in Teaching and Learning, published by Jossey-Bass in October 2012.
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Reconstruction of a small but historically significant home, designed by Portland architect Pietro Belluschi and donated to Marylhurst University, will begin this fall.
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Paul Sutinen, director of art programs and department co-chair, is among the artists exhibiting work at Nine Gallery's 25th anniversary exhibition in September.
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Oregon Campus Compact, dedicated to activating higher education toward student participation in civic life, recognized Marylhurst's service program and this year's AmeriCorps volunteer, Pam Leibrant, among their 2012 accomplishments.
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Communications faculty Teddy Gardner is one of several experts headlining the 2012-13 Voices Leadership Forum, designed to advance leadership and management skills for women.
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Art alum Margaret Eccles Yost has been named a senior fellow and director of The Attic Institute's new visual arts program.
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Natalie Serber, faculty in the English literature and writing department, was featured in Sunday's New York Times Book Review.
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Megan Blossom and Reiko Igarashi passed the National Council for Interior Design Qualification exam, earning the prestigious NCIDQ certification.
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Interdisciplinary studies student Serena Stoudamire was named a winner of the 2012 Women of Achievement Award by the Oregon Commission for Women.
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Marylhurst University recently hired Dr. Justin Smith as the new Director of Choral Activities.
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MBA alum John A. White Named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Fossil, Inc.
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Marylhurst alum Tabitha Jensen has been promoted to senior director of healthcare access for Lifelong AIDS Alliance.
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Music alum Angela Hughey provides Clackamas youth the opportunity to participate in a community choir, Elevation Youth Ensemble.
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Communications faculty member Patti Lind has published a new book providing practical guidance to communicate effectively.
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Marylhurst MBA alumni Elayna Alexandra and Rebecca Krail have formed Bluebird Experience, a consulting practice delivering business strategy development and execution services.
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A feature story on InsideHigherEd.com addressed questions about prior learning assessment, its value and process, highlighting Marylhurst PLA students talking about their experiences.
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Dr. James Davis, human sciences faculty, has been appointed to the Governor's Commission on Senior Services.
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Dr. Jesse Stommel, head of Marylhurst's new BA in English & Digital Humanities program, is holding a MOOC about MOOCs - Massive Online Open Courses - and it's drawing a lot of attention in the press.
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Long-time faculty member Aliza Mizrachi Keddem passed away in her home on July 19, 2012. She taught courses in critical postmodern theory, gender, family and inequality; she reveled in engaging her students in discussion. A celebration of her life will be held at Marylhurst University on Saturday, August 11, at 1 pm.
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Marcia Hale '89 has been named site technician for Friends of Tryon Creek State Park Backyard Habitat Certification Program.
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Dr. Melanie Booth, dean of assessment, received a 2012 Outstanding Author Contribution Award for her contribution to Higher Education Administration with Social Media from Emerald Group Publishing.
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The Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce welcomes David McNamee, interim chair of Marylhurst's graduate and undergraduate business departments, to their board of directors effective October 1, 2012.
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Susan Marcus, faculty and program lead for the Accelerated Online MBA program within the School of Business, has been asked to serve on the Doctor of Business Administration advisory board at George Fox University.
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Interior design alum Andee Hess was written up in the July 2012 issue of Metropolis Magazine, as one of a handful of designers who found creative ways to survive the recession.
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Dr. Melanie Booth, nationally recognized expert on learning assessment, published an article titled Learning Analytics: The New Black in the July 2012 issue of Educause Review Online.
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The Department of Graduate Religious Studies has been named an associate member of the Association of Theological Schools effective June 2012.
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Two students and one alumna of the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS) presented at the Sixth Annual Graduate Liberal Studies Symposium, held this year from June 23-24, 2012 at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
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C. Centáe Richards, faculty member in the Department of Education, was published in the 2012 Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy.
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English faculty member Natalie Serber's collection of short stories, Shout Her Lovely Name, made Oprah's 2012 summer reading list.
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Fr. Rick Ganz, SJ, vice president for community relations and faculty member, will lead a retreat for women religious of the Archdiocese of Seattle July 16 through 22, 2012.
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Dr. David Denny, chair of the Department of Culture & Media, presented a paper entitled "Sex, Food, and Sustainability" at New York University for the Association for the Study of Food and Society conference in June 2012.
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MBA alum Christopher Pizzi has joined Providence Health & Services in Southern Oregon as director of finance for Providence Medford Medical Center.
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The Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies department was well represented at the recent annual Pacific Northwest-American Academy of Religion conference. Five members of the MAIS community presented papers: Dr. Susan G. Carter, Interim Chair; Darcy Edgar, alumna and adjunct faculty; and Kirk Caudle, Carol Ferris, and Melinda Pittman, students.
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Since Memorial Day 2007 Nancy Hiss has been chalking the names of international coalition soldiers who died in Iraq on the sidewalks of Portland, Oregon. The final name was chalked on May 26, 2012 on Burnside Bridge.
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Marylhurst University maintained the No. 1 spot on the Business Journal's list of top MBA programs in Oregon and southwest Washington.
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Marylhurst students Linda F. Hunter and Sue Maguigan and faculty member Joan Maiers were featured in the 2012 Honoring Our Rivers Anthology.
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Conductor and music faculty member Lajos Balogh is set to conduct his final performance with the Metropolitan Youth Symphony.
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President Judi Johansen was one of three women on KPMG's Network of Women Executive Panel in May, entitled "Women in the Boardroom."
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Simeon Dreyfuss, chair of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, was published in the 2011 Issues in Integrative Studies journal.
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Jan Dabrowski, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, will be the featured speaker at an annual gathering of star gazers in Prineville on May 19, 2012.
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MBA alum Diane Syrcle has been named executive vice president of development at the Oregon Symphony.
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Ron Tatum, English literature faculty member, has published a memoir titled Confessions of a Horseshoer.
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Interior design student Mary Yoxen was named the winner in the large commercial project category at the 2012 IIDA/ASID student competition.
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Sarah Slayton, art therapy counseling faculty, will be a presenter at the International Scientific and Training Conference in Krakow, Poland, in May 2012.
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MBA alum Shelly Kinnune has been named vice president and general manager of Compass Minerals' specialty fertilizers business.
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A guest column by John Cusack, sustainable business faculty, appeared on SustainableIndustries.com.
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Jim Davis, human sciences faculty, presented at the American Society on Aging's annual conference, Aging in America, in March 2012.
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English alum Theodora Rudolph's artwork was accepted into a juried exhibition at the Six Rivers Gallery in June 2012.
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HybridPedagogy.com, a journal co-edited by Jesse Stommel, director of Marylhurst's English and digital humanities online program, was featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education in April 2012.
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Art faculty Paula Rebsom investigates man's efforts to control the forces of nature in her exhibition at Half Dozen Gallery which runs through May 4, 2012.
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Pam Leibrant led Marylhurst's third annual Spring into Service month in April, organizing service oriented activities for participants on campus and in the surrounding community.
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Marylhurst alum Kathleen Wolf retires from a career as a librarian - including a stint with the CIA.
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Marylhurst alumni Olivia Yeung and Julie Parrish are being honored as PCC Diamond Alums in tribute to the college's 50th anniversary in 2012.
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Art therapy counseling faculty Frances Kaplan and Sarah Slayton contributed to The Arts in Psychotherapy's special issue on Creative Arts Therapies and Social Justice published in March 2012.
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Interdisciplinary studies alum Nancy Gibson presented a paper at the Society for Applied Anthropology annual conference in March 2012.
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MAIS interim chair Susan Carter joined Dr. Riane Eisler for a discussion on domination v. partnership on Blog Talk Radio, hosted by Marylhurst student Cathy Bennett.
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English literature and writing student Jessica Zisa represented Marylhurst University at the Northwest Undergraduate Conference on Literature in March 2012.
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Judie Hammerstad, former mayor of Lake Oswego and Marylhurst trustee, received the Bob Bigelow Lifetime Achievement Award in March 2012.
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MAIS alum Jeanine Bassett has published a novel titled Shadows and Veins, loosely based on her own journey of recovery.
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Marylhurst business student Jodi Hack was recognized as Stayton's First Citizen at a community awards celebration on April 2.
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Scott Bolton, Marylhurst trustee and MBA alum, has been promoted to Vice President of Government Affairs at PacifiCorp.
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Business faculty David Robinson co-edited a book on the history of Protestant education.
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Storyteller Will Hornyak, communication studies faculty, gives performances in which he brings to life one of Ireland's most beloved folk heroes, Finn Mac Cool.
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Fr. Rick Ganz, SJ, vice president for community relations and faculty member, gave a retreat at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Beaverton in February.
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Natalie Serber and Jay Ponteri will each publish a book in the coming year - a short story collection and a memoir, respectively.
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The former Oregon governor reveals that finishing her college degree at Marylhurst University is near the top of her "bucket list."
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Sustainable MBA alum Tom Fernandez realized his capstone project when his development firm received LEED platinum certification for the Hotel Skyler -- the third hotel in the United States to receive this stellar ranking.
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Amy Henderson conceived of The Geezer Gallery, which shows work by artists age 60 and older, as she studied gerontology at Marylhurst University.
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University Librarian Nancy Hoover was accepted into the 2012 Frye Leadership Institute and awarded a full scholarship.
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Works by English faculty member Joan Maiers have been selected for the Kaiser Healthcare/Studio Art project and a Columbus Day storm anthology.
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Music alum Thara Memory can add "Portland Jazz Master" to his lengthy resume.
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A film by English faculty Perrin Kerns has been selected to screen at the 2012 Sprout Film Festival in New York City.
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Marylhurst music faculty member Damian Erskine designed an ergonomic "duostrap" to evenly distribute the weight of a guitar or bass across the player's shoulders and back.
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A home designed by famed Portland architect Pietro Belluschi is relocating to the Marylhurst campus. The project is a challenge for landscape architect Janet Otten.
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MBA alum Dan Buck has been named creative director for Dutch Bros. Coffee, headquartered in Grants Pass, Oregon.
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Communication studies alum Marcia Hale was interviewed by the Association of Children's Museums. She shared her insights on developing successful volunteer programs.
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Applied theology alum Linda Ross Swanson has published her first book, Wisdom Under the Bridge: The Prophets from Skid Row.
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Art alum Sanna-Lisa Gesang-Gottowt was profiled in the January issue of Vogue Italia.
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Marylhurst's CIO, Ethan Benatan, has been named editor of New Horizons, a department of Educause Review that explores trends in technology and higher education.
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The Hut Beneath the Pine: Tea Poems by Marylhurst alum Daniel Skach-Mills has been selected as a finalist for the 2012 Oregon Book Award.
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Marylhurst alum Paula Turnbull, SNJM, was featured on Spokane's PBS program Northwest Profiles. Her larger than life sculptures include several of the Sisters' foundress, Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher.
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Art alum Judie Rubert makes wearable art through a process she has dubbed "woolologie."
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A guest column by Paul Ventura, chair of the sustainable business department, appeared in the 2012 Sustainable Energy Guide.
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Human sciences faculty member Greg Crosby contributed a chapter on integrated cognitive behavioral group therapy in a new text on group psychotherapy.
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An article by Barry Bennett, MBA faculty, appeared in The Humanist.
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MBA student Michael Ashton has been named executive director for Meadowood Springs, a nonprofit serving children with communication disorders and their families.
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Interior design alum Andee Hess was one of nine Portland designers featured in the Winter 2012 issue of About Face magazine.
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Governor John Kitzhaber has appointed retired United States Air Force Colonel Mary J. Mayer--a 1969 alumna of Marylhurst University--to serve on the Advisory Committee to the Director of the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs (ODVA).
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A series of exhibits at several Portland venues starting Feb. 26, including Disjecta, Marylhurst University's Art Gym, and the art gallery at the University of Oregon's Portland campus.
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The Art Gym was awarded a $4,800 grant for its upcoming exhibition, M. K. Guth: Recipe.
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The fifth annual Peter Zisa and Friends Season of Lights Benefit Concert at First Christian Church Dec. 4 raised money for Jewish Family and Child Service. Zisa is coordinator of guitar studies at Marylhurst.
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An article about gender disparity in the boardroom featured Marylhurst University President Judith Johansen, who serves on several boards.
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Jennifer Sasser, human sciences chair, spoke about aging with grace at a workshop presented by the American Association of Retired Persons on October 25.
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As the new director of the campus ministry program, Sister Carol Higgins will continue to build faith-based activity that reflects the university's roots.
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Celebrating the 200th birthday of Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher turned out to be an excellent idea, as proven with the party held at Marylhurst University on October 6.
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MAIS alum Marian Flood presented at the 2011 annual conference of the Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs.
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Marylhurst faculty Maria Brignola and Dawn Iwamasa will present at the annual Creative Arts Therapies Association PDX conference, to be held on the Marylhurst University campus on November 6.
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Candyce Scott's creativity blossomed after she started college in her 50s. She recently installed a 13-foot mobile in the atrium at Portland's First Unitarian Church.
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Jackie Fowler, assistant director of the Center for Experiential Learning & Assessment, will lead a workshop at the national conference for the American Society of Group Psychotherapy & Psychodrama.
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Work by Marylhurst art faculty member Paula Rebsom will be included in a Los Angeles exhibition opening October 15, 2011.
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Marylhurst faculty Perrin Kerns, Paula Rebsom, Meg Roland, Jennifer Sasser and Annette Shore received grants to support innovative work in digital storytelling, sculpture, human development and aging, and art therapy.
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Lewis & Clark College will debut a major collection of new art from some of the Pacific Northwest's most influential contemporary artists, including Marylhurst's Paul Sutinen and Carolyn King.
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Barbara Quinn wonders where society diverged from the Judeo-Christian practice of honoring nature.
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Cultural studies faculty member Robert Burke will speak about Gaelic language at the 'Find Your Irish Family' event.
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This summer, English department chair Meg Roland completed a 2500-mile journey through Europe, following the legend of King Arthur's war campaign across Europe.
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For a third consecutive year, Marylhurst University has been named one of the top military friendly schools in the nation.
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Marylhurst, along with other community-based organizations and businesses, helps prepare Portland's youth for school and all that comes afterwards, through Ninth Grade Counts.
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