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College of Arts & Sciences

Appointment For Moentmann

May 6, 2013

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) has announced the appointment of Elise Moentmann as associate dean for students, effective July 1. Moentmann is associate professor of history and has been a faculty member since August 1998. She has served as history department chair since fall 2009. She has served as director of the Summer […]

Filed Under: 05-06-2013, Academics, College of Arts & Sciences Tagged With: College of Arts and Sciences, Elise Moentmann, History, Michael Andrews

Senior Capstone Presentations

April 29, 2013

Senior communication studies majors will present selected research projects at the Department of Communication Studies Capstone Showcase Night on Tuesday, April 30, from 6 to 7 p.m. in Buckley Center room 163. All faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend. For more information contact Dann Pierce, communication studies, at 7340 or pierce@up.edu.

Filed Under: 04-29-2013, Academics, College of Arts & Sciences Tagged With: Communication Studies, Dann Pierce, Senior Capstones

John Martin Fischer Lecture

February 11, 2013

John Martin Fischer, distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California at Riverside, will present a lecture, “Would You Choose to Live Forever?,” on Thursday, February 28, at 4 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163. His talk is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. Fischer serves as president of the […]

Filed Under: Academics, College of Arts & Sciences, Events Tagged With: John Martin Fischer lecture, philosophy

William Stafford Birthday Party

January 14, 2013

The English department’s annual William Stafford Birthday Poetry Celebration will take place on Thursday, January 24, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163. The celebration is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. The party commemorates the 98th birthday of Oregon’s late Poet Laureate, who died in 1993. Guests and poets […]

Filed Under: 01-14-2013, College of Arts & Sciences, English, Events

Andrews Named Dean of CAS

January 8, 2013

University president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., has announced the appointment of Michael Andrews as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Andrews has served as interim dean since August and holds the McNerney-Hanson Chair in Ethics. Andrews earned his undergraduate degree in systematic theology from Georgetown University in 1986, a master’s degree in […]

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Susan Mcdaniel and Nicole Hanig, Music, will be performing on the concert series “Chatter PDX” on June 1 at 10:30 a.m. at the Pacific Center with Hilary Oseas, viola and James Shields, clarinet, both of the Oregon Symphony. There will also be spoken word from former professional football player and writer, Marcus Lattimore, in the hour-long concert. Tickets and information at ChatterPDX.

Maureen Briare, Nursing & Health Innovations, published Fountain of Life Mass Setting, with a special dedication to the priests and brothers of the Congregation of Holy Cross at the University of Portland. GIA Publications. Released April, 2025 

Mohammadhadi Hajilou, Engineering, presented “Effect of fuel size, ignition energy, and wind speed on smoldering to flaming transition of Douglas fir lumber.” Co-presenters: R. Spring, N. Bolden, A. Henry, T. Rowley, A. Burton. 14th US Combustion Meeting, Boston, MA. March 16-19, 2025. Hajilou also published “Fire Whirl Emissions and Burning Rates for Crude Oil Slicks of Varying Thickness.” Co-authors: J. Dowling, W. Cui, M. Gollner. Fuel, 393 138482 (2025).

Kiya Riverman, Environmental Science, was awarded a grant for $489,935.00 on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense, for her research “Impacts of spatial-temporal precipitation, snowpack properties, and snowmelt variability on alpine landscapes and runoff.” February 15, 2025.

Christina Astorga, Theology, served as a Member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Moral Theology. February 26 – July 7, 2019. Astorga also served as the Head of the Local Arrangement Committee for the Catholic Theological Society of America. June 13, 2024 – June 15, 2025

Mohammad Arbabian, Business, published “Optimal Inventory Management Policies When Supply Is Bundled.” 9th North American Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Washington D.C. June, 2024. Arbabian also published “Evaluating the Role of 3D Printing in Decentralized Supply Chains: A Stackelberg Framework for Optimal Manufacturing Decisions.” 15th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. February, 2025.

Aziz Inan, Engineering, has been credited for his research on palindrome dates in multiple news outlets including: USA Today, NDTV, NBC New York, News9live, Courier Journal, 13newsnow.com, Ozarksfirst.com, Inquirer.net, Austin American-Statesman, and The News of Israel.

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