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Introducing 2024-2025 New Faculty

August 16, 2024

The University of Portland is pleased to welcome 13 new faculty members to our community on The Bluff! Our new faculty orientation will take place on Tuesday, August 20 and introduces our newest colleagues to the University’s mission and culture, with sessions on faith and formation, the Core Curriculum, teaching, and student life. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-08-19, Issues Tagged With: New Faculty, New Faculty Orientation

Introducing 2023-2024 New Faculty Members

September 6, 2023

The Office of the Provost will be introducing this year’s new faculty members to the UP community, highlighting a few of our new colleagues each week. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2023-09-11, Issues Tagged With: New Faculty, New to The Bluff, Provost's Office

Introducing New 2023-24 Faculty Members

August 25, 2023

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The Office of the Provost will be introducing this year’s new faculty members to the UP community, highlighting a few of our new colleagues each week. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2023-08-28, Issues Tagged With: New Faculty, Office of the Provost

Introducing 2022–23 New Faculty Members

August 21, 2022

The Office of the Provost will be introducing this year’s new faculty members to the UP community, highlighting a few of our new colleagues in each issue. We are pleased to introduce: Valerie Banschbach, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Matthew Barner, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Shiley School of Engineering Elizabeth Schmahl, Instructor, School of […]

Filed Under: 08-22-2022 Tagged With: New Faculty, Office of the Provost

Meet Our New Faculty Members

November 16, 2018

This week, the Office of the Provost is pleased to introduce two more new UP faculty members to the campus community: Martin Cenek, associate professor, Shiley School of Engineering Nikki Warthen, instructor, School of Nursing. Visit the 2018 New Faculty Profiles page and get to know all our new faculty members.

Filed Under: 11-19-2018, Academics, Campus Services, Provost's Office Tagged With: New Faculty, Office of the Provost

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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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