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April 25
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Hello, everyone,
Spring Quarter is upon us, and the College of Arts and Sciences is as busy as ever. We are happy to be back in person while keeping a mindful eye on COVID conditions. Along with the usual spring activities, many events were moved from Winter to Spring so they can be in-person; there are plenty of opportunities to connect with each other both in-person and virtually this quarter.
Also, congratulations to our Master of Social Work and Master of Public Administration programs. As you’ll see below, both are listed on U.S. News and World Report’s “2023 Best Graduate Schools.” Read on for more great accomplishments of CAS community members.
Shared Governance
David V. Powers, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Seattle University
Andrew G. Bjelland, PhD, Emeritus Professor, Philosophy, published the op-ed, “Too many Republican politicians are dancing with the devil” in the Salt Lake Tribune.
Rebecca Cobb, PhD, LMFT, Assistant Clinical Professor and Clinical Coordinator, Couples and Family Therapy contracted with Routledge to publish a follow up book to the current one she is working on. This second book, “The Therapist’s Notebook for Teletherapy with Children and Adolescents: Creative Interventions for Effective Online Therapy,” will focus on creative teletherapy interventions for children, adolescents, and families.
Elizabeth Dale, PhD, Associate Professor, Nonprofit Leadership, was included in several media stories:
Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, PhD, Professor, Modern Languages and Women Gender, and Sexuality Studies, spoke about Helena Maria Viramontes at the Madrid Lecture Series at Trinity University on April 7. It is available for viewing here.
Jacqueline Helfgott, PhD, Professor, Criminal Justice and Director, Crime & Justice Research Center, Elaine Gunnison, PhD, Professor, Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Forensics, and Director, Master of Arts in Criminal Justice, and Kim Satterfield, MACJ candidate, published the final report for the project, “Descriptive Evaluation of the South King County Pretrial Assessment and Linkages Services (PALS) Pilot Program.”
Dr. Helfgott participated in several news Interviews:
Audrey Hudgins, EdD, Clinical Associate Professor, Matteo Ricci Institute, with two Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla colleagues, Guillermo Yrizar and Elena Ayala, wrote a chapter, “’Tenemos una vida de perros’: Separación de familias migrantes en tránsito durante la pandemia en Puebla“ for the book, Migracion y Ciudadanías: Poderes Móviles en Centro - Norte América, to be published in April 2022 by the University of Guanajuato. The article was based on a talk given at an international conference of the same name in July 2021.
Sonora Jha, PhD, Associate Dean for Academic Community and Professor, Department of Communication and Media, had her book “How to Raise a Feminist Son” included in W Magazine’s story, “18 Essential Feminist Reads, According to 6 Feminist Authors.”
Jiangmeng Liu, Assistant Professor, Communication, co-authored “Association between social network sites use and mental illness: A meta-analysis” with Qinghua Yang and Jian Rui for the Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 16(1). She was also a guest speaker for Marketing and Communication Executives International, Seattle talking about her research in social media effect and influencer marketing.
Kira Mauseth, PhD, Senior Instructor, Psychology, traveled to Poland as co-lead of the WA State Behavioral Health Strike Team to help train volunteers to support refugees. Watch for more news; this story covers some of the work.
Allison Machlis Meyer, PhD, Associate Professor, English, just published the article “Women’s Shakespeare in Seattle: Regional Performance and Spectatorship” in a special issue of Shakespeare Bulletin, “Shakespeare on the Regional U.S. Stage.”
Susan Meyers, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of English and Director, Creative Writing Program, has a new creative essay coming out this spring in the New Orleans Review, and is presenting a paper this May at the Rhetoric Society of America Conference.
Christopher Paul, PhD, Professor, Communication, presented at the Society for Cinema and Media Studies as part of a roundtable called “On Writing Historiographies of Game Studies: Scholars Reimagine the Field.” His presentation was called “Beyond Basic: Pushing Past Our Limitations.” He was quoted in “The 6 Best Free-to-play Video Games” in the Wall Street Journal.
James Risser, PhD, Professor, Philosophy, had his earlier book “Hermeneutics and the Voice of the Other” translated into Chinese by Peking University Press.
Nova Robinson, PhD, Associate Professor of History and International Studies, is pleased to announce the publication of the "Routledge Global History of Feminism" (February 2022), which she co-edited with Bonnie G. Smith. Based on the scholarship of a global team of diverse authors, including Seattle University’s Haejeong Hazel Hahn, PhD, Professor, History and affiliated with Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Asian Studies, and Film Studies, and Natalie Cisneros, PhD, Associate Professor, Philosophy and Associate Appointment, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, this wide-ranging handbook surveys the history and current status of pro-women thought and activism over millennia. The book traces the complex history of feminism across the globe, presenting its many identities, its heated debates, its racism, discussion of religious belief and values, commitment to social change, and the struggles of women around the world for gender justice.
James Sawyer, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Institute of Public Service, published the op-ed, “The humility to know when we don’t know,” in The Salt Lake Tribune.
Colina Bruce, MNPL, ’15, and her new business, Noir Lux Candle Co., are featured by Visit Seattle in “Celebrating Seattle’s Wonderful Women.” She is also an adjunct faculty member for Nonprofit Leadership and Director of Education Partnerships for the Center for Community Engagement at SU.
Gary Davis, MNPL, ’10, and Executive Director at Companis, led a conversation about ensuring board diversity at the Executive Director Forum on March 25.
Dr. Sally Guzmán, MNPL ’15, family and community engagement coordinator for the Edmonds School District, talked to KING 5 News for this story, ” Edmonds School District welcomes Afghan refugees.”
Patience Malaba, MPA, ’20, was named the Executive Director for the Housing Consortium. Read about her here.
Monica Nevi, BA, Sport and Exercise Science, ’12, will appear in the Upper Left Comedy Fest, May 12 through 14. Information and tickets here.
Shukri Olow, BA, Public Affairs, ’07 and MPA, ’08, is running for the 47th Legislative District House seat that includes parts of Kent, Auburn and Covington, Washington. Read about her here.
MS, Kinesiology graduate student Ashley Buck, supervised by Dr. Sarah Shultz, has received a grant from The Biomechanics Initiative, Inc. The grant will support Buck's project to host a National Biomechanics Day event aimed at empowering and promoting women biomechanists. Utilizing the new Mobile Kinesiology Lab and engaging other undergraduate and graduate Kinesiology students, Shultz and Buck will bring the event to several high schools in the area and expand the accessibility of biomechanics and STEM education experiences to schools in areas that may not have the resources to otherwise provide these opportunities.
The 2022 Northwest Undergraduate Conference on Literature was held March 19 at the University of Portland. Three Seattle University English majors participated this year.
McCalee Cain, senior, delivered two papers and won the Brass NUCL Award for Hardest Hitting Paper 2022 for her essay written for the SU class, “Art and Violence in Ayad Akhtar’s Disgraced: Reading Western Domination over Muslim Representation in Amir’s and Emily’s Relationship.” She presented a second paper from the class, “Re-Beginning in the East: Examining Intersecting Discourses of Gender and Orientalism in Chaucer’s Man of Law’s Tale.”
Stephen Leach, senior, received the number two spot for the Brass NUCL, the Honorable Mention, for his essay written for the class: “What Do We Say to the God of Death? Examining the Modern Relevance of Chaucer’s Pardoner’s Tale.”
Eddie Voloshin, a junior English major and University Honors IT student, presented a paper written for the seminar in C20-21 Literature, “Postmodernism into Post-Meaning: the Abdication of Meaning in Jessica Hagedorn’s Dogeaters.”
The Northwest Undergraduate Conference on Literature invites students to share their literary research and creative writing with a community of their peers. Professor emeritus Herman Asarnow founded the conference in 2004 in response to a question from his daughter—"why are there so many science fairs but no literature fairs?"
Twenty-one Arts and Sciences students were inducted into the Tau Sigma Transfer Student Honor Society at Seattle University’s 12th Tau Sigma Induction Ceremony on March 3, 2022.
Additionally, three Arts and Sciences Psychology students serve as officers of the club this year: Natalie Wiley, President; Erica Reynolds, VP of Community Service; Lindsey Schuler, Director of Communication. Laura Hauck-Vixie, Assistant Director of Academic Advising in the College of Arts and Sciences and Jennifer Bautista, Transfer Admissions Counselor, co-advise the chapter.
Tau Sigma National Honor Society is a national honor society designed exclusively for transfer students. Their mission is to "recognize and promote the academic excellence and involvement of transfer students." Tau Sigma provides its members opportunities to earn scholarships, attend leadership conferences, take leadership positions in the university, and serve others at the university and in the community, all while developing friendships and becoming a more integral part of the university to which they transferred.
Congratulations to the newest members:
Elizabeth Dale, PhD, Associate Professor, Nonprofit Leadership, and her wife, Sarah Anderson, welcomed their daughter, Maisey, in late March. Congratulations!
Master of Social Work and Graduate Programs in Public Administration are included in this year’s rankings. Several programs from Albers School of Business and Economics, School of Law, and Nursing are also included. Read more here.
Promotion Fellowship
Dean’s Research Fellowships
Faculty Research Fellowships
The Award Selection Committee, comprised of last year's awardees, included Drs. Hye-Kyung Kang, Zachary Wood, Caitlin Ring Carlson, Gabriella Gutierrez Y Muhs, Julie Homchick Crow, and Meg Cristofalo.
This spring, 27 standing committee seats are open for nominations. Please nominate a colleague or self-nominate by Friday, April 22. A document with the full committee descriptions and committee members was sent out by email on April 8.
HAWC, Wellness and Health Promotion, UREC, Department of Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Forensics, and Alpha Phi Sigma National Criminal Justice Honor Society have joined forces to raise funds for King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC).
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center is an independent nonprofit providing free, confidential support to survivors, families, supporters, and allies impacted by sexual assault in our communities. KCSARC offers online resources, therapy, family services, prevention and education, general advocacy, and legal advocacy. They have a long history of being a trusted expert in resources, experience, and empowerment while also seeking social change and education. We invite all community members to join Seattle University and our community partners in raising funds for KCSARC.
Visit these participating eateries to add your support.
For more information or to make a direct donation visit the KCSARC website.
The sixth annual LinkUp networking and mentoring event on April 6 was a big success. We had a great turn out of mentors and students who were able to enjoy three rounds of connecting with different mentors across a wider range of industries.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Admitted Student Days and worked with Admissions to create Department Chair Admitted Student emails.
The Admissions office would like for faculty and staff to host Meet your Major Zoom Q&A events throughout late March and all of April (date and time subject to faculty and staff availability)
Enter your event information on this form.
These events are aimed to be inclusive and create more opportunities and touchpoints for students to connect with faculty, staff, and students at Seattle University.
The virtual events are an easy way for departments to engage with students who are unable to attend any of our in-person events and further showcase faculty members respective programs and the opportunities (internships/research/job opportunities, etc.) that exist for students.
New Limited Submission Opportunity – National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipend: All tenure-track or tenured faculty in humanistic fields are eligible to be nominated by SU for the NEH Summer Stipend Program, which provides $6,000 stipends to support faculty in developing scholarly products over the summer. Two nominees are allowed per institution. Prospective nominees must notify OSP of their intent to apply by June 15, 2022, with an internal application deadline of July 1, 2022. More details about SU’s nomination process for the NEH summer stipends is available on the Limited Submission Opportunities webpage. Note that non-tenure track faculty are also eligible to submit to the NEH Summer Stipend program as independent scholars outside of SU’s limited submission process. See the NEH Summer Stipends webpage for more details, including about eligibility.
National Science Foundation - Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB) Program - August 15 deadline
Supports basic scientific research that advances knowledge and understanding of issues broadly related to attitudes, behavior, and institutions connected to public policy and the provision of public services. Research proposals are expected to be theoretically motivated, conceptually precise, methodologically rigorous, and empirically oriented. Substantive areas include (but are not limited to) the study of individual and group decision-making, political institutions (appointed or elected), attitude and preference formation and expression, electoral processes and voting, public administration, and public policy. This work can focus on a single case or can be done in a comparative context, either over time or cross-sectionally. The Program also supports research experiences for undergraduate students and infrastructural activities, including methodological innovations.
Russell Sage Foundation – July 27 deadline (LOI)
The Russell Sage Foundation is an operating foundation dedicated to programs of social science research. RSF rarely considers projects for which the investigators have not already fully-developed the research design, the sample framework, access to data, etc. Investigators are encouraged to submit an LOI after they have developed and pre-tested survey instruments, completed preliminary data analyses if the data are publicly-available or conducted some preliminary interviews for qualitative studies. Funding priorities include: Behavioral Economics, Future of Work, Race, Ethnicity and Immigration, Social, Political and Economic Inequality, Immigration and Immigrant Integration, Improving Education and Reducing Inequality in the US, and Decision Making and Human Behavior Context.
Modern Language Association’s Humanities Innovation Grants – open now thru December 2022
The Modern Language Association awards $3,000 grants every year to support the development of courses and other educational programs in English, languages, and related disciplines that build enrollments and revitalize student interest in the humanities. The grants seek to recognize interdisciplinary and collaborative projects that engage with questions of global, regional, or local significance; that have the potential to offer transformative experiences for learners; that foster lasting connections between individuals and their communities; and that draw on innovative and effective pedagogical practices.
More funding opportunities here.
Upcoming OSP Events Faculty and Staff Learning: Essentials of Proposal Development. May 26. 12:30-1:30 p.m. via Zoom (link provided in advance). Thinking of pursuing external funding in the coming months? Get yourself in grant-writing shape with this session focused on the core principles of effective proposal development and writing. Participants will gain insight into all aspects of the proposal process including critically reviewing funding announcements, developing project aims that respond to sponsor objectives, and crafting compelling proposal narratives. Please RSVP here by Tuesday, May 24, and/or direct any questions to OSP by email.
Save the Date – Faculty Convocation: Provost’s Celebration of Faculty Scholarship and Achievements May 19. Reception 4:30-5 p.m, program 5-6:30 p.m., Father LeRoux Conference Center (STCN 160). Please join Provost Martin in celebrating the myriad accomplishments of our faculty this year through a new annual event that will recognize our McGoldrick and Provost’s Award winners, Faculty Emeriti, anniversary milestones, and achievements in scholarship! Questions may be directed to Nancy Carroll by email.
OSP is here to help you in planning for your summer scholarship! Curious about pursuing external funding this summer? Let us help you. CAS’s Sponsored Research Officer Sarah Bricknell is available to offer their expertise and support at all stages of research and proposal development, including exploring potential funding opportunities, early ideation and conceptualization of project aims, and developing well-specified budgets and compelling proposal narratives.
Growing Up Biden by Valerie Biden Owens
April 19, 7 p.m.
Zoom
Join Valerie Biden Owens discuss her new memoir. Tickets: $40. Each paid ticket includes a copy of her book, shipped to you. Joe Biden’s younger sister, trusted confidante and lifelong campaign manager, talks about her new memoir with SU's Dr. Jeanette Rodriguez. Live captioning provided. Learn more and buy tickets.
Literatura en español: el fenómeno de la década
April 21, 11 a.m.-noon
Stuart T. Rolfe Community Room
Adriana Pacheco, PhD. Hablemos, escritoras, visits Seattle University for this free event. “From urban and rural stories to sci-fi, from dystopic worlds to history and historical fiction, from fantasy to realism, in Spanish speaking countries and the United States, women writers have changed the literary scene. Names like Samantha Schweblin, Fernanda Trías, Giovanna Rivero, or Cristina Rivera Garza have changed the conversation about literature written in Spanish with their talent, complexity and emotion. As testimony of this tsunami, some of their books have been awarded prestigious literary prizes such as the Man Booker Prize, Premio Herralde, the Annual International Latino Book Award, PEN Translation Prize, and Granta Prize, or have appeared in prestigious literary lists such as the Hay Festival and Bogotá39. Do we know about this in the United States? How much does that influence our own literary scene? Are the works of these writers part of the curricula in this diverse country? How do these women dialogue with their Hispanic heritage peers who write in English? What is the role of libraries and bookstores in making these books available? Today I want to share with you our experience at Hablemos, escritoras as witnesses of this phenomenon.”
Both Extirpate and Vagabond Forever: Material Formations of Faith in Early Modern Compilation
April 27, 12:30 pm
Online
Dr. Allison Machlis Meyer, Associate Professor, English, asks how the processes of compiling eclectic, separately-created and separately-printed works into unique physical books—called Sammelbände—construct early modern thinking about religious difference. These compiled volumes provide compelling work for an examination of the fraught religious identities permeating the early modern period: they are polyvocal books that through their material form unsettle codified historical narratives about faith divides between Protestants, Catholics, Jews, and Muslims. RSVP by email.
Association for Applied Sport Psychology PNW Regional Conference
April 29, 4-6 p.m. and April 30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Seattle University
On Friday, April 29, at 4 p.m., Dr. D’Anthony Smith, ED.D., LMHCA, CMPC, ACC will kick off the conference with his keynote address. During his presentation, he will be focusing on the importance of emotional wellness for achieving athletic excellence. This conference aims to foster personalized learning and interaction between students and prominent professionals in the field of sport and exercise psychology. Learn more and register here.
Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl
May 11-15, various times,
Lee Center for the Arts
Presented by Seattle University Theatre. Directed by Sunam Ellis. Dying tragically on her wedding day, Eurydice is prematurely plunged into the underworld. Reunited with her father there, she struggles to remember her past life and love. Filled with fantastical characters roaming a surreal landscape, this contemporary retelling of the traditional Orpheus myth, recenters the hero's journey on the heroine, in a touching, darkly comic examination of loss and love. More information here.
Heavenly Learning”: Jesuit Science in Imperial China
May 16, 2022, 4 p.m., Reception, 4:30 – 6 p.m., Lecture
Father LeRoux, S.J. Conference Center, Student Center 160
Florence C. Hsia, PhD, Professor of History of Science, Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison will deliver the 3rd Peter L. Lee Endowed Lecture in East Asian Culture and Civilization. Presented by Seattle University College of Arts and Sciences and Asian Studies. RSVP here.
Putin Confronts the Free World: A Discussion with General Barry McCaffrey
May 16, 6:30 p.m.
Pigott Auditorium
Seattle University’s “Conversations” series continues with General Barry R. McCaffrey, USA (Ret.), a national security and terrorism analyst for NBC News and president of his consulting firm, BR McCaffery Associates. Barry McCaffrey served in the United States Army for 32 years and retired as a four-star General. He will be interviewed on stage by Larry Hubbell, professor, Joni Balter, journalist, and several students.
The Case of the Missing Lightning Bat by Victor D. Evans
May 17, 6 p.m.
Casey Commons
The Communication and Media Department presents the 2022 Sharon James Lecture, featuring Dr. Victor Evan’s new middle grade book. “The Case of the Missing Lighting Bat,” a new mystery that is one of very few featuring a middle grade, LGBTQ African-American character. Dr. Evans will read from the book, discuss with Dr. Caitlin Carlson, and sign copies following the event. About the book: Life hasn’t been entirely fair to Evan Sinclair, or ‘Sissy Sinclair’ as most of his classmates like to call him, but now it’s seventh grade - and the universe owes him. A missing baseball bat, belonging to star player Jayden Stevens, provides him with the perfect chance to put his love of detective shows to good use. His objective? Find the lucky “lightning bat” and score himself a place with the most popular kids in school: The Untouchables. RSVP here.
Seattle University Choirs Spring Concert
May 20, 8 p.m.
St. Joseph Parish, 18th & Aloha, Capitol Hill
Follow the choirs on social media to stay informed about upcoming events. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube.
Commencement 2022
June 12
Climate Pledge Arena
Information here.
Times and details to come.
Thursday, April 25 at 12:00 PM
Monday, May 6 at 9:00 AM
Wednesday, May 8 at 12:30 PM
Monday, May 13 at 5:00 PM
Tuesday, May 14 at 12:00 PM