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September 12
Hello, everyone,
Of the three academic years that have been affected by the pandemic, this one has been the most variable. Shifting from in-person to remote and back again was a very challenging experience for faculty, staff, and students alike. I want to express my deep appreciation for all the work that you did to support each other and our shared academic endeavor.
As I noted at the All-College Day Celebration (the first one in person in two years!), members of our community have done remarkable things through the difficulty of these times in teaching, in service and in scholarly and creative works.
We will celebrate graduation in person for the first time since 2019 this weekend, many events are already happening across the college. We are looking ahead to a year that we hope will be less impacted by the pandemic, focused more on our strategic goals for moving forward as a college and a university.
Between commencement this weekend and A&S Convocation in September, my hope for all of you is that you also have a more regular summer with space to rest, center, and breathe, to reflect and discern. To move forward on projects that are important to you in your scholarship, your creative works, and your life beyond the bounds of campus or the Zoom square.
Shared Governance
David V. Powers, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Seattle University
Thirty-three Seattle University faculty members were selected to serve one-year terms as Provost Fellows, who will represent and embed faculty leadership and scholarly expertise throughout the planning and implementation of Reigniting Our Strategic Directions. Of those, 22 are members of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Goal 1: Reimagine and Revise our Curriculum
Sustainability and Climate Change
Racial Injustice and Widening Economic Inequity
Rapid Technological Change and its Societal and Economic Impacts
University Core
Community-Engaged Learning
Goal 2: Strengthen Professional Formation for All
Scholarship Mission and Culture
Faculty Performance and Evaluation
Goal 3: Enhancing the Student Experience
Goal 4: Supporting LIFT SU Initiatives
Many of our colleagues were recognized at the May 19 event.
Granted the honorary rank of Emerita/Emeritus upon their retirement from Seattle University:
Kirsten Moana Thompson, PhD, Professor and Director, Film Studies was one of two recipients of the 2021-2022 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Service for Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty,
Hilary Hawley, PhD, Senior Instructor, English, received the 2021-2022 Provost’s Award for Outstanding Service for Term Faculty.
Kristen Thompson, PhD, professor and director of the Film Studies program, has been named Pigott-McCone Chair. Read the announcement here.
More Faculty News
Sonia Barrios Tinoco, PhD, Associate Professor and Chair, Modern Languages; Becky McNamara, PhD, Lecturer, Matteo Ricci Institute; and Zachary D. Wood, PhD, Assistant Professor, Institute of Public Service are three of four Seattle University faculty featured in “Community Engaged Teaching and Learning” in the Center for Community Engagement Annual Report.
Caitlin Carlson, PhD, Associate Professor, Communication and Media, is a presenter at "Fighting Hate Speech: Global Perspectives," a virtual event hosted by the United Nations on June 16.
Carlyn E. Ferrari, PhD, Assistant Professor, English, has been named one of 28 Career Enhancement Fellows for the 2022-23 academic year by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars. The Career Enhancement Fellowship, funded by the Mellon Foundation and administered by Citizens & Scholars, seeks to increase the presence of underrepresented junior and other faculty members in the humanities, social sciences, and arts by creating career development opportunities for selected Fellows with promising research projects.
Rebecca Cobb, PhD, LMFT, Assistant Clinical Professor and Clinical Coordinator, Couples and Family Therapy, published “Reimagining the application of systems theory via teletherapy interventions” in Family Therapy Magazine, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
Brooke Gialopsos, PhD, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Forensics, co-authored "Arming teachers seems an easy fix but are the possible costs worth the risks?" for the Columbus Dispatch.
Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, PhD, Professor, Modern Languages and Women Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Has published “¿How Many Indians Can We Be?”
Tanya Hayes, PhD, Professor and Director, Institute of Public Service and Program Director, Environmental Studies, and Felipe Murtinho, PhD, Associate Professor and Director, International Studies, and Associate Appointments, Institute of Public Service and Environmental Studies, recently traveled to Costa Rica to visit colleagues working with Environment for Development (EfD) at CATIE (Center for Tropical Research Investigation and Higher Education.) The purpose of the visit was to begin collaboration on future projects on community water management. Learn more here.
Jeannette Rodriguez, PhD, Professor: Theology and Religious Studies and Couple and Family Therapy, and Director, Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture, presented “Cultural Memory, Resistance, and a Return to ‘Original Instruction’” at the Canadian Theological Society, organized by their Dignity, Equity, and Justice Committee.
Mariela López Velarde, Assistant Professor, PhD, Spanish, Modern Languages and Cultures, was an invited speaker at the series of conferences entitled The future of internationalization in Jesuit Universities. It was a forum organized by AUSJAL (Asociación de Universidades confiadas a la Compañía de Jesús de América Latina/ Association of Universities Entrusted to the Society of Jesus in Latin America) dedicated to the discussion and dialogue about the integration of the international dimension of the work done in Jesuit universities around the world.
Our thanks to Sally Hogan for her years of service as the Budget Manager for the College of Arts and Sciences.
Twyla Carter, BA, Criminal Justice, ’04 and JD, ‘97 SU Law joined the Legal Aid Society as Attorney-in-Chief and CEO.
Jason Dimen, MPA, '96, has been named Principal of Woodland Elementary School in Weston, Massachusetts.
Olivia Hernández, BA, English, minors in Spanish and Film Studies, '12, English instructor at Yakima Valley College, is the 2022 recipient of the Robert M. Leadon Excellence in Teaching Award, which recognizes their faculty who are well known for their commitment to excellence in teaching.
Ryan Moore, BA, Communication, ’01 has been named Chief Revenue Officer/SVP of Digital Sales and Sports with Sinclair Broadcast Group.
Danielle Poe, BA Philosophy, ’95 is the new Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences at University of Dayton.
Megan Torgerson, MFA, Arts Leadership, ’20 was awarded the inaugural Public Humanities Fellowship from Humanities Washington to develop the third season of her original podcast series, Reframing Rural. She launched the podcast while a student at SU and is grateful for Humanities Washington's financial and programmatic support to help continue her mission to rewrite the narrative on rural America.
Several Film Studies alumni had work featured in the 2022 National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY)
Barb Hoffman, ‘19 : Barb's music video Rainy Days and Crooked Sheets, led to her selection by festival funder Scan Design Foundation, to participate (with full financial support) in a week-long young filmmakers' intensive at TheNextFilmFestival, which will be held in Norway in August 2022.
Hailey McGill, ’19: Hailey's film, Ode 2 Embarrassment, won an audience award at the festival.
Mary Lawrence, '21: Mary's film, the waiting room, (produced as part of an SU class) screened at the festival.
Thanks to this support, eleven third- and fourth-year students in the Department of Art, Art History and Design took an all-expenses paid trip to the “Confluence Project,” led by associate professors Ken Allan and Franc Guerrero at the end of May. The trip was integrated into Dr. Allan's spring quarter course ARTH 4620 Space & Site in Contemporary Art. Read about the trip.
Congratulations to the student researchers featured in this year’s issue. Read it here.
Core and University Honors Writing
Short Communications
Full-Length Research Articles
Chief Faculty Editors
Designer
Student Editors
Fall-Spring
Fall
Faculty Content Editors
Faculty Advisory Board
Administrative Support
Shawn Bell
Check out the Student Awards website. The ceremony is Friday, June 10 at 2:30 p.m. in Pigott Auditorium.
*Returning Naef Scholar
Ha-aheo Auwae-Dekker, Film Studies,'22. Ha'aheo's film Malihini (produced as part of an SU class) was chosen to screen as part of the prestigious Closing Night program at the 2022 National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY).
Joshua Bonilla received the Undergraduate Blume Criminal Justice Scholar 2022-23. Joshua is a first-year junior undergraduate double majoring in Criminal Justice, Criminology & Forensics and Psychology (BACJ) with a specialization in Forensic Psychology.
Cameron Kendall received the Graduate Blume Criminal Justice Scholar 2022-23. Cameron is a first-year student in the Master of Arts in Criminal Justice (MACJ) program specializing in Research and Evaluation.
Congratulations to this year’s recipients
Congratulations to the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Center, named Best Place to Work On-Campus. What their nominators said:
“Through the turbulence of COVID-19 and its subsequent regulation changes, ASAC continuously dedicates themselves to office safety and serving our community effectively.”
“I am tremendously grateful for the opportunity that ASAC has given [student employees] to learn, grow professionally, and exemplify the most important aspects of our university mission: professional formation and empowering leaders for a more just and humane world.”
Charlotte Wood, Student Assistant for Institute of Public Service and BABA in Business Management and Analytics, was named Co-Student Employee of the Year. What one nominator shared:
“Charlotte is eager to help, does terrific work, always goes above and beyond, and helps to create a stronger sense of community in our department. Charlotte was instrumental in creating content for our IPS fundraising efforts as part of SU Gives. She created visually appealing social media posts, was thoughtful in her designs, and ultimately helped us to expand our reach and raise more money than we had expected. Charlotte is a star!”
Jaymark Abendanio, minor in Psychology and BS in Nursing, Collegia Advisor for Student Success and Outreach, and Office Assistant for Office of Multicultural Affairs, received the Undergraduate Student Shine Award. From one nominator:
"Jaymark brings hospitality, kindness, and hard work to make the OMA office and SU Food Pantry a welcoming and supportive place for all who visit. We are so grateful for his dedication and joyful spirit."
Hidy Basta and Verna McKinnon-Hipps were also both nominated for Supervisor of the Year.
The Shine Awards are designed to recognize Seattle University students, supervisors or students, on-campus employers, and employer partner organizations who have dedicated efforts toward supporting the career development of students by consistently empowering them to seek meaningful experiential opportunities for work, service, and/or advanced studies with confidence, courage, and curiosity; all the while fostering practices of identity representation, equity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace. Congratulations to all of the nominees and recipients.
The Kinesiology was received the "Motivated Team" award from the Office of Sponsored Projects at the Faculty Convocation: Provost’s Celebration of Faculty Scholarship and Achievements on May 19. The award recognizes and celebrates their achievements with sponsored projects this year, including six grant proposals, five awards, three faculty involved (two first-time PIs), and a student award/
Happy summer from the Office of Sponsored Projects! Below is a sampling of upcoming funding opportunities that may be of interest to CAS faculty. We hope you will also take advantage of the many resources available to you through OSP, including:
GrantForward: a funding opportunity database and recommendation service designed specifically for academic research, is now available to the SU community. An overview about GrantForward with instructions for getting started is available here with additional step-by-step guides available here. Need help setting up your Researcher Profile? Complete this form or contact our office.
Essentials of Proposal Development: Looking to brush up on your grant-writing skills? Recording and slides from last week’s workshop are available, along with handouts and other resources, here.
Your Sponsored Research Officer: The OSP is here to help you in exploring possible avenues of external support for your work and to connect you with resources both at SU and beyond! We provide robust support and resources at all stages of the research and proposal development process, including in the very early stages of translation to fundable ideas, identifying potential opportunities, early ideation, and articulation of objectives. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the CAS dedicated OSP representative Sarah Bricknell.
Just a small sampling of upcoming external and internal grant opportunities (for more opportunities, please reach out to Sarah Bricknell):
American Philosophical Society Franklin Research Grants - Deadline: October 1, 2022 (expected); Subsequent deadline of December 1, 2022 (expected)
Sponsor Objectives: To support investigators across many disciplines in advancing their scholarship through small grants intended to cover the cost of research expenses. Funds may be used for supplies (e.g. consumables, analyses, non-permanent equipment) and/or expenses associated with fieldwork/travel. Funding: Up to $6,000 over (1) yea
Russell Sage Foundation Research Grants - Deadline: July 27, 2022 and November 9, 2022
Sponsor Objectives: To support programs of social science research in the following areas: 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.
SU Institute of Catholic Thought and Culture (ICTC) Summer Faculty Research Fellowship - Deadline: early November 2022 (expected)
Sponsor Objectives: An internal (to SU) opportunity that funds projects that advance Seattle University’s Jesuit Catholic mission through faculty research. Note that a separate opportunity – the Summer Course Development Fellowship – is intended to support faculty teaching initiatives that advance ICTC’s objectives. Funding: Salary stipend of up to $7,100 to support work conducted over summer 2023
SU Summer Faculty Fellowship - Deadline: early November (expected)
Sponsor Objectives: An internal (to SU) funding opportunity open to individual tenure-track/tenured faculty and full-time librarians who are actively engaged in scholarship broadly conceived and are seeking support to build upon their current work and/or to move projects in a new direction. Funding: Salary stipend of $7,100 to support work conducted over summer 2023
Rainer Avenue Radio
June 10, 2 p.m.
Jacqueline Helfgott, PhD, Professor, Criminal Justice and Director, Crime & Justice Research Center, and MACJ student Brandon Bledsoe appear on Rainier Ave Radio. Brandon is a Research Analyst assigned to the South and Southwest Precincts on the Seattle Police Department’s Micro-community Policing Plans. They will be discussing the community-police dialogues and inviting the community to participate. Listen here.
BFA Exhibition
Through June 12
Vachon Gallery
Honors Show
June 9 - 11
Lee Center for the Arts
Information coming soon.
Commencement 2022
June 12
Climate Pledge Arena
Information here.
Blue is Our Color
June 23-October 8
Hedreen Gallery
Information coming soon.
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