Message from the Provost Faculty Colleagues,

As the 2015-2016 academic year comes to a close, I am grateful for all of the many accomplishments that we have achieved together and I am proud of all that you have achieved individually or with your colleagues. You will find many of these accomplishments described in the Faculty Newsnotes below, and in earlier issues, all thoughtfully and carefully assembled and edited by Peggy Agerton. When you have the opportunity, please thank Peggy for all of her great work, which also includes producing the minutes for the University Senate and Academic Affairs Committee meetings.

This past year has been significant across several dimensions. First, we have been blessed with new leadership under President Harris, and with two new deans, Jaime Alonzo Gómez in the School of Business and Nick Ladany in the School of Leadership and Education Sciences. Second, the faculty has successfully collaborated to update two incredibly complex documents: one related to our rank and tenure policy and the other revising our core curriculum, both of which are addressed in short articles below. Third, we continue to maintain strong student enrollments, both in terms of quality and in terms of number despite the many headwinds that we face. Fourth, we are developing a strategic plan for our next steps as a young developing university staking out its place among the many great universities in the nation and the world.

On the strength of our faculty and the hard work of our staff we can and will develop many more great programs for our students and our community.

My best wishes to you as the semester concludes and I do wish you all a great summer break.

Andy Allen, Vice President and Provost

2016 Commencement Valedictorians and Commencement Ceremonies The University of San Diego is proud to announce the valedictorians for the 2016 Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies. Marta Stojanovic ’16, Behavioral Neuroscience Undergraduate Commencement, College of Arts and Sciences

Blake Sherman ’16, Business Administration Undergraduate Commencement, School of Business and Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering

2016 Commencement Ceremonies Law School Commencement Ceremony Saturday, May 14 from 9 - 11 a.m. Graduate Schools Commencement Ceremony Saturday, May 21 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Baccalaureate Mass Saturday, May 21 from 4 - 5 p.m. Undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences Ceremony Sunday, May 22 from 9 - 11 a.m. Undergraduate School of Business and Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering Ceremony Sunday, May 22 from 2 - 4 p.m.

University of San Diego

Faculty Newsnotes Issue Number 453//May 3, 2016 Edited by Peggy Agerton

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2016 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipient

Derek Aberle, JD ’96

Ron Fowler President, Qualcomm Incorporated

USD Board of Trustees; Executive Chairman, San Diego Padres;

School of Law Commencement

Chairman and CEO of Liquid Investments, Inc.

Undergraduate College of Arts and Science Commencement

Robert E. Price

Dr. Geoffrey Tabin Entrepreneur/Community Advocate Honorary Degree, Doctor of

Professor of Surgery and Ophthalmology, University of Utah School of Medicine

Humane Letters, honoris causa Co-director of the Himalayan Graduate Schools Cataract Project Commencement Undergraduate School of

Business and Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering

Commencement

Faculty Approve New Core Curriculum Each of the undergraduate units voted on the core curriculum during the final week of April. Together, the undergraduate faculty approved the new core with 77% in favor and 23% opposed to adopting the new curriculum. The Senate will review the proposal on May 5, 2016. The final step is acceptance by the Board of Trustees. The new core will apply to incoming students in Fall 2017.

The Core Curriculum is the product of five years of work by faculty and marks the most significant adjustment to our Core Curriculum since 1986. We have arrived at a core that is student centered and that embodies the tradition and mission of USD. The new core is a recommitment to the value of a liberal arts education for all undergraduates, regardless of major.

Students will have the opportunity to integrate knowledge during their first year, laying the foundation for further intellectual discovery. The purposeful attention to the organization of the curriculum by faculty will benefit students who will now have a stronger writing component, exposure to additional courses on diversity, inclusion, and social justice and to various inquiry frameworks. The Core Curriculum has been updated to respond to the expectations of a twenty-first century education.

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Approval of Revisions to Policy 4.2 Rank & Tenure: College, Business, SOLES, Nursing, Peace Studies, Engineering and Copley Library Hugh I. Ellis, Chair, University Senate, reports on revisions to Policy 4.2. The Rank and Tenure document recently passed by the University Senate and approved by President James Harris is the guiding document for all tenure-granting units at the University of San Diego, except the School of Law. Although all the units covered by this policy may have their own rules and guidelines, they must be in conformance with Policy 4.2. Several changes have been made in the policy, effective Sept. 1, 2016, although its overall structure is largely unchanged. I will highlight some of the more important changes that may affect faculty in their professional development and movement toward tenure and that affect the way ARRT committees operate.

One of the most important changes in the policy involves family responsibilities and the tenure clock. Currently, tenure-track faculty who experience exceptional life circumstances worry about whether a loss of professional time will prevent them from completing a full portfolio of academic accomplishments to warrant tenure. That should no longer be true in the new policy (II.G.6.). The birth of a child (mothers and fathers), the death of a spouse, partner, or child all may allow the probationary clock to be extended by a year, unless the faculty member declines. This may be true as well in cases of severe hardship (II.G.6.d.).

There had been concerns with the interpretation of the 4th criterion (III.D.). That criterion has been reworded. Also, in keeping with a 1999 AAUP statement on the subject, as well as the University’s policy on Academic Freedom (4.1), collegiality may not be used as a criterion for evaluation, except as it may affect performance of teaching, scholarship, or service. The 1987 AAUP Statement on Professional Ethics has been replaced with the 2009 AAUP Statement.

Candidates will be given copies of supervisorial recommendations and departmental summary letters in order to respond, if desired, prior to the ARRT Committee’s deliberations (II.B.5.)

Positive decisions on tenure and promotion have in the past been announced at the end of one academic year but actual granting of tenure waited a full year. Now tenure and/or promotion will occur the following September or on the first day of the new academic year (II.G.2, II.F.5). The rules for accelerated tenure (II.G.4.) and promotion (II.F.1.c.) have been established.

Problems with ARRT committee members abstaining from votes have been addressed (II.C.4.b-d.). First, a committee cannot make a recommendation if more than one member is absent at the time of the vote. Second, a committee member cannot abstain from a vote; the vote must be affirmative or negative. Third, a committee member can only be recused due to a conflict of interest (Policy 2.2.6) and then must be recused from all discussions of a case, not simply the vote.

The University Library (Copley Library) was made a separate unit for ARRT matters by former President Lyons. It now has its own rank and tenure guidelines and rules. The University Library is now brought under the Policy 4.2 umbrella.

The revised Policy 4.2 will be posted on the USD Policy Manual website in August.

Professor Barton Receives Prestigious Book Award Thomas Barton, PhD, History, won a prestigious award for his book Contested Treasure: Jews and Authority in the Crown of Aragon. He was awarded the 2013-2015 Best First Book Prize by the Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies. The award considers all first books on Iberian history, from ancient to modern, published over the past three years in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Contested Treasure explores how different non-royal Christian authorities sought to maintain or harden their administrative control of Jews residing on their lands in the twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth centuries and thereby challenge the crown's claim that Jews (and Muslims) were its exclusive regalian preserve. Dr. Barton's research concerns the institutional and social history of the medieval and early modern Mediterranean with a focus on the confederation known as the Crown of Aragon, which was based along the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.

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Faculty Travel Immersion Seminar

The Rise of the “Global South:” Catholic Social Teaching Along the Trail of Martyrs: Guatemala and El Salvador The Frances G. Harpst Center for Catholic Thought and Culture announces its annual Faculty Travel Immersion Seminar. Selected faculty will travel to Guatemala and El Salvador January 9-16, 2017 to reflect on the increasing importance of the “Global South” to the Catholic Church and to the world in light of Catholic social teaching. What does it mean to be “a poor church that is for the poor?” What is meant by the “preferential option for the poor?”

Each faculty member selected to participate is required to produce an academic paper upon return. More detailed information and the online application can be found on the CCTC website www.sandiego.edu/cctc. Feel free to contact CCTC with any questions at cctc@sandiego.edu or 619-260-7936. Applications will be accepted on or before June 15, 2016. Chapel where Archbishop Óscar Successful applicants will be informed by July 1st . Romero was assassinated.

School of Business Real Estate Students Win Argus University Challenge A team of School of Business Master of Science in Real Estate students once again defended its title in the 2016 ARGUS University Challenge for the third year in a row. In the seven years the competition has been held, the School of Business team has taken first-place on five occasions and second-place on two occasions. The 2016 team, comprised of MSRE students Austin Dias, Ian Gartrell, Mark Ambrose, Abhishek Mukherjee and Joe Bird, was led by faculty advisor Charles Tu, the Daniel F. Mulvihill Professor of Commercial Real Estate.

In this year’s competition, teams analyzed a suburban office park owned by a real estate investment trust (REIT). The REIT was considering whether it should sell, keep the property as-is, or redevelop it into a mixed-use project. The USD team also conducted extensive research on the real estate space market, asset market as well as capital market to help them formulate strategies to maximize the investment’s potential. The team competed against 39 top universities for cash prizes totaling $14,000. Schools included Columbia University, Cornell University, Emory University, Johns Hopkins University, MIT, UCLA, USC, University of Michigan, National University of Singapore, University of Pennsylvania and Yale University, among other prestigious schools.

Office of Undergraduate Research Creative Collaborations Survey This year, Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) received over 280 submissions for the 2016 Creative Collaborations Undergraduate Research Conference, a 25% increase over 2015! In addition, over 875 on- and off-campus community members attended the research conference. As more faculty are making presenting or attendance at Creative Collaborations a requirement and on-campus programs are attending with future students and their families, OUR requests your input to help prepare for next year. Please complete a short survey with your best estimate for participation and/or attendance in 2017. Since space needs to be reserved in May for next year, please respond to the survey by May 15, 2016. Next year Creative Collaborations will take place on April 20, 2017. If you or your students posted images from CCURC 2016, be sure to tag us on Instagram or Facebook with the hashtag #CCURC16.

Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award (OURMA) The Office of Undergraduate Research honored the 2015-2016 recipients of the OURMA at Honors Convocation on May 3rd. The OURMA recognizes research mentors that bring respect and excellence to the practice of mentoring

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undergraduates in research and scholarly activities, and have a longstanding commitment to the development of research scholars. The 2015-2016 recipients are: Rachel Blaser, PhD, Psychological Sciences Rae Anderson, PhD, Physics and Biophysics

Registering as a Research Scholar If you will be advising undergraduates in research, scholarly activities and creative works, please have them register as a Research Scholar through the OUR website or the MySanDiego portal, the Torero Life tab> Undergraduate Research.

Weekly Newsletter: To stay current on OUR offerings for faculty and students, sign up for the newsletter!

Research Week at USD 2016 Research Week at USD 2016 was a success! From its April 11 celebration of more than 150 grant proposals by University of San Diego faculty and staff and external funding successes across campus, to lab and gallery tours, Mathigami, interdisciplinary dialogue, faculty research presentations, Creative Collaborations and an AFFIRM-sponsored female neuroscience professor’s lecture and workshop, USD Research Week significantly expanded on-campus knowledge about all research-related activities. Read a full recap of this year's great events here.

Fall Convocation – Save the Date The Fall Convocation of the Faculty and Administration will take place on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, at 3:30 p.m. at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Theatre and will be followed with a reception at the IPJ Garden of the Sea.

Honor Societies The university congratulates the 2016 members of Kappa Gamma Pi, Mortar Board, and Phi Beta Kappa for their demonstrated academic excellence, leadership and character.

Kappa Gamma Pi – National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society Elizabeth Creech Emerald Dohleman Giulia Dugo Danielle Gibson Jeffrey Hallock

Kevin Kumagai Aaron McCarthy Juliana Mascari Ariana Middleman Frances Mitchell

Jake Moser Jesse Nebres Meaghan O’Connor Sara Pielsticker Grecia Rojas

Samantha Shapiro Haley Stegman Elizabeth Uribe

Mortar Board, Alcala Senior Honor Society Chapter – National Senior Honor Society

Robert Arca Kennedy Avery Jayden Barrington Eleanor Bauer Emily Bezold Sloane Booterbaugh Nicholas Bunich Cassidy Donaldson

Emma Doolittle Michelle Fabian Claire Faulkner Caitlin Fogarty Susie Gallagher Layne Garrelts Katherine Henry Tyler Henry

Mei-Li Hey Kelly Kennedy Chelsea Marshall Allison May Alexandra Murray Gianna Pappas Sofia Ramirez Simon Revlock

Sarah Reynolds Anthony Shao Alexander Uhl Emma von Tscharner Hannah Winterbottom

Phi Beta Kappa Thomas Berry Emily Bezold Mary Biedekarken Nicholas Bihr Alaysia Brown Sara Butler

Taylor Cave Lucero Chavez Christopher Dishop Emma Doolittle Dante Enriquez Caroline Eversman

Andres Fernandez Diana Fontaine Katherine Fotion Elicia Garcia Molly Gartland Danielle Gibson

Morgan Golceker Ivy Guild Meghan Hal Jeffrey Hallock Jarett Hartman Tyler Henry

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Angela Hessenius Stephanie Jones Thomas Klein Mina Krenz Marguerite Lehman Juliana Mascari Allyson Meyer Emily Minton Mattson Tobias Nickel

Kristen Obana Melissa Padilla Zoe Paris Hayley Park Miles Parnegg Julie PhamVu Veronica Ramirez Christina Rontell Allison Ross

Kevin Searle Chariz Seijo Hannah Shapiro Neal Sharma Jasmin Shores Melissa Stencil Michelle Stencil Elizabeth Stenger Marisa Swiderski

Kathryn Taylor Timothy Van Tuyle Maya Vanderschuit Ana Paula Villarreal William Weigand Nicole Zens

Faculty Research Report 2014-2015 Approximately $900,000 was expended in 2014-2015 to support faculty research projects. Below are summaries of the projects for which the Provost’s Office received reports by the date of this publication and submitted on the online form, “Research Report Guide.”

College of Arts and Sciences

Adler, Christopher ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Music ▪ Professor Adler completed the recording "Music for a New Century: Violin Concertos of Sidney Corbett and Christopher Adler" (Sarah Plumb, Violin). Blue Griffin Recordings, 2015. CD.

Barton, Thomas ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of History ▪ Professor Barton drafted the final activities for his textbook currently under contract with Oxford University, titled, "Stepping Into the Past." Other works were, "Verifying Holiness,"Rounding the Cape," and "Women and the Law in Ancient Mesopotamia."

Bilsel, Can ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Fine Arts ▪ Professor Bilsel’s work titled, "Occupy Gezi Park? How Istanbul's 'Standing Man' Helped Redefine Public Art and Urban Resistance” asks have the protests of 2013 redefined the understanding of public space, urban conservation and performance art in Turkey. He traveled to Turkey, Washington, DC and recently to Pasadena to present his findings.

Di Martino, Loredana ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Languages and Literature ▪ Professor Di Martino wrote and submitted for review an article on Antonio Scurati entitled, "Rebuilding Ethical Desire in the Era of Narcissistic Jouissance: The Reinvention of Fatherhood in Antonio Scurati's Il Padre Infedele." She also presented papers at two conferences and moderated one of the standing sessions in Italian at the annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association.

Fu, Victoria ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Fine Arts ▪ Professor Fu held her first solo museum commission with The Contemporary in Baltimore and her first solo gallery exhibition in Los Angeles at Honor Fraser Gallery. She is in the development phase of two publications which will discuss her project with The Contemporary, and the influence of touchscreen technologies on artist film and video art.

Goldschmied, Nadav ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Psychology ▪ Professor Goldschmied is currently conducting research titled, "The Wrongly Convicted - How is Innocence Reestablished and Compensation Determined?" To date, he has obtained data from 54 participants with the goal of 30 more participants.

Gonzalez, Richard ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Biology ▪ Professor Gonzalez continues his research testing two competing hypothesis for the driving force for the formation of Inter Lamellar Cell Masses in the gills of certain freshwater fish. Results fail to support either hypothesis and suggest that the presence of the masses does not alter gill ion regulation function.

Guerrieri, Kevin ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Languages and Literature ▪ Professor Guerrieri co-organized a conference while serving as President of the Asociación de Colombianistas. He has also been invited to

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collaborate on the novel, “The Columbian Novel, 1844-1954,"specifically writing a chapter on Colombian writing from the 1500's to the twentieth century and beyond.

Haberman, Adam ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Biology ▪ Professor Haberman is currently working on, "Distinguishing Mechanisms of Protein Degradation in Drosophila Melanogaster Models of Neurodegenerat," which investigates the role of lysosome dysfunction in Drosophila Melanogaster Models of neurodegenerative diseases.

Hotz, RSCJ, Mary ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of English ▪ Sister Hotz is currently revising an essay titled, "Animal Spirits and the Impartial Spectator in Martin Chuzzlewit,” to be considered for submission.

Ingram, Rebecca ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Languages and Literatures ▪ Professor Ingram conducted three weeks of archival research in Madrid at the Biblioteca Nacional. She developed a new theoretical framework for her analysis of Carmen de Burgo’s culinary writing showing that Burgos sustains her feminist politics even in publishing projects like her cookbooks that masquerade as entirely consistent with traditional domesticity.

Iovine, Peter ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Chemistry and Bio-Chemistry ▪ Professor Iovine has conducted successful research that examines the synthesis and drug loading capabilities of novel starch-containing biomaterials. He has also spent an increased amount of time mentoring research students with great results.

Jiang, Eric ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Mathematics ▪ Professor Jiang’s work titled, "A Semi-Supervised Learning Model for Network Intrusion Detection," is the result of a research project that develops semi-supervised learning based, network intrusion detection systems for network security.

Kaufmann, Ron ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Marine and Environmental Studies ▪ Professor Kaufmann’s research titled, "Sources and Dynamics of Pesticide Contamination in Tecolote Creek and Mission Bay, San Diego," found that pesticide concentrations were highest in sediments with high organic content and in the upper portions of the creek (upstream) compared to downstream sites and were generally lower during the wet season vs the dry season.

Kelly, Michael ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Philosophy ▪ Professor Kelly’s work titled, "A Brief History of Phenomenology of Envy,” lays out the distinction between two types of envy and argues for its uniqueness within the history of philosophy and contemporary literature.

Komjathy, Louis ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Theology and Religious Studies ▪ Professor Komjathy’s work titled, Readings in Daoist Literature, is a complementary sourcebook to his other book, The Daoist Tradition. N.p.: Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.

Maese Cohen, Marcelle ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of English ▪ Professor Maese-Cohen presented two papers, "Literacy and Spiritual From in Forbes' Aztecas del Norte and Anzaldúa's Borderland," and "Society for Study of Gloria Anzaldúa (May 2015). At the International Latina/o Studies Conference she presented "Decolonizing the Novel, or Forgetting the Alamo and Remembering Emma Pérez's 'Sitio y Lengua'" and "Imagining Latina/o Studies: Past, Present and Future." July 2014.

Maxim, Juliana ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Fine Arts ▪ Professor Maxim has completed three essays for three edited books, one of which published in both English and Romanian, discusses the architecture of leisure environments. She also completed three articles, two of which explore the role of folk artifacts in the modernist imagination.

McClain, Molly ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of History ▪ Professor McCLain published "A Room of Their Own: The Contribution of Women to the Panama-California Exposition, 1915." In The Journal of San Diego History 61.1 (2015).

McCosker, Duncan ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Art, Architecture & Art History ▪ Professor McCosker’s recent project since retiring is "Crossings: Photographs from Paris, France."

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Medina, Julia ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Languages and Literatures ▪ Professor Medina published two articles with a third just being recently completed and submitted for publication in January 2016. She also presented at two international conferences discussing the work of Augusto C. Sandino.

Monge, Rico ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Theology and Religious Studies ▪ Professor Monge’s work titled, "Hagiography and Religious Truth: Case Studies in the Abrahamic and Dharmic Traditions," explores hagiography throughout several of the world's religious traditions.

Moran, Kristin ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Communication Studies ▪ Professor Moran’s work titled, "Trademarks, Trends, and Traditions: Shifting Advertising Practices on Univísion" was presented at the International Communication Association's annual conference in Puerto Rico. The project identifies the way in which advertising practices on the Spanish-language network have influenced persuasive practices on English-language networks.

Oberle, Clara Magdalena ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of History ▪ Professor Clara has conducted substantial research through journal articles, a book review, conference papers and a manuscript on the role of the Soviet professional cultures and Soviet practices of establishing order in occupied postwar Berlin.

Ortiz, Ivan ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of English ▪Professor Ortiz continued his work through writing on the poetic and aesthetic cultures of the air balloon during the Romantic Period. His work is currently under review for publication.

O'Shea, Bethany ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Marine and Environmental Studies ▪ Professor O’Shea along with two students completed a project investigating the environmental impacts of arsenic mobility in abandoned mine tailings in Julian, CA. The study has implications for arsenic contamination in streams and groundwater in areas downgradient of historic mining operations.

Petersen, Amanda ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Languages and Literatures ▪ Professor Petersen co-edited a scholarly volume, "María Luisa Puga y El Espacio de la (Re) contrucción," and co-wrote its introduction which is currently under review with an academic press in Mexico. She also presented an early draft of her book chapter on María Puga in a presentation titled, "Presenciar Lo Que Nunca Fui: 'Las Mariposas' de María Luisa Puga" at the XXI Mexicanist Conference / Congreso de Mexicanistas Juan Bruce-Novoa, Irvine, CA.

Prieto, Samuel ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Sociology ▪ Professor Prieto through his work, "Political Participation Among Migrant Farmworkers," has proposed an ethnographic examination of the barriers to political participation and civic engagement among migrant farmworkers: a group traditionally undersampled or ignored in studies of immigration, specifically in San Diego.

Provost, Joseph ▪ College of Arts and Sciences, ▪ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry ▪ Professor Provost’s work titled, "Investigation of Calcineurin B Homologous Protein 2 Regulation of NHEI,” the genetic delivery of two proteins involved in lung cancer was optimized in human lung cancer cells. The location and the putative role of these proteins were investigated.

Reimer-Barry, Emily ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Theology and Religious Studies ▪ Professor Reimer has continued her work in the redesign of her class THRS 394W as an experiential learning course in which students are able to interview community members living with HIV.

Repinecz, Martin ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Languages and Literatures ▪ Professor Repinecz’s work has involved manuscripts, film and conference presentations examining Spanish culture, imperialism, slave trade and fascist rhetoric of early Francoism.

Teel, Karen ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Theology and Religious Studies ▪ Professor Teel has continued work on her book manuscript, "The Unbearable Whiteness of Jesus." She completed new research, overhauled the book's structure and reorganized and rewrote the first two chapters.

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Yin, Zhi-Yong ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Marine and Environmental Studies ▪ Professor Yin’s work involves the sampling of trees along an elevation gradient from 3800 m to 4250 m above sea level in the mountains of eastern Qaidam Basin, northeastern Tibetan Plateau. By analyzing growth-climate relationships, it is discovered that in this semi-arid region signals of precipitation exist in the tree ring series at all elevations except for a very narrow zone at the upper tree line where signals of temperature become more dominant.

Zwolinski, Jen ▪ College of Arts and Sciences ▪ Department of Psychology ▪ Professor Zwolinski’s work titled, "Do Severity of Rejection and Imagined Social Support Affect Perception of Physical and Social Pain?" examines if anticipated social rejection caused an increase in subjective pain ratings and pain sensitivity for all levels of direct and non-direct social support.

School of Business

Barkacs, Linda ▪ School of Business ▪ Professor Barkacs gave a lecture titled “Punitive and Non-Economic Damages Caps: Constitutional?” at Pacific Southwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business Conference.

Custin, Richard ▪ School of Business ▪ Professor Custin co-authored “A Tweet on Social Media for Your Business” (January 2, 2014) in the California Business Practice, April 2014, Issue 3. Professor Custin also reviewed the Feres Doctrine, examining military members and the difficulty of just compensation.

Flynn, Andrea ▪ School of Business ▪ Professor Flynn presented and wrote about customer satisfaction in the medical service context "Motivating Customers to Adhere to Expert Advice in Professional Services: A Medical Service Context" in the Journal of Service Research. She presented "When Service Providers Keep Asking: ‘How Are We Doing?’ the Effects of Repeated Customer Satisfaction" at the AMA/INFORMS Frontiers in Service Conference. June 2015.

Hunsaker, Phillip ▪ School of Business ▪ Professor Hunsaker wrote various articles, research summation and panel presentation discussing MBA students’ leadership skills, managerial skills, team development and productivity.

Hunsaker, Johanna ▪ School of Business ▪ Professor Hunsaker co-authored “Managing People.” London: Dorling-Kendersley, 2015.

Ivanic, Aarti ▪ School of Business ▪ Professor Ivanic’s work examined the behaviors (and psychological repercussions) of consumers who attain high status through loyalty programs. "Status Has Its Privileges: The Psychological Impact of Status-Reinforcing Behaviors." Psychology & Marketing 32.7 (2015).

Ma, Alyson ▪ School of Business ▪ Professor Ma wrote several journal articles and book chapters on topics ranging from health to trade policy issues.

Meyskens, Moriah ▪ School of Business ▪ Professor Meyskens wrote and presented on various subjects: China vs the United States and Entrepreneurial Intentions; Content Analysis; Organizational Identity; Corporate Social Responsibility and Microfinance Lending.

Miller, Norm ▪ School of Business ▪ Professor Miller made numerous presentations locally and internationally highlighting topics which included: Economic Outlooks; Sustainable Real Estate; Design and Aesthetics; workplace trends and more.

Mueller, Jennifer ▪ School of Business ▪ Professor Mueller has been busy with various writing and speaking engagements focused on Organizational Behavior and Leadership.

Narwold, Andrew ▪ School of Business ▪ Professor Narwold co-authored articles in The Journal of International Business Management and Research and The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. Also presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Association International in Maui, HI.

Rapp, Justine ▪ School of Business ▪ Professor Rapp had six articles published that highlighted her work in Ethical Conduct; Consumption in Prison Settings, Volunteer Experience, Water Supply and Social Change.

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Teplitz, Charles ▪ School of Business ▪ Professor Teplitz had two articles published discussing the learning curve and poker playing heuristics by means of Monte Carlo simulation.

Tu, Charles ▪ School of Business ▪ Professor Tu’s published works investigate housing valuation and the price effect of the Ecology, Energy Saving, Waste Reduction, Health (EEWH) certification on residential properties in New Taipei City. He received Best Paper Award at the 2015 Global Real Estate Summit in Washington, DC.

Copley Library

Adkins, Martha ▪ Copley Library ▪ Professor Adkins’ current work continues the analysis of cited references of approximately 200peer reviewed articles published between 2009-2014, including a local citation analysis of the publications of THRS faculty from the same time period.

Turner, Laura ▪ Copley Library ▪ Professor Turners’ work titled, "Library User on the Go - Are Library Resources Keeping Pace with Mobile Technology?" tested the libraries online resources on a variety of mobile devices; it proved that either the screen size of a device or vendor commitment to device neutral web design most impacted the user's ability to access each library resource on mobile devices.

Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering

Kohl, James ▪ School of Engineering ▪ Professor Kohl’s work titled, "Mechanical Properties of Material Projects" is ongoing and studies the friction and wear of UVL linseed oil resin with and without limonene and the effects of limonene on the adhesion of epoxy to silicone.

Ngo, Truc ▪ School of Engineering ▪ Professor Ngo’s work titled, "Water and Energy Improvement for Rural Communities in the Dominican Republic," has made significant progress with research investigations on low-cost water and energy solutions for rural communities in the Dominican Republic.

School of Law

Alexander, Larry ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Alexander has written several chapters as well as the precís for a forthcoming book. Additionally, he was asked to write a principle piece for an Oxford Press Anthology titled, "Duties to Act Triggered by Creation of the Peril."

Barry, Jordan ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Barry presented at the Southern California Business Law Workshop and his work examines a line of contract law cases which imply that corporations do not have Thirteenth Amendment rights and considers the implications of these cases for modern constitutional and corporate jurisprudence.

Brooks, Roy ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Brooks worked on "Juridical Subordination" which creates a method of judicial decision making that allows the Supreme Court to avoid its proclivity of thwarting racial advancement.

Claus, Laurence ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Claus’ work titled, "Power Enumeration and the Courts," looks at the nature of government, studies the relationship among constitutional legislative power enumeration, the role of the courts and alternative safeguards of federalism.

Cole, Kevin ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Cole published “Better Sex Through Criminal Law: Proxy Crimes, Covert Negligence, and Other Difficulties of 'Affirmative Consent' in the ALI's Draft Sexual Assault Provisions” (October 7, 2015). San Diego Law Review, Forthcoming; San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 15-197.

Dalton, Margaret ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Dalton’s work titled, "Rethinking the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Behavior Provisions” focuses on analyzing related federal appellate decisions for the last five years and reviewing applicable state laws that go beyond the requirements. It recommends a model approach for congress when it reauthorizes the federal IDEA statute.

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Dripps, Donald ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Dripps published “Perspectives on the Fourth Amendment' Forty Years Later: Toward the Realization of an Inclusive Regulatory Model” (November 17, 2015). Minnesota Law Review, Forthcoming; San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 16-203.

Fellmeth, Robert ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Fellmeth wrote a white paper on Child Welfare Federal Financing Reform that reviews all of the federal accounts relevant to child welfare and analyzes measures of need, efficacy, and spending trend correlations, including the impact of funding on state child welfare legal systems and the children they concern.

Fleischer, Miranda ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Fleischer wrote two articles, one published in the Boston College Law Review, 2016 the other being submitted in spring 2016. “Divide and Conquer: Using an Accessions Tax to Combat Dynastic Wealth Transfers” (February 24, 2016). Boston College Law Review, Vol. 57, 2016; San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 16-211.

Fleischer, Victor ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Fleischer had works published in the New York Times, the Social Science Research Network Electronic Journal and the Vanderbilt Law Review.

Folsom, Ralph ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Folsom completed six books in the field of International Business Law: course books, a law practitioner treatise, and an academic publication.

Fox, Dov ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Fox published works that use a game theoretical approach to critically examine the question of mandatory life without parole for juveniles and the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment as it relates to assisted reproduction, stem cell research, and abortion.

Hirsch, Adam ▪ School of Law▪ Professor Hirsch wrote two articles examining the history, policy and current status of state statutes and model laws concerning pretermitted children and the "state of mind" rules as it applies to gratuitous transfer.

Horton, Paul, ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Horton published "California Alimony, Part II" in the Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues 22 (2015).

Lawrence, William ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Lawrence has just completed the annual update for The West Publishing Company identifying relevant cases and developments in the laws of sales and goods in the U.S.

Lazerow, Herbert ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Lazerow wrote "Adverse Possession of Artwork," that demonstrated that traditional adverse possession results in more certainty of title and a greater economy than alternatives while some courts have weakened the application of adverse possession to artwork in favor of facts-and-circumstances.

Lobel, Orly ▪School of Law ▪ Professor Lobel’s work titled, "Economic Espionage as Reality or Rhetoric: Prosperity as a Component of National Security," examines recent patterns of expansion in investigation, indictments and conviction under the EEA, as well as trends in university research and private market innovation, including entrepreneurship, information flows and job mobility.

Martin, Shaun ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Martin’s work titled, Constraining Arbitration," co-authored by Professor Brendan Maher of the University of Connecticut School of Law identifies the deficiencies of the modern process of arbitration, particularly with respect to access and will contend that a state-and federalism-based approach to reform would comply with the FAA as well as result in a more available and equitable process of dispute resolution.

Partnoy, Frank ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Partnoy completed writing on Returns to Hedge Fund Activism and other work on European Union Financial Regulation as well as Probabilistic Knowledge with a focus on the standard of beyond Reasonable Doubt, and Theory of Fields for the Berle VII conference on "The Nature of-of the Modern Corporation."

Ramsey, Lisa ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Ramsey’s work titled, "Trademarking Everything? Why Brands Should Care About Limits on Trademark Rights," argues that brands could benefit from more restrictions on what is eligible for protection as a trademark, and from other limits on trademark rights.

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Ramsey, Michael ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Ramsey’s work titled, "(a)Congress' (Limited) Power to Enforce Treaties; (b)A Textual Approach to Treaty Non-Self-Execution” argues that, contrary to conventional commentary, the doctrine of treaty non-self-execution (that is, that some treaties do not act as judicially enforceable law in the U.S. legal system) has a basis in the Constitution's text.

Rappaport, Michael ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Rappaport’s work titled, "Defending Original Methods Originalism," is one of the leading theories of constitutional interpretation within constitutional originalism. It argues that one should interpret the Constitution by using the interpretive methods that people at the time would have deemed applicable to the document.

Schwarzschild, Maimon ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Schwarzschild completed work on articles discussing religious exemptions, global free trade and liberal values.

Sichelman, Ted ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Sichelman completed an article proposing a novel theoretical description and justification for patents, namely as hedges against the threat of competition. Unlike previous models, his article justifies patents even in the absence of copying or so-called "free riding."

Smith, Steven ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Smith’s work titled, “Altered Arenas: The Changing Face of Religious Freedom” discusses how the changed political and cultural context since Dignitatus Humanae (1965), creates new challenges and requires rethinking in the area of religious freedom. He also participated in an online event where he discussed the same-sex marriage decision.

Sohoni, Mila ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Sohoni published an essay, "The Problem with Coersion Aversion:' Novel Questions and the Avoidance of Canon" in the Yale Journal of Regulation as well as another article to be published in the William and Mary Law Review. She also drafted a new article to be presented at various law school symposia.

Spector, Horacio ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Spector’s work titled, "Laws Claim to Legitimacy” theorized by such authors as Joseph Raz, must be understood as an erroneous conversational implicature about legal authority. The Roman Republican ideal of government by laws, which nurtured the American conception of legitimate political authority, is much richer than such rationalistic accounts of legitimate authority as that defended by Raz, which seems modeled on the auctoritas of the Roman Senate.

Ursin, Ed ▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Ursin’s work titled, "Enterprise Liability, Legal Process Jurisprudence, and Justice Roger Traynor's Legal Pragmatism," demonstrates that Traynor's enterprise liability agenda and his jurisprudence of legal pragmatism placed him in opposition of the legal process scholars. This opposition and Traynor's disdain for the "magic words" of the legal process schools can be seen in Traynor's extrajudicial writings in the 1950's and 1960's.

Vargas, Jorge A.▪ School of Law ▪ Professor Vargas updated and translated into English his original book, "California Marina,(Gray Whales, Spanish Explorers, and Myths)."

School of Leadership and Education Sciences

Donmoyer, Robert ▪ SOLES ▪ Professor Donmoyer published "Elliot Eisner's Lost Legacy" in the American Journal of Evaluation 35.3 (n.d.): 442-52.

Inoue, Noriyuki ▪ SOLES ▪ Professor Inoue’s project examined the impact of infusing action research into graduate educational psychology courses and explored how students meaningfully make use of psychological theories in real life contents.

Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies

Headley, William ▪ Kroc School ▪ Professor Headley with funding received through Faculty Research Grants has been able to expound on his work through travel and presentations in international peacebuilding.

McDougal, Topher ▪ Kroc School ▪ Professor McDougal in partnership with the Pace Research Institute Oslo and assistance from research assistants, continued his work titled, "Illicit Small Arms Transfers (i-SAT) Project," creating the

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first global data set on prices of illicit small arms. The eventual goal is to regenerate a 3-dimensional, web-based visualization of illicit small arms trafficking (i-SAT) over time and across the globe, based on an inferential econometric model.

Sharp, Dustin ▪ Kroc School ▪ Professor Sharp’s work titled, "Justice and Economic Violence in Transition" was presented as part of an "Expert's Roundtable" in Cape Town, South Africa. The meeting brought together members of the civil society, academia, and government to discuss the role of questions of economic violence and economic justice in the transitional justice landscape.

Tschirgi, Necla ▪ Kroc School ▪ Professor Tschirgi co-authored two papers on the origins, evolution and future of the UN's peacebuilding architecture. Both were presented orally and are being published.

Recent Grant Awards Jessica Bell, PhD, and Christopher Daley, Chemistry and Biochemistry, were awarded a $2,500 American Chemical Society SEED grant that was matched by the local San Diego ACS chapter, for a total of $5,000. This funding supports two local high school students in an eight week research internship to examine protein dynamics using mass spectrometry or chiral ligand metal complexes as potential enantioselective catalysts.

Derrick Cartwright, PhD, Director of University Galleries, was awarded $125,000 from the Getty Foundation. This funding allows for a multi-gallery presentation of Brazilian Xerox art works and related archival documents, a scholarly symposium and publication of an English-language catalogue.

Michael Catanzaro, MA, Director, Office of Sustainability and Laura Engeman, MA, Office of Sustainability, received $60,000 from the San Diego Foundation. This award will be used to help the Climate Collaborative achieve the following goals: expand Climate Collaborative capacity and representation to effectively advance regional climate change planning and climate adaptation efforts, communicate about the leadership of the Climate Collaborative members and the San Diego region to local, state and national leaders, peers and funding institutions, and to assist local public agencies with preparing for potential climate change impacts. This grant was made possible by The Climate Program. Logos and art files can be found on SDFoundation.org.

Michael Catanzaro, MA, Director, Office of Sustainability, was awarded $2,994,410 from the San Diego Gas & Electric Company to support the Energy Efficiency Partnership Program. The objectives of the program are: on-going GHG inventory and implementation of GHG reduction as outlined in the CAP, reduce overall energy consumption (kWh) in existing equipment, reduce campus demand (kW) in existing equipment, reduce campus gas consumption (therms) in existing equipment, increase use of renewable energy, both generated on-site and purchased as it relates to the GHG reduction plan, and educate campus audiences in identifying and adopting energy-saving practices not only on campus but also in their careers and homes.

Institute for Entrepreneurship in Education, SOLES, was awarded $150,000 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. These funds will be used to a) establish parameters around what the field and the associated stakeholders define as an “effective” STEM learning ecosystem, b) map the network of stakeholders and to contextualize their roles in advancing STEM learning and in creating a sustainable support system for the development of ecosystems, and c) establish the degree to which seven core elements known to influence the development of effective STEM ecosystems are present in each ecosystem and to uncover other emerging elements deemed essential to advancing cross-sector, collaborative STEM Learning.

Peter Iovine, PhD, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Joan Schellinger, PhD, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, received $31,881 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. The award supports undergraduate research across a consortium known as the "Theoretically Interesting Molecules (TIM)" Consortium. The member schools of the TIM Consortium include: Colby College, Northern Kentucky University, Trinity University, Grand Valley State University, and USD. In the three year period of the award, undergraduates will conduct research under the close mentorship of consortium investigators.

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Susan Lord, PhD, Electrical Engineering, was awarded $211,081 from Purdue University as part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant. These funds will be used for expansion of the Multiple Institution Database for Investigating Engineering Longitudinal Development (MIDFIELD). Specifically, the award will be used to oversee, help develop, and co-facilitate the annual MIDFIELD Institute. Dr. Lord will also work with the project team in developing and presenting 90-minute workshops to introduce users to MIDFIELD.

Grace Michel, MA, Assistant Director, Center for Peace and Commerce, received $25,355 from the Fred J. Hansen Foundation. This award will be used by the Center for Peace and Commerce to spearhead the Social Entrepreneurship Program for the Hansen Summer Institute. Participants in this program will learn about the field of social entrepreneurship and identify opportunities for social innovation to promote peaceful and sustainable development. Students will create proposals for social enterprises to apply in their country-specific contexts, including a social business plan, and will pitch their proposals to an audience for the opportunity to earn seed funding.

Perla Myers, PhD, Mathematics and Computer Sciences, received $6,000 from the Mathematical Association of America Dolciani Mathematics Enrichment Grant Program towards Mathigami program efforts to enhance the understanding and appreciation of mathematics. The grant will contribute towards bringing high school students from underserved communities to USD several times throughout the year to participate in origami activities with college students and future teachers.

Nathalie Reyns, PhD, Environmental and Ocean Sciences, was awarded $100,740 from the National Science Foundation. These funds will be used to test the hypothesis that the deepening of the thermocline forced by the present El Niño will result in a reduction of barnacle larval settlement relative to observed settlement during 2014 and 2015 from the currently funded NSF project.

Mary Jo Schumann, PhD, Director, Caster Family Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Research, SOLES, received the following awards: 1) $2,100 from The Impact Foundry to conduct Sacramento regional analyses of National Center for Charitable Statistics and Employment Development Department data; 2) $10,000 from The San Diego Foundation. These funds will be used to conduct an evaluation planning process with A Reason to Survive (ARTS) as the primary service provider. This grant was made possible by the Orea Fund at The San Diego Foundation. Logo's and art files can be found on SDFoundation.org; 3) $59,000 from The Salvation Army Sierra Del Mar Division. This award will fund research about how to extend the “continuum of care” beyond a week-long summer camp to other ongoing Salvation Army Corps youth programs; and, 4) $29,850 from MUFG Union Bank Foundation to continue ongoing grantmaking and outcomes research focused on the Foundation’s four strategic funding areas of affordable housing, community economic development, education, and environment.

Upcoming Events

CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIUMS Conference on Legal Moralism May 20 – May 21, 2016 Faculty Reading Room, Warren Hall, Are there acts that should be prohibited even though they do not violate others’ rights or cause any setbacks to others’ basic interests? Event information

LECTURES/DISCUSSIONS Second Annual USD Medieval and Renaissance Studies Lecture: Shakespeare's First Folio Wednesday, May 4 at 5 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Mother Rosalie Hill Hall

This year marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, and to commemorate the occasion, Folger Library copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio (printed in 1623) will travel to the 50 states. San Diego will host California’s First Folio Exhibition, at the San Diego Central Library from June 4–July 7. Dr. Lerer’s presentation sets the stage for the upcoming exhibition by illuminating the First Folio and its vital importance as a material object, as a cultural artifact, and as a literary text.

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ART The Talk and the Walk: Social Justice Documentary and Street Photography Feb. 26 - May 13, 2016 Gallery Hours Fine Arts Gallery, Institute for Peace and Justice Over 20 works spanning historical concerns from the Great Depression and Civil Rights eras to the present day will be on display, along with a select group of works by current USD students.

Robert and Karen Hoehn Family Galleries Love is Here to Stay (and That's Enough): Prints by Sister Corita Kent Feb. 19- May 13, 2016 French Parlor, Founders Hall Gallery Hours Sister Corita entered the Immaculate Heart of Mary convent in 1938, studied art at USC, and was a renowned teacher. Today she is considered one of the most important American Pop artists. Although she left the order in 1968, her work is most often associated with the Immaculate Heart of Mary community, the flourishing 1960s Los Angeles art scene and protest art of the Civil Rights movement and Vietnam War.

May Gallery The May Collection: Twenty Works for Twenty Years Sept. 25, 2015 - May 20, 2016 Serra Hall, Room 214A Gallery Hours In 1995 USD accepted a gift of American Indian artifacts from the family of David May, an alum who passed away at a young age. The exhibition includes 20 artifacts and works of art from the permanent collection, including a newly commissioned work by the renowned Kumeyaay basketmaker, Eva Salazar.

MUSIC USD Jazz Ensemble End-of-Semester Concert

Wednesday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. Shiley Theatre, Camino Hall $10 general admission; $8 seniors, USD faculty, staff and alumni; and $5 for students with valid I.D.

USD Mariachi Ensemble and USD Gamelan Ensemble Concert Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. Shiley Theatre, Camino Hall This concert features the Gamelan Ensemble, performing music of Bali, Indonesia, and the Mariachi Ensemble. $10 general admission; $8 seniors, USD faculty, staff and alumni; and $5 for students with valid I.D.

Opera Workshop Performance Friday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. Shiley Theatre, Camino Hall Students present a variety of scenes from opera, operetta, and musical theater. $10 general admission; $8 seniors, USD faculty, staff and alumni; and $5 for students with valid I.D.

Digital Audio Composition Students: Experimental Music Concert Wednesday, May 18 at 5 p.m. Shiley Theatre, Camino Hall Digital Audio Composition students present a wide variety of experimental music compositions that incorporate synthesis, spatialization and the transmogrification of digitally recorded material.

MISSION, RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Faculty/Staff Founders Chapel Tour Tuesday, May 10 from 11:15 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. A guided tour of Founders Chapel, often called “the hidden jewel of USD,” will be offered by Sr. Virginia Rodee, RSCJ. RSVP Mission and Ministry rburns@sandiego.edu

Center for Educational Excellence The Center for Educational Excellence supports the USD community by providing integrated programs, events, and resources to promote the institution's core values of academic excellence, knowledge, creating a diverse and inclusive community, ethical conduct, and compassionate service. For event details and to register for events go to www.sandiego.edu/cee or contact the CEE at ext. 7402 or cee@sandiego.edu.

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Upcoming CEE Workshops and Events

Developing Faculty Proposals for Study Abroad Wednesday, May 4 at 12- 2p.m. in MRH 135

ARRT Panel – The Final Frontier: Moving from Associate to Full Professor Friday, May 6 at 12-1:15 p.m. in MRH 135

Fabulous First Friday: Come. Be. An Exploration of Wellness & Balance Friday, May 6 at 9-10:30 a.m. in Sacred Heart Dance Studio

Postdoctoral Presentation with Cory Gooding – “Beyond Reputation and Respectability: Afro-Caribbean Incorporation in Context” Tuesday, May 10 at 1-2 p.m. in KIPJ-A

Center for Educational Excellence Recognition Reception Wednesday, May 13 at 4-6 p.m. in UC Forum B

Varia Christopher Adler, PhD, Music, organized and performed in the Celebration of Asian Traditions, a multi-cultural performance of music and dance from Thailand, Laos, the Philippines, Bali, China, Japan and Mongolia presented at USD and sponsored by the Music Department, Asian Studies Program, the Provost’s Office, the Center for World Music, and the Worldview Project. The event was attended by San Diego City Councilmember Chris Cate who presented certificates of recognition to the Music Department and Asian Studies Program. Guitarist Colin McAllister gave the world premiere performance of Christopher Adler’s composition Spines at the San Diego Public Library, and violinist Michi Wiancko performed his composition Jolie Sphinx in New York, Chicago and Massachusetts.

Bobbi Hansen, EdD, and Sandy Buczynski, PhD, Learning and Teaching, presented the following session at the 2016 American Educational Research Association annual meeting in Washington, D.C.: Effects of a University-School District Teacher Induction Partnership on Retention and Use of Action Research.

Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, PhD, Kroc School of Peace Studies, partnered with MA students from KSPS to produce a Global Drone Report and SMSE students consulted with Prof. Choi-Fitzpatrick to develop a prototype of a humanitarian drone. Together the teams launched a medium altitude balloon, which they used to capture digital footage of the USD campus during research week. Visitors were able to witness hands-on and project-based collaboration.

Dr. Choi-Fitzpatrick and Topher McDougal, PhD, Kroc school of Peace Studies, presented research projects along with 12 researchers from around the world at the California Consensus for Peace through Technology, convened by the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies in partnership with the One Earth Future Foundation. The symposium took place on April 12-13, during Research Week, and focused on how technology can be leveraged in peace research to challenge violent movements. In the pitch-style format, which included workshopping of the projects with technologists, funders and practitioners, Choi-Fitzpatrick pitched a project to automate crowd estimation from aerial photos taken during protests using drones, balloons or other aerial vehicles, and McDougal pitched a three-phase project mapping global illicit small arms transfers: (1) data collection; (2) econometric estimation; and (3) dissemination of results, notably including the development of a web-based visualization. Visit Calcon’s website for more information: http://sites.sandiego.edu/calcon/

Richard E. Custin, MEd, JD, LLM, School of Business, and Colette L. Custin, BA, USD Systems Administrator, attended a Board Meeting of the InterNational Academy of Dispute Resolution and a Gala Dinner in Chicago, Illinois on April 13, 2016. The dinner and fundraiser honored attorney Fred Lane and Loyola Law School Professor Joe Stone for their many years of service to the legal profession in numerous capacities, including president of the Illinois Bar Association (Fred Lane) and president of the Chicago Bar Association (Joe Stone). The Chicago fundraiser was a benefit for the InterNational Academy of Dispute Resolution and their continued support of undergraduate and law school student mediation competitions.

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Eileen Fry-Bowers, PhD, Nursing, co-presented the following papers: “Results of the AACN policy faculty survey” at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Invitational Policy Faculty Symposium, Washington, D.C., December 2015; “Managing oral health: Perceptions of California advanced practice registered nurses” at Western Institute of Nursing's 49th Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference, Anaheim, CA, April 2016; and “A feeding protocol to improve outcomes for neonates with congenital heart disease” at Western Institute of Nursing's 49th Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference, Anaheim, CA, April 2016.

Lea Hubbard, PhD, Learning & Teaching, represented SOLES at a White House convening on April 13, 2016 hosted by Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden. The purpose of the “Operation Educate the Educators” was to provide educators from around the country with existing knowledge about the needs of children of military families, to identify what we know (and don’t know) about their strengths and challenges, and to share examples of programs designed to serve them.

Michelle M. Jacob, PhD, Ethnic Studies, is giving a research presentation, “Back to the Future: Yakama Environmental Visions from Anakú Iwachá,” at the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Annual Meeting in May 2016. Dr. Jacob’s book, Indian Pilgrims: Indigenous Journeys of Activism and Healing with Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, is being published as part of the Fall 2016 list by University of Arizona Press in the Critical Issues in Indigenous Studies Series. The book description is at: http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/Books/bid2629.htm

Judith Liu, PhD, Sociology, wrote an article on incorporating civic engagement projects into the curriculum, "Reflections on Skipping Stones to Diving Deep: The Process of Immersion as a Practice,"which will be published in Engaging Pedagogies in Catholic Higher Education in its forthcoming 2016 issue.

Susan M. Lord, PhD, Engineering, received the Diversity Award from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA) in March 2016. The Diversity Award is given in recognition of proactive efforts to increase cultural, ethnic, and gender diversity within the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) student body and among ECE faculty, that go well beyond and above the normal institutional recruiting practices. With Dr. Matthew Ohland of Purdue University, Dr. Lord presented a keynote session at the ECEDHA conference on Diversity within Undergraduate ECE Programs.

Mitch Malachowski, PhD, Chemistry, offered a three-day workshop for the Council on Undergraduate Research on developing research-rich curricula attended by 45 faculty and administrators from 10 institutions. The workshop was held at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, NC on April 15-17, 2016. Dr. Malachowski gave a presentation at the ASBMB meeting in San Diego on April 2, 2016 entitled, “Careers at Undergraduate Institutions: Balancing Teaching, Research and Community.” He also gave two presentations at the 251st American Chemical Society Meeting held in San Diego, CA, March 13-17, 2016. His talks were entitled, “Collaborative Research with Undergraduates: Research Project and Research Group Design,” and a second called, “What is Undergraduate Research and Why Do It at Undergraduate Institutions?”

Julia M. Medina, PhD, Languages, Cultures and Literatures, presented a paper at the International Conference of Rubén Darío's Centennial: The Suturing of Two Worlds, which took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina in March 2016. The paper, which will be published in the proceedings of the conference, is entitled: “Nomadic Modernism and the Last Gestures of Ruben Darío.”

Norm Miller, PhD, Business, attended the annual ARES conference on March 30-April 2. He chaired a session entitled “Sustainable Real Estate I: Policies and Implications.” During that session he presented two papers he authored, “A Comparison of Green Building Legislation between the US, China and Europe” and “Carbon Policy Matters: Why the Real Estate Industry Should Support a Carbon Tax.” He also discussed a third paper, “Who Benefits from Operational Savings in Green Buildings? A Cross-Country Market Analysis.” During another session, Dr. Miller presented a paper he authored entitled “Commercial Buildings: Energy Efficiency and Reliability with Electric, Smart and Microgrids.” He also participated in a panel in an Education Track entitled “Big Data – Classroom Applications” and chaired a panel on Sustainable Real Estate.

Dr. Miller will be attending the 23rd Annual European Real Estate Conference (ERES) which will be held on June 8-11 in Regensburg, Bavaria/Germany. The ERES annual conference is the leading real estate research meeting in Europe and one of the largest property-related conferences worldwide. He will be presenting a paper titled “Does Design Matter,” which is

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related to office design. He will also be giving a keynote presentation titled “Sustainable Real Estate: Fact or Fiction,” which will be presented to an academic and industry audience. Dr. Miller will also participate on a panel titled “Practice vs. Theory – Preparing Real Estate Students for a Career in Practice Focusing on Investment and Finance.”

Sarina Molina, EdD, SOLES, had the following papers published: “The complexity of providing feedback when teachers and students speak different varieties of English: A case study” in the Journal of Teaching and Teacher Education, pp. 61-69, and “English language teaching in China: Teacher agency in response to curricular innovations” in English language teaching: Teacher agency and policy response. Ng, P. & Boucher-Yip (Eds.) Routledge. Additionally, Dr. Molina presented “Developing reflective practitioners through action research in TESOL” at the International TESOL Association, Baltimore, MD, April 2016.

Turner C. Nevitt, PhD, Philosophy, had his article titled “Aquinas on the Death of Christ: A New Argument for Corruptionism” published in American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly vol. 90, no. 1 (2016), pp. 77–99.

Vitaliy Popov, PhD, Post-Doctoral Research Scholar at the Mobile Technology Learning Center, SOLES, presented early findings from a cross-sector research study on challenges in mobile learning at the UNESCO Mobile Learning Week symposium in Paris on March 11, 2016. To bridge the current communication gap, this research study highlights where well-established solutions in one sector (K-12, higher education or private enterprise) might transfer to solve the other sectors' needs/challenges.

Alberto López Pulido, PhD, Ethnic Studies, was an invited speaker at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education Student Success Institute as part of their annual conference in March of this year. He presented on “Promoting Student Success With an Asset-Based, Culturally Relevant Pedagogy.”

Hans Peter Schmitz, PhD, Leadership Studies, presented two papers titled “Transnational activism: what difference do expertise and professionalization make?” and “Leadership and collaboration in International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs)” at the International Studies Association meetings in Atlanta, GA (March 16-19). He also served as a mentor on a Junior Scholar Symposium focused on international NGOs and civil society.

Richard Seer, Theatre, directed Nick Payne's play Constellations for The Old Globe in April/May. Utilizing multiverse theory, the two-character play explores the turbulent romantic relationship between an astrophysicist and a beekeeper. Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Play in London, it also enjoyed a successful Broadway run a year later. This production is Professor Seer's fifteenth directing assignment as resident director for The Old Globe.

Bobbi Hansen, EdD, Sandy Buczynski, PhD, and Suzanne Stolz, EdD, Learning & Teaching, presented the following session at the 2016 American Association for Teacher Education Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, NV: Launching on Online M.Ed. Program in a Traditional Teacher Education Program: Changing Cultures.

Monica Stufft, PhD, Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, directed TBD: A Collaboratively Devised Theatre Piece that is closing on May 4th. The show was created from scratch by students enrolled in THEA 494: Collaborative Theatre Making.