Bryan Boyd (Performing Arts) designed scenery for the play God of Carnage at Artists Repertory Theatre in Portland. The 2009 Tony winner for Best Play tells the story of two sets of parents who meet to discuss a bullying incident in what they hoped would be a “civilized manner.†As the evening wears on that intent goes awry, and the play turns ferociously hilarious, shocking and disturbing, as the parents battle for ethical superiority. The show runs through Oct. 16.
Charles Choi (Communication Arts) won the 2011 National Communication Association’s Communication and Aging Division Dissertation Award for his paper, “Young Adults’ Perceptions of Communication with Targets across the Lifespan: A Cross-Cultural Comparison between the U.S. and Mongolia.” Choi’s study examined the perceptions of Mongolian and American young adults regarding prior experiences of intergenerational communication. With overall communication satisfaction in mind, the cross-cultural comparison looked specifically at the reports of age stereotypes, norms of respect, and beliefs about intra- and intergenerational communication.
Tom Head (Economics & International Studies) served as a speaker at two Portland events in September. On Sept. 13, he spoke on “Envisioning a Moral Economy†as part of the Pendle Hill Author Series at the Multnomah Friends Meetinghouse. He also gave a panel presentation at Bread for the World’s Sept. 17 conference on “Hunger and the Budget Crisis: A Faith-based Call to Action,†held at the Mercy Corps Global Headquarters in Portland. He also offered the kick-off lecture, “Who’s Who in the Majority World,†for the Liberal Arts & Critical Issues fall lecture series, “The Majority World and the West,†in Newberg on Sept. 5.
Bonnie Jerke and Angela Doty (Career Services) each attended a professional conference in Texas this summer. Bonnie attended the National Association of Colleges and Employers Conference in Dallas, and Angela attended the National Career Development Association Conference in San Antonio. Both earned continuing education units toward their professional credentials.
In related news, the Career Services office hosted a meeting of the Oregon Liberal Arts Placement Consortium, composed of career officers from nine small colleges and universities in Oregon, on Sept. 27. The meeting was the first of the year for planning the First Avenue Fair, scheduled for March 2, 2012, at the University of Portland Chiles Center. More than 100 recruiters will be present at the fair to meet with the consortium’s combined student participants (olapcfirstavenue.org).
