May 2008
Assistant Professor Pauls Toutonghi reviews novel about a Soviet crime
Pauls Toutonghi, assistant professor of English:
In May, Toutonghi reviewed Tom Rob Smith’s novel “Child 44,” a brutal story about a serial killer preying on children in the former Soviet Union. In the St. Petersburg Times, Toutonghi writes that Smith is “clearly a writer in process; he’s still learning how to tell a story on the printed page.”
Ashley Kikukawa awarded Western Association of Student Financial Aid scholarship
Ashley Kikukawa, educational loan specialist in Student Financial Services:
The WASFAA Ethnic Diversity Action Committee has awarded Kikukawa a scholarship to attend the Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrator’s Sister Dale Brown Summer Institute in June. This week-long training program is offered each summer and is the premier training opportunity for financial aid professionals new to the profession.
Assistant Professor Kimberly Campbell discusses how to engage adolescent readers
Kimberly Campbell, assistant professor of language arts:
In April, Campbell served as a keynote speaker at the the Kansas Reading Association conference in Junction City, Kansas. Campbell’s presentation was titled “Less is More: Using Short Texts in Support of Adolescent Readers.”
In May, Campbell presented “Less is More: The Power of Essays to Engage Adolescent Readers” with Janet Allen and three YA authors at the International Reading Conference.
Professor Emeritus Rev. Zuigaku Kodachi honored by the Emperor of Japan
Rev. Zuigaku Kodachi, professor emeritus of Japanese language and literature:
On April 29, Kodachi was awarded the order of the “Rising Sun with Silver and Golden Rays” by the Emperor of Japan, Akihito. Rev. Kodachi was one of 30 international individuals who received this award for his contributions to inter-cultural exchange between Japan and other countries.
Adjunct professor of counseling psychology links eco-anxiety to the media
Thomas Doherty, an adjunct faculty member in counseling psychology and practitioner of ecopsychology, believes that eco-anxious people can calm their nerves by limiting the amount of news they read daily, while staying informed. Doherty states that “our media diet is like our other diets,” and should be consumed in moderation.
Conscious Choice (San Fransisco, Calif.) Green is the new frazzled
Associate Director of Human Resources named treasurer for higher education association
Kris Codron, associate director of human resources and benefits manager:
Codron has been elected to serve as treasurer for the Western Region of the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). Codron has served as the treasurer of CUPA-HR’s Northwest Region for the past two years.
CUPA-HR provides global leadership to the higher education human resources profession and the higher education community by offering essential knowledge, resources and connections that enhance individual and institutional capacity and competitiveness. The Association serves over 1650 institutions and over 10,000 HR professionals.
Callahan and Eisinger discuss the importance youth participation has on politics
John Callahan, Morgan Odell Professor of Humanities, and Robert Eisinger, associate professor of political science, recently spoke with the Seattle Post Intelligencer about the exciting injection of youth participation in Oregon politics this election season.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, Wash.) Obama gets young people back in the race
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