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July 2016
The 2016 John Eliot Allen Outstanding Teaching Awards
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2016 John Eliot Allen Outstanding Teaching Awards! View the full list of winners or see pictures from the event on the CLAS Facebook page
Scott Burns and Eric Sheagley
Ceremony emcee Scott Burns congratulating JEA recipient Eric Sheagley of Chemistry. 
Portland State of Mind Event Submissions
Portland State of Mind will be October 13 – 22, 2016. Submit your event by July 22 to be included in Portland State Magazine. Event submissions will be accepted until October 13 for other promotional materials. 
For PSOM graphics and event planning resources, visit the PSOM Google site
CLAS welcomes inaugural director for School of Gender, Race and Nations
Dr. Winston Grady-Willis joins the College as the inaugural director of the School of Gender, Race and Nations. Grady-Willis comes to PSU from Metropolitan State University of Denver where he served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Africana Studies. The principal focus of his research has been the contemporary Black freedom struggle, including nonviolent direct action, the Black Power movement and the reemergence of Black feminism. He is the author of Challenging U.S. Apartheid: Atlanta and Black Struggles for Human Rights, 1960-1977, and co-author of the e-textbook, The Struggle Continues: Historical and Contemporary Issues in Africana Studies.
SuperNature Wild Flyers
Biology prof. lends expertise to PBS' SuperNature - Wild Flyers
Dr. Michael Murphy, professor of Biology, worked as the science adviser/field facilitator for the "Crowded Skies" episode of the PBS show SuperNature - Wild Flyers. (View the Oregon filming at the 19:45 minute mark). 
Five Fast Facts
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Anna-Louise Reysenbach, Biology, helped isolate and culture an elusive microbe found at Yellowstone National Park, and detailed the discovery in a co-authored paper, "Genomics-informed isolation and characterization of a symbiotic Nanoarchaeota system from a terrestrial geothermal environment" published in Nature Communications.
Susan Masta, Biology, spoke with KATU about the northwest forest scorpion.
Shirley Jackson, Black Studies, spoke with KATU about race relations in Portland
Susan Kirtley, English, will co-present "Teaching with Comics: An Interactive Workshop for Educators" as part of the 2016 international Comic Con in San Diego, CA on July 20. 
Kimberly Kahn, Psychology, discussed the foundations of prejudice in American police forces with ResearchGate.
Daniel Jaffee, Sociology, was invited to join the editorial board of the journal Agriculture and Human Values. 
Miriam Abelson, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, published the essay, "Trans Men Engaging, Reforming, and Resisting Feminisms" in Transgender Studies Quarterly. 
Save the Date: CLAS day at the PSU Football Game! 
PSU Vikings vs Cal Poly
Saturday, October 15, 2016
2:30 p.m. at Providence Park
Staffing updates and open positions
Dean's Office
Kris Fedor will start as academic specialist for the CLAS Dean's Office on August 15. He comes to CLAS from PSU's Student Affairs office where for the last four years he has served as the Special Assistant to the Dean of Student Life. Previous to that, he was the Executive Assistant to the Dean at DePaul University in Chicago.
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