Fall 2020

Don’t Sit Down Now That You’ve Come This Far

A song and spiritual encouragement for continuing to work toward God’s kingdom.

• timone davis

Encounter

A personal reflection on the new icon of the Ugandan Martyrs commissioned for the chapel in Shipstad Hall.

• Simonmary A. Aihokhai

Meet the Martins

The first in a series about the Franz River Campus. Biology Professor Katie O’Reilly and five undergraduate scientists have created new habitat for a colony of Purple Martins.

• Jessica Murphy Moo

Here Comes the Sun

After years of experience in neuroscience, emergency, cardiac, and ICU units, Bailey Saleumvong ’08 decided to become a travel nurse. With this job, Bailey gets the opportunity to live and work in different cities and hospitals around the country but chooses to take jobs primarily in California and Washington.

• Roya Ghorbani-Elizeh ’11

Thank You, Teacher

Renee Espinoza ’09 teaches second grade at Astor Elementary School, mere blocks from the UP campus. She is a few weeks into her second semester of distance learning. So far so good.

Rising to Our Humanity

Kaia Sand ’94, executive director of Street Roots, advocates for the houseless.

Vantage Point

The one instrument that bends to his will.

• Sharif Morton

HVAC Is Cool

It's not easy to track down UP’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) guru, Ron Scott, who has kept each and every campus heating or cooling contraption running or at least limping-for-now these past 38 years. Ron finally took our call on his work phone and, as it turned out, we interviewed him while he was checking an air handler on the roof of the Clark Library—just another mission out of thousands he’s logged in his long career on The Bluff.

"Vantage Point" Featuring Sharif Morton '21

If it’s a nice day, I go outside to play. The air feels fresher. I like the acoustics. I can hear a note I play echo across the river and come back to me. It’s cool. It’s easier to relax outside as well. I’m just “being” there; I’m not trying to accomplish anything.

• Adam Guggenheim