MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2022

Professor of Politics Aaron Bobrow-Strain’s award-winning narrative non-fiction book, The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez, will become a feature film.

 

The book was originally published in 2019. It is a story of a young woman— whose life spans both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border—surviving her own attempted murder, family abuse, incarceration, deportation, separation from her son and the U.S. immigration system.

 

New York Times bestselling author Héctor Tobar will pen the screenplay adaptation for the film, to be titled Aida. MacArthur Genius Fellows and Sundance winners Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera will direct the film, which will be produced by Taylor and Marcela Davison Avilés of TomKat MeDiA.

Noteworthy

Muntanga '25 Selected for International Social Entrepreneur Project

Mwamba Muntanga has been selected as one of 100 students worldwide to participate in the FishBowl Challenge–which empowers young entrepreneurs to make a global social impact. Muntanga will join a team to collaborate in efforts to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges. Winning teams will be awarded $50,000 to launch their social venture.

Boyer House Printing Shop and Mailing Services will be closed Friday, August 12. It will reopen Monday, August 15.

This Friday, August 12, is the final discretionary half day this summer. Campus will close at noon. Non-exempt employees will notice the discretionary hours already recorded on their Bamboo timesheets.

The Northwest 5 Consortium invites students, staff, and faculty to join them for the first annual NW5C Symposium on September 17 in the Columbia River Gorge! Travel expenses and lunch will be provided. Space is limited. Registration closes September 2.

 

If you can't make it but would like to stay up to date on the NW5C, you can check out their August newsletter or join their new Facebook group.

Students are returning to campus in just a few short weeks! As we prepare to welcome our first-year and transfer students, we still need volunteers to make them feel at home. Faculty, staff and returning students are invited to introduce these students to our community on Wednesday, August 24. If you are interested in volunteering for an hour or so, please sign up for a time slot.

 

Are Your Hours Changing?

Students will be returning to campus soon and we are planning to share academic department hours once they arrive. If a change from Summer hours to Regular hours will take effect, please let us know. Feel free to share how your office supports students and how students can contact you.

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