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University of Portland Pre-Law Society Law Panel, Feb. 13th

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The University of Portland Pre-Law Society (UPPLS) is an undergraduate student-run organization interested in sustaining a dialogue on contemporary legal issues and in helping students pursue legal educations or careers.

 

We have our first event, a law panel, this Thursday, February 13th, at 5 pm in the Holy Cross Lounge in Franz Hall.  The associate deans of Willamette University College of Law and Lewis & Clark’s Business Law Program will be speaking about law school including how to apply.  Additionally, Steven Bell, a professor here at UP, as well as Amanda Nadell, deputy district attorney and University of Portland alum will be speaking about their experiences in law.

 

We hope that all students even entertaining the notion of attending law school, or who have an interest in law, will attend and listen to the advice and insights of these industry professionals.

 

Light refreshments will be provided (including cookies!)  See you there!

UP, Portland Join Worldwide Sustainable Education Network

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Greater Portland has been recognized as a formal Regional Center of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) by the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Studies of Sustainability. Our region joins 127 RCEs around the world (now numbering three in the U.S.: Grand Rapids, Mich., Shenandoah Valley, Va., and Portland). The University of Portland has been one of the institutions cooperating to propose this RCE, as have Portland State, Portland Community College, Lewis and Clark College, Marylhurst, the University of Oregon Portland campus, Washington State University-Vancouver, Pacific University, and many other educational, government institutions, businesses, and non-governmental organizations. The RCE is intended to increase collaborations in the greater Portland area to promote the understanding of sustainability. To see a complete list of RCE members see http://tinyurl.com/k7cxao3 and for more information contact Steve Kolmes, environmental studies, at kolmes@up.edu.

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UP Orchestra Concert, Feb. 22nd

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The University of Portland Orchestra will present Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade” on Saturday, February 22, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to all. “Scheherazade,” Rimsky-Korsakov’s epic musical tale based on the story of The Arabian Knights, is one of the most popular works ever composed for orchestra. It tells the story of the sea and Sinbad’s ship, the Kalendar Prince, and the Festival of Baghdad, among others. For more information contact performing and fine arts at 7228 or pfa@up.edu.

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Craige Champion Lecture, Feb. 17

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Craige Champion, associate professor of history at Syracuse University, will give a lecture, “To Believe or Not to Believe: Roman Senators and the State Religion,” on Monday, February 17, at 7 p.m., in Shiley Hall room 319. Champion will present the findings of his recently completed manuscript on ancient Roman religion (Pax Deorum: Elite Religious Practices in the Middle Roman Republic, Yale University Press). Countering an embedded, widely-held interpretation over two thousand years old, he argues that Roman governing elites did indeed believe in their gods, rather than being the skeptical and incredulous manipulators still perceived by most scholars on Roman religion. The argument should be of interest to anyone who is concerned with questions of the intersections between politics and religion, and elite/non-elite social relations in any historical society.

The lecture is sponsored by the history department with the support of the Distinguished Historian Fund, founded by Fr. James Connelly, C.S.C. For more information contact Brad Franco, history, at 7192 or franco@up.edu.

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U. of P. Speech and Debate Union’s Performance Earns No. 7 Ranking

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The University of Portland Speech and Debate Union’s performance at competitions this year has earned the program a No. 7 ranking among all universities in its division in the six-state Western region of the United States, according to team coach and advisor Brian Simmons, communication studies. This ranking, Simmons is proud to point out, is higher than many larger, public institutions including Portland State, Montana State, Utah State, Humboldt State, and other private institutions including Seattle University, Reed College, and George Fox University.

Teaching and Scholarship Faculty Award Winners, 2013, Presentations, March 4th

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The Teaching and Scholarship Committee invites all faculty and staff to presentations offered by the teaching and scholarship faculty award winners, 2013. Lars Larson, Winner of the Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, will present “Dialectical Teaching in a Righteous Age” and Russ Butkus and Steve Kolmes, Winners of the Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship, will present “Children in Jeopardy: Anthropogenic Toxins and Childhood Exposure”. The presentations will take place on Tuesday, March 4 at 4:30pm in BC 163. Coffee and cookies will be served. Contact Lauretta Frederking frederki@up.edu if there are any questions.

Careers in Bio-Technology Panel, Feb. 13th

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Come hear from UP Alumni who are in this dynamic field and learn about how they came to their career path!

Some alumni speakers include… 

Claire Yearian

OHSU

 

Kelly Brandenburg

Genentech

 

Mary Waller Bullard

RevMedx, Inc

 

and more!

Thursday, February 13    6:00 pm – 7:00 pm   BC 163

Check pilot portal and up.com/career for updated info!

It’s all Greek to UP

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Professor Alejandro Santana. Photo by W.C. Lawson

Professor Alejandro Santana
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Starting fall 2014, UP will be offering the Hellenic studies minor, which will cover many aspects of ancient Greek culture.

“My idea was to create a minor that was interdisciplinary in nature,” Professor of Hellenic studies Alejandro Santana, also a philosophy professor, said. “It provides structure and flexibility for the student,  and you get a better sense of the intellectual roots that the world has inherited.”

After the University received a gift from E. John Rumpakis in 2012 to help fund the minor, Santana applied for the Professor of Hellenic Studies Position and was appointed to the position. This semester, the minor passed in Academic Senate.

“We couldn’t have gotten this done without the help of so many people who made this possible,” said Santana.

The minor will have one required introductory course, as well as a summative course, both taught by Santana. Courses in between range from a variety of topics. Santana said that this minor is relevant to all students, no matter what they are majoring in.

“If a drama student wants to to know more about ancient Greek theater, there will be a class for that. If a history student wants to learn more about ancient Greek history, there will be a class for that as well,” Santana said. “The goal is to make this minor flexible for our students.”

Santana and a few of his colleagues in the proposal committee surveyed 41 students from three courses this past fall semester: HST 330 Ancient Mediterranean World, PHL 471 Ancient Philosophy and PHL 472 Medieval Philosophy. Results indicated that almost 60 percent of the students surveyed were interested in the minor. Jason Smith, sophomore and President of the Philosophy Club, would like to complete the minor if he has enough time.

“It is such a rich subject,” said Smith. “Focusing on the Greeks contains some of the most potent, natural philosophy.”

Santana is excited to get this minor started and welcomes all students interested in taking its courses.

“If a student wants to learn more about the world they live in, this might be a great place to start,” he said.

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Life After The English Major, Feb. 10

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Please join the English department for “Life after the English Major,” a panel discussion featuring recent English major alumni, on Monday, February 10, at 4 p.m., in Franz Hall room 128. All humanities majors and the humanities-curious are welcome. The panel will feature:

  • Kelly Brown ’08, finance & marketing administrator for Tears of Joy Theatre
  • Dan Caccavano ’05, software developer for RightSignature
  • Rachel Good ’08, proposal specialist at Ecova
  • Win Martin ’07, associate at Perkins Coie.

For more information contact English department chair Molly Hiro at hiro@up.edu.

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State of Faith-Friendly Media, Feb. 6

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Fr. David Guffey, director of the Film, Television, and Video Department with Family Theater Productions in Hollywood, Calif., will present “Grace and Cinema,” a free talk on Thursday, February 6, at 7:30 p.m., in Shiley Hall room 301. His lecture is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. Movie snacks will be provided. Listen to his live interview with Dina Marie that morning on KBVM Radio (FM 88.3). For ADA accommodations or other questions, contact Jamie Powell, Garaventa Center, at 7702 or powell@up.edu.

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