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CAS Faculty Receive All Four University Awards

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photoCongratulations to the following University of Portland Faculty Award winners, announced during the Annual Faculty Awards Dinner on May 7, 2013:

Dr. John C. Orr,  Department of English 2013
Culligan Award
The James Culligan Award, established in 1953 is presented annually to a member of the faculty in recognition of distinguished service inside the classroom and in the larger University community. Winners of the Culligan Award wear the medal with their academic regalia, as a sign of the University’s highest faculty honor.

Dr. Lars Larson, Department of English 2013
Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching
This award is presented annually by the University’s Committee on Teaching and Scholarship to a faculty member who is a particular exemplar of the University’s commitment to superb teaching. The requirements or the award are “commitment to students and their learning, the creation of instructional settings and their learning, the creation of instructional settings that engage students, a deep understanding of the subject and effective ways to teach it, critical and systematic thinking and practice of teaching, and wide respect for the teacher as expert and resource for other professors.”

Dr. Steven Kolmes, Department of Environmental Studies, 2013 and Dr. Russell Butkus, Department of Theology 2013
Faculty Award for Outstanding Scholarship
This award is presented annually by the University’s Committee on Teaching and Scholarship to a faculty member who presents unusually significant and meritorious achievement in professional scholarship during the past two academic years, and whose work substantively enhances the effectiveness of his or her classroom teaching.

Dr. Kathleen (Kate) Regan, Department of International Languages and Cultures 2013
Deans’ Award for Faculty Leadership
This award is selected annually by the University’s Deans to a tenured faulty member who exemplifies, in an extraordinary way, the qualities of teaching and scholarship described in the University’s Academic Administration Manual for appointment, advancement in rank, and tenure. Over the course of his or her career at the University, this faculty member has also made significant contributions to the professional development of his or her colleagues and to the advancement of the University.

Veronicca Solis Accepted into the Holy Cross Overseas Lay Ministry Program in Chile

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Veronicca Solis, a current Theology major and graduating senior, has been accepted into the Holy Cross Overseas Lay Ministry Program. She will be living and working in Chile for 17 months and is very excited to be a part of the program. She will be leaving for her mission sometime in July. The process was competitive; only 2-3 post-graduate applicants are accepted for Chile, and applicants must have a strong service record, be proficient in Spanish, and have a strong commitment to enhancing the three program pillars: prayer, mission, and community, among other criteria that was part of the application and review process.

Please join us in wishing Veronicca well as she prepares for her work with Holy Cross in Chile.

Winterreise Event

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Franz Schubert’s masterwork song cycle, Die Winterreise (Winter’s Journey) will be performed on Sunday, April 7th at 3pm in the Buckley Center Auditorium.  World famous accompanist and Professor Emeritus of the University of Illinois, John Wustman, will join new Asst. Professor Nicole Leupp Hanig in performing the set of twenty-four songs with texts by German Romantic poet Wilhelm Müller.  Associate Professor of German, Laura McLary, will begin the afternoon’s concert with insights on Müller’s poetry, which speaks of one who is cast out and forced to wander, unable to find journey’s end.

John Wustman’s professional musical career began in the 50’s with Robert Shaw and went on to include appearances in the leading concert halls of five continents with some of the greatest singers from the second half of this century.  His lengthiest associations were with singers such as Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Birgit Nilsson, Régine Crespin, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda, Carlo Bergonzi and a twenty-five year collaboration with Luciano Pavarotti .  On January 31, 1997, Wustman completed a six-year series of recitals celebrating the 200th anniversary of Franz Schubert’s birth. This “labor of love”, as Wustman terms it, featured performances of each of the Viennese master’s 598 songs.  Nicole Leupp Hanig is honored that her mentor will accompany her in performance of Die Winterreise at University of Portland.

Earth Care Summit

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Please join us on January 28, 2013, 5:30-8:45pm at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. Be inspired by speakers and each other, and enjoy a seasonal dinner with old and new friends. With the theme “Living Waters,” the Summit will explore the theoretical water issues we are facing on global, regional and local levels, and provide practical ideas on how to address the issues at home and in your congregation. Click here for more information.

Spring Internship Forum

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Date:                  January 23, 2013 from 1:00-4:00 PM
Location:          University of Portland, Franz Hall main lobby
Cost:                  Free for UP students and select employers

Connect with key select employers currently recruiting for spring, summer or fall internships!

Students are encouraged to bring résumés and to attend the Career Services “How to work an internship fair” workshop prior to the event.

“How to work an internship fair” workshop
Career Services Lobby, Orrico Hall Lower Level
Monday, January 21 and Tuesday, January 22 at 1:00-1:30pm and 4:00-4:30pm

Spring Drop in hours for resume review
Career Services, Orrico Hall Lower Level
Monday – Wednesday 2:00pm-4:00pm
Thursday – Friday 10:00am-12:00pm

Current participants include:

 

 

Fred Meyer, Kaiser Permanente, Wordstock, Providence Hospice, SagaCity Media/Portland Monthly and more!

Have Questions? Contact Max or Amanda in Career Services, 503-943-7201

Sara Doran, Philosophy Alumnus

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“During my time as a philosophy student, I encountered a department brimming with passionate, engaging, diverse, and accessible professors who shared, perhaps, only two things in common: a shameless encouragement of intellectual curiosity and a sincere dedication to their students. No question, it seemed, was insignificant, and no topic was off-limits. This couldn’t have been a more empowering or engaging environment, fostering the organic development of critical analytic skills through the formulation of questions, synthesis of arguments, personal reflection, and utilization of formal logic.

Equally significant has been the way my professors have partnered with me to help me reach my goals after graduation. Since then, I’ve found my professors eager to come to my aid as I applied to law school and needed letters of recommendation written on my behalf. This autumn I will be attending Harvard Law School, an accomplishment I owe in part to the dedicated faculty who helped facilitate my success both as an undergrad and as an alumnus; I couldn’t be more grateful for the tools they’ve given me and their unyielding support.”

Sara Doran ’11