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Congratulations to CAS in #PilotsGive!

April 5, 2018 By Andrea

 

Congratulations to the College of Arts and Sciences, which placed second in total donors in #PilotsGive!  Thanks to your efforts, 128 donors made contributions to CAS, surpassing our minimum goal of 100 donors to unlock the $200,000 pledge from Kunal Nayyar!  Great job, everyone!  Together, we all add UP!

Filed Under: Alumni, Archives and Museum, Biology, CAS Dean, CAS Highlights, Catholic Studies, Chemistry, CISGO, Clark Library, Communication Studies, English, Environmental Science, Events, Faculty, From The BEACON, Garaventa Center, History, International Languages & Cultures, Internships, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Past Events, Pending Events, Performing and Fine Arts, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Profiles, Psychological Sciences, Quick Notes, Slider, Social Justice Program, Social Work, Sociology, Sociology & Social Work, Speaking UP, Speech & Debate Union, Students, Study Abroad, Theology, Uncategorized, UP, UPBeat, Upcoming Events, UPN

Kunal Nayyar ‘03 Challenge Gift for Performing Arts

April 3, 2018 By Andrea

Kunal Nayyar ’03, star from the Big Bang Theory, has pledged to give $200,000 to support the Performing Arts Department in the College of Arts and Sciences. Kunal hopes to inspire at least 100 donors to make a gift to any designation in the College of Arts and Sciences campaign. When this goal is reached, his gift will provide support for performing arts students and programs.

Join the challenge starting tomorrow at 12:00 p.m.!  On April 4-5 from noon to noon, the UP community will come together for our first ever day of giving:#PilotsGive. With nearly $400,000 in challenge funds available, University of Portland has an ambitious goal of securing 1000 donors in one day! #PilotsGive is OUR chance to make UP stronger. pilotsgive.up.edu Together we all add UP! 

Filed Under: Alumni, Archives and Museum, Biology, CAS Dean, CAS Highlights, Catholic Studies, Chemistry, CISGO, Clark Library, Communication Studies, English, Environmental Science, Events, Faculty, From The BEACON, Garaventa Center, History, International Languages & Cultures, Internships, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Past Events, Pending Events, Performing and Fine Arts, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Profiles, Psychological Sciences, Quick Notes, Slider, Social Justice Program, Social Work, Sociology, Sociology & Social Work, Speaking UP, Speech & Debate Union, Students, Study Abroad, Theology, Uncategorized, UP, UPBeat, Upcoming Events, UPN

Community Remembers Katie Chale as a caring friend

October 30, 2014 By casdept2

ChaleThey called her their soccer “mom” and loved her laugh. She was admired for her strong leadership and her big heart. Her passion for adventure was rivaled only by her commitment to helping others. Among the many campus groups she participated in – the biology and Spanish communities, the club soccer team and Relay for Life – Katie Chale, a ’14 alum, was a vibrant presence.

Chale, 22, who died Sept. 17 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Vashon Island near Seattle, was honored at an informal memorial Mass. She is survived by her parents and her brother.

“She was fearless but responsible, mature but always knew when to have fun, and incredibly intelligent,” said Katy Danforth, a friend of Chale’s who played soccer with her.

Fr. Art Wheeler, who was the presider and homilist at the memorial Mass, said he saw those traits in Chale during her time working in the Study Abroad office.

“She was very earnest about making a difference in terms of helping other people,” Wheeler said. “She was very oriented towards others.”

Katie and KateChale worked as a student coordinator for the Granada study abroad program for more than two years after studying there her sophomore year. She took most of her Spanish courses with professor Kate Regan, who died unexpectedly on July 23.

Regan and Chale were good friends, and the background of Chale’s phone was a photo of the two at the 2014 graduation ceremony in May.

The energy Chale poured into her Spanish classes was purposeful. She saw the language as a tool to help her help others, according to Wheeler.

Chale’s first experience in humanitarian work abroad was her 2009 two-week immersion in Paraguay. She was troubled by the lack of medical services for people there, especially as some suffered from easily fixed ailments.

Her mission in coming to UP was in part to prepare herself for working in a medical-aid capacity in Latin America.

Yet Chale also spread her energy into other campus areas. She made time to enjoy athletic activities like hiking, and she loved exploring the Pacific Northwest coast.

Senior Jessie Robinson, who played club soccer with her for two years, remembers Chale fondly.

“We called her the team mom,” Robinson said. “She was always the one with the Band-Aids and the Ibuprofen. She looked after us and cared for us. We were so grateful to have her.”

The team also gave the nickname “team dad” to Chale’s boyfriend Chris Roberts, who  attended games to support them and always brought a camera.

Robinson said Chale’s leadership style, which balanced determination with laughter, was inspiring.

“There was just something about her that made you want to prove that you were good enough to be on the team with her,” Robinson said. “She knew how to put you in a good mood even when you were freezing”.

“We’re going to miss her so much.”

Filed Under: Alumni, From The BEACON, Students Tagged With: Beacon

Pilots with Paychecks: Careers in Sports, April 15th

April 9, 2014 By casdept1

soccer playersA panel discussion series dedicated to help students learn about how UP graduates are putting their degree to work!
Come to BC 163 and have some cookies, listen to the pros and get some awesome tips! Don’t miss out on Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 6:00pm-7:30pm!

Watch the Career Services Facebook and Pilot Portal for updated info!

Filed Under: Alumni, Events, Pending Events

Bridgid Schulte Lecture, April 9th

April 8, 2014 By casdept1

Schulte_web-copyThe University is hosting author and alumna Brigid Schulte on Wednesday, April 9, in the Bauccio Commons as she reads from her best-selling book, Overwhelmed: Work, Love And Play When No One Has The Time. There will be a reception at 6:30 p.m. with her lecture to follow at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to faculty, staff, students and the public.

Schulte graduated from UP in 1984 and Columbia School of Journalism in 1987. She has been a reporter at the Washington Post since 1999 and has been a Schwarz Fellow at the New America Foundation since 2011. Prior to working at the Washington Post, she was a national correspondent for Knight-Ridder news service. Overwhelmed was the top-selling business book on Amazon in early March and among the top-ten best-selling books overall on the world’s largest online retailer.

For more information, contact alumni relations at 7328 or alumni@up.edu.

Filed Under: Alumni, Events, Pending Events

Pilots with Paychecks: What employers want and how to stand out as an applicant, March 26th

March 13, 2014 By casdept1

uofp_102208_339 Buckley Center-LA panel discussion series dedicated to help students learn about how UP graduates are putting their degree to work!
Come to BC 163 and have some cookies, listen to the pros and get some awesome tips! Don’t miss out on Wednesday, March 26th, 2014 6:00pm-7:30pm!

Watch the Career Services Facebook and Pilot Portal for updated info!

Filed Under: Alumni, Events, Pending Events

English Major Alums Speak to Students about Post-Grad Life

February 17, 2014 By casdept1

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Caption: Caccavano, Brown, Hecht, and Good gave professional advice to English students.

As an English major, one might hone skills that seem applicable to a wide variety of occupations, such as reading, writing, and communicating effectively. However, because this area of study doesn’t necessarily point students in the direction of any one job in particular, the thought of seeking out the right one can be somewhat daunting.

In order to combat some of this uncertainty, the English department at the University of Portland holds an annual panel event where UP English alumni come to speak with students about their current careers and the paths they took to get there.

“These panelists are living proof of the different paths that an English major can take you on,” said Molly Hiro, Chair of the English Department.

This year’s panel, held on February 10, featured four UP graduates of the last ten years: Dan Caccavano, Developer at RightSignature and Class of 2005; Kelly Brown, Finance and Marketing Administrator at Tears of Joy Theatre and Class of ‘08; Rachel Good, Proposal Specialist at Ecova and Class of ‘08; and Morgan Hecht, Domestic Violence Advocate at the Raphael House and Class of ‘11.

These panelists are currently doing everything from software development to grant writing, but all cited their English background as instrumental in attaining their current careers.

“The ability to structure and organize thoughts is an invaluable skill,” Good said. “A lot of people without English degrees seem to struggle with those things.”

Caccavano agreed. “I think a lot of us take for granted our ability to express ourselves coherently,” he said.

One connection that several of the panelists had was having done volunteer work as a step on their paths to their current careers. Caccavano taught abroad for a year after graduation, and Good and Hecht both volunteered in their field of work before eventually getting a job.

“Take opportunities even if they’re not exactly what you envisioned for yourself because they lead to other things,” Brown said.

On a related note, the panelists discussed the importance of making and maintaining connections when looking for jobs as an English major. Several of them cited doing informational interviews as a useful way of getting one’s foot in the door at a company or organization.

“Talk to people in the positions you want about what they do. Who you know is the most important thing,” Good said.

Hiro concurred with this conclusion and was able to discuss its effectiveness from a different standpoint.

“I can speak to the flattery that informational interviews involve,” Hiro said. “Most people like the idea of other people wanting to follow in their footsteps.”

Overall, the panelists had only positive things to say about their experiences in UP’s English program and beyond.

“If you’re really interested in something, it’s always valuable to pursue it,” Good said.

Story by Clare Duffy

Filed Under: Alumni, English

UP Alumni on Portland Business Journal “Forty Under 40” List

February 3, 2014 By casdept1

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Three University of Portland alumni have been named to the Portland Business Journal’s annual “Forty Under 40” list, which recognizes forty up-and-coming business leaders in the Portland area that are both professionally accomplished and civically engaged. The three UP alumni recognized this year are:

 

 

  • Thomas Brenneke ’03, founder and president, Network Redux
  • Dan Brown ’98, principal and vice president, Cascade Energy
  • Augusto Carneiro ’01, owner, Nossa Familia Coffee.

The winners will be honored at Portland’s The Nines Hotel with a lunch on Thursday, February. 13. The University of Portland is Oregon’s only comprehensive university with schools of business, education, engineering, nursing, a College of Arts and Sciences, and a graduate school. UP students and alumni provide a rich resource for research, internships, and full-time employment in the Portland area and beyond. More than half of University of Portland’s 31,000 alumni reside in the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area. To learn more about why University students and alumni make excellent employees, visit Career Services at www.up.edu/career.

Sourced from UpBeat

Filed Under: Alumni, CAS Highlights

Pilots with Paychecks: Careers in Bio-Technology, Feb. 13th

January 27, 2014 By casdept1

bio tech

A panel discussion series dedicated to help students learn about how UP graduates are putting their degree to work!
Come to BC 163 and have some cookies, listen to the pros and get some awesome tips! Don’t miss out on Thursday, February 13, 2014 6:00pm-7:30pm!

Watch the Career Services Facebook and Pilot Portal for updated info!

Filed Under: Alumni, Biology, Events, Pending Events

Pilots with Paychecks: Social Media Professions, Jan. 27th

January 17, 2014 By casdept1

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A panel discussion series dedicated to help students learn about how UP graduates are putting their degree to work!
Come to BC 163 and have some cookies, listen to the pros and get some awesome tips! Don’t miss out on Monday, January 27th, 2014 7:30pm-9:00pm!

Watch the Career Services Facebook and Pilot Portal for updated info!

Filed Under: Alumni, Events, Pending Events

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