Pending Events

Third Annual Sam Jam Fundraiser, April 16th

April 15, 2014 By casdept1

The third annual Sam Jam fundraiser will take place on Wednesday, April 16, at 7 p.m., in the Chiles Center. Members of the Pilot men’s and women’s basketball teams will compete in a wheelchair basketball game against the Portland Wheelblazers of Oregon Disability Sports to raise money for Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA).

Sam Jam was started by University of Portland alumnus Sam Bridgman, who was diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxia when he was 15 years old. Sam will be joining UP once again for this awesome event—he will be speaking at the event and participating in the basketball game as well. Admission is free, though a donation is certainly welcome at the door. Donations can also be made online at http://tinyurl.com/cq7h76c. Learn more about Sam Bridgman’s story at http://vimeo.com/43579515, or see the Sam Jam Facebook page at http://tinyurl.com/k6zuko6.

For more information contact Ryan McAlvey, athletics, at 7127 or mcalvey@up.edu.

Sourced from UpBeat.

Philosophy Lecture Honoring Thompson Faller, April 15th

April 11, 2014 By casdept1

All faculty and staff are invited to a lecture honoring the career of Thompson Faller, philosophy, who will retire from his long, colorful career on The Bluff at the end of the spring semester. The lecture will be “The Use of Philosophical Principles in Modern Catholic Social Teaching” by Rev. Joseph W. Koterski, S.J., associate professor at Fordham University, on Tuesday, April 15, at 7 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons boardroom. A reception will follow, and no RSVP is required. Sponsors include the philosophy department, theology department, the McNerney-Hanson Endowed Chair in Ethics, and The Garaventa Center.

For more information contact Andrew Eshleman, philosophy, at 7317 or aseshleman@up.edu.

Pilots with Paychecks: Careers in Sports, April 15th

April 9, 2014 By casdept1

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 Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 6:00pm-7:30pm!

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

2014 University Jazz Festival: April 9th-10th

April 8, 2014 By casdept1

The annual University of Portland Jazz Festival takes place on Wednesday and Thursday, April 9- 10, all day, in the Chiles Center, according to the performing and fine arts department. The festival features middle school and high school jazz bands competing from throughout the region. Attendance is free and all are welcome. For more information contact performing and fine arts at 7228 or pfa@up.edu.

Bridgid Schulte Lecture, April 9th

April 8, 2014 By casdept1

The 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.

Founders’ Day Celebration, April 8th

April 6, 2014 By casdept1

The University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 8. Four sessions of student presentations will be held in place of regularly scheduled classes, and all students and faculty are encouraged take part in the day’s events, featuring senior presentations, undergraduate research, panel discussions, recitals, and more. Classes scheduled to begin after 4 p.m. will be held as usual.

Founders’ Day was first celebrated at the University in 1902, when University founder Most Rev. Alexander Christie (pictured) visited the school he had established on The Bluff the summer before. For more information, including a schedule of the day’s events, go to www.up.edu/foundersday.

Sourced from UpBeat

First Avenue Career Expo, April 3rd

April 2, 2014 By casdept1

Meet your future Friday April 4th! In the Chiles Center on March 31st, April 1st, 2nd, and 3rd there will be employers and grad schools who want to meet you! Workshops will be 30 minutes so link in live networking this Thursday, April 3rd at 1:00pm & 4:00pm!