Three of University of Portland’s campus buildings share the same dedication date — November 22. Holy Cross Hall (now Kenna Hall) and University Commons (now Bauccio Commons) were together dedicated sixty-five years ago. Mehling Hall followed five years later providing 60 years of service. (The beginning years are 1959 and 1964, respectively.) These structures are […]
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Kenna and Commons at 65; Mehling at 60
Three campus buildings share the same dedication date — November 22. Holy Cross Hall (now Kenna Hall) and University Commons (now Bauccio Commons) were dedicated together in 1959. Mehling Hall followed five years later in 1964; providing sixty-five and sixty years (respectively) of services to student life at UP. Below, select Fun Facts for the […]
Faith and Citizenship
One of University of Portland’s legacy stories of faith and character begins with a letter written 80 years ago by Corporal Charles Edward (Eddie) McChrystal, ’43 on November 12, 1944 while sitting on a hillside in Italy during World War II. The letter, meant for Corporal McChrystal’s parents, went first to his parish priest in […]
Chiles Center at 40
Situated on the corner of Portsmouth with its easily recognized dome roof is the University of Portland’s 4,852 seat multi-purpose arena for athletics, tournaments, concerts, speakers, high school graduations and more — the Earle A. and Virginia H. Chiles Center. Ground was broken in May 1983 and the new arena was completed and dedicated on […]
Fitness & Wellness Initiatives
One of the University of Portland’s hidden gems — though actually on full-display through the foyer windows of the Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center — is the Rock-Climbing wall. An oddity to be sure, this outdoor activity which is glassed-in behind walls. Nonetheless, the Wall is one of the unqualified fitness challenges on the current […]
Yesterday’s New Faculty, 2024
Each year the campus community is ever renewed with new members, about whom established faculty and staff forever sigh: so young. Even the senior class envies the fresh-faces of the First-Years. The Faculty and Staff population too is ever renewing. But with a powerful continuity which we witness in the senior members of our community who […]
Pilots: Express Yourself
It is the individual person who puts the I in P-i-l-o-t because each of us has a unique, specific contribution in creating the UP experience. For example, STEM pursuers — particularly Engineering and Math — occasionally think of themselves as π-lots. And of course mathematics is an essential element in a well-rounded collegiate curriculum. Then […]
2024 Retiring Faculty
At the end of the 2023-24 academic year, thirteen members of the University of Portland faculty will retire after many years of service to this institution and making a difference in the lives of untold numbers of students. The University gives thanks to our retiring faculty for their dedication and commitment to teaching and learning […]