Your Study Abroad Ambassador Hi! I’m Diego Ruiz. I’m a junior at the Pamplin School of Business and I work as a study abroad advisor on campus. I’m passionate about helping students explore the world and gain new perspectives. It’s all about broadening horizons and understanding our global community better! Ultimately, my role as a…Continue Reading Study Abroad Scholarship Opportunity
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North South Foundation Meets UP
Introducing North South Foundation As Nelson Mandela says, “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” Quality education helps create a better future generation, creating a sustainable planet, preventing unnecessary deaths, promote world peace, reducing poverty and inequality. It is not, however, accessible to all, particularly those from underdeveloped nations…Continue Reading North South Foundation Meets UP
Helping Hands Tradition at UP Continues
The UP Operations Management Association (UPOMA) held the annual “Helping Hands” event this past week on April 11 at University of Portland. Helping Hands is a program offered by corporate team building organization called Odyssey Teams, Inc. The goal is to build prosthetic hands for amputees in developing countries. UPOMA first began participating in this initiative in…Continue Reading Helping Hands Tradition at UP Continues
Internship Spotlight: Chandini Ashwath, PACCAR Parts
What are you responsible for in your current role (@PACCAR Parts)? My role at PACCAR Parts is Customer Experience Data Analyst Intern. I review and analyze business processes to identify opportunities for improvements by writing SQL queries on Snowflake and MS Access and create dashboards which are visually appealing and simple to navigate. This includes developing…Continue Reading Internship Spotlight: Chandini Ashwath, PACCAR Parts
Managing Innovation and Technology Across the Globe
Contributed by Juliette Moody, Communications Director at NAEGELI Deposition and Trial GoCirkular The goal of these projects is to apply various scholarly articles read through the semester to strategize with the entrepreneurs to ensure our recommendations are sound and scholarly based. The project my group and I are working on is called GoCirkular which is a…Continue Reading Managing Innovation and Technology Across the Globe
Rebuilding Together PDX – Improving Lives Across our Communities
Contributed by Dakota Hufford, Rebuilding Together Portland Executive Assistant The UP Community can support our mission by continuing our ongoing partnerships and coming to us with new project ideas! Rebuilding Together Portland is a Community Revitalization Partner: ensuring that homeowners can age in place. Our mission is to improve and enhance the quality of life…Continue Reading Rebuilding Together PDX – Improving Lives Across our Communities