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This Issue: December 22, 2024
Home Purchase Opportunity Exclusively for University of Portland Employees
In an effort both to support the University’s strategic investment plans and to benefit our employees, the University is offering two of its residential properties for sale to interested faculty or staff employees. This opportunity will allow qualified employees to purchase the home at a pre-determined price (based upon an independent appraisal) under our Employee Home Loan Program with a $40,000 forgivable loan. (Read More)
Get Involved with Student Wellness!
Have you been wondering how you can get involved to make our world a better place for future generations? Or maybe you just want to make UP a safer place for students, faculty, and staff to live, learn and work. Student Wellness has a great selection of opportunities for engagement! (Read More)
Help Us Plan Guided Meditation for Next Semester
The Wellness Center needs your help for planning our guided meditation for next semester! We’re asking anyone interested in meditation to please fill out an availability survey to give us a better idea of times and locations that work best for our community. (Read More)
Faculty Scholarly Activity Reminder
Faculty members are reminded to load their scholarly activity on the portal in PilotsUP by May 31 each year. Data obtained through the portal is important as the University applies for grants, honors societies, etc. Faculty members also use their school’s report on the home tab of the Scholarly Activity Portal to send the data to their respective deans as a part of annual self-evaluation. (Read More)
Fire Alarm Testing
Campus buildings will undergo the annual fire alarm system testing and maintenance over winter break. Each building will be tested and will have a period of time when alarms are being activated. Building point persons have been notified. If you plan to be working from our buildings during winter break and would like a full schedule please email ehs@up.edu.
PortLog: Visions of Growth, 1957-1967
Over its 125-year history, the University has gone through notable ups and inevitable downs. UP has grown in spurts. In the latest PortLog post from the Archives & Museum we look back at our world in the 1960’s—don’t be surprised if it turns out that not all goes as planned. (Read More)
New Faculty/Staff Directory Photos (Dec. 10)
Are you a new or current faculty or staff member who has not yet had their professional headshot taken for the UP Directory? The Department of Marketing and External Web Services has scheduled a professional photographer on Tuesday, December 10, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. These headshots will also be available to you for personal and professional use. (Read More).
Smartsheet Access Ending (Dec. 11)
The Department of Marketing and Web Services has opted to end the licensing of Smartsheet effective December 11, 2024. If you are a registered user within UP’s Smartsheet account, please ensure that you transfer any assets that you wish to retain from Smartsheet before this date. (Read More).
Advent Visio Divina (Dec. 11)
Join us December 11, from 12:45-1:15 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher for a contemplative prayer practice using a sacred image from The Saint John’s Bible directly following the noon Mass. (Read More).