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This Issue: February 02, 2025
Fire Drill Notice (Jan. 21)
Fire drills will occur in all campus buildings at the beginning of the spring 2025 semester. Academic Building fire drills will be held the second week of school (Tuesday). Faculty and staff should be aware of the evacuation routes for the buildings in which they work. (Read More).
Faculty Book Launch: “Unmentionable Madness”(Jan. 23)
The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to share a launch event for Unmentionable Madness: Gender, Disability, and Shame in the Malaria Treatment of Neurosyphilis. Christin L. Hancock, PhD, employs feminist disability history to uncover the history of a radical and experimental medical treatment and its impact on the women and men who received it in the 1920s and 1930s. (Read More).
AI and The Future of Work (Jan. 29)
Join the Center for Teaching and Learning and Natalie Nelson-Marsh from the Communication Studies program for a discussion about AI and the Workplace. (Read More).
Outdoor Pursuits: Wilderness Emergency Training Courses (Feb. 1-2; Mar. 1-5)
The Outdoor Pursuits Program is hosting Wilderness First Aid (February 1-2) and a Wilderness First Responder Courses (March 1-5). These courses are designed to give you the medical skills, technical skills, and decision-making skills to respond to an incident in the backcountry. (Read More).
A Beckman Humor Project Event: “Learning History from Monty Python” (Feb. 11)
What do coconuts and your favorite colo(u)r have to do with the Middle Ages? Funny you should ask! UP Provost, David Mengel, PhD, will lead a lighthearted exploration of the Middle Ages in film—in which the 1975 film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail will rightly occupy center stage. (Read More).
New Faculty/Staff Directory Photos (Feb. 12)
The Department of Marketing and External Web Services will be taking complimentary professional headshots for Faculty and Staff on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. (Read More).
Don’t Miss February’s Core Samples Lunch! (Feb. 25)
All staff and faculty are invited to attend one (or both) of this spring’s Core Samples Lunches, as guests of the Garaventa Center and Core Program. These have proven a terrific way for all of us to build our knowledge of what happens in UP’s Core Curriculum. (Read More).
PortLog: The Fair Rose Campaign
In the latest PortLog post, we highlight the Fair Rose Campaign, a city-wide collegiate anti-discrimination project led by ASUP in 1951. (Read More).
Teaching Award; Scholarship Award—Nominations due Jan. 31
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) invites nominations for two 2025 Faculty Awards: the Faculty Teaching Award and Faculty Scholarship Award. Nominations are facilitated via e-mail. (Read More).
New Program! Colleague Campus Connections
Want to peek into a colleague’s classroom and discover new teaching ideas? Want someone to visit yours and provide helpful feedback? Join Colleague Campus Connections, a new and informal program that pairs faculty members to learn from and inspire each other through casual classroom visits and conversations. (Read More).
Call For Butine Faculty Development Proposals: Due Feb. 14
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) invites all full-time faculty, instructors, lecturers, and librarians to submit proposals for the Spring 2025 Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. (Read More).
New to The Bluff—Lane Brown: Custodian, Facilities – Campus Wide
Lane worked at P.P.S. as part of the public school system staff prior to joining us at UP.
Welcome, Lane!
New to The Bluff—Shirley Tayun: Custodial Supervisor, Facilities Services
Shirley owned a private cleaning company prior to UP and is the loving mother of four beautiful boys.
Welcome, Shirley!
Get Involved!
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? UP Wellness has options for you! (Read More).
Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group Meeting (Jan. 31)
At the next FILDG meeting we will be discussing the introduction and conclusion from Marcia Bjornerud’s book “Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World.” Refreshments will be served and all faculty and staff are welcome. (Read More).
Family Weekend 2025!
We’ll be welcoming parents and families to campus for Family Weekend on February 14-16, 2025. This year we will be combining all class years into one exciting weekend. Visit the Family Weekend page for a list of events.