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This Issue: February 16, 2025
2024-2025 Readings and Lectures Series Presents: Erica Berry (Feb. 26)
The Departments of Environmental Studies and English are proud to present a reading event with author Erica Berry at the UP Bookstore on February 26. Berry is the author of the 2024 Oregon Book Award winner “Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear,” which explores our cultural constructions of predator and prey, and what it means to navigate a world in which we can be both, through the lens of a wrongfully misunderstood species. (Read More).
Home Purchase Opportunity Exclusively for University of Portland Employees (Feb. 27)
The University is offering two of its residential properties – 6719 and 6727 Portsmouth Avenue – for sale to interested faculty or staff employees. The deadline to indicate interest is February 27. (Read More).
Staff Development Week (Mar. 3-6)
Staff Development Week is designed to inspire learning, personal growth, and practical skill-building beyond the workplace. Through engaging sessions on a variety of topics, employees can explore new interests, gain useful life skills, and enhance their overall well-being. (Read More).
Faculty Writing Retreat (Jun. 11-13)
To highlight our academic mission and to support faculty holistically as well as professionally, the Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture is offering a summer Faculty Writing Retreat at the Guest House at Mt. Angel Abbey, June 11 – 13. This retreat will be a time of reflection, study, and community building. (Read More).
PortLog: Campus Buildings, History, & Fun Facts
In February, Alumni & Family Relations hosts Family Weekend, where Pilot families come to witness their students in action and enjoy the colorful history of our campus and its many points of interest. The latest edition of PortLog is a special tour for our Pilot Families and features a collection of fun-facts about our campus home. (Read More).
Rhodes & Marshall Scholarship Nominations Needed
Faculty members are encouraged to send the names of academically and experientially exceptional, ambitious rising seniors who would benefit from attending graduate school at Cambridge, Oxford, or one of the other premier UK institutions, to the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement. (Read More).
Public Research Fellows: Project Participants Needed!
The Public Research Fellows is conducting a project aimed at documenting how the North Portland community experiences everyday democracy. We want you to share your experiences related to the Columbia Park and Annex along with its physical infrastructure in a co-creating session where we will discuss your interactions with the City Council and your hopes for an engaged civil dialogue with the new government. (Read More).
Walking the Camino: Muscle Memory with Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC (Feb. 19)
Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, shares his experience from his recent pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. The Camino de Santiago, or Way of St. James, has been a meeting place for pilgrims for almost 1,100 years and leads to the shrine of the apostle James in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. (Read More).
UP Theater Presents: “The Effect” by Lucy Prebble (Feb. 19-23)
Connie and Tristan are volunteers in a clinical trial—they’re falling in love, but is it just the side effect of the experimental antidepressant they’re taking? UP theater is proud to present this romantic dramedy that has taken the theater world by storm around the country and abroad. (Read More).
Active Listening: Connection Through Communication (Feb. 19)
Unlock the secret to deeper connections and smoother workplace interactions with active listening. Learn practical techniques to enhance understanding, foster collaboration, and create stronger connections. (Read More).
CTL Presents: Some Assembly Still Required (Feb. 20)
All faculty and staff are invited to join the CTL, Nicole Ralston (SOE), and Valerie Peterson (MTH) to discuss understanding and supporting today’s college students, some of whom may need additional support. We’ll explore how the rise of new media, K-12 education reforms, standardized testing culture, and pandemic disruptions have shaped our current students’ learning habits and academic expectations. (Read More).
Spring 2025 Internship & Job Fair (Feb. 21)
The Career Education Center is hosting the Spring 2025 Internship & Job Fair on Friday, February 21, from 1–4 p.m. The fair brings together over 95 organizations offering summer jobs, internships and full-time positions across various industries. Faculty and staff play a critical role and serve as a critical influence in encouraging student participation. (Read More).
Join Outdoor Pursuits and Garaventa Center for a Walk In The Park: Hoyt Arboretum (Feb. 22)
UP staff, faculty, and students are invited to join the Garaventa Center and Outdoor Pursuits for a walk in Washington Park’s Hoyt Arboretum! This hike will explore themes in ReadUP’s visiting author, Cheryl Strayed’s book, Wild, as we hike around the arboretum and enjoy some of the wonderful nature that Portland has to offer. (Read More).
Pre-Play Reception & Panel for “The Effect” (Feb. 22)
Ticket show holders for The Effect by Lucy Prebble are invited to enjoy a complimentary drinks and small bites reception and an expert pre-show panel discussion, courtesy of the Garaventa Center. (Read More).
Now Accepting Proposals: Faculty Development Day (Due Feb. 24)
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship welcomes creative and transformational proposals around a particular theme to lead this year’s Faculty Development Day, scheduled for May 6, 2025. (Read More).
Bridging the Divide: Perspectives on Current Times and Social Issues of Today—Black Catholics (Feb. 27)
Join us for a lecture event with Dr. Darren Davis, Snyder Family Mission Professor at the University of Notre Dame. Davis is the author of “Negative Liberty: Public Opinion and the Terrorist Attacks on America,” and his research interests include most areas in public opinion and political behavior. (Read More).
RESCHEDULED: Difference Award Honorees 2025 (Feb. 20)
The Athletic department would like to acknowledge this year’s winners of the “Difference Award”! Each year, student-athletes nominate a Professor on campus who they feel has made a difference in their life. (Read More).
Center for Gender and Sexuality Spring Events
Check out the selection of Spring events hosted by the Center for Gender and Sexuality. (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).