Applications for sabbaticals for the 2024–2025 academic year are due along with faculty development plans to faculty members’ respective deans by June 15, 2023. All materials including a letter from the Dean to the Provost are due to the Provost by September 1, 2023. Faculty eligible to apply for a sabbatical must have completed seven […]
2023-01-23
New Zoom Updates for the New Year
Welcome back to campus! As we get 2023 off to a start, Zoom will continue to release important security updates and new features every month. Please check our January Techtalk article for more information on updating your Zoom app and an important FYI for Chromebook users as we move into the Spring 2023 term.
Congratulations to our CAS 2023 Summer Faculty Undergraduate Research Mentors!
The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the SURE 2023 faculty grant recipients. Please join us in congratulating our CAS colleagues who will be partnering with our undergraduate research students on scholarly projects in summer 2023. The faculty include: The SURE program, and the types of scholarly projects funded, allow students to […]
New to The Bluff: Lexi Totten, Hall Director, Corrado Hall, Residence Life
Lexi Totten joined the Office of Residence Life on January 9 as the new Hall Director for Corrado Hall. Lexi came from Multnomah University where she worked in Admissions.
Paid Leave Oregon Presentations (Jan. 24—Feb. 9)
Employees, are you interested in learning more about Paid Leave Oregon? Please see below for several upcoming presentations regarding this State of Oregon program that will start accepting applications on September 3. A question and answer segment is scheduled for each presentation. Please coordinate with your supervisor as needed to attend (no RSVP required for […]
2023 Orientation Planning: Suggestions & Ideas Welcome (by Feb. 14)
The planning process for Fall 2023 new student orientation programs and activities is under way, including summer communication and Pre-Orientation programming. Any suggestions, recommendations, proposals, requests, or other “we should really do that!” ideas will be gratefully accepted by Jeromy Koffler, student activities (koffler@up.edu); Brad Franco, history (franco@up.edu); or Montana Hisel-Cochran, business (hiselcoc@up.edu). Submit by […]
Invitation to Core Samples Lunch (Feb. 14)
All faculty and staff are invited to the first Core Samples lunch of the semester on Tuesday, February 14, 11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in the Murphy Room, 4th Floor of Franz Hall. Cheri Buck-Perry will offer a 25-minute slice from her new Exploration-level course, Literature and Cultures of Food, “A Feast for The Senses: Lunching with […]
2023 Excellence in Service Award–Call for Nominations (Due Feb. 24)
Each year an individual faculty member is recognized for excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. Recipients of the awards are honored in May at the Faculty Gala. The service award seeks to identify and recognize faculty members that enhance the UP community, professional communities, and/or the world community through their service and leadership work with […]
School Spirit Through Songs and Music
Through an exhibit in the Dr. James T. Covert Gallery, the Clark Library is celebrating a century of alma maters and school anthems—home-grown, lovingly crafted by UP students and faculty, and performed by University bands and choral groups throughout these many years. The gallery space is on the main floor of the library. Curious to […]
Elise Moentmann Receives Spirit of Holy Cross Award
The Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province has honored Interim Provost Elise Moentmann for her service as a lay collaborator in the University of Portland community with a 2023 Spirit of Holy Cross Award. The award is given annually to lay collaborators for the critical role they play to “make God known, loved, and […]