News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
UP physicists Shannon Mayer and Max Schlosshauer offer a glimpse of their ongoing dialogue about faith and science. Brian Doyle Auditorium (Dundon-Berchtold Hall), 5 p.m. Free and open to all. Info at up.edu/garaventa or 503-943-7702. ADA compliant event.
Rachel Wheeler explores the relationship between two subdisciplines within spirituality and psychology, both prefixed with eco-, indicating specific ways spirit and mind function within human identity and the more-than-human. In this talk, she considers what the applied forms of these subdisciplines–ecospiritual practice and ecotherapy, respectively–offer each other, making the case for a relationship between ecospirituality and ecopsychology that may begin with, but is not limited to, being strangers, rivals, or partners.
Where: Terrace Room, Bauccio Commons
When: February 9, from 7 p.m–8:30 p.m.
For questions on ADA accommodations, please email andrewme@up.edu.
Join us on Monday, February 13 at 7:15 p.m. in the Brian Doyle Auditorium (D-B Hall 004) for a conversation with the President of University of Portland, Dr. Robert Kelly, and his wife, Dr. Bridget Turner Kelly. As part of its 5th Ethics Week, the Dundon-Berchtold Institute for Applied Ethics and Moral Formation will host this conversation with Dr. Kelly and Dr. Turner Kelly about some of the experiences, people, and wisdom that have helped to guide them on their personal, professional, and family journeys.
The livestream will be available to view at this link on Monday.
You are invited to The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe, directed by special guest artist Anna Rajala. The play follows the ups and downs of an all-female soccer team as they navigate the complex and thorny world of adolescence–and sports. A funny, searing, and all-too-real play, The Wolves was an off-Broadway hit and nominated for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in drama.
“I love that this play is about young women and their stories, seen entirely through their eyes and no one else’s,” says director Anna Rajala. “It feels unfiltered and raw in a way that I’ve never seen onstage before, and the combination of writing, pacing, and content is electric.”
Performances are February 14–18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mago Hunt Theater. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students. Faculty and staff are eligible for half-price tickets with the promo code HALF4FACSTAFF and students can get into the February 14 performance for free with the promo code YAYOPENING.
Tickets may be purchased HERE.
Visit up.edu/theater for more information.
The UP community—students, faculty, and staff—will soon have access to the Center to Advance Palliative Care throughout 2023! Before more details become available, we are asking you to complete a short survey about your current level of palliative care knowledge. The survey is available through Qualtrics at this link, and will be open now through Friday, February 17 at 5 p.m.
If you have any questions, please contact Kristine Dukart-Harrington, assistant professor in the School of Nursing & Health Innovations at harringk@up.edu.
Garaventa Center invites you to enjoy laughter, libations, island vibes, and tasty bites on Friday, February 17, 4 p.m.–6 p.m. Come for 10 minutes or till last call! Seventeen extra credit points for anyone who is attending their first Thirst Friday, brings a newbie, or brings their own cup. Garaventa Center, Franz Hall 3rd Floor. Hope to see you!
Questions? Karen Eifler at eifler@up.edu. An ADA compliant event.
All show ticket holders are invited to enjoy a complimentary wine, cheese, and dessert reception as campus experts highlight what to look and listen for, courtesy of the Garaventa Center. Mago Hunt Theater lobby. Reception at 6:15 p.m., pre-play panel at 6:45 p.m. Buy tickets here.
Info: up.edu/garaventa or 503-943-7702. ADA compliant event.
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship welcomes creative and transformational proposals to lead Faculty Development Day on May 9 around a particular theme. Faculty should submit a 1–2 page proposal identifying the central theme, keynote speaker, and breakout panels for session one of Faculty Development Day. Sessions later in the day may remain open as opportunities for various and distinct panels proposed by faculty across campus. If you are interested in putting forward a central theme for the keynote and session one please upload your FDD proposal to the FDD Moodle site by Monday, February 20.
Contact TAS chair Patrick Murphy at tas@up.edu for more information or for any questions.
Author Michael O’Loughlin provides insights from Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear. Co-sponsored by the English Lecture Series. Brian Doyle Auditorium (Dundon-Berchtold Hall), 7 p.m. Free and open to all. Info at up.edu/garaventa or 503-943-7702. ADA compliant event.
Vocalists and instrumentalists of UP’s music faculty and selected students perform pieces meant to bring smiles, chuckles, and sometimes subvert the status quo. Bistro-style bites and drinks served after the concert. Mago Hunt Recital Hall and Lobby, 7 p.m. Free and open to all. A Beckman Humor Project event. Info at up.edu/garaventa or 503-943-7702. ADA compliant event.