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02-06-2023

UP Shamrock Run Team 2023: Get Fit in the New Year and Run or Walk for a Cause!

The Portland Shamrock Run is one of the city’s largest events and the University of Portland team is back again this year for the event on Sunday, March 12. Participants can sign up for any distance (5k, 8k, 15k and Half-Marathon runs, as well as the 4k Stride and 1k Leprechaun Lap for kiddos). The team member registration deadline is January 31. 
 
To sign up, go to this link [https://endurancecui.active.com/event-reg/select-race?e=80963934].The `Join a Team’ option is near the T-shirt selection stage of registration; search for and select `University of Portland’. Save on registration for a limited time with the code: TEAMS2022.  

For more information, contact the team captain, Hans Nordstrom, nordstro@up.edu. 

Just in Time Leadership: Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being (Feb. 22)

At times when our workplaces feel like they are in constant flux, how can leaders create clarity and opportunities for growth for themselves and those around them? How can leaders convey (and feel) that their work matters? Please join the Leadership Program in the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation on Wednesday, February 22, from 12 p.m.–1 p.m. in the Dundon-Berchtold Institute’s conference room for a casual, just-in-time, conversation about two of the five essential pillars of “Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being,” recently released by the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy.

Participants are encouraged to read Dr. Murthy’s report before the conversation to be able to engage, wrestle with, and explore multiple perspectives concerning this topic. Our conversation last month focused on Essential #4: Mattering at Work. Our conversation on February 22 will focus on Essential #5: Opportunities for Growth. The conversation will be facilitated by Jacquie Van Hoomissen and Hannah Highlander.

To participate in this conversation, please RSVP by Friday, February 17, by 5 p.m. at this link. 

Space is limited to 15 participants and refreshments will be provided. Feel free to bring your own lunch (lunch is not provided). For further information, please contact the Director of Leadership & Leadership Professor of Practice, Dave Houglum, at houglum@up.edu.