Pope Francis recently called the Catholic Church to participate in a Synod on Synodality, exploring how we are a listening Church that journeys together by the guidance of the Holy Spirit. On Thursday, February 24, Pope Francis will join university students in a livestream conversation hosted by Loyola University Chicago to discuss the salient challenges of […]
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Ash Wednesday (Mar. 2)
Ash Wednesday, March 2, marks the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period of preparation for the celebration of Easter and Jesus’ Resurrection. Join us in celebrating this day with Mass in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Masses will be celebrated at 12:05 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. All are most welcome. If you have any questions or would like […]
ReadUP Discussion Groups for Transcendent Kingdom
Bring your questions and insights about this year’s ReadUP selection, Transcendent Kingdom, by Yaa Gyasi, to one (or all!) of three discussion groups, held in the Clark Library Conference Room (2nd floor) on the following dates: Tuesday, February 22 Facilitated by Amy Ongiri, UP Ethnic Studies 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Library Conference Room Tuesday, March 8 Facilitated by Mark […]
Order Commencement Regalia by March 7
It is time for faculty to place rental regalia orders for Spring 2022 Commencement. Commencement takes place on Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1. Orders can be placed online by visiting the Josten’s website. Click on the link for Graduation Caps and Gowns. The last day to order regalia, without incurring a $15 late-order fee, is Monday, […]
Spring 2022 Events Guidelines
Have questions about upcoming events and what is allowed during the current pandemic? Check out the Spring events pandemic guidelines here. If you need a refresher on how to use the Event Management System (EMS), check out our EMS training videos. For help with EMS, please email reservations@up.edu. For general event questions, please email events@up.edu. […]
Excellence in Service Award Nominations Due Feb. 25
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 of Nursing Seeking Pregnant Volunteers for Prenatal Simulation
The Why: The students are in their second clinical year and currently taking a Gender Health course. We want to prepare the students prior to going to their clinical sites. The What: We would like to demonstrate how to measure the abdomen and check for fetal heart tones and then allow students to do this […]
Entrepreneurship Scholars Program Accepting Applications
The Entrepreneurship Scholars Program is now accepting applications from students across all majors and disciplines to join the 2022-23 cohort. E-Scholars is a highly selective program that accepts up to 25 students each year. The year-long academic program challenges students to find their passions, explore outside the classroom, build their network all while developing their own venture. […]