04-04-2022

A ceremony and reception for all 2022 retirees will take place on Wednesday, April 20, at 3:30 p.m. on the patio of the Bauccio Commons Quiet Side. For more information contact Kathleen Staten at x7105 or staten@up.edu.

The following faculty members have announced their retirement at the conclusion of the spring 2022 semester, according to Kathleen Staten, provost’s office:

• Ami Ahern-Rindell, Associate Professor, Department of Biology
• Michael Cameron, Professor, Department of Theology
• Mark Kennedy, Professor, Donald P. Shiley School of Engineering
• Steve Kolmes, Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Molter Chair in Science
• Matthew Kuhn, Professor, Donald P. Shiley School of Engineering, Br. Godfrey Vassallo Endowed Professor
• John Orr, Assistant Provost for Scholarly Engagement & Career Readiness, Professor of English, and Director of Honors Program 
• Jane Scott, Head of Public Services, Clark Library
• Mojtaba Takallou, Associate Professor, Donald P. Shiley School of Engineering

The Office of Alumni & Parent Relations is accepting nominations for the 2020 Thomas A. Gerhardt Award for Student Leadership. Criteria for selection include:

• Student must be a graduating senior;
• Student must have demonstrated leadership throughout his or her undergraduate career;
• Student must demonstrate consistent dedication to the University and the community through service to God and neighbor.

Nominations are due by Wednesday, April 20. Please complete the nomination form here. For more information, contact Gina Yazzolino ’96, Director of Alumni & Parent Relations, at yazzolin@up.edu.

UPBeat will continue on an “every-other-week” schedule during Spring 2022. Please remember to send any submissions the Thursday prior to publication.  

Spring 2022 Issue dates: 

Curious/sad/disturbed about Russia’s devastating invasion of Ukraine? Come to Franz 120 today, Monday, April 4, 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., to get some answers and insights from our colleagues Allie Stewart and Lara-Zuzan Golesorkhi. Following their remarks and dialogue, they’ll lead the group in an activity to help build solidarity with the suffering citizens of Ukraine. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome to this event, sponsored by the departments of International Lanugages & Cultures, Political Science, Women, Gender and Sexuality, and the Garaventa Center.

In honor of Financial Literacy Month, University of Portland offers “Smart Money”—free, virtual workshops featuring financial experts and advice to help YOU manage your money the smart way! April 5 ­– 7 (7 p.m. PST via Zoom)

• Tuesday, April 5: “6 things Every Student Should Know about Money to be Smart,” featuring UP’s Advanced Financial Planning & Counseling students
• Wednesday, April 6: “Smart Money Strategies for Financing Your College Education” Raymond Yee, Director of Relationship Management for Sallie Mae, West Region
• Thursday, April 7: “Why You Need to Start Saving for Retirement Now!” Patricia Spies, CFP® with Johnson Bixby, as our financial planning/retirement plans expert

Register at https://bit.ly/3wgED48.

Garaventa Center Director, Karen Eifler, launches her book, Near Occasions of Hope: One Woman’s Glimpses of the Church That Can Be into the world. Wednesday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the UP Bookstore. Free and open to all. Sponsored by the UP English department.

Join us on Thursday, April 7, from 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., for an evening with Professor Evan Bernick from Northern Illinois University College of Law.

Evan Bernickjoined the NIU Law faculty in 2021. He teaches courses in constitutional law, criminal law, criminal procedure, administrative law, and legislation.

From 2020 – 2021, Professor Bernick was a visiting professor at the Georgetown University Law Center and the executive director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution. Before that, he served as a clerk to Judge Diane S. Sykes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. From April 2017 – April 2019, he was a visiting lecturer at Georgetown and a resident fellow of the Center for the Constitution.

His scholarship covers a range of topics, from constitutional law to philosophy of law, social movements, and law enforcement. He has published with the Georgetown Law Journal, the Notre Dame Law Review, the William and Mary Law Review and the George Mason Law Review, among other journals. His book, The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment: Its Letter and Spirit (2021), with Randy E. Barnett, was published by Harvard University Press under its Belknap imprint “for books of long-lasting importance, superior in scholarship and physical production, chosen whether or not they might be profitable.”

Professor Bernick received his bachelor’s degree in 2008 from the University of Chicago, where he studied philosophy and graduated with honors. He received his juris doctorate in 2011 from the University of Chicago Law School.

This event is sponsored by UP’s Constitutional Studies Minor Program and enabled by a generous grant from the Jack Miller Center. Queries about the event can be directed to Bill Curtis, Director of the Constitutional Studies Minor, curtisw@up.edu.

Campus Ministry invites the university community to join us in prayer for our third and final offering of Lenten Stations of the Cross, offered on Friday, April 8, at 4:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. In collaboration with the Latinx Student Union, these Stations will help us hold in prayer the experience of the immigrant and the challenges and burdens that so many face in coming to America for a new home. All are most welcome to join us. Contact Fr. Tim (weed@up.edu) with any questions or for more information.

Students: You could earn a scholarship for your sense of humor! No joke—you could earn one of five $3,333 Brian Doyle Scholarships in Gentle & Sidelong Humor for students who propose a way to bring some laughs to The Bluff.

The Brian Doyle Scholarships in Gentle & Sidelong Humor were established in 2012 by John and Patricia Beckman. To honor Brian, the Beckmans developed this scholarship to help foster an intentional way for students to seek and present the joys, hilarity, and surprises that can be discovered when not being too serious while learning.

The project can be anything—videos, comic books, comedy nights, websites, performances, graphic novels, you name it—but it must be something that is presented, published, or posted publicly. Recipients are responsible for the implementation of their projects, and must be willing and able to organize and publicize their own events for projects that are presented or performed. The Garaventa Center is able to provide modest logistical support.

Applications open March 18 to April 8. To apply, undergraduate and graduate students should send an email with “Humor Scholarship” in the subject line to scholarshipthankyou@up.edu. The email application should include first and last name, student ID number, and complete but brief (e.g., 2 – 3 paragraphs) idea for a humorous campus project that the student will complete independently if selected for the scholarship.

Applications are due on April 8, 2022.

Let your humor run wild!