News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
The St. Johns Parade will be held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, May 13. UP plans to take part in this wonderful tradition using the Alumni & Parent Relations Volkswagen Dub Bus as a “parade float” we’ll show our pride for UP and for our home in North Portland. Community members who are interested in supporting this initiative or participating in the parade itself are encouraged to complete this online form. Please contact Evan Leadem (leadem@up.edu; 503.943.8088) with any questions.
NRS 492 will be a unique opportunity for undergraduate students from multiple departments to collaborate. They will learn about palliative care and how it can improve quality of life for people living with chronic illness. The goal will be for them to analyze and understand palliative care through the lens of their own academic discipline, while they learn from one another. Check out this video for a helpful visual/description of palliative care.
The course will be offered online on Wednesday evenings from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and will be taught by Andra Davis (davisa@up.edu) and Kristine Dukart-Harrington (harringk@up.edu) from the School of Nursing & Health Innovations. Please contact us if you have any questions. Department program counselors can help get students registered!
The time has come for one last update for the school year. Please see our Techtalk Blog for the April 2023 Announcement! We wish you a wonderful rest of the Spring 2023 term and hope that your summer gets off to a great start!
Planning to teach this summer? Get some of your course prep out of the way! Library staff are ready to set up course reserves for summer classes! Course reserves can be online or print items and films you wish to make available to your students. We also help you with copyright screening and scan materials to meet accessibility standards. Faculty often request that we scan chapters from print books for electronic reserve, but please note we are restricted to one chapter or 10% of an entire book.
If you plan to use items previously on course reserves, please go ahead and state it under the “Additional Information” section on the course reserves form to facilitate the process. For new items, please fill out as much information as possible on the form. Questions? Email library@up.edu or call 503.943.7111.
The Clark Library offers instruction in two areas: information literacy and multimedia skills. Now is a great time to schedule a session for summer!
Librarians teach information literacy sessions and collaborate with faculty to make sure key concepts are covered. To schedule a class meeting, please email reference@up.edu with your preferred dates and times. Librarians also create tutorials and online course guides to support students in their academic research and projects. To discuss resources available for students in your course, email reference@up.edu.
The Digital Lab coordinator can advise on creating multimedia assignments and instruct classes that have projects such as creating videos, podcasts, digital posters, and digital photography. Email José Velazco to arrange multimedia instruction through the Digital Lab.
Patrick Barnes, UP class of 2021, has joined the Office of Financial Aid in the role of Financial Aid Coordinator. Patrick worked in the UP Office of Financial Aid as a student employee for 2 years, and more recently as Lead Cashier at New Seasons Market. We’re so happy to welcome Patrick back to The Bluff!
Students could earn a scholarship for their sense of humor! They could earn one of five $3,333 Brian Doyle Scholarships who propose a way to bring some laughs to The Bluff. The project can be anything–videos, comic books, comedy nights, websites, performances, graphic novels, you name it!
The email application should include first and last name, student ID number, and complete but brief (e.g., 2-3 paragraph) idea for a humorous campus project that they will complete independently if selected for the scholarship.
Applications are open until April 21. To apply, send applications to scholarshipthankyou@up.edu.
Faculty members are reminded to load their scholarly activity on the portal in PilotsUP by May 31 each year. Data obtained through the portal will be used to populate A Community of Scholars, published by the Provost’s office. Faculty members use their school’s report on the home tab of the Scholarly Activity Portal to send the data to their respective deans as a part of annual self-evaluation.
You can find the link to the Scholarly Activity Portal in the Academic menu of PilotsUP or you can go directly to this link.
For any questions about loading your scholarly activity in PilotsUP please contact the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement at scholars@up.edu.
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 the letter from the Dean to the Provost are due to the Provost by September 1. Faculty eligible to apply for a sabbatical must have completed seven years of full-time teaching at the University of Portland or have completed at a minimum an additional seven years of full-time teaching since a previously funded University of Portland sabbatical.
Sabbatical requests are coordinated with departmental planning as well as the individual faculty member’s annual development plan. With careful planning the academic units have been able to take into consideration the needs of both the individual faculty member and the department or school. Additional information about sabbatical leaves can be found on page 44 of the Faculty Handbook.
For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu.
Mark your calendar because our 2023 Alumni Reunion has more itinerary options than ever before. We’ll host old favorites like the Alumni Awards, BBQ (where we’ll celebrate Wally’s 75th birthday!), and golf tournament, along with exciting new programs like PilotTalks and pickleball clinics. Look for an email from Alumni Relations in the coming weeks with your personalized discount link. Read more.