Information Services is pleased to announce all faculty and staff will be moved to a two-year password expiration with the completion of the 2022 Cyber Security Training and registration into the Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) program. 2022 Cyber Security Training is now available for all Faculty and Staff through Moodle (https://learning.up.edu). This is a required annual training program focused […]
05-02-2022
Apply For Sabbaticals (by Jun. 15)
Applications for sabbaticals for the 2023 – 2024 academic year are due along with faculty development plans to faculty members’ respective deans by June 15, 2022. All materials including letter from the Dean to the Provost are due to the Provost by September 1, 2022. Faculty eligible to apply for a sabbatical must have completed […]
Calling All Babies!
The School of Nursing is looking for baby models to spend an hour with our Family Nurse Practitioner students who are learning about baby development and milestones. This will take place on Saturday, May 21, 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. We are especially interested in babies from newborn to 9 months of age who were born within approximately […]
Please Load Scholarly Activity on the Portal
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 […]
New Faculty and Staff Photos (May 17)
Are you a new faculty or staff member who has not yet had their professional photo taken for the UP directory? The Office of Marketing and Communications has scheduled a professional photographer for photos on Tuesday, May 17. Please email Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu to schedule a five-minute headshot session.
Palestinian-American Poet Naomi Shihab Nye to be UP’s Fall 2022 Schoenfeldt Speaker
UP’s fall 2022 Schoenfeldt Speaker will be Palestinian-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye, who joins our campus Tues. Sept. 13. A self-described “wandering poet,” she’s lived and worked in San Antonio, TX, while spending the past 40 years traveling the country and world leading writing workshops and inspiring people of all ages with her poetry. Across over 30 […]
The Beacon Wins First-Place Video Award from the Catholic Media Association
A video by Beacon video producer Andrew Gotshall won first-place in the category of Best Presentation of Faith on Campus for “Easter Mass during a Global Pandemic.”
Pilot Venture Challenge 2022 Results
UP students pitch and win! The Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation hosted its annual venture pitch competition, Pilot Venture Challenge, live and in-person on Saturday, April 23, in Dundon-Berchtold Hall. This year thirteen entries competed in the finals. Students competed in three different tracks: Invention, which highlights creativity, invention, and innovation; Social, which […]
Move-Out Donations for UP Students, Faculty, and Staff
At the end of each year, we see many perfectly re-usable items and non-perishable food thrown away by students moving out. As we make efforts to improve our commitment to Sustainability and Social Responsibility, we recognize the part we all play in diverting waste from landfills. This semester, Residence Life, Printing & Mailing Services, and several […]
Rank and Tenure: 2022 Promotions to Professor
The Provost’s office has announced the following promotions to professor, effective July 1: David De Lyser, Professor of Music Christin Hancock, Professor of History Jennette Lovejoy, Professor of Communication Studies Tara Prestholdt, Professor of Biology