UPbeat

News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

05-31-2022

Controller’s Office Year-End Procedures and Reminders

Fiscal year-end procedures are now available for reimbursement and payment requests and purchasing cards (pcards). Reimbursement and Payment Requests All Reimbursement and Payment Request forms to be paid against your FY22 budget need to be submitted to the Controller’s Office by Friday, July 15. Requests received after this date will be reviewed for materiality as to […]

Reminder: Learning Archive Retirement is Approaching!

Information Services will be retiring the LearningArchive Moodle site on June 30. The LearningArchive houses Moodle course pages from Fall of 2011 through Summer of 2015. If you have course materials on this site that you haven’t already saved, please download copies of any items you wish to keep. To visit the LearningArchive Moodle site please go to learningarchive.up.edu and […]

Don’t Miss the Boat! Free Faculty/Staff Event Passes to Reunion 2022, June 24–26

After a three-year hiatus, Alumni Reunion is back! We encourage faculty and staff to join hundreds of alumni who will return to campus this summer. Celebrating groups include the resilient classes of 2020 and 2021, 50-Year Club inductees from the classes of 1970–1972, and Villa Alumni. The weekend kicks off on Friday with a 2020 […]

Student Conduct Checks

For departments, activities, or groups that request student conduct checks through the Associate Director for Community Standards, please direct requests to Reslife@up.edu. We will have a vacancy in that role after Tyler Hale leaves on May 31. Names would be most helpful in the following format: SID (starting with 00) First Name (not nickname) Last Name […]

2022 University Teaching Award: Carolyn James

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is pleased to announce that the 2022 Teaching Award winner is Carolyn James, from the Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences. During her seven years on the bluff, she has taught a wide range of courses, including many taken by non-STEM students. Carolyn has excelled […]

2022 University Scholarship Award: Christine Weilhoefer

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is pleased to announce that the 2022 Scholarship Award winner is Christine Weilhoefer, Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies. “Dr. W,” as her students call her, has built a reputation for scholarship that is recognized at the local, state, and international levels. Known for transdisciplinary work in field […]

Holy Cross Pilgrimage 2022

After a two-year pandemic-related delay, a group of 14 senior faculty are spending 10 days walking in the footsteps of Blessed Basil Moreau, delving into the history and hopes of the Congregation of Holy Cross in its birthplace of Basse-Normandie, France. While on pilgrimage, they will consider ways to engage the community’s unique commitment to […]

Entrepreneurial Spirit

Mt. St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, leading to annual recollections-of-the-day appearing in news stories and social media posts every May. The University Museum has several ash pieces in its collection. Including one unexpected, enterprising item. For photos and the story of the Pet Volcano, follow this link to PortLog: https://sites.up.edu/museum/entrepreneurial-spirit/ For more information, contact Carolyn […]