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06-13-2022

It’s Time to Order Your Regalia for Inauguration (by Aug. 2)

July 25, 2022

Click this link: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1046045/University-of-Portland/ Select the “Graduation Caps & Gowns” tile and then select the catalog of their choice. Please make sure you select the correct event: Deadline to order your Inauguration regalia is August 2 Inauguration Friday, September 23 in the Chiles Center.  More details are available at up.edu/inauguration.

Filed Under: 06-13-2022, 06-27-2022, 07-11-2022, 07-25-2022

Health and Counseling Center—Limited Summer Hours

July 25, 2022

This summer, the Health and Counseling Center (HCC) will be open on a limited schedule. Most appointments will be in person over the summer, although telehealth is still available when appropriate. JULY—The primary care side of the HCC is closed for the month of July. Students should call to make counseling appointments Monday through Friday […]

Filed Under: 06-13-2022, 06-27-2022, 07-11-2022, 07-25-2022

Controller’s Office Year-End Procedures and Reminders

June 27, 2022

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 […]

Filed Under: 05-31-2022, 06-13-2022, 06-27-2022 Tagged With: Fiscal Year End, Lori Watson

Reminder: Learning Archive Retirement is Approaching!

June 27, 2022

Student typing on laptop

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 […]

Filed Under: 05-16-2022, 05-31-2022, 06-13-2022, 06-27-2022 Tagged With: Moodle

Ensure Your Email Client is Current

June 13, 2022

Information Services will be disabling Basic Authentication as a method of accessing email and other Office 365 services. If you are using a current Outlook client (2016 or later) or Mail for iOS client (11.3.1 or later), then you should already be using the newer secure authentication method. If you are using an older mail […]

Filed Under: 06-13-2022

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

June 13, 2022

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 […]

Filed Under: 05-31-2022, 06-13-2022 Tagged With: Reunion, Reunion 2022

New to the Bluff: Cheston Knapp, Senior Writer & Assoc. Editor of Portland Magazine, Marketing and Communications

June 13, 2022

We are so happy that Cheston has joined our team, and we can’t wait for you to enjoy his writing in Portland magazine. For more than a decade, he was the managing editor of Tin House magazine and the executive director of The Tin House Summer Workshop. He published his essay collection Up Up, Down Down in 2018 (writer Anthony Doer called it […]

Filed Under: 06-13-2022

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Larry Larsen, Performing and Fine Arts, designed the scenery for the production of In Clay for the Broadway Rose Theatre Company. The one woman musical tells the story of French ceramics artist Marie Berthe Cazin and is playing at the theater’s new stage space in downtown Tigard from January 23 – February 15, 2026.

Nicole Harvey, Nursing & Health Innovations, presented “Leveling Up Music History: Teaching Video Game Music in Online and Classroom Settings.” Co-presenter: Tellock, J. Presented at the Music and Gaming Symposium: Super MAGFest 2026. National Harbor, Maryland. January, 2026.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “‘Ordinary Time is a Period of Altruistic Living.’ Reflections on the Readings for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time. January 18, 2026.” VoiceAfrique.org. January 17, 2026.

Corey S. Pressman, Public Health & Wellness, will be the featured artist in a solo exhibition of works entitled Aletheia. Presented by Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, the exhibition will be on view from January 30 through April 27, 2026. An artist reception will be held on Sunday, February 8 at 11:30 a.m. and is open to the public.

Naveen Gudigantala, School of Business, presented “Beyond zero-shot: Enhancing LLM financial complaint classification with relevancy-driven RAG-based few-shot prompting.” Presented at the 59th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January 9, 2026.

Susan McDaniel, Performing & Fine Arts, performed as the pianist for the visual album GILGAMESH, now available on all streaming platforms and YouTube. GILGAMESH is the contemporary retelling of an ancient tale and explores themes of friendship and mortality, incorporating song, dance, and film. Featuring music by J. Scott Brubacher and libretto by David James Brock, with direction and production by Four/Ten Media, the project is the result of a decade-long, interdisciplinary collaboration. The performers are baritone Stephen Lancaster, pianist Susan McDaniel, and dancer/choreographer Kyle Marshall (as Enkidu), with additional artistic collaborators Edo Tastic (creative designer), Daniel Stein (audio producer), and Bill Maylone (audio engineer). View the Visual Album, Behind the Scenes footage, and learn more About the Project.

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