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08-17-2020

Find COVID-19 Prevention Resources and Information on the Pilots Prevent Website

September 4, 2020

Pilots Prevent

Pilots Prevent is the University’s health initiative that provides resources and information to keep our campus community healthy and safe. Visit the new Pilots Prevent website to learn more about COVID-19 related health and safety practices, find out tips for optimizing health, access downloadable resources, and discover how we can all do our part to […]

Filed Under: 08-17-2020, 08-24-2020, 08-31-2020, 09-07-2020, Health Center Tagged With: Coronavirus Outbreak, Pilots Prevent

Writing Center Ready to Help Writers Online This Fall

August 28, 2020

Student typing on laptop

After a successful test run in the spring, the Writing Center is gearing up for a fully remote fall, and the center is counting on UP faculty to get the word out that writing assistants (WAs) are ready and able to help UP writers throughout the term. WAs can help writers from all disciplines, at […]

Filed Under: 08-17-2020, 08-24-2020, 08-31-2020, Writing Center Tagged With: Molly Hiro, Writing Center

Please Return Library Materials

August 21, 2020

stack of books

The book drop is ready and waiting! As the beginning of fall semester nears, Clark Library asks that materials be returned so they can be used by others for their coursework. No fines were charged through spring and summer, but overdue books now need to be returned. If you still require a book, please renew […]

Filed Under: 08-17-2020, 08-24-2020, Library

New P-Card Coordinator

August 14, 2020

Please Note

Ameneh Ameripour has joined the Office of the Controller as the new purchasing card coordinator replacing Theresa Knott. Ameneh has previous higher education experience and is excited to meet and work with everyone. Please direct your P-card questions to Ameneh at ameripou@up.edu or pcard@up.edu. Theresa didn’t go far! She remains at UP and has recently […]

Filed Under: 08-17-2020, Controller Tagged With: Controller's Office, Human Resources

Degree Works Offline

August 14, 2020

offline

Degree Works, the web-based tool that University of Portland students and advisors use to monitor a student’s academic progress toward completing degree requirements, will be unavailable on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, due to a scheduled upgrade. Please contact registrar@up.edu with any questions or concerns.

Filed Under: 08-17-2020, Registrar's Office

Tools for Faculty: Document Cameras Available to Borrow

August 14, 2020

document camera

Document cameras are available for faculty to borrow for the entire semester and utilize for remote instruction, according to Regina Galbick, AV services. The document camera can be connected to your computer via USB, and software for the document camera can also be installed to permit you to annotate or record. Please contact AV Services, […]

Filed Under: 08-17-2020, Information Services

Themes of Mission

August 14, 2020

Bird's eye view of campus

As we prepare for the new term under new conditions, the campus is less traveled. The colorful banners on the lamp posts welcome fewer visitors these days. Changes. But whether instruction is in-person or remote learning, the values and purposes of the University are these, affirmed in the opening pages of the University Bulletin and […]

Filed Under: 08-17-2020, Archives & Artifacts

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Natalie Nelson-Marsh presented “From fieldnotes to futures: Organizational communication in the age of AI”. National Communication Association Pre-Conference, Elevating Organizational Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. November, 2025.

Ian Parkman, Business, published “Lead Value Design Insight: Leveraging the Van Westendorp PSM for Design for Meaningfulness Pricing Strategies.” Co-author: Arto Ruokonen. Design Management Review (Vol. 36, No.4)

Three faculty members from International Languages and Cultures participated in the 122nd annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), November 20-23 in San Francisco. Verena Hutter presented “Embodied Memory: Holocaust Tattoos and Postmemory,” served as presiding officer of all three sessions of Austrian Studies, and chaired one of them. María Echenique presented “A Precursor of ‘Feminism from the Zulos’ by Dahlia de la Cerda” and served as presiding officer and chair of the session Spain, Portugal, and Latin America: Jewish Culture and Literature in Trans-Iberia. Matthew Warshawsky presented “A ‘Tenth Muse’ in 1600s Sephardic Amsterdam: Isabel Rebeca Correa, Translator, Poet, and Feminist” and served as presiding officer and chair of the Jewish Literature and Culture session. 

Andra Davis, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “Nursing faculty perceptions and Integration of primary palliative care content in undergraduate education: National and local institution assessments.” Co-authors: Lippe, M., Wolf, A., Cormack, C. L., Ehrlich, O., Glover, T. L., and Kirkpatrick, A. J.  Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 27(6), 280-289.

Don Norton, Performing and Fine Arts, performed a Tour of Louisiana with jazz quartet Facing West, with performances at Nicholls State University (Thibodaux), University of Louisiana at Monroe, and Louisiana Tech University (Ruston). November 5-7, 2025.

Kristin Sweeney, Environmental Science, published “Topographic, climatic, and age controls on the reworking of volcanic debris avalanche deposits.” Co-author: Major, J.J. Bull Volcanol 87, 115 (2025).

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “Rethinking Advent Hope as Covenantal Bond. Reflections on the Readings for First Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. November 30, 2025. Aihiokhai also published “A Disruptive Content of Hope: Awakening the Human Imagination to New Possibilities. Reflections on the Readings of the Second Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 7, 2025. 

Rachel Wheeler, Theology, presented “Traces in the Sand: Wisdom from the Christian Desert Tradition for a Time of Collapse.” Aldo & Estella Leopold Writing Residency lecture presented at the Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM, November 18, 2025.

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, presented “Difficult-To-Treat Depression: Bottlenecks, Evolving Biology, and Where Ketamine-Class Treatments Fit.” An invited presentation for the Behavioral Health Integration ECHO, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ (virtual). December, 2025.

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