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, Thursday, September 8. Please email Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu to schedule a five-minute headshot session.
08-22-2022
Screening and Conversation with Writer and Director Walter Thompson-Hernández ’09 (Sept. 8)
Please join us for an in-person film screening and conversation with writer and director Walter Thompson-Hernández. We will watch his 12-minute film—If I Go Will They Miss Me—for which he won a Sundance award in the short film category. September 8, 2022 6 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Brian Doyle Auditorium, Dundon-Berchtold Hall Co-hosted by OIEDI & Portland Magazine About If I Go […]
First Thirst Friday: Pringles and Prosecco (Sept. 9)
The Garaventa Center is eager to welcome all staff and faculty back to our agenda-free social. Join us on Friday, September 9, 4 p.m.–6 p.m., for 10 minutes or until last call, for great conversation, laughter, and libations. Seventeen extra credit points for anyone who is attending their first Thirst Friday, brings a newbie, or brings their […]
Women in Leadership Forum Kickoff Event (Sept. 14)
Faculty and staff are invited to attend the kickoff event for our Women in Leadership Forum. Regardless of position or title, we are all leaders on campus. Our goal is to come together in community to support one another and create space for growth and connection. This initial meeting will be an informal opportunity to […]
Fall Readings & Lectures Begin September 13
UP’s fall 2022 Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series speaker will be Palestinian-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye, who joins our campus Tuesday, September 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 to lead writing workshops and inspire people of all ages with her […]
Opening Convocation (Aug. 30)
Staff and faculty are invited to the 2022 Opening Convocation taking place on Tuesday, August 30, at 4 p.m. in Buckley Center Auditorium. Dr. Kelly will offer reflections on his time as President thus far, and information on what’s new and what’s next for UP. Reception to follow in Bauccio Commons.
First Day of Classes Celebration (Aug. 29)
All UP community members are invited to join President Kelly for UP’s First Day of Classes Celebration! The brand-new event takes place on Monday, August 29, 12:15 p.m.–2 p.m. on the Academic Quad. Please stop by, say hello, and enjoy free ice cream and fun activities!
Annual Zahm Lecture: “I’m Done Being Polite! Truth Telling in Education” with Dr. Cecilia González-Andrieu (Sept. 14)
Join us onWednesday, September 14, at 5 p.m. in the Brian Doyle Auditorium (Dundon-Berchtold 004) for the 2022 Annual Zahm lecture as Dr. González-Andrieu explores themes of social justice, hope, truth, and not letting beauty get lost in the shuffle. Cecilia González-Andrieu is professor of theology at Loyola Marymount University, where she also works on multiple […]
Annual Constitution Day Event (Sept. 15)
Be a good American citizen and join us for the annual Constitution Day Event on Thursday, September 15, at 5 p.m. in D-B 004! This year we are hosting Law Professor Ofer Raban, who will discuss his recent book, The Silent Prologue: How Judicial Philosophies Shape Our Constitutional Rights (George Mason University Press, 2020). Professor Raban teaches constitutional law, jurisprudence, […]
Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group (Sept. 16)
The first meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group for the 2022-23 academic year will be on Friday, September 16, 3:30 p.m.–5 p.m., in the Murphy Room (Franz Hall). We will discuss “Seeing” by Annie Dillard (from Pilgrim at Tinker Creek), “Silence Brought Me a Community and an Escape” by Sara Novic, and the […]