Parents and families will be on campus from Friday, November 4, to Sunday, November 6. Interested in adding an event to the Family Weekend schedule? Contact Bryn Rose at roseb@up.edu.
Junior & Senior Family Weekend is Back!
09-06-2022
Spring 2023 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research (Apply by Nov. 1)
Since its inauguration in 2015, the Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research has provided support for faculty members from across the University who collaborate with undergraduates on a semester-long research project. The provost’s office is committed to increasing opportunities for student experiential learning, and this initiative represents a key element in achieving that goal.
Faculty members are invited to apply for a Provost’s Initiative grant for support to collaborate with an undergraduate on a co-designed research project during the spring semester 2023. Students are expected to meet and work with the faculty member weekly. Students will enroll in a 493 course and will earn a minimum of 1 credit for their work on the project and produce a deliverable (research paper, lit review, or presentation, etc.) appropriate to the discipline. (Note: 1 credit hour typically requires 45 hours of work on the project, which includes faculty meeting time.) Faculty members who are new to undergraduate research at University of Portland will receive $1,500 for mentoring the student in research, while experienced faculty members will be compensated $1,000.
Applications are available here and are due November 1, 2022. Email ur@up.edu with questions or call Cara Hersh, assistant provost, at x7262.
Women Are the Future of Manufacturing Event for Students (Nov. 10)
On November 10 from 2 p.m.–4:30 p.m., The Manufacturing Institute is hosting a free educational and networking event for female students and young women pursuing STEM-related majors and programs called Women are the Future of Manufacturing (students can register at that link).
Attendees will hear from a variety of women leaders in the manufacturing and transportation industries, including a panel of rising female stars who are excelling in their roles and can directly talk about the benefits and opportunities of pursuing a career in these fields. There will also be a chance for attendees to network with women in the industry and company representatives from the area and to join a mentorship program that connects them with a female role model.
If you have any questions or need any supporting materials, please contact Sarah Shields at sshields@nam.org.
The Sacred in Music—A Faculty Recital and Reception (Sept. 29)
Garaventa Center invites you to a spectacular evening of sacred music performed by vocalists and instrumentalists from UP’s Music faculty on Thursday, September 29, at 7 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher, followed by a dessert reception in the Commons dining room. Free and open to all. Co-sponsored by the UP Music Program. For ADA accommodations or further information, please contact the Garaventa Center at 503-943-7702 or garaventa@up.edu.
“How To Read The Bible In the (Post) Corona Era” with Susanne Scholz (Sept. 28)
Join us on Wednesday, September 28, at 7:15 p.m. in the Buckley Center Auditorium with internationally recognized cultural critic of the Hebrew Bible, Susanne Scholz, PhD. A voice for justice, she has taught and written tirelessly to expose, deconstruct, and resist systemic injustice. Her call for solidarity among the Global South and the Global North receives renewed urgency in light of the relentless emergence of a robotic, technocratic, surveillance driven future. Scholz is Professor of Old Testament at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. Her research focuses on feminist biblical hermeneutics, cultural studies, and the epistemologies and sociologies of biblical interpretation. Lecture followed by book signing. Free and open to all. Co-sponsored by College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Theology, and Garaventa Center. For ADA accommodations or further information, please contact the Garaventa Center at 503-943-7702 or garaventa@up.edu.
New Faculty and Staff Photos (Sept. 8)
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.
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 Will They Miss Me
On January 14, 2020, Delta airlines dumped roughly 15,000 gallons of jet fuel on an area of Los Angeles that included neighborhoods and schools. Walter Thompson-Hernández grew up in one of those communities. The incident and his childhood dreams about flight inspired this 12-minute film.
Walter Thompson-Hernández, a UP alum from the Class of 2009, is a former New York Times journalist and podcast host of California Love. He’s the author of The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America’s Urban Heartland, which is being adapted into a film for Fox Searchlight. He wrote and directed If I Go Will They Miss Me.
Virtual Thesis Defense: Valerie Maria Isabella Rathmann (Sept. 9)
The Department of Communication Studies invites all faculty and staff to attend Valerie Maria Isabella Rathmann’s virtual thesis defense on Friday, September 9, from 9 a.m.–11 a.m. via Zoom. Valerie’s thesis, “What is Wrong with You?”: Culturally-Shaped Interpretations of Professional Identity in International Organizations is a qualitative study of professionals working in international organizations. Her study found that for participants in international organizations, a “professional identity” serves as an ideological belief system performed through different communication practices. The study contributes to research by demonstrating how professional identity is more than simply the acquisition of traits, values, or competencies, but is a socially constructed sense of self. This study illustrates how participants construct this sense of self by identifying primarily with their national culture creating tensions in international organizations. These moments of tension emerge when different, symbolic understandings of professional identity clash together and are made visible through discourse.
If you would like to attend this thesis defense, please contact Natalie Nelson-Marsh at nelsonma@up.edu for a Zoom invite.
Poet Naomi Shihab Nye Workshop Poetry and Vitality (Sept. 12)
As part of her visit to the University as the Fall 2022 Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writer, poet Naomi Shihab Nye will be conducting a workshop for faculty and staff on Monday, September 12, at 6 p.m. entitled Poetry and Vitality. In this 90-minute workshop, Naomi Shihab Nye will provide participants a first-hand experience of how the reading and writing of poetry can be a ready source of personal vitality, flexibility, and presence.
Poetry and Vitality is offered by the Integrative Health and Wellness Program and the Institute for Vital Practice (I4VP). Attendance is free and open to the all faculty, staff, and students. Keep an eye out for posters with more details. You can also contact Integrative Health and Wellness Instructor and I4VP Co Director Corey Pressman at pressman@up.edu.
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 own cup.
Garaventa Center, Franz Hall 3rd Floor. Hope to see you! Questions? Karen Eifler, eifler@up.edu.