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09-19-2022

Junior & Senior Family Weekend is Back!

October 2, 2022

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.

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Reimbursement and Payment Request Reminders

October 2, 2022

The Controller’s Office has some reminders to help us better serve you and make the processing of reimbursement and payment requests more efficient and timely.   Emailing requests to accounts_payable@up.edu is the preferred method to submit to the Controller’s Office. Paper submissions will be accepted but may be delayed as we convert the requests into an electronic format.   The […]

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Mental Health Resource Guide on Moodle

October 2, 2022

The UP Care Team created a “Getting the Right Help for Students” guide of different ways to support our community based on the type of concern. This is an excellent resource for faculty, staff, and parents. It can be accessed on the Moodle page by clicking on Mental Health Resources, and also available on the Care Team website. […]

Filed Under: 09-19-2022, 10-03-2022, Human Resources

Butine Faculty Development Grants

October 2, 2022

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) is pleased to announce that the Fall 2022 cycle for Butine Faculty Development grants is now open. Full-time faculty, instructors, lecturers, and librarians (at assistant, associate, and senior ranks) are eligible to apply. All applicants must have an appointment for next year to be eligible. If you are […]

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Come and Chat with the CAS Dean Team

October 2, 2022

The Dean and Associate Deans of the College of Arts and Sciences are holding rotating drop-in hours in the Pilot House this fall semester. Have any questions or ideas to share? Want to get to know us better, or for us to get to know you? Stop by to chat—the coffee’s on us! The drop-in […]

Filed Under: 09-19-2022, 10-03-2022, 10-17-2022 Tagged With: College of Arts and Sciences

Undergraduate Research Protocol

October 2, 2022

The Provost’s office would like to remind all faculty members conducting collaborative research with undergraduates in the Fall semester that the Dean’s Council approved a uniform, university-wide protocol for all undergraduate research projects. A list of the items required each semester as part of the protocol can be found in the Undergraduate Research section of […]

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Are You the First To Go to College? 

October 2, 2022

A First-Generation (FGEN) college student is defined as an individual who attends college when neither of their parents/guardians earned a 4-year college degree. The Shepard Academic Resource Center is developing programming specifically for UP First-Generation (FGEN) students and can use your help! Currently, 36% of our incoming students are FGEN, the highest number in our […]

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Spring 2023 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research (Apply by Nov. 1)

October 2, 2022

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 […]

Filed Under: 09-06-2022, 09-19-2022, 10-03-2022 Tagged With: Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research

Women Are the Future of Manufacturing Event for Students (Nov. 10)

October 2, 2022

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 […]

Filed Under: 09-06-2022, 09-19-2022, 10-03-2022 Tagged With: Sarah Shields, The Manufacturing Institute

Inauguration of Dr. Robert D. Kelly, 21st President of University of Portland (Sept. 23)

September 19, 2022

As a reminder, the Inauguration of Dr. Robert D. Kelly, 21st President of University of Portland, happens this Friday, September 23. The inauguration events on Friday are as follows: 11:00 a.m. – Inauguration Mass, Chiles Center  3:15 p.m. –   Inauguration Ceremony, Chiles Center 8:30 p.m. –   Inauguration Dance, Academic Quad To provide the entire University community with an opportunity to […]

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Nick McRee, Sociology and Social Work, published “Academic debate and civic engagement in adolescence and young adulthood: evidence from a national longitudinal study.” Argumentation and Advocacy, 61(3–4), 323–338. He also published “When Chairs Shield Faculty from Service Opportunities: Protecting Colleagues or Hindering Community?” The Department Chair, 36(3), 11-13.

Katie Danielson, Education, was awarded a grant from The Spencer Foundation in the amount of $374,940.00 for the “Collaborating Towards Transformational Visions for Digital School Systems” project. Danielson also published “Learning to let go: Transformations in teachers’ pedagogical reasoning about classroom discussion.” Co-authors: Gotwalt, E., Kavanagh, S. Teaching and Teacher Education. January 2026

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “From monoamine deficits to multiscale plasticity: Twenty-five years of ketamine and the neurophysiology of depression.” Journal of Neurophysiology, jn.00516.2025.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice in the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, facilitated a multi-day series of invited leadership development workshops for the staff team at Lutherhaven Ministries in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Houglum led six interactive sessions focused on DiSC-informed leadership, coaching-centered leadership, servant leadership and accompaniment, powerful feedback, and the co-creation of team commitments to support healthy culture and sustainable impact. In addition, Houglum provided multiple individual leadership coaching sessions for staff members throughout the engagement. January 2026.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published the following articles in VoiceAfrique.org: “The Saturated Wisdom of Saint Joseph: Relevant Virtues for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings of the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2025). December 19, 2025. “The Gift of the Nativity is Grounded in an Ethics of Neighborliness.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Mass on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025). December 24, 2025. “The Spirituality of Ambition and the Grace of the Incarnation.” Reflections on the Readings for the Vigil Mass of Christmas, 2025. December 24, 2025. “The Theotokos: A Mirror in Which We Discover Ourselves as Bearers of God’s Life to Each Other.” (Reflection on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.) December 31, 2025. “Jesus Christ: The Revealer of the Grace of Encounters and an Embrace of Difference.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. January 4, 2026.) January 3, 2026. “Christian Baptism as a Summon for Global Justice: What We Must Embrace for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord. January 11, 2026.) January 10, 2026. Aihiokhai also published a review of The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza. Edited by John S. Munayer and Samuel S. Munayer. Orbis Books, 2025. Catholicbooksreview.org

Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Communication and Media, presented “Teaching with Transformative International Conflict Partners” on the panel, “Healing Divides and Elevating Connections within Conflict & Peacebuilding.” National Communication Association Convention. November, 2025.

Christi Richardson-Zboralski, Director of Marketing – Graduate Programs, published a short story under pen name, Christi R. Suzanne, entitled “Outlaw’s Dust.” In Lisa Diane Kastner (Ed.) 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. Running Wild Press. January 7, 2026. All proceeds from this anthology go toward Habitat for Humanity LA. Find it on the Broadway Books website or on Bookshop.org.

Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

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