News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
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, Wednesday, January 25. Please email Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu to schedule a five-minute headshot session.
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) is enthusiastically accepting nominations for the 2023 Teaching Award and Scholarship Award. Self-nominate or nominate someone by sending a simple “I nominate X person” to tas@up.edu by January 23. Nominees will be contacted, and their supporting materials will be due March 20. Visit the Teaching and Scholarship Awards site for more info regarding the nomination process, award criteria, and supporting materials required for nomination.
Please contact TAS chair Patrick Murphy at tas@up.edu with questions.
The Center for Teaching and Learning and the Faculty Welfare Committee invite all faculty and staff to participate in an interactive workshop on work-life integration on Wednesday, January 11, from 10:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Franz 120. Faculty and staff are the most prized and creative assets of any higher education institution. Yet over the past three years public health, enrollment challenges, and a transition of faculty demographics have increased the strain on faculty and staff, impacting morale and job satisfaction. In this multipart, interactive workshop, faculty will discuss several case studies, conduct a personal and professional inventory, and outline steps to take to achieve short- and long-term goals towards planning for a more intentional and meaningful career.
Seats are limited so please RSVP to Terry Favero (favero@up.edu) by December 20 to reserve a space.
The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce recipients of the Spring 2023 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research awards, representing all five schools at UP! These faculty members have been selected to collaborate with and mentor an undergraduate on a co-designed research experience during the 2023 spring semester:
Application for summer 2023 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research awards are available now in the Undergraduate Research section of PilotsUP. Applications for summer 2023 are due February 15 at noon.
This week, the Office of the Provost is pleased to introduce the following new faculty members:
Visit the 2022 New Faculty Highlights page and get to know all our new faculty members.
Get some of your spring semester prep out of the way! Library staff are ready to set up course reserves for your spring classes. Course reserves can be online or print items and films you wish to make available to your students. We also help you with copyright screening and scan materials to meet accessibility standards. If you plan to use items previously on course reserves, please go ahead and state it under the Additional Information section on the course reserves form to facilitate the process. For new items, please fill out as much information as possible on the form. Questions? Email library@up.edu or call 503.943.7111.
The Clark Library offers instruction in two areas: information literacy and multimedia skills. Librarians teach information literacy sessions and collaborate with faculty to make sure key concepts are covered. To schedule a class meeting, please email reference@up.edu with your preferred dates and times. Librarians also create tutorials and online course guides to support students in their academic research and projects. To discuss resources available for students in your course, email reference@up.edu. The Digital Lab coordinator can advise on creating multimedia assignments and can instruct classes that involve projects such as creating videos, podcasts, digital posters, and digital photography. Email José Velazco to arrange multimedia instruction through the DigitalLab.
On behalf of the Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS), committee chair Patrick Murphy announces the recipients of the Fall 2022 Butine Faculty Development Fund Awards.
The fall edition of UP’s student-run creative writing journal Writers can be accessed at this link. Undergraduates from across campus have contributed their written and visual work to this edition, built around the theme of Eroticism. Writers magazine comes out every semester, with an online edition in fall and a print edition in spring (launched on Founders’ Day). Students interested in finding out about the magazine and submitting to the spring edition can follow this link. Additionally, if your students are interested in cultivating their practice of writing, a Writing minor is an excellent option. The minor was added last year as a way for non-English majors to have a chance to improve their technique through practice. Students in professional schools could especially benefit from this five-course addition, as precise writing becomes a badge of distinction. For details, contact English chair Lars Erik Larson, larson@up.edu.
Please make sure to unplug your holiday lighting, decorations, and space heaters before you leave campus for winter break.
The Leadership Program within the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation is offering a new program during the Spring Semester called Just In Time Leadership, which provides opportunities for UP faculty and staff to deepen their learning on contemporary leadership issues and build community through facilitated small group conversations. Space is limited to 15 participants per conversation, and refreshments will be provided. Faculty and staff are welcome to attend any of the monthly conversations that spark their curiosity. Look for more information about the first Just in Time Leadership conversation in the Spring Semester! For further information, please contact Director of Leadership & Leadership Professor of Practice, Dave Houglum, at houglum@up.edu.