The Group Work Lab, housed in UP’s Learning Commons, is open and ready to assist groups of students—whether for class projects or campus groups hoping to reorganize and refocus their work. Students can book an appointment for their group through the Bookings Scheduler to meet with a Group Work Lab consultant, both of whom have […]
Academics
TLC Teaching Tip of the Week: Finding New York Times Articles
Do your students need to access current newspaper articles from the New York Times? The library subscribes to a New York Times database that provides full text articles from 1980 through today. These articles are text-only; images are not included. The New York Times database initially connects users to a screen where they can search by topic or keyword. To assist with […]
Stephanie Salomone selected as Associate Director of Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching)
Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, was selected as an Associate Director of Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching), a national program of the Mathematics Association of America that provides professional development for new faculty in mathematics. Salomone was a Next fellow in 2005 and was offered the opportunity to apply for the associate director position last fall. […]
Latest Community Message From Fr. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C.
Dear University of Portland Community Members, I write today with several important updates regarding plans for a primarily in-person Fall 2021 Semester, our mode of instruction for the Summer Sessions, a freeze on tuition and academic fees for the 2021–22 academic year, and this May’s Commencement exercises. But first, I offer my gratitude to all […]
Spring 2021 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research Recipients: Summer Applications Due Feb. 15
The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce recipients of the Spring 2021 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research awards. These faculty members have been selected to collaborate with and mentor an undergraduate on a co-designed research experience during the 2021 spring semester: Sherry Abbasi, engineering: “Brain imaging and psychological self-assessment correlation in PTSD patients” […]
MediaSpace Copies of Zoom Recordings
The ATSI team has discovered that during 2020, some Zoom recordings synched to MediaSpace may have automatically been copied to the libraries of all meeting/class attendees due to platform settings. These settings have since been updated to prevent any future occurrences. If you have any recordings which you would prefer attendees not be able to […]
Saint John’s Bible Moment of Beauty: Detail from David Anthology
This week’s illumination from The Saint John’s Bible is just a portion of the enormous David Anthology from The Book of Kings. The music on this 90-second video is provided by clarinetist Jade Ward ’22.
New Date: Why Theology Needs Schitt’s Creek, March 2
Take two for this event which has moved to March 2. Like a dash of humor with your theology? Join Karen Eifler, co-director of the Garaventa Center, for “Why Theology Needs Schitt’s Creek,” the next installment in the popular Beckman Humor Project “Why Theology Needs…” series. Eifler will highlight thematic elements of Schitt’s Creek – the series […]
TLC Teaching Tip: Universal Design for Learning
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we teach and learn. Your experience may be similar to those faculty who have told me they recently implemented Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles to develop new teaching strategies that otherwise would not have been implemented had it not been for the remote-learning model caused by the pandemic. […]
Clark Library: Digital Lab Spring Workshops
Those interested in beginning their year with some new multimedia skills are encouraged to sign up for introductory workshops on Graphic Design, iMovie, Podcasting, Canva, and more. These online workshops run from February 9 through February 25 and are free and open to current students, faculty, and staff. Visit the Digital Lab’s site to see the detailed […]