The next Math Colloquium will be held on Thursday, October 30, from 4-5 p.m., in Franz Hall room 125. The speaker will be UP math professor Christopher Lee, who will present “The Dynamic Dead,” a talk which will focus on various mathematical models of a zombie outbreak. All are welcome and refreshments will be served; BYOB for zombies (“Bring Your Own Brains”). For more information contact Carol Bruce, mathematics, at 7166 or bruce@up.edu.
Academics
Doyle Delivering Delightfully Droll Discourse, Oct. 30
Essayist, novelist, and Portland Magazine editor Brian Doyle will speak as part of the University’s Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series on Thursday, October 30, at 7 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. His talk will be free and open to all faculty, staff, students, and the public.
Doyle is the author of many books of essays, poems, and fiction, among them the sprawling Oregon novel Mink River and the sea novel The Plover. His most recent book is the essay collection Children & Other Wild Animals, from Oregon State University Press, which has also published his nonfiction books The Grail (about a year in an Oregon vineyard) and The Wet Engine (about the “muddle and music of hearts”). Among various honors for his work is inclusion in Best American Essays, Best American Science and Nature Writing, Best Spiritual Writing, and the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Previous recipients of that award include Mary Oliver and Flannery O’Connor.
The Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series was founded in 1988 by the late Rev. Arthur Schoenfeldt, C.S.C., and his sister, the late Suzanne Schoenfeldt Fields, in honor of their parents. The series is designed to honor and celebrate the art of writing by bringing some of the finest writers in the United States to the UP campus.
For more information contact John Orr at 503.943.7857 or orr@up.edu.
PFA Presents “Heart & Home,” Oct. 31-Nov. 2
Performing and fine arts will present an opera and music theater workshop showcase, featuring student performances, in a program entitled “Heart & Home” on Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November 1, both starting at 7:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt recital hall. The showcase is free and open to all. Saturday’s performance includes a reception starting at 6:30 p.m., provided by the Garaventa Center.
Featured performances will include staged scenes from Bernstein’s Candide and On the Town, Sondheim’s A Little Night Music and Company, and Jake Heggie’s operatic adaptation of Dead Man Walking as well as songs from Wicked, The Wiz, and both the operatic and music theater adaptations of Little Women. For more information contact Nicole Hanig, performing and fine arts, at 7228 or hanign@up.edu.
Cybersecurity Newsletter, Chance to Win A New Tablet
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and is also a perfect time to launch the new Information Services Cybersecurity Newsletter. Information services will highlight the latest security tips and alerts, provide higher education security news and point readers to helpful online resources in each quarterly edition. The purpose of the newsletter is to raise awareness across campus so everyone can do their part in keeping the UP computing environment secure.
Information services is also offering a chance to win a new tablet device. Take the Cybersecurity IQ Quiz by November 7 to be eligible for a chance to win. Find the newsletter and learn more about the IQ Quiz at https://sites.up.edu/cybersecurity.
Red Mass & Lecture, Oct. 20
The Garaventa Center will host Carlos T. Bea, a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the annual Red Mass on Monday, October 20, at 5 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. The Red Mass is free and open to the public. Portland Archbishop Alexander K. Sample will be the principal celebrant for the Mass, with Bishop Peter L. Smith offering the Homily.
Following the Red Mass, a private dinner and law lecture will be held at 6 p.m. in the Executive Boardroom in Bauccio Commons. During the lecture, Bea will examine the use of religious art in public spaces. Tickets to the dinner and lecture are $55 per person. Please RSVP to Jamie Powell, Garaventa Center, at powell@up.edu.
The Red Mass is celebrated as a prayer for those entrusted with the law and for those who administer justice. The practice of the Red Mass dates back to the thirteenth century in Paris and London and has been celebrated in the United States since 1938.
For more information about the Mass or dinner, please contact Powell at 7702 or powell@up.edu.
Humor As A Weapon Against Fascism, Oct. 22
The Garaventa Center welcomes UP history professor Brian Els as he focuses on humor as a response to Nazi oppression on Wednesday, October 22, at 7:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. Nicole Hanig, performing and fine arts, and Gregory Pulver’s Musical Theater & Opera Workshop Ensemble will provide live renditions of music heard in 1930s Germany, including the singing sensation known as the Comedian Harmonists. The lecture is part of the Beckman Humor Project.
For more information contact the Garaventa Center at 7702 or powell@up.edu.
Pollèntia Expedition Info Session, Research Opportunities, Oct. 24
A presentation with Rev. Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., theology emeritus, Ronda and Ray Bard, chemistry, and Rev. Ron Wasowski, C.S.C.,environmental studies, will take place on Friday, October 24, at 3:30 p.m., in the Holy Cross Lounge on the third floor of Franz Hall. The group will share their experiences excavating sites in early Christian Pollèntia in Roman Mallorca during summer of 2014. For more information contact the Garaventa Center at 7702 or powell@up.edu.
UP Virtual Learning Center
The academic technology services office is pleased to announce the creation and launch of the UP Virtual Learning Center (VLC), created in response to the growing need for professional development for staff and faculty on the University of Portland campus. The initial offerings include mini courses on Moodle, Storytelling, and MediaSpace. New self-paced online courses will be launching each month in addition to Tech Tutorials, Webinars, and workshops. Learners can earn digital badges for participating in the VLC. To get started, visit this link and click on “Online Courses.” For more information about the VLC and digital badging, visit http://vlc.up.edu and click on “About.”
Student Summer Research Symposium, Nov. 9
The first annual Summer Research Symposium will occur on Sunday, November 9, from 5 to 7 p.m., in Bauccio Commons. All are welcome to come see the amazing research opportunities many of our students had this past summer, both at UP and all across the nation and world. Students will be presenting posters of their work and will be available to answer questions about their research. For more information contact John Orr at orr@up.edu. The symposium is sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement.
Register For Faculty Research Day, Jan. 8
More than fifty University professors from across campus have committed to present their perspectives on a wide range of themes on Faculty Research Day, taking place on Thursday, January 8. Each panel has faculty from across disciplines and schools offering brief five-minute perspectives on the theme and then the discussion is open for new insights and potential collaboration. University president Rev. Mark Poorman, C.S.C., and Tom Greene, provost, will host lunch and a cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres to complete the day.
Register for Faculty Research Day by following this link. Contact Lauretta Frederking, political science, at tas@up.edu, for more information.