Want to incorporate new media technologies into your teaching? Looking for ideas on how to create multimedia assignments in the classroom? Come to “Campus Media in the Classroom” on Wednesday, September 17, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., in the Clark Library’s classroom and Digital Lab located on the upper level. Talks from faculty and staff […]
Academics
Roger O. Doyle Performance Studio Opens Over Summer
The memory of music professor Roger O. Doyle is fresh in the minds of his many friends and colleages at the University; he retired in 2010 and passed away from Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS) in 2012. Roger’s larger than life personality had a huge impact on music students during his time at UP, and also […]
2014 Zahm Lecture Features Fr. Kevin Grove, C.S.C.
The 2014 Zahm Lecture in American Catholic Education will take place on Thursday, September 11, at 7:15 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Rev. Kevin G. Grove, C.S.C., will present “Memory, Desire and Searching for God.” His lecture is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public; refreshments will be served. The Zahm Lecture serves […]
MAT Informational, Sept. 15
Faculty, staff and students are invited to a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Informational on Monday, September 15, 2014 at 6 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy Room (room 426). The MAT is an intensive program designed to prepare individuals with baccalaureate degrees for teaching in K-12 schools. MAT graduates earn a master’s degree and […]
Campus Media In The Classroom
Want to incorporate new media technologies into your teaching? Looking for ideas on how to create multimedia assignments in the classroom? Come to “Campus Media in the Classroom” on Wednesday, September 17, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., in the Digital Lab classroom of the Clark Library. Talks from faculty and staff will focus on campus […]
Recognizing Student Off-Campus Research
All faculty members who wrote a letter of recommendation for a student to pursue off-campus research this past summer are asked to please send the student’s name to John Orr (orr@up.edu). The provost’s office is preparing a document, similar to A Community of Scholars, about students; documenting the on-campus experiences is fairly easy, but they […]
Butine Proposal Submissions Now Done Through Moodle
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship cordially invites all regular faculty to submit proposals to receive funding from the Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. Faculty can download Butine application materials, review selection criteria, and consult the timeline for applications by visiting https://www.up.edu/academicsenate/tas/. Submissions for post-Butine reports, new Butine submissions, and all supporting letters are now […]
University Writing Center At The Ready
The University’s Writing Center (part of the Learning Resource Center in Franz 120) will begin assisting students from now through finals week, and will be open every day except Saturdays, according to director Cara Hersh, English. Students can learn about the center and locate its online schedule at www.up.edu/lrc/writing/. Professors who would like to familiarize […]
Plan Now For Exam Proctoring
The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSWD), in partnership with the College of Arts and Sciences and the professional schools, assists faculty and staff in meeting the accommodation needs of students with disabilities. As the number of students registered with the OSWD continues to grow, faculty are asked to plan ahead now to meet UP’s […]
Welcome, Class of 2018!
The University is welcoming the Class of 2018, beginning as freshmen moved into their dorm rooms on Thursday, August 21. It is the largest and among the most diverse and academically gifted classes in school history. More than 100 incoming students arrived on campus early to volunteer in the local community as part of the […]