Fr. Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., emeritus theology, is leading a team of UP faculty, alumni, and supporters on an expedition to the old Roman city of Pollèntia near Alcúdia in Mallorca, Spain, this month. The UP team is working by invitation from the Consortium of the Roman City of Polléntia and in collaboration with Miguel Cao from the University of Barcelona. The team’s work includes mapping the farm site Ca’n Fanals, partially excavated in the 1920s and known to contain a necropolis dating to the Roman Republic and Christian antiquity; aerial photography of the Polléntia excavations and the buried necropolis; and confirmation of earlier excavations in Ca’n Fanals. A test excavation trench predicted to intersect previously mapped features shows great promise, as a known wall has already been uncovered. As the UP team heads home, Fr. Rutherford and colleagues are already planning to raise funds to take a team of students back to Pollèntia in Summer 2015. Find more information, including photos and day-to-day stories, at http://wordpress.up.edu/pollentia/.
Academics
Learning Assistance for Summer Session II
During the final weeks of the second summer session the learning assistance program will offer individual consults on time management, test taking, note taking, reading strategies, reduction of test anxiety, and memory skill development. Individual appointments may be made with Bro. Thomas Giumenta, C.S.C., by e-mail at giumenta@up.edu.
Mary Pate Takes Helm of AACN Certification Corporation, July 1
Mary Pate, nursing, began her term as chair of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Certification Corporation on July 1, 2014. She will serve a two-year term through June 30, 2016. A board member from July 2009 through June 2013, she was secretary/treasurer in 2011–2012 and chair-elect in 2013–2014.
AACN Certification Corporation, the credentialing arm of the AACN, promotes and enhances consumer health and safety through certification and certification renewal. It has certified more than 72,000 nurses and provides comprehensive credentialing for establishing and maintaining standards of excellence in acute and critical care nursing. Founded in 1969 and based in Aliso Viejo, Calif., the AACN is the largest specialty nursing organization in the world. AACN joins together the interests of more than 500,000 acute and critical care nurses and claims more than 235 chapters worldwide.
For more information contact the School of Nursing at 7211 or nursing@up.edu, or see http://tinyurl.com/lktsnqv.
Integrated Writing Program Changes, Summer Availability
Cara Hersh has replaced Lars Larson as the University Integrated Writing Program director. For questions regarding the Writing Center, the campus writing handbook (The Pocket Wadsworth Handbook, 6th ed.), Turnitin.com, or other campus resources for writing assignments, contact Hersh at hersh@up.edu.
The Integrated Writing Center (in Franz 120, the Learning Resource Center) is available to Summer Session II students as a resource for writing assignments. In contrast with regular semesters, where students make appointments via an online schedule, summer appointments are made via e-mail to writing@up.edu on an as-needed basis. Summer writing assistants are Megan Lester, Sara McCrohan, Erin Savoia, and Andrea Turel. See the Writing Center website at www.up.edu/lrc/writing/ for information about UP writing resources. For questions contact Cara Hersh at hersh@up.edu.
Nursing Poster Presentation, July 17
Xi Liu, a 2015 Doctor of Nursing Practice-Family Nurse Practitioner candidate, has been working over the past year to complete her Practice Improvement Project (PIP), a scholarly project designed to improve practice or patient outcomes. Liu will be presenting her PIP poster on Thursday, July 17, at 4-4:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 314. The title of her presentation is “The Implementation of the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) Project: A Pilot Study.” All interested parties are invited to attend her presentation. RSVPs are not necessary. For more information contact the School of Nursing at 7211 or nursing@up.edu.
Summer Course Evaluations
Summer 2014 courses that have an end date during the final week of July (July 28-August 1) will have their course evaluations available for students to complete from Sunday, July 27, at 9:01 p.m., until Sunday, August 3, at 8:59 p.m. Faculty are asked to log-in to the online course evaluation system (www.smartevals.com/portland) and verify summer 2014 session II course information as soon as possible. If you have any questions regarding the course information that is in the online evaluations system, please contact Chris Olinger, olingerc@up.edu, prior to the end of the day on Thursday, August 24.
Learning Assistance for Summer
The learning assistance program which operates during the academic year will also be available on a limited basis for students taking summer classes. All students interested in developing skills of time management, test taking, reading strategies, note taking, and more are welcome to improve their abilities by contacting the learning assistance counselor, Bro. Thomas Giumenta, C.S.C., at 8716, beginning July 21. Faculty referrals are welcome.
Opening Mass Regalia, Info
Opening Mass will be held in the Chiles Center on Saturday, August 23. Faculty who plan on processing will need to be in full regalia. Those who need to order regalia are asked to e-mail Liz Evans, university events, at evanse@up.edu with name, degree, the name of the institution that awarded the degree, and height and weight. Orders must be placed no later than July 11. Faculty members’ deans will decide if faculty are responsible for payment or if their departments will pay for the rental.
Faculty robing for the Mass will be in the north lobby of the Chiles Center; those processing should arrive no later than 4 p.m. to prepare for the procession, which will begin at 4:15 p.m. A representative from Jostens will be available to assist and answer any questions with regard to regalia. For more information, contact university events at 7523.
Digital Lab Summer Workshops
The Clark Library’s Digital Lab is offering workshops in July on iMovie 10.0, Digital Poster Making, and Using Your DSLR Camera. The first sessions take place July 8 and July 9. All workshops are open to current students, faculty, and staff. Space is limited, so register online to claim your spot at http://tinyurl.com/mozmmnf.
Fr. Poorman Becoming 20th UP President, Tuesday July 1
Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., becomes the University of Portland’s 20th president this week on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Fr. Mark has served as executive vice president for the past three years overseeing the divisions of university operations, financial affairs, university relations, and student affairs. In addition, he served as pastoral resident in Schoenfeldt Hall. Prior to working at the University, Fr. Poorman served for seven years on the University of Portland Board of Regents.
He is also professor of theology, having taught courses in Christian ethics and moral theology, and he was instrumental in the formation of the Dundon-Berchtold Fund for Moral Development and Applied Ethics, which includes the Character Project and the Dundon-Berchtold Fellowships for students and faculty.
Fr. Poorman came to the University of Portland from the University of Notre Dame, where he was a member of the theology faculty and vice president for student affairs from 1999 to 2010. In that capacity, he was responsible for residential life as well as other student services, activities, and programs, including campus ministry, Notre Dame Security Police, the student activities office, the counseling center, health services, the career center, the Office of Alcohol and Drug Education, the Gender Relations Center, and multicultural and international student services. Prior to his appointment as vice president for student affairs, Poorman served as executive assistant to the executive vice president and the president.
Fr. Poorman’s inauguration will take place on Friday, September 26, 2014.
For more information contact the president’s office at 7101 or simek@up.edu.