The University will not hold its usual Opening Convocation for faculty and staff this fall, according to Tom Greene, provost. Rev. Mark Poorman, C.S.C., will address faculty, staff, students, and guests as part of the Presidential Inauguration on Friday, September 26. New faculty members who are ordinarily introduced as part of the Convocation will introduced […]
Academics
UP Authors Bibliography Now Online
The Clark Library hosts an annual reception in October to honor UP faculty, staff, and student authors who published in the previous academic year while affiliated with the University of Portland. During the summer, library staff compile an online bibliography of publications that were reported in upbeat and through the Scholarly Activity Tool. If you […]
Submit Butine Proposals
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/. Applications are due to the chair of the Committee on Teaching and Scholarship […]
Building Community: Serving to Learn, August 30
On Saturday, August 30, University of Portland first-year students will be uniquely immersed in the three hallmarks of our University: Teaching and Learning, Faith and Formation, and Service and Leadership. Faculty and staff members are asked to consider being a part of this endeavor by participating in the ninth annual Building Community: Serving to Learn […]
Labor Day Holiday
University offices will be closed on Monday, September 1 in observance of Labor Day. Classes will be in session that day. For more information on University holidays, see the calendar on the HR webpage at http://tinyurl.com/qgh4ged.
Let’s Get Off To A Healthy Start
The University Health Center would like to offer a few reminders to help faculty, staff, and students stay healthy. A fever is a sign of illness. If you have a fever you need to be at home to prevent sharing your illness. If you are ill with a fever it is recommended you contact your […]
Library Hours For Fall 2014
The Clark Library will close at midnight during the first two weeks of the fall semester. Starting September 7, the library will be open until 2 a.m. on Sundays through Thursdays for the rest of the semester. During those wee hours, the building is accessible using the card swipe reader to the left of the […]
21 new faculty join UP in 2014
The University of Portland is pleased to welcome 21 new faculty members this fall. New faculty will participate in a two-day orientation program August 18 and 19 to learn more about the University’s educational philosophy and organizational culture and learn about services and support systems available to ensure faculty and student success. Each new faculty […]
Prestigious Nursing Award for Susan Stillwell
Susan Stillwell, associate dean for graduate programs in the School of Nursing, has been recognized as the 2014 recipient of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Excellence Award, presented to one nursing educator annually by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). The award recognizes a faculty member who systematically investigates questions related to […]
School of Education MAT Informational, August 18
Faculty, staff and students are invited to a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Informational on Monday, August 18, 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 are […]