An updated, final edition of the UP Pollentia Expedition blog, including a new About section, is available at https://wordpress.up.edu/pollentia. This project involves UP faculty Ray and Ronda Bard as well as Fr. Ron Wasowski, C.S.C., and Fr. Richard Rutherford, C.S.C. In addition, six volunteers, including alumni Rev. Larry Hansen, Alan Helyer, Rachael Thurston, family members […]
Academics
Student Photo Show, July 31-August 15
Students enrolled in the second summer session Intro to Black and White Photo class will be hanging their images in Buckley Center Gallery from Thursday, July 31 to Friday, August 15, according to Pat Bognar, performing and fine arts. Everyone is invited to stop by and enjoy their wonderful work, which includes Kelsie Orikasa’s piece […]
Annual Graduate Business Social, August 19
The Pamplin School of Business will host its annual Graduate Business Social on Tuesday, August 19, from 6 to 8 p.m., at BridgePort Brewery, 1313 NW Marshall Street. This annual event brings together current graduate business students, faculty, and alumni to get to know one another and enjoy craft beer and food pairings provided by […]
Prayers For Kate
The University of Portland community was shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden death of Spanish professor Kate Regan in the early morning of Wednesday, July 23. Kate joined the UP faculty in 1995 and wasted no time in becoming one of the most popular and respected professors on campus. She served as program […]
Susan Moscato Honored
Susan Moscato, former associate dean and interim dean of the School of Nursing, was honored at a dinner celebration on Friday, July 18 for her leadership in adapting the nation’s first Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) ten years ago. The celebratory dinner was hosted for the partners from Providence Health and Services, Portland Veterans Affairs, and […]
Practice Improvement Project Poster Presentation, July 28
Maren Nelson, a 2015 Doctor of Nursing Practice – Family Nurse Practitioner graduate, has been working over the past year to complete her Practice Improvement Project (PIP), a scholarly project designed to improve practice or patient outcomes. Nelson will be presenting her PIP poster on Monday, July 28, from 8 to 8:30 a.m., in Buckley […]
$250,000 Keck Foundation Grant
The University of Portland has received a $250,000 grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to enhance the laboratory experiences of undergraduate students in the Shiley School of Engineering. The grant will allow the Shiley School of Engineering to develop 10 new laboratory modules that support developmental and technical learning objectives. Engineering professor Heather Dillon is […]
A Journey To Future Possibilities
The School of Nursing hosted a one-day international symposium in downtown Portland on Saturday, July 19 titled “The Portland Model DEU: A Journey to Future Possibilities.” The symposium was held at the Portland Hilton and featured a keynote address by Angela McBride, distinguished professor and university dean emerita at Indiana University School of Nursing. The […]
UP Engineering Student Service Learning Trip
Last month, two University of Portland students, one University alumnus, and one staff member from the Shiley School of Engineering traveled to Port-au-Prince, Haiti to help repair medical equipment at a local hospital. The group, all part of the University’s Engineering World Health club, worked and lived in Port-au-Prince for one week. “We worked on […]
New Content Management System to Replace Sherpa
The University’s officers have approved a content management system (CMS) replacement project. The new CMS will replace Sherpa, which has powered up.edu for a decade. Using comments and feedback gathered from many stakeholders at the University, the web team has identified two finalist candidates—OmniUpdate and Cascade Server by Hannon Hill—for the new CMS. Both are […]