Drawing on the gifts of our faculty, the Garaventa Center will host a wine and cheese reception prior to the April 12 performance of Shakespeare’s “Cymbeline” beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. A panel featuring the show’s designer and UP faculty members will illuminate surprising dimensions of the play and will hone audience members’ enjoyment and appreciation of the show. The panel discussion will be 6:45-7:15 p.m.; “Cymbeline” curtain is at 7:30 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public; tickets for the performance are available through the Hunt Center box office at 7287.
Academics
Leadership Speaker Series: Chris Corrado, March 31
Chris Corrado, president and CEO of Environments, will speak on Monday, March 31, at 7:10 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The event, free and open to all, is sponsored by the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation and is part of the center’s Leadership Speaker Series. Corrado, a 1982 graduate of the University, serves on a number of boards including Catholic Charities of Oregon, Providence St. Vincent Medical Foundation, and Mt. Angel Abbey Foundation. He is also an advisor to the dean of the Pamplin School of Business. Corrado will speak on his career and leadership philosophy. For more information, contact the Franz Center at 7769 or franzcenter@up.edu.
Fulbright Candidates Wanted
Faculty members are encouraged to send the names of ambitious and talented rising seniors who would benefit from a year of study, research, or teaching English abroad after graduation to the fellowships and grants office, according to John Orr, assistant to the provost. Students will be contacted and given assistance in starting the Fulbright application process over the summer so that their files can be finalized at the start of the fall semester. For more information or to pass along names, send an e-mail to scholars@up.edu or call 7857.
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program currently awards approximately 1,900 grants annually in all fields of study, and operates in more than 140 countries worldwide. For more information go to http://us.fulbrightonline.org/.
Founders’ Day, Tuesday April 8
The University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 8. Four sessions of student presentations will be held in place of regularly scheduled classes, and all students and faculty are encouraged take part in the day’s events, featuring senior presentations, undergraduate research, panel discussions, recitals, and more. Classes scheduled to begin after 4 p.m. will be held as usual.
Founders’ Day was first celebrated at the University in 1902, when University founder Most Rev. Alexander Christie visited the school he had established on The Bluff the summer before. For more information, including a schedule of the day’s events, go to www.up.edu/foundersday.
Parents Night Out, April 4
University parents are invited to take the opportunity to enjoy four hours of free time with their significant others while the UP onsite daycare watches their children on Parents Night Out, Friday, April 4, from 6-10 p.m. This service is provided by Vermont Hills Family Life Center daycare/preschool. The cost is $30 per child and $40 for two children and includes dinner for the kids. All UP faculty and staff are welcome to take advantage of this service. Proceeds benefit the UP daycare/preschool house. For more information or to sign your kids up contact Cala Richman, director, at (503) 283-9688 or calar@vhflc.com.
Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group, April 4
The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be on Friday, April 4, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy conference room. The group will be discussing Antonio Spadaro’s “Interview with Pope Frances: A Big Heart Open to God” and the Rothko paining “Orange Red Orange,” which accompanies this announcement.
Readings are on electronic reserve in the library under Eifler, Karen or Martin, Norah, Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group. All faculty and staff are welcome. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Martin at martinn@up.edu or Eifler at eifler@up.edu.
NUCL Keynote Lecture: Janine Utell, April 5
The keynote speaker for the 2014 Northwest Undergraduate Conference on Literature (NUCL) will be scholar and social critic Janine Utell. She will present “Scenes from a Life Loving Books: Or, Everything I think I know about stories I learned from Barry Manilow” at 1:45 p.m. in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. Utell’s talk is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. For more information e-mail nucl@up.edu or go to http://tinyurl.com/me5cs56.
Speech & Debate Union Success
The University of Portland Speech and Debate Union had a successful weekend at the Pi Kappa Delta national competition held in Indiana over the weekend of March 20-23. Winners include:
- Lisa Holm (junior, organizational communications) won 9th speaker in novice International Public Debate Association (IPDA) debate.
- Chelsea Roberts (junior, communication studies) won 10th speaker and advanced to the octo-final round (top 16) of open IPDA debate.
- Lakshmi Diener (sophomore, communication studies) advanced to the octo-final round (top 16) of novice IPDA debate.
- Elizabeth Hartley (junior, biology, president of UP Speech and Debate Union) advanced to the quarterfinal round (top 8) of open IPDA debate and won an Excellence award for her informative speech.
For more information contact Brian Simmons, communication studies, at 8025 or simmonsb@up.edu.
Summer Learning Program
The School of Education is sponsoring a tutoring program for later elementary, middle, and high school students this summer. The program will be held on campus and will run from June 30 to July 31, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Monday through Thursday. Children will work with tutors who are students in the School of Education’s master of arts in teaching program. If you would like to register your child or have any questions, please contact the School of Education at 7135 or soed@up.edu.
Faculty Welfare Meetings
The Faculty Welfare Committee has two meetings coming up, according to committee chair Tamar More, physics. The committee will meet on Tuesday, April 1 with president-elect Fr. Mark Poorman, C.S.C., for a general conversation regarding faculty priorities and concerns. On Thursday, April 3, the committee will meet with Tom Greene, Bobbi Lindahl, and Matt Baasten to discuss UP’s summer program and scheduling issues.
If you have concerns, suggestions, or comments for the committee, please contact any member: Tamar More (more@up.edu), Mike Eom (Eom@up.edu), Lara Trout (Trout@up.edu), Caroline Mann (mann@up.edu), Ken Kleszynski (kkleszyn@up.edu), and Barbara Braband (braband@up.edu).