The Pamplin School of Business Administration will start classes at their Westside Campus staring in May 2014, according to Melissa McCarthy, business administration. Degrees offered will include master of business administration in operations and technology management, and MBA with finance concentration, and other partial degrees. The new facility features a group meeting area, Bloomberg terminals, […]
Academics
McNerney-Hanson Ethics Bowl Showcase at UP
The second annual McNerney-Hanson Ethics Bowl Showcase was held on Saturday, April 5, according to College of Arts and Sciences dean Michael F. Andrews (pictured). The event was sponsored by Andrews, who also serves as the McNerney-Hanson University Endowed Chair in Ethics. This year’s McNerney-Hanson Ethics Bowl highlighted the nationally acclaimed UP Speech and Debate […]
2014 UP Science Night at Astor School
Every fall and spring the University’s science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and education faculty and students put together a Science Night event at a local K-12 school. This year’s spring event took place on Thursday, April 10, at Astor School in North Portland, and over 50 UP STEM/ED student volunteers (and three volunteers from PCC and […]
Scholarly Activity Portal Ready For Faculty Input
The updated version of the scholarly activity portal is now live and ready for faculty input on PilotsUP under the “Academics” tab. The data obtained via the portal will be used to populate A Community of Scholars, published annually by the provost’s office. That data will also be used for the Clark Library’s annual celebration […]
Math Colloquium, April 16
The next Math Colloquium will be held on Wednesday, April 16, from 4-5 p.m., in Buckley Center room 206. The speaker will be UP’s Christopher Hallstrom, mathematics, who will present “You Keep Using That Function. I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means.” Refreshments will be provided. For more information contact Carol […]
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 […]
Leadership Speaker Series: Laura Mansfield, April 7
The Franz Center’s Leadership Speaker Series welcomes Laura Mansfield, CEO of PAGATIM creative audio agency, on Monday, April 7, at 7:10 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Mansfield will speak on her career and leadership philosophy. Her talk is free and open to all. For more information contact the Franz Center at 7769 or franzcenter@up.edu.
Philosophy Lecture Honoring Thompson Faller, April 15
All faculty and staff are invited to a lecture honoring the career of Thompson Faller, philosophy, who will retire from his long, colorful career on The Bluff at the end of the spring semester. The lecture will be “The Use of Philosophical Principles in Modern Catholic Social Teaching” by Rev. Joseph W. Koterski, S.J., associate […]
Student Wins Cultural Exchange Scholarship
Environmental studies and German studies double major Sarah Letendre (pictured) has been awarded a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Scholarship for Young Professionals and will spend a year in Germany starting in July, according to Laurie McLary, international languages and cultures. Letendre participated in the studies abroad program in Salzburg and recently traveled with the entrepreneur scholars […]
Spirituality Of Administration Workshop, April 11
The Garaventa Center will present a workshop, “Spirituality of Administration,” on Friday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons executive boardroom. The workshop will be conducted by Ann Garrido with the Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis. Her presentation looks at the spirituality of administration and the pursuit of […]