There are still spaces for the April 23 and April 24 tours of the library; they will be the last public tours before the building reopens in August. Reserve your spot by e-mailing Kathy O’Connell Riddell at oconnell@up.edu. Tours start at 3:45 p.m. in the Franz Hall lobby and take about 45 minutes. Closed-toe shoes are required. You can also see photos of the progress at http://wordpress.up.edu/library/photos/.
Academics
“Beacon” Shines Again
The Beacon made an impressive showing at the regional Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) conference at held at Gonzaga University, winning first place in five categories in the Mark of Excellence awards, according to Nancy Copic, student activities. The Beacon also won second place for best all-around weekly college newspaper (5,000 students and fewer). First place winners will advance to the national SPJ competition and winners will be announced at the national SPJ conference in Anaheim, Calif., in late August.
First Place winners include:
- General News Reporting: Philip Ellefson, “Access Denied”
- Feature Writing: Kate Stringer, “Molly’s Legacy: Hope for Haiti”
- Column Writing: Amanda Munro, Sarah Hansell, Lydia Laythe
- Sports Photography: Jackie Jeffers, “Round Two!”
- Editorial Writing: Caitlin Yilek, Opinions editor
Second place winners include:
- Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper (schools with 5,000 or fewer students)
- General News Reporting: Kelsey Thomas, “Students cooperate but still can’t party”
- Feature Photography: Joey Solano, “The story behind the ink”
- In-depth Reporting: Rosemary Peters (last year’s editor in chief), “What’s in our Air?”
Third place winners included Jackie Jeffers, who won in Breaking News Photography for “He said yes!”
Region 10 includes collegiate newspapers in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. For more information contact Copic at 7470 or copic@up.edu.
Bringing Eyes Of Faith To Film
The Garaventa Center will present the spring semester’s final installment of the Bringing Eyes of Faith To Film Series with a screening of “The Avengers” on Wednesday, April 24, at 7:15 p.m., in Shiley Hall room 319. The movie and presentation are free and open to all. Series hosts Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., of the University’s theology department, and Karen Eifler, of the University’s School of Education, will present brief comments illuminating themes of grace, transcendence, and redemption found in unexpected places like popular movies. Thematic snacks are provided as part of the experience. For more information contact the Garaventa Center at (503) 943-7702 or powell@up.edu.
New “University Report” Tool
Beginning in early May, the process of gathering material for the annual University of Portland Report of scholarly activity will be online. The goal for moving the process online is to make the University Report a more accurate representation of all scholarship that occurs at UP and to make the it a celebration of that activity. Rather than releasing the report on Faculty Development Day as in years past, it will now be released at the Opening Convocation in the fall semester. Faculty members will be able to load their information once and then access it for the University Report, annual self-evaluations, and the UP Authors celebration. The online form will also feature an export process so that the data can be downloaded and used in updating curricula vitae. For more information, contact John Orr, assistant to the provost, at 7286 or orr@up.edu.
Celebrating Kitty Harmon
All faculty and staff are invited to bid farewell to Kitty Harmon at a party in her honor on Friday, April 26, at 4:30 p.m., in the gallery of Shiley Hall’s second floor. Refreshments will be provided. Instead of bringing a gift, Kitty has requested that her friends and colleagues make a donation to the Kitty C. Harmon Scholarship for the Study of Engineering and Music. For more information contact Kim Spir, engineering, at 7314 or spir@up.edu.
Oregon Book Award For Stolowitz
University of Portland adjunct drama instructor Andrea Stolowitz, performing and fine arts, won the 2013 Angus L. Bowmer Award for Drama as part of the 2013 Oregon Book Awards for her play, Antarktikos, according to PFA department chair Larry Larsen. Stolowitz is the first University of Portland faculty member to win an Oregon Book Award.
Stolowitz’s screenwriting work includes Jonathan’s War, a feature-length action film, the treatment for Code Name: Pelicano, which was sold to independent producers, and the upcoming six episode web-series Crackerjacks. A Walter E. Dakin Fellow at The Sewanee Writers Conference, Stolowitz has also been awarded residencies at Ledig House, Soapstone, and Hedgebrook, as well as arts grants from North Carolina, Oregon, and private foundations. Her plays include Bad Family, Seascapes, Playing the Course, Berlin Circles, Hotel Traumbad, and Geological Disturbances. Her latest play, Ithaka, premiers at Artist’s Repertory Theater in Portland on May 28, and runs through June 30.
For more information contact Larry Larsen, performing and fine arts, at 503-943-7228 or larsen@up.edu. See more about Antarktikos at http://tinyurl.com/c2ab38y.
Writing Workshop April 20
Students and faculty from all disciplines are welcome to attend a writing workshop with Lois Marshall titled “Writing for Publication: Breaking the Ice,” on Saturday, April 20 from 1 to 4 p.m., in Shiley Hall room 319. Her workshop is sponsored by the nursing honor society Sigma Theta Tau International. Marshall has been a nursing professional for over 30 years, and held a variety of faculty and administration positions at the University of Miami School of Nursing before pursuing a career in nursing education consultation. For more information contact Lindsay Chelton, nursing, at 8141 or chelton@up.edu.
Library Renovation On Schedule
The Clark Library renovation is on schedule and books will start moving to their new home in mid-June, followed by furniture and computers in early July. Library faculty and staff will return in late July. The collections and staff in the Terrace Room will move last in order to ensure minimal disruption. Specific dates will be publicized and targeted announcements will keep summer session students and faculty updated. If all goes as planned, the building will open by early August, with campus celebrations in late September. Visit the Transforming the UP Library blog (http://wordpress.up.edu/library) to see the latest project news and photos.
Moceri New Associate Dean
The University of Portland School of Nursing is pleased to announce the appointment of Joane Moceri as associate dean for the undergraduate program effective May 1, 2013. Moceri has served as an associate professor with the School of Nursing since August 2012, teaching in both undergraduate and graduate programs. She came to UP from the University of Washington Tacoma, and also served as founding director of the Pierce College Nursing Program. Her scholarly interests include increasing under-represented minorities in nursing and the nursing workplace environment. She speaks broadly on diversity issues in nursing, serves on the editorial review board for the Journal of Cultural Diversity, and is an active member of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. For more information contact the School of Nursing at 7211 or nursing@up.edu.
Celebrating Kitty Harmon
All faculty and staff are invited to bid farewell to Kitty Harmon at a party in her honor on Friday, April 26, at 4:30 p.m., in the gallery of Shiley Hall’s second floor. Refreshments will be provided. Instead of bringing a gift, Kitty has requested that her friends and colleagues make a donation to the Kitty C. Harmon Scholarship for the Study of Engineering and Music. For more information contact Kim Spir, engineering, at 7314 or spir@up.edu.