The Office of the Provost and the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement are requesting nominations for two awards to be given on Founders’ Day: the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award and the Outstanding Graduating Senior in Undergraduate Research Award. Faculty members can be nominated by other faculty members, administrators, students, or by self-nomination. Students […]
Academics
UP Students to Study Immune Responses to Prostate Cancer
University of Portland students, under the guidance of UP Biology Professor Susan Murray, PhD, will research the role of sex hormones in immune responses to prostate cancer through a $404,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). UP’s first NIH grant award is in collaboration with Oregon Health & Science University. In a three-year […]
University of Portland part of a $4.2 million, multi-institution grant to support the professional development of K-12 STEM Teachers
The University of Portland will play a key role in giving K-12 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) teachers more support and professional development through a multi-institution, $4.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The three-year grant will fund projects in 14 Western states, primarily aimed at filling equity gaps and a STEM […]
Apply For Sabbaticals (by Jun. 15)
Applications for sabbaticals for the 2023 – 2024 academic year are due along with faculty development plans to faculty members’ respective deans by June 15, 2022. All materials including letter from the Dean to the Provost are due to the Provost by September 1, 2022. Faculty eligible to apply for a sabbatical must have completed […]
Please Load Scholarly Activity on the Portal
Faculty members are reminded to load their scholarly activity on the portal in PilotsUP by May 31 each year. Data obtained through the portal will be used to populate A Community of Scholars, published by the Provost’s office. Faculty members use their school’s report on the home tab of the Scholarly Activity Portal to send the data to […]
Spring Semester Course Packs Due NOW
Course pack materials for Spring 2022 are due in printing services NOW to ensure they are ready prior to the start of Spring 2022 classes. Please submit jobs to the Printing Services Web-to-print site. For more information email printjobs@up.edu or call x8101; please ask for Kassie Hansen.
Software Request Reminder
Please do not forget to place your classroom software requests for Spring 2022 by November 30, 2021. Note: if the software you need was available during Fall 2021, it will remain available for Spring, so only new items need to be submitted at this time. To make your request, please complete our survey. If you would […]
Spring 2022 Tuition Remission Reminder
Now is the time to submit requests for Tuition Remission for qualified employees or dependents for the Spring 2022 semester. This is a benefit that employees need to apply for each semester in which courses will be taken. To complete the request for Tuition Remission visit the Tuition Remission page in PilotsUP and click on the link […]
November Zoom Update
We are quickly coming up on Thanksgiving break. You know what this means: time for another round of Zoom updates! Please see ATSI’s most recent Techtalk Article for instructions on running Zoom updates and the newly released features available this month. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
Business and Ethics series: Storytelling Experience – July 21, 4 p.m. via Zoom
You are invited to another interactive experience! Join us as storytellers share real life ethical dilemmas that they personally encountered in the workplace. Storytellers will spend time sharing the details about their challenges all the way up to the choice being made. Groups will discuss ramifications of decisions. Register here.