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2020 Difference Award Winners Announced

The athletic department would like to acknowledge this year’s winners of the Difference Award. Each year, student-athletes nominate a professor on campus who they felt made a difference in their University of Portland experience. The definition is left intentionally vague, allowing students to reflect on the many ways a professor may have made a difference to them. This year, four people were selected as winners:

  • Stephanie Salomone
  • Martin Monto
  • Montana Hisel-Cochran
  • Thomas Greene

These four will be honored at a UP Men’s basketball game on Thursday, February 20, at 6 p.m., at the Chiles Center. Please come out and enjoy the game and congratulate our winners for their support of all of our students on campus, including our student-athletes.

Pilots Homecoming & Brewfest, Feb. 1

Glass of stout beer top with basketball shape on wooden background

Join the Pilots for Homecoming & Brewfest in Chiles Center on Saturday, February 1 starting at 4 p.m. Friends, family, and alumni are welcome to fill the Chiles Center for a basketball double-header and local beer specials. The Pilot women tip-off against San Diego at 2 p.m., and the men take the court versus Santa Clara at 5. One ticket is all you need for both games and the Briefest takes place between games. UP alumni-owned breweries Backwoods & West Coast Grocery will be there with a beer tasting, meet the brewers session, and games. Click here to claim a faculty and staff special offer of a ticket and one drink for $15.

For more information contact Matthew Coffey, athletics, at coffeyma17@up.edu or go to portlandpilots.com.

 

Spring 2020 Faculty/Staff Fitness Classes: Now Even More!

There is no better time than now to improve your fitness. The Beauchamp Center is offering even more faculty/staff fitness classes for spring 2020, including Tai Chi and weight room basics.

Lunch-hour classes: These classes are from 12:05 -12:50 p.m., M-F:

  • Mondays – Slow Flow Yoga with Osel in Studio 30 and Weight Room Basics with Kayla in the Weight Room (WR Basics starts 1/24)
  • Tuesdays- Sweaty 20 with Julee in Studio 30
  • Wednesdays- Centering Yoga with Karen in Studio 30
  • Thursdays – Zumba with Brady in Studio 45
  • Fridays- alternating each week: Rowing with Ryan in Studio 45: Jan. 17 & 31, Feb. 14 & 28, March 13 & 27;    Tai Chi with Jim in Studio 30: Jan 24, Feb 7 & 21, March 6 & 20, April 3; Zumba with Kamryn in Studio 45: Feb. 21, March 6 & 20, April 3.
Morning classes: Open to students, faculty and staff:
  • Tuesdays – Pilot Cycle with Susan from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 a.m. in Studio 20
  • Thursdays – Pilot Cycle with Susan from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 a.m. in Studio 20

Looking for guidance in the weight room? Kayla is an experienced weightlifter and coach. She is eager to help you develop a weightlifting routine. Weight Room Basics is a course to solidify fundamental weightlifting movements, mainly with the barbell, and build upon these skills each week. In this class, we build the strength and skill sets in the, squat, pull, and pressing movements, and as the class progresses testing these movements to document growth.

Print out this file for a schedule to post at your desk!

More Faculty & Staff Fitness Classes in Spring 2020

The Beauchamp Center is offering more faculty/staff fitness classes in Spring 2020. All classes, with the exception of Weight Room Basics, begin the first week of school.
Morning classes: These classes are open to students, faculty and staff.
  • Tuesdays – Pilot Cycle with Susan from 6:30-7:30 a.m. in Studio 20
  • Thursdays – Pilot Cycle with Susan from 6:30-7:30 a.m. in Studio 20
  • Fridays – Weight Room Basics with Kayla from 7:15-8:15 a.m. in the Weight Room *Starts 1/24
Lunch hour classes: These classes are from 12:05-12:50 p.m. in Studio 30 each weekday.
  • Mondays – Slow Flow Yoga with Osel
  • Tuesdays – Sweaty 20 with Julee
  • Wednesdays – Centering Yoga with Karen
  • Thursdays – Zumba with Brady
  • Fridays – alternating each week with Rowing with Ryan (starts 1/17) and Zumba with Kamryn (starts 1/24).

For more information contact Kaitlin Bourne, recreational services, at x7294 or bourne@up.edu.

Fall Pilots Academic Snapshot

The athletics department posted a fall semester GPA of 3.296 with 41 percent (117) of student-athletes being named to the Dean’s List. More than 76 percent of student-athletes now have a cumulative GPA better than 3.0. A total of 18 student-athletes earned a perfect 4.0 in the fall. Since athletics started recording department data in the fall of 2011, this year marked the highest department GPA and most student-athletes recognized on the Dean’s List in a single semester. Baseball had a 3.35 team GPA and men’s tennis posted a 3.57 team GPA, both program bests.

For more information contact athletics at x7117 or go to portlandpilots.com.

Men’s & Women’s Holiday Basketball: Kids Get In Free!

All faculty, staff, and Pilots fans are invited to join the men’s and women’s teams over the holiday break, according to Matthew Coffey, athletics. As an added bonus to great basketball action, all kids 12 and under get in free for the following games:

  • Jan. 9: Women vs. Pacific, 7 p.m.
  • Jan. 11: Women vs. St. Mary’s, 2 p.m.

For more information contact athletics at x7117 or go to portlandpilots.com.

 

 

Recreational Services: Please Tell Us What You Think

Survey illustration Rec ServicesThe recreational services office would love to have input from faculty and staff regarding the Beauchamp Center and its services. Below is a link for a quick, 10 question survey. It should take less than 2-3 minutes to complete. A few lucky respondents will be chosen to receive free Columbia Sportswear merchandise, so please follow this link to take the survey.

Thank you and happy holidays from the recreational services team!

Last week of Beauchamp Faculty/Staff Fitness Classes For 2019

This week, the Beauchamp Center will only be running classes Tuesday-Thursday. All classes begin at 12:05 p.m. in Studio 30.
  • Tuesday, December 17 – Sweaty 20 with Julee
  • Wednesday, December 18 – Invigorating Yoga with Kaitlin
  • Thursday, December 19 – Slow Flow Yoga with Osel
Come relive some stress before the holidays! For more information contact Kaitlin Bourne, recreational services, at bourne@up.edu.

Looking for Gonzaga Tickets? Or Free Kids’ Tickets?

If you’re still looking for Gonzaga tickets the athletics office still has some available, but they’re going fast. Click this link to purchase tickets to the biggest Men’s basketball game of the season.

Don’t forget that kids 12 and under get free tickets to men’s and women’s basketball games over the holiday break:

  • Dec. 13: Men vs. Evergreen State, 7 p.m.
  • Dec. 15: Women vs. PSU, 2 p.m.
  • Dec. 16: Men vs. Florida A&M, 7 p.m.
  • Dec. 19: Men vs. Jackson State, 7:30 p.m.
  • Jan. 9: Women vs. Pacific, 7 p.m.
  • Jan. 11: Women vs. St. Mary’s, 2 p.m.

For more information contact athletics at x7117 or go to portlandpilots.com.