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Still Room in Pilot Kids Camp: Registration Open Now

Pilot Kids Day Camp registration for summer 2017 is now open. The camp is for children entering grades 1-6 in fall 2017 and is staffed by University of Portland students, who lead small groups of campers in active games and sports as well as arts and crafts and drama projects. Cost is $155 per session through May 12, $170 per session after May 12. Children […]

Pilots Rowing Team Second in the Nation with 12 National Scholar Athletes

For the second straight year, the Portland Pilots had 12 rowers named Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) National Scholar Athletes, tied for the second most in the country among all NCAA DI schools; also that number is easily the most among West Coast Conference schools. The Pilots rowing team is coached by Pasha Spencer, athletics. […]

Season Tickets Now Available!

Season tickets for staff and faculty are now available for 50% off. Men’s soccer is coming off a WCC Championship and has the 7th ranked recruiting class in the nation according to Top Drawer Soccer. Former Portland Trailblazer Terry Porter and the men’s basketball team continue to bring in top recruits (12th ranked recruiting class in the […]

Northwest Emmy Award for Jenna Phillips ’17

Recent University of Portland graduate Jenna Phillips ’17 won a Northwest Emmy Award from the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on Saturday, June 3, at the 2017 Northwest Regional Emmy Awards in Seattle, Washington. Phillips’ feature, “UP Women’s Soccer’s Sarah Jones’ Summer Internship,” won the “News: General Assignment Light” category as part of the […]

Pilot Student Athletes Shine Academically

The complete NCAA Academic Progress Rates (APR) were released on Wednesday, May 10, and the University of Portland has maintained an elite level once again. Each of Portland’s varsity athletics programs from the 2015-16 multi-year calculation rated high on the scale and no teams are subject to penalties. Among the four Division I universities in […]

UP Employee Discount: Pilots Summer Basketball Camps

All University of Portland employees are invited to send their kids to this summer’s Portland Pilots Basketball Day Camps and enjoy a special discount. Day camps run June 19-23, June 26-30, and August 7-11. While the normal fee is $350, UP employees can pay only $297.50 if they register online and enter the code “GOPILOTS.” […]

Northwest Emmy Nomination for Athletics Video Team

The Portland Sports Network (PSN), University of Portland’s in-house athletics video team, has been nominated for a Northwest Emmy Award as announced by the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. PSN’s feature, “UP Women’s Soccer’s Sarah Jones’ Summer Internship,” was nominated in the News: General Assignment Light category as part of the 2017 College […]

Men’s Tennis Takes WCC Regular Season Title

The University of Portland men’s tennis team defeated the Pepperdine Waves at home on Friday, April 21, with a score of 4-3, to claim the program’s first-ever regular season West Coast Conference title. Pepperdine was in control after five sets, 3-2. But junior Alex Wallace clinched a comeback victory at the No. 4 singles position […]