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Spring Break Schedule at the Beauchamp Center

The Beauchamp Center will be open for the following Spring Break hours:
  • Monday, March 2 – Friday, March 6: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
  • Saturday, March 7: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Sunday, March 8: 10 a.m.-12 a.m.
The Spring Break fitness schedule includes: 
  • Monday, March 2: Pilot Fit from 7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m., Studio 30; Slow Flow Yoga from 12:05 p.m.-12:50 p.m., Studio 30
  • Tuesday, March 3: Pilot Cycle from 6:45 a.m.-7:30 a.m., Studio 20 (gym will open early to accommodate class); Sweaty 20 from 12:10 p.m.-12:40 p.m., Studio 30
  • Wednesday, March 4: Centering Yoga from 12:05 p.m.-12:50 p.m., Studio 30
  • Thursday, March 5: Pilot Cycle from 6:45 a.m.-7:30 a.m., Studio 20 (gym will open early to accommodate class); Zumba from 12:05 p.m.-12:50 p.m., Studio 30
  • Friday, March 6: Zumba from 12:05 p.m.-12:50 p.m.

For more information contact the Beauchamp Center at x7294 or bourne@up.edu.

Beauchamp Center: Spring Break, March Offerings

Over spring break, the Beauchamp Center is offering Tuesday/Thursday cycle sessions at 6:30 a.m., and all regular noon-hour classes, with the exception of Weight Room Basics. In March, there are a few small adjustments. Fridays will alternate between Zumba and Rowing, and Tai Chi will begin again in April. Please see our March schedule below.

Morning classes, 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
Lunch hour classes, from 12:05-12:50 p.m. in Studio 30 each weekday:
  • Mondays – Slow Flow Yoga with Osel and Weight Room Basics with Kayla in the Weight Room (no WR Basics on 3/2)
  • Tuesdays – Sweaty 20 with Julee
  • Wednesdays – Centering Yoga with Karen
  • Thursdays – Zumba with Brady
  • Fridays – alternating each week with Zumba with Kamryn (3/6 and 3/20) and Rowing with Ryan (3/13 and 3/27).

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

Women’s Basketball vs. Gonzaga, Feb. 29

Join the Pilots women’s basketball team as they fight for a postseason berth against Gonzaga on Saturday, February 29, at 2 p.m., in the Chiles Center. This will also be senior night, so come out to wish our graduating team members a fond farewell. Get your tickets here using this link.

Also, take advantage of an exclusive offer for 50 percent off passes for the Northwest’s Largest Family Expo, KidFest! SportFest! at the Portland Expo Center, February 29 – March 1. Doors open at 10 a.m. with Parade of Prizes so come early. Click here to find out more and get tickets using promo code UP.

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

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.