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Beauchamp Center

Student Self-Defense Class, Nov. 24

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The Beauchamp Center and recreational services will offer students a unique self defense class on Sunday, November 24, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., in Studio 20. Students will learn awareness and boundary setting, verbal assertiveness, bystander intervention, and physical self defense strategies for both stranger and acquaintance situations. This course is designed to build students’ confidence in protecting and defending themselves. It will be a transformational class they don’t want to miss.

Please help recreational services spread the word and feel free to send the ad linked here to your students.

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

UP Shamrock Run Team: Let’s Do It Again!

The Portland Shamrock Run is one of the city’s largest events and the University of Portland team is back and needs your help. Participants can sign up for any distance (5k, 8k, 15k and half-marathon runs, as well as the 4k Stride and 1k Leprechaun Lap for kiddos). To sign up, go to this link.  Be sure to select `Join a Team’ and search for and select `University of Portland’. All racers are helping support Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.  Register as soon as possible to take advantage of reduced registration rates.  The last day to register with the team is January 31st, 2020. Team registrants will have their race packets mailed to them; other registrants have to pick up their packets at the Expo Center on Friday or Saturday before the race. Take advantage of this convenience and joint the UP team!

For more information contact Kaitlin Bourne, recreational services, at bourne@up.edu or the UP team captain, Hans Nordstrom, mathematics, at x7295 or nordstro@up.edu.

Fall Break Beauchamp Center Hours

The Beauchamp Center will be open on the following schedule for fall break, according to Kaitlin Bourne, recreational services:

  • Friday, October 11: 6 a.m. – 7 p.m.
  • Saturday and Sunday, October 12 & 13: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Monday, October 14: 7 a.m. – 9 a.m., and 3:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. (Closed mid-day for UP Professional Development Day)
  • Tuesday, October 15 – Friday, October 18: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
  • Saturday, October 19: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Sunday, October 20: 10 a.m. – 12 a.m.

Fall Break Fitness Schedule: All classes are open to students, faculty and staff.

  • Monday: no classes
  • Tuesday: Pilot Cycle, 6:30–7:30 a.m., Studio 20. Sweaty 20, 12:15 –12:45 p.m., Studio 30
  • Wednesday: Yoga, 12:05 –12:55 p.m., Studio 30
  • Thursday: Pilot Cycle, 6:30 –7:30 a.m., Studio 20. Rowing, 12:05–12:50 p.m.
  • Friday: Zumba, 12:05–12:55 p.m., Studio 30
For more information contact Bourne at x7294 or bourne@up.edu.

Faculty & Staff Summer Fitness

Faculty and staff fitness classes will continue in May on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in Studio 30, according to Kaitlin Bourne:

  • Mondays –Yoga with Karen, 12:05 p.m. (Please bring your yoga mat)
  • Wednesdays – Sweaty 20 with Julee, 12:05 p.m.
  • Fridays – Zumba with Brady, 12:05 p.m.

After Memorial Day, we will expand the schedule. For more information contact Bourne at bourne@up.edu.