News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
Parking permit registration is now open. Apply for your 2020 – 2021 UP campus parking permit online. Go to up.edu/campussafety, click on Forms and Publications on the left side, click on Forms, and then select Vehicle Registration Application. New this year, all staff and faculty are asked to apply for a yearly parking permit that will be distributed via campus mail to your department.
Please contact Campus Safety (503) 943-7161 or campussafety@up.edu with any questions.
Campus safety recently sent employees a text message about the first Oregon cases of Coronavirus and campus preparations through our emergency notification system and a number of employees did not receive the message. Text messages are an effective way for UP community members to receive communications during an urgent or emergency situation. All faculty and staff are asked to please sign into pilots.up.edu and double check their emergency notification information and update as needed.
For more information contact campus safety at publicsafety@up.edu.
All University employees are advised to please review the Coronavirus guidance document at this link. Some of the guidance in this document may be updated or revised at a later time, as appropriate.
As the Coronavirus spreads in the Portland/Oregon area, you may have the following question, which is addressed in the FAQ’s question no. 1:
FAQ 1: A supervisor or employee has concerns that the employee may have been exposed to the Coronavirus. What should be done?
A: Please contact human resources as soon as possible at hr@up.edu or (503) 943-8484. If the situation is particularly urgent, please call or text (310) 779-2406.
If there are any concerns about Coronavirus exposure, it is best if the employee stays at home or goes home until human resources can help UP leadership make a determination about appropriate next steps. An employee’s pay and sick/vacation time accruals will not be affected if an employee is asked to stay at home while a determination is being made about Coronavirus exposure or if the employee is asked to continue staying at home because of potential or actual Coronavirus exposure.
Kaiser Permanente posts regular Coronavirus updates and information on their website at this link. Information sheets are available to members in English here and Spanish here.
Additional information from HR is available on the HR PilotsUP page.
When employees have to navigate difficult situations related to illness, family care, or childcare that come up in these types of situations, they can contact EAP at this link for support and connection to resources.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact human resources at (503) 943-8484 or hr@up.edu.