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Spring Cleaning? Give to the University Archives

April 18, 2023

Are you spring cleaning your office? The University Archives aims to retain materials that relate to the University’s story. So as you clean and recycle, help us preserve and remember too. Materials of historical value describe the purpose, activities, history, values, and character of the University, department, or school; student and faculty milestones and achievements; unusual or outstanding […]

Filed Under: 04-22-2019, 2023-05-01, Academics, Campus Services, Library, University Archives Tagged With: Fr. Jeff Schneibel C.S.C., University Archives

Tired of Changing Your Network Password Every 4 Months?

November 26, 2022

Student typing on laptop

Information Services would like to remind you that we will be extending a 2-year password expiration policy once we reach 90% of Faculty and Staff users who have completed both of the following (for reference, our current completion rate is 13% of Faculty and Staff users):  2022 Cyber Security Training: This training is a yearly program through […]

Filed Under: 11-28-2022, 12-12-2022, Campus Services Tagged With: Help Desk

Timecards Are Due!

December 6, 2021

Christmas break is around the corner and to ensure the correct payment of your wages, we ask you to report your timecards correctly and submit them on time. Please follow the holiday policy found under “Payroll Guidance for Non-Exempt Employees on Holidays and Shutdown Days” at this link. Timecards are due on the following schedules: […]

Filed Under: 12-06-2021, Campus Services, Payroll

The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

December 6, 2021

The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is traditionally celebrated on December 12, but with the end of the semester coming prior to that date, Campus Ministry will be providing an opportunity to celebrate this wonderful feast a bit early! Our Lady of Guadalupe is an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus, […]

Filed Under: 11-22-2021, Campus Ministry, Campus Services

Moreau Center for Service and Justice & Campus Ministries’ Holiday Open House

December 6, 2021

We’re in the home stretch of the semester! You’re invited to celebrate the completion of finals and stop in at the Moreau Center for Service & Justice and Campus Ministries’ Holiday Open House. Come enjoy hot spiced cider, snacks, crafts, and merriment with us! WHAT? Moreau Center for Service and Justice & Campus Ministries’ Holiday […]

Filed Under: 12-06-2021, Campus Services, Moreau Center

Spring Semester Course Packs Due NOW

December 6, 2021

Course pack materials for Spring 2022 are due in printing services NOW to ensure they are ready prior to the start of Spring 2022 classes. Please submit jobs to the Printing Services Web-to-print site. For more information email printjobs@up.edu or call x8101; please ask for Kassie Hansen.

Filed Under: 12-06-2021, Academics, Campus Services, Printing Services

Get ready for GivingTuesday, Nov. 30! 

November 22, 2021

GivingTuesday is nearly here. This annual giving day is a great way to fundraise for your department, center, club, or school. The 2021 GivingTuesday Social Media Toolkit is available to help connect with anyone and everyone on your favorite social media platforms.    There’s more! Stop by the Pilot House on GivingTuesday from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and make your […]

Filed Under: 11-22-2021, Campus Services, Development, Issues

2021 Silent Auction and Raffle Fundraiser

November 22, 2021

The annual Silent Auction fundraiser is coming up soon on December 1 – 3, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., in the Quiet Side of the Commons. The auction is hosted by the Moreau Center for Service and Justice and the students participating in the Civil Rights Immersion and the Community Organizing and Resistance (CORE) Immersion. […]

Filed Under: 11-22-2021, Campus Services, Issues, Moreau Center

‘North Portland In Motion’ Survey

July 5, 2021

The city of Portland is kicking off a new transportation planning process for north Portland, called ‘North Portland In Motion.’ This 18-24 month effort will help identify needs and infrastructure investment priorities to support biking, walking and transit use in the North Portland Peninsula. UP students, faculty and staff can provide initial comments in this […]

Filed Under: 07-06-2021, Campus Services

Register for the Leadership Fellows Formation Program by August 2. Available for all UP Faculty and Staff

July 2, 2021

Traditional conceptualizations of leadership often focus on leaders being defined by their position, responsibilities, and power, while in many cases commanding, controlling, and coercing their followers. At UP, we see leadership differently. We emphasize the inclusive assertion that everyone can be a leader and express leadership through intentionally cultivated knowledge, skills, mindsets and the leveraging of unique leadership strengths. In the midst of […]

Filed Under: 07-06-2021, Campus Services, Franz Center for Leadership Entrepreneurship and Innovation Tagged With: Dave Houglum, Leadership Fellow Program

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Nick McRee, Sociology and Social Work, published “Academic debate and civic engagement in adolescence and young adulthood: evidence from a national longitudinal study.” Argumentation and Advocacy, 61(3–4), 323–338. He also published “When Chairs Shield Faculty from Service Opportunities: Protecting Colleagues or Hindering Community?” The Department Chair, 36(3), 11-13.

Katie Danielson, Education, was awarded a grant from The Spencer Foundation in the amount of $374,940.00 for the “Collaborating Towards Transformational Visions for Digital School Systems” project. Danielson also published “Learning to let go: Transformations in teachers’ pedagogical reasoning about classroom discussion.” Co-authors: Gotwalt, E., Kavanagh, S. Teaching and Teacher Education. January 2026

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “From monoamine deficits to multiscale plasticity: Twenty-five years of ketamine and the neurophysiology of depression.” Journal of Neurophysiology, jn.00516.2025.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice in the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, facilitated a multi-day series of invited leadership development workshops for the staff team at Lutherhaven Ministries in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Houglum led six interactive sessions focused on DiSC-informed leadership, coaching-centered leadership, servant leadership and accompaniment, powerful feedback, and the co-creation of team commitments to support healthy culture and sustainable impact. In addition, Houglum provided multiple individual leadership coaching sessions for staff members throughout the engagement. January 2026.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published the following articles in VoiceAfrique.org: “The Saturated Wisdom of Saint Joseph: Relevant Virtues for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings of the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2025). December 19, 2025. “The Gift of the Nativity is Grounded in an Ethics of Neighborliness.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Mass on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025). December 24, 2025. “The Spirituality of Ambition and the Grace of the Incarnation.” Reflections on the Readings for the Vigil Mass of Christmas, 2025. December 24, 2025. “The Theotokos: A Mirror in Which We Discover Ourselves as Bearers of God’s Life to Each Other.” (Reflection on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.) December 31, 2025. “Jesus Christ: The Revealer of the Grace of Encounters and an Embrace of Difference.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. January 4, 2026.) January 3, 2026. “Christian Baptism as a Summon for Global Justice: What We Must Embrace for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord. January 11, 2026.) January 10, 2026. Aihiokhai also published a review of The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza. Edited by John S. Munayer and Samuel S. Munayer. Orbis Books, 2025. Catholicbooksreview.org

Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Communication and Media, presented “Teaching with Transformative International Conflict Partners” on the panel, “Healing Divides and Elevating Connections within Conflict & Peacebuilding.” National Communication Association Convention. November, 2025.

Christi Richardson-Zboralski, Director of Marketing – Graduate Programs, published a short story under pen name, Christi R. Suzanne, entitled “Outlaw’s Dust.” In Lisa Diane Kastner (Ed.) 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. Running Wild Press. January 7, 2026. All proceeds from this anthology go toward Habitat for Humanity LA. Find it on the Broadway Books website or on Bookshop.org.

Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

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