In the century plus since our founding, the University has seen a lot, and been through a lot of ups and downs. Triumphs (yeah, like this year’s women’s basketball WCC championship!!!) as well as times of scarcity and disruption have marked our journey from then to now. Working from the archives in the deep basements of The Bluff, we have had a chance to look back and perchance reflect. Today’s offering from the University Archives and Museum uses the pages of The Beacon to look at a five-month period in 1945. Follow this link to our blog post and, as Dr. Jim Covert liked to say, “Keep your chins up!”
For more information, contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu.
Staff and faculty can use Adobe Acrobat to “Fill and Sign” online documents (pdf files). The Fill and Sign feature is available to all users via Adobe Acrobat site licensing. To learn how to use the fill and sign feature, please see the Adobe helpsheet by 
Shortly after his untimely death in 1989, University president Rev. Thomas Oddo, C.S.C., was memorialized by faculty, staff, students, and friends with the establishment of an endowed scholarship fund named after him. Every year the University awards scholarship funds in Fr. Oddo’s name to one or more students who meet a set of criteria which includes demonstrated commitment to service and to service learning. Criteria for the Father Thomas C. Oddo, C.S.C. Memorial Scholarship are:
Technical services staff provide on-call support to campus users during evening and weekend hours. After-hours support for audio visual related services is available by calling x7774. This includes support for connecting and operating web cameras, microphones, document cameras, or other equipment to off-site computers for remote instruction, lecture capture, or video conferencing; hosting or joining a meeting in Microsoft Teams; producing, editing, and converting original video/audio files; embedding video/audio files in Moodle; or accessing video/audio files in MediaSpace.
Campus Ministry will be live streaming the Triduum and Easter Liturgies celebrated by the Holy Cross Community in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Due to the need for social distancing, the liturgies will not be open for the public to join in person, but all are welcome to join online. The schedule for the liturgies:
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The Clark Library has launched a new online exhibit titled “The Digital Museum: Sharing UP’s History.” It presents a selection of items from the University Museum that tell the story of our campus, and the people and activities that have made this a special place. The featured artifacts represent academics, student life, and Catholic history on The Bluff. Take a virtual break and drop by the exhibit at 
All faculty and staff are asked to please remember that the University is uploading Coronavirus resources and FAQs at 
Religious sisters have been part of life on The Bluff since the early days of the University, as caretakers, students, and professors. While most student-nuns enrolled in nursing and education courses, one did not, opting instead to enroll in an engineering course. The story of this nun and her interesting background is the subject of our latest post from the University Museum and Archives. 
The UP Writing Center has transitioned to an online/virtual service for as long as classes are not meeting in person. Writing assistants have completed training on using MS Teams for videoconferences, and the Writing Center Scheduler has been updated to indicate to students seeking writing assistance that their conferences will now be virtual rather than in-person. We have many open spots on our scheduler, and since students will overall have less contact with their professors and peers, a one-on-one conference with a writing assistant could be a great way for them to find support in this strange time. Please consider encouraging your students to meet virtually with a writing assistant for any writing project they have still to complete this semester. From brainstorming ideas to putting finishing touches on a paper, we can help!