#GivingTuesday was last Tuesday and UP donors showed up! More than 1,100 supporters made gifts totaling over $260,000, mostly for tuition assistance and student emergency funds. These gifts help students and their families who have been impacted by wildfires, health complications, and lost wages this year. They also provide much needed funding for financial aid, UP’s academic programs, Pilot Athletics, centers, and student support services. From the bottom of our hearts — thank you to all who gave!UP Donors Gave From the Heart on #GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday was last Tuesday and UP donors showed up! More than 1,100 supporters made gifts totaling over $260,000, mostly for tuition assistance and student emergency funds. These gifts help students and their families who have been impacted by wildfires, health complications, and lost wages this year. They also provide much needed funding for financial aid, UP’s academic programs, Pilot Athletics, centers, and student support services. From the bottom of our hearts — thank you to all who gave!
Every year, hundreds of UP staff and faculty give back to UP, adding crucial support for students and programs. Thank you! Payroll deductions must be renewed at the end of each calendar year. Your gift is tax-deductible and can be directed to any area of campus that matters most to you.
This month, the UP community is celebrating the Advent Season with the development office’s 
The first edition of the weekly Helping Pilots Prevent newsletter was sent to University community members via email on Thursday, December 2. Each week Helping Pilots Prevent will share information to help keep you and our entire campus community safe and healthy. News shared via the weekly newsletter can also be accessed 
Christmas break is around the corner and to ensure the correct payment of employees’ wages, we ask you to report your time cards 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
The Office of International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion invites all UP community members to take part in “MLK Day On: Reconciliation, Reparation, Renewal,” a celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 18, 6-7:30 p.m., with a virtual keynote address by Taylor Stewart ’18. Stewart’s work confronts the legacy of racism in Oregon by marking the site of Alonzo Tucker’s 1902 lynching in Coos Bay, OR. Stewart’s efforts serve as a starting point for informing, educating, and inspiring dialogue about race and white supremacy in our community.
With the holiday season here, now is a great time to shop at the Columbia Sportswear Employee Store. University of Portland faculty and staff have exclusive acces from December 4 to December 27. To allow more time for shopping, the store will be open from 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. daily. Plan your shopping for weekdays and evenings to avoid the store’s peak times.
In the final drawing this semester for a Starbucks gift card, employee Amy Wruck’s name was chosen randomly from among those who notified the Garaventa Center about making a personal human connection (or two, or three) in this oddest of semesters. Thanks to Amy and many others, well over a hundred Person to Person interactions kept the spirit of community alive and well even when most of our relationships were conducted in 2-D. We’re grateful to you all for helping us meet that goal of 100 personal links in the Fall semester!
The Moreau Center is continuing our tradition of hosting a Holiday Open House, though it will be virtual this year according to director Laurie Laird. Join us for a cup of cider and some holiday cheer (BYOC-bring your own cider :)). Join us on Wednesday, December 9, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., 
There are two updates pertaining to the ShareUP online portal, according to Chris Long, marketing and communications: