Joy Hunt, a member of the School of Education faculty, is the most recent person to have their name pulled from the raffle basket after reporting on making some Person to Person connections. She’ll enjoy a Starbucks gift card, as well as the satisfaction of nourishing the human relationships that make UP a special place. […]
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Student Flu Shot Clinic: Tuesday, October 27
Please help spread the word that the Health and Counseling Center and UP School of Nursing will be hosting a flu shot clinic for students on Tuesday, October 27, from 1-4 p.m., on the Chiles Center patio. Flu shots cost $20 or are free for students with coverage under Pacific Source student health insurance. Students […]
Mother Teresa & Christian Mental Health Stigma: This Tuesday Oct. 20
The Garaventa Center welcomes everyone to a free online lecture on Tuesday, October 20 at 5 p.m: “Mother Teresa: A Case Study in Christian Mental Health Stigma.” Here’s the Zoom Webinar link to join the live event, which is open to all. Mother Teresa’s diaries made public the saint’s struggle with intense sadness and sparked […]
TLC Tip of the Week: Ways to Take Care of Yourself
These days, creating a sustainable “work-life balance” feels as elusive as a unicorn, but it’s an absolute necessity to ensure you are still whole and healthy by the time we get to The Other Side of the pandemic. A recent article by Rebecca Pope-Ruark in Inside Higher Ed lays out several doable strategies for college […]
UP Internship & Job Expo, Oct. 26
The Career Center invites all business, humanities, and social sciences students to the UP Internship & Job Expo on Monday, October 26 from noon to 3 p.m. This event will take place virtually within the Handshake platform. Faculty who work with students in the Pamplin School of Business, or humanities and social sciences within the […]
Cultural Art Gallery Submissions Welcome
The International Club would love to see your artwork for its Cultural Art Gallery. The gallery is one of the events of International Education Week (IEW). It is open to all UP community: students, faculty, staff, and alumni. We are hoping this exhibition to be able to connect UP community and let people learn various […]
A Moment of Beauty For the Week
Spend a minute and a half taking in the beauty of this illumination of Jacob’s Ladder from UP’s Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible: no words, just quiet music and a chance to breathe and simply BE for a moment of your teeming day. Click here for the video link.
A Weekly Moment of Beauty: “Garden of Eden”
For a moment of beauty with one of UP’s great treasures, The Saint John’s Bible, click here for an 85-second video of the Garden of Eden illumination. No words, just quiet music with a lustrous image. Check this space each week for a link to another image, courtesy of the Garaventa Center.
Follow Sr. Angela’s Example: Keep on Connecting!
The latest UP community member to win the weekly raffle in the Person to Person connections endeavor is Sr. Angela Hoffman, chemistry. She receives a Starbucks gift card, courtesy of a Garaventa Center donor who wants to support all of us in maintaining the personal relationships that make life at UP so special. All staff […]
Invitation To Join Work Of The Title IX Team
As you may have seen recently in The Beacon, all members of the UP community are invited to attend Title IX Advisory Committee meetings. The work of preventing and responding to sexual and gender-based harassment, misconduct, and violence and the barriers to education they create, requires our entire community and cannot be the lone work […]