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Daycare For May Events

Child care will be available during events like nursing pinning, ROTC, baccalaureate Mass, graduate or undergraduate commencement, or the Faculty Gala thanks to Vermont Hills Family Life Centers. Four-hour sessions will be available at $30 per child or $40 per family:

  • Saturday, May 4, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
  • Sunday, May 5, 1-5 p.m.
  • Tuesday, May 7, 6-10 p.m.

A non-refundable deposit is required to reserve spots, but the deposit will be applied toward childcare costs. Please contact VHFLC UP site director Cala Richman at calar@vhflc.com.

Chapel Closure Starts May 6

The Chapel of Christ the Teacher will be undergoing renovations to the floor and sanctuary and will be closed from Monday, May 6 through Friday, June 7, according to Theresa McCreary, campus ministry. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Masses and weekday 12:05 p.m. Masses will be celebrated in the Moreau Chapel in Christie Hall during this time.

In addition, the parking lot behind the Chapel of Christ the Teacher will be closed to all non-construction traffic throughout the project. Renovations will include installation of new wood parquet flooring, newly designed sanctuary including custom-built altar furniture and a custom-fabricated stone altar, and new skylights. Construction questions may be directed to André Hutchinson, physical plant, at 7306 or hutchina@up.edu. For information about Masses contact campus ministry at 7131 or mccreary@up.edu.

Daycare For May Events

Faculty and staff members who are looking for childcare during end-of-the-year events like nursing pinning, ROTC, baccalaureate Mass, graduate or undergraduate commencement, or the Faculty Gala can make arrangements with Vermont Hills Family Life Centers and the University of Portland childcare site. Four-hour daycare sessions will be available at $30 per child or $40 per family on the following dates:

  • Saturday, May 4, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
  • Sunday, May 5, 1-5 p.m.
  • Tuesday, May 7, 6-10 p.m.

A non-refundable deposit is required to reserve spots, but the deposit will be applied toward childcare costs. Please contact VHFLC UP site director Cala Richman to reserve a spot at calar@vhflc.com.

Daycare For May Events

Faculty and staff members who are looking for childcare during end-of-the-year events like nursing pinning, ROTC, baccalaureate Mass, graduate or undergraduate commencement, or the Faculty Gala can make arrangements with Vermont Hills Family Life Centers and the University of Portland childcare site. Four-hour daycare sessions will be available at $30 per child or $40 per family on the following dates:

  • Saturday, May 4, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
  • Sunday, May 5, 1-5 p.m.
  • Tuesday, May 7, 6-10 p.m.

A non-refundable deposit is required to reserve spots, but the deposit will be applied toward childcare costs. Please contact VHFLC UP site director Cala Richman to reserve a spot at calar@vhflc.com.

Pilot Kids Camps Filling Fast

Pilot Kids Camp dates are filling fast—the second session is already full. Please sign up now to secure your child’s spot in camp. Pilot Kids Camps are open to kids entering grades 1-6 as of fall 2013.

  • June 17-21, Session 1
  • June 24-28 Session 2 (Full)
  • August 5-9, Session 3.

For more information, to http://www.up.edu/recservices or email dezzani@up.edu.

Nicaragua Rummage Sale

Faculty and staff are encouraged to donate items for the upcoming rummage sale to benefit the Nicaragua Immersion or stop by on Saturday, April 27, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., to explore items for sale. Smaller donations can be dropped off at the Moreau Center during office hours (Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m.-noon, 1-4:30 p.m.) before the sale. For larger donations, like furniture, e-mail hogan13@up.edu to make other arrangements. Nearly anything will help but no clothing items are needed.

April Hard Hat Tours

There are still spaces for the April 23 and April 24 tours of the library; they will be the last public tours before the building reopens in August. Reserve your spot by e-mailing Kathy O’Connell Riddell at oconnell@up.edu. Tours start at 3:45 p.m. in the Franz Hall lobby and take about 45 minutes. Closed-toe shoes are required. You can also see photos of the progress at http://wordpress.up.edu/library/photos/.

“Beacon” Shines Again

The Beacon made an impressive showing at the regional Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) conference at held at Gonzaga University, winning first place in five categories in the Mark of Excellence awards, according to Nancy Copic, student activities. The Beacon also won second place for best all-around weekly college newspaper (5,000 students and fewer). First place winners will advance to the national SPJ competition and winners will be announced at the national SPJ conference in Anaheim, Calif., in late August.

First Place winners include:

  • General News Reporting: Philip Ellefson, “Access Denied”
  • Feature Writing: Kate Stringer, “Molly’s Legacy: Hope for Haiti”
  • Column Writing: Amanda Munro, Sarah Hansell, Lydia Laythe
  • Sports Photography: Jackie Jeffers, “Round Two!”
  • Editorial Writing: Caitlin Yilek, Opinions editor

Second place winners include:

  • Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper (schools with 5,000 or fewer students)
  • General News Reporting: Kelsey Thomas, “Students cooperate but still can’t party”
  • Feature Photography: Joey Solano, “The story behind the ink”
  • In-depth Reporting: Rosemary Peters (last year’s editor in chief), “What’s in our Air?”

Third place winners included Jackie Jeffers, who won in Breaking News Photography for “He said yes!”

Region 10 includes collegiate newspapers in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. For more information contact Copic at 7470 or copic@up.edu.

Got Artifacts?

The University of Portland Museum welcomes donations of University memorabilia and photographs for the museum collection and campus display cases, according to curator Carolyn Connolly. Faculty, staff, or departments with photographs or items of interest about the University of Portland’s academic, social, religious and athletic history (examples could include classroom and teaching props; overseas studies mementos; religious objects; sports uniforms and equipment; event programs, etc.) are asked to contact Connolly at museum@up.edu or 8038.

Accompaniers Needed

Faculty and staff members are asked to consider serving as accompaniers for upcoming Moreau Center service learning immersion programs, according to Laura Goble, Moreau Center. An application form, plus links to FAQs, program descriptions, and costs, can be found at up.edu/moreaucenter. Applications are due by Friday, April 26. Late applications will be considered on a rolling basis.