The Beacon has won four First Place awards in the 2021 regional Mark of Excellence competition sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). The contest involved college media outlets from five states: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. The following now advance to the national SPJ Mark of Excellence competition. FIRST PLACE Breaking News […]
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Title IX Advisory Meeting, April 26, 11 a.m.
All members of the UP community are invited to join the Title IX Advisory Committee and attend our meetings on Mondays at 11 a.m. this spring. Title IX Advisory Committee Meetings for Spring will take place at the following times on Zoom (https://uportland.zoom.us/j/97562343235). Our remaining meeting takes place on Monday, April 26, at 11 a.m. […]
Nominations Due for Oddo Scholarship by April 16
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 […]
Asian American/Pacific Islander Email Listserve Now Available
All University employees who self-identify as Asian American/Pacific Islander (adjunct, faculty, staff, administration, etc.) are invited to contact Aimee Davidse (davidse@up.edu) and Elisa Majors at (majorse@up.edu). This group has an email list serve so all members can stay in contact, organize events, and share trainings and resources. Overall the mission is to remain committed to our […]
UP Active Minds Chapter Awarded National Health Equity Award
The UP Active Minds chapter was awarded the Health Equity Award at the organization’s national conference in Washington, D.C. Active Minds is a national nonprofit organization that supports mental health awareness and education for young adults with over 600 chapters across the country. The University of Portland Active Minds chapter, which was started in 2015, […]
“The Resurrection” from The Saint John’s Bible
This week we offer you a seasonal glimpse into The Saint John’s Bible’s “The Resurrection” illumination as a chance for Visio Divina. In this 15-minute experience of “sacred seeing,” you’ll be guided to sit, breathe and BE as you are taken through a scripture passage and Donald Jackson’s image of Mary of Magdala greeting the […]
Clark Library: Earth Day 2021
The upcoming Earth Day on April 22 is the impetus for the library’s most recent guide to resources. Earth Day is an annual event to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970 and focused on the United States, it now includes events coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network in more than 193 countries. We […]
PilotsGive, April 7-8: Together we all add UP!
This Wednesday and Thursday (April 7-8, noon to noon) get ready for PilotsGive! We’re looking for 2,500 donors to support scholarships, emergency assistance, academics, Pilot Athletics, student services, and more during this 24 hours of Pilot Pride. Here are a few ways you can support our Pilots this year: Wear purple! Do you have your […]
Reminder: Proctorio Available for Campus Wide Use
As we approach finals, the ATSI team would like to remind you that Proctorio, an online proctoring solution, is available for use with exams given via Moodle. This solution will allow you to flag certain behaviors for observation by the plugin, which will submit reports to you following your exam to review any questionable activity which it observes based […]
Visio Divina With The Saint John’s Bible: The Crucifixion
As the Church enters its Holy Week, you’re invited to take some time—about 15 minutes—wherever you are, to enter imaginatively into the illumination of The Crucifixion from The Saint John’s Bible and hear the story of Jesus’s path to the death that would set the world free. This is Visio Divina—sacred seeing—an ancient form of contemplative prayer that requires […]