The CAS Dean’s office is delighted to announce that Dr. Hannah Highlander has accepted a 5-year appointment as Associate Dean for Students. Dr. Highlander has been a faculty member at UP in the Department of Mathematics since 2009, and was promoted to Professor last year. She has published work on Mathematical Modelling, Undergraduate Research, as […]
College of Arts & Sciences
Laura McLary: Thank You and Congratulations!
After 22 years of service at University of Portland, interim dean of the College of Arts & Sciences Laura McLary has accepted the position of Nora Kizer Bell Provost at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, effective July 1. According to Herbert Medina, provost, “This announcement is both joyful and somewhat unhappy for all of us […]
TLC From The TLC: Future Teaching, Super Courses, and Core Exploration
For this week’s Teaching & Learning tip, Andrew Guest, psychology and core director, offers possible prompts for summer teaching dreams – with a specific invitation to start imagining courses for the new Exploration Level of the University Core. With the end in sight of this most challenging and odd academic year, it can be fun […]
Public Humanities at UP: Imagining PRF’s Future, April 8
What are the “Public Humanities”? How have UP faculty and students participated in Public Humanities work? And how might the Public Humanities enable or inspire your own thinking, learning, and teaching—and be mutually enriching for you and for the public? The organizers of the Public Research Fellows program invite you to join a discussion of these questions and more on Thursday, April 8 from 4-5:15 p.m. at this […]
Celebrating Local Leaders & Connecting with Future Change-Makers, March 30
Join UP’s I Am Psyched PDX, psychological sciences, social work, and the Career Center to celebrate local organizations serving QT/BIPOC communities working towards social justice and equitable practices in Oregon. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 30 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. Learn more about the amazing ways they are serving our community, […]
Destination Declared workshop, March 8 and 10
The Career Center and the College of Arts and Sciences are hosting Destination: Declared – a 2 session workshop series designed to help students explore majors and choose one that will be a good fit. Faculty and staff who know students who may be thinking about changing their major and/or need to declare a major […]
“Trust Black Women: The Importance of Black Women in U.S. Politics” by Brittney Cooper, Sept. 4
The College of Arts and Sciences’ Public Research Fellows program will present a talk by Brittney Cooper, “Trust Black Women: The Importance of Black Women in U.S. Politics,” on Friday, September 4, at 3:30 p.m, as part of the Public Research Fellows 2020-2021 Virtual Series. Cooper’s talk was postponed from its original March date, and […]
“Reading the Bible Disruptively” with Susanne Scholz, March 18
On Wednesday, March 18, scholar and author Susanne Scholz will present “Reading the Bible Disruptively for Gender Justice in an Authoritarian Age,” at 7:15 p.m., in Bauccio Commons. Scholz will ask whether gendered Bible readings constitute viable intellectual alternatives to transform contemporary structures of domination. Scholz serves as professor of Old Testament at Perkins School […]
UP Science Takes Home The Prize!
A group of 26 science faculty and students from the College of Arts and Sciences attended the annual M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Undergraduate Research conference on November 8-9 in Vancouver, WA. The annual conference drew hundreds of college students and science educators from across the Pacific Northwest. A number of UP students gave oral and […]
Public Research Fellows Project Update
The Public Research Fellows Program, sponsored by CAS and the Humanities Collaborative, has lots of news to share on what we’ve been up to so far this inaugural year, as we engage with the Centennial of U.S. Women’s Suffrage. Have a look at our newsletter to learn more, or contact Molly Hiro, English, at hiro@up.edu.