University of Portland faculty and staff are invited to take advantage of exclusive access to the Columbia Sportswear Employee Store from Friday, September 4 through Sunday, September 27. A pass for this offer is available at this link.
The safety of store employees and shoppers is their number one priority. Below are some of the precautions being taken to ensure safety while in our store:
- Wiping down and sanitizing checkout surfaces between each customer
- Sanitizing fitting rooms between each customer
- Providing hand sanitizer for shoppers and employees
- 6’ marked checkout lines to maintain social distancing
- Limiting number of customers allowed in the store at one time
- All employees will be wearing face coverings
- Shoppers are required to bring their own face coverings to wear while shopping
- Contactless payment options like Apple Pay
The employee store offers its customers the Columbia Sportswear employee discount of 40 to 50 percent off retail pricing on all the latest products such as SOREL, Mountain Hardware prAna, and Columbia Sportswear. Click here to view September promotions.
Please bring the UP invite, printed or shown on mobile phone; work ID and personal photo ID. The offer is valid for employees and four guests; employee must be present. The offer is not valid for online purchases.
Find store location and hours here or on the invite.
Last week UP joined #GivingTuesdayNow in its global day of giving. Over 395 UP donors gave more than $200,000 and unlocked $25,000 in challenge gifts. We would like to especially thank UP employees for participating—at least 65 took this opportunity to support UP’s mission. Through this outpouring of support, UP can respond to the new and extraordinary needs of students as they prepare for their return in the fall. Thank you who participated in the success of this great day!
Marie Jobes, development, is leaving UP to take on her new role at nonprofit Girls Inc. Marie started in development after graduating from UP and significantly grew student giving. She constantly brought fresh ideas and optimistic energy to Annual Giving Team projects. Even in her last few weeks at UP, Marie has been determined to wrap up projects with strong attention to detail and to always put her best foot forward every step of the way.
In light of growing concerns around Covid-19, development has made the difficult decision to postpone #PilotsGive, originally scheduled for April 1-2 , until a future date.
The Brian Doyle Scholarship for Creative Writing was established in 2018 by University of Portland regent Ralph Bliquez in memory of longtime Portland Magazine editor Brian Doyle, who passed away in May 2017. One aspiring writer will receive a $35,000 scholarship award for the 2020-2021 academic year. Applications are being accepted from now until April 1, 2020. Faculty and staff are encouraged to reach out to current freshmen, sophomores, or juniors to let them know about this exciting creative writing opportunity.
The deadline to submit proposals to the 2020 Ignite Grants program is coming up fast. Submission deadline is midnight on January 20, to be exact. Proposals are encouraged from all corners of campus and should complement the current strategic plan and support your individual school’s strategies and priorities. Be sure to have dean’s approval, then email the competed proposal to 
With the holiday season right around the corner, now is a great time to beat the crowds and get ahead of your holiday shopping at the Columbia Sportswear Employee Store. University of Portland employees are exclusively invited to access the store from December 13 to January 5.
This Advent season, count down to Christmas with UP’s 25 Days ’til Christmas online calendar. Share Advent prayers, cookie recipes, historical winter photos of campus, and more with the rest of the UP community. Be sure to visit the site for a new surprise each day leading up to Christmas. 
This Tuesday, December 3 is #GivingTuesday, a day of global generosity when millions of people around the world give in support of the causes that matter most to them. On the UP campus, we will celebrate the generosity of the donors who have supported our mission of teaching and learning, faith and formation, service and learning.