English professor and author Tim Dayton will give the keynote address for the 2015 Northwest Undergraduate Conference on Literature (NUCL) on Saturday, March 28, at 1:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. His talk is free and open to all. Dayton is a professor of English at Kansas State University, and the author of […]
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Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writer Alice McDermott, Feb. 26
The renowned novelist and essayist Alice McDermott, who won the National Book Award for her novel Charming Billy, will visit the campus and read from her work on Thursday, February 26, at 7 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Her lecture is free and open to all faculty, staff, students, and the public. McDermott is the […]
Rev. Pat Hannon Lecture, Feb. 10
Rev. Pat Hannon, C.S.C., will present “Sacraments: Personal Encounters,” on Tuesday, February 10, at 7:15 p.m., in the Pilot House bookstore. His lecture is free and open to all. Fr. Hannon’s reading will celebrate the publication of his most recent volume, Sacraments: Personal Encounters with Memories, Wounds, Dreams, and Unruly Hearts (Ave Maria Presss, 2014). For […]
Doyle Delivering Delightfully Droll Discourse, Oct. 30
Essayist, novelist, and Portland Magazine editor Brian Doyle will speak as part of the University’s Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series on Thursday, October 30, at 7 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. His talk will be free and open to all faculty, staff, students, and the public. Doyle is the author of many books of essays, poems, […]
Dan DeWeese Reading, Sept. 22
Author Dan DeWeese will read from his work as the first 2014-2015 guest of the English department’s Readings & Lectures Series on Monday, September 22, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163. His reading is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. DeWeese is the author of a novel, You Don’t […]
University Writing Center At The Ready
The University’s Writing Center (part of the Learning Resource Center in Franz 120) will begin assisting students from now through finals week, and will be open every day except Saturdays, according to director Cara Hersh, English. Students can learn about the center and locate its online schedule at www.up.edu/lrc/writing/. Professors who would like to familiarize […]
Integrated Writing Program Changes, Summer Availability
Cara Hersh has replaced Lars Larson as the University Integrated Writing Program director. For questions regarding the Writing Center, the campus writing handbook (The Pocket Wadsworth Handbook, 6th ed.), Turnitin.com, or other campus resources for writing assignments, contact Hersh at hersh@up.edu. The Integrated Writing Center (in Franz 120, the Learning Resource Center) is available to […]
NUCL Keynote Lecture: Janine Utell, April 5
The keynote speaker for the 2014 Northwest Undergraduate Conference on Literature (NUCL) will be scholar and social critic Janine Utell. She will present “Scenes from a Life Loving Books: Or, Everything I think I know about stories I learned from Barry Manilow” at 1:45 p.m. in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. Utell’s talk is free […]
Larson, Hiro Receive Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grants for 2014-2015
University professors Lars Erik Larson and Molly Hiro have been selected to receive Fulbright U.S. Scholar Teaching Grants to India for the 2014-2015 academic year. Larson and Hiro are both English professors at the University, and a married couple as well. They joined the faculty in 2005. Larson and Hiro anticipate that they will serve […]
Reading by Former U.S. Poet Laureate Louise Glück, Feb. 13
The University of Portland’s Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series will welcome former U.S. Poet Laureate Louise Glück to campus on Thursday, February 13, at 7 p.m., where she will read from her work in Buckley Center Auditorium. The event is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. Glück recently released Poems 1962-2012, a […]