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2020 Retiring Faculty Ceremony, April 15

March 13, 2020

The following faculty members have announced their retirement at the conclusion of the spring 2020 semester, according to Kathleen Staten, provost’s office: Robert J. Albright, Professor of Electrical Engineering, 50 years Robin D. Anderson, Dean of the Pamplin School of Business and Franz Endowed Professor of Entrepreneurship, 22 years. James B. Carroll, Professor of Education, […]

Filed Under: 03-02-2020, 03-09-2020, 03-16-2020, Academics, Events, Provost's Office Tagged With: 2020 Retiring Faculty, James Carroll, Provost's Office, Robert Albright, Robin Anderson, Thomas Greene

“Hold Fast to Love and Justice” with Bernadette Farrell Postponed

March 12, 2020

Please take note: the March 21 concert with liturgical composer Bernadette Farrell has been postponed until next academic year. For more information contact the Garaventa Center at garaventa@up.edu or x7702.

Filed Under: 03-12-2020, Academics, Events, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Bernadette Farrell, Garaventa Center

RESCHEDULED: “Reading the Bible Disruptively” with Susanne Scholz

March 12, 2020

Please mark your calendars! The lecture by Susanne Scholz, “Reading the Bible Disruptively for Gender Justice in an Authoritarian Age,” originally scheduled for March 18, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, September 30, 2020. For more information contact the Garaventa Center at garaventa@up.edu or x7702.

Filed Under: 03-12-2020, Academics, Events, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Garaventa Center

President’s Biennial Address, Feb. 25

February 21, 2020

University president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., will share the latest campus developments and showcase how UP continues to thrive in uncertain times for higher education at the President’s Biennial Address on Tuesday, February 25, at the Sentinel Hotel’s Governor Ballroom. Doors open at 11 a.m. and the program runs from noon to 1 p.m. […]

Filed Under: 02-03-2020, 02-10-2020, 02-17-2020, 02-24-2020, Campus Services, Events, President's Office, University Relations Tagged With: President's Biennial Address, Rev. Mark L. Poorman C.S.C.

SON 85th Anniversary Guest Speaker Joan Gurvis, Feb. 18

February 7, 2020

In celebration of the University of Portland School of Nursing’s 85th Anniversary, guest speaker Joan Gurvis will be visiting campus on Tuesday, February 18, to discuss the topic of leadership. All faculty, staff, students, and the public are invited to join the School of Nursing for Gurvis’ presentation as she works with senior nursing students on […]

Filed Under: 01-27-2020, 02-03-2020, 02-10-2020, Academics, Campus Services, Events, School of Nursing Tagged With: Joan Gurvis, School of Nursing 85th Anniversary, Steven Arends

2020 Mazzocco Lecture: “American Hate: Survivors Speak Out,” Feb. 6

January 31, 2020

The annual Mazzocco Lecture on Distributive Justice will take place on Thursday, February 6, at 5 p.m., in the Brian Doyle Lecture Hall (DB 004). This year’s lecture, “American Hate: Survivors Speak Out,” will be delivered by Arjun Sethi, a human rights lawyer, author, and law professor based in Washington, DC. He works closely with Muslim, Arab, […]

Filed Under: 01-27-2020, 02-03-2020, Academics, Events, Political Science Tagged With: Arjun Sethi, Deborah MacKinnon, Mazzocco Lecture, Political Science

Update: Making Room Reservations in EMS Web App

January 31, 2020

To better plan and prepare for events on campus, users of the EMS Web App (calendar.up.edu/reservations) will need to make sure space requests are submitted 48 hours prior to their event occurring on campus. Please remember that weekends don’t count in this time calculation. For example, if you are trying to make a reservation for […]

Filed Under: 02-03-2020, Campus Services, Events Tagged With: University events

No Talent Show Seeks Nontalented Folks, Oct. 25

October 10, 2019

In the vein of last year’s Story Slam event, the Brian Doyle Humor Project will offer the No Talent Show on Friday, October 25, at 7 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. Humor Project participant Georgia Paulk ’21 explains: “It resembles a talent show, which is a celebration of different peoples’ skills in a […]

Filed Under: 10-07-2019, 10-14-2019, Academics, Events, Student Activities Tagged With: 2019 No Talent Show, Brian Doyle Humor Project, Georgia Paulk '21

Meet the Dundon-Berchtold Architects Panel, Sept. 27

September 20, 2019

Please join the University of Portland, Soderstrom Architects, and renowned Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA) for a celebration, lecture, panel discussion, and tour of Dundon-Berchtold Hall, the newest addition to the University of Portland campus, on Friday, September 27, beginning at 1:30 p.m., in the Brian Doyle Auditorium. RAMSA partner Gary Brewer will present a lecture and slide […]

Filed Under: 09-23-2019, Campus Services, Events, President's Office, Provost's Office Tagged With: Dundon-Berchtold Hall, President's Office, Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research

Theology Thursday, Sept. 19: “Sacramental Justice & The Mission of Holy Cross”

September 13, 2019

The next Theology Thursday lecture will feature David Turnbloom, theology, as he presents “Sacramental Justice and the Mission of Holy Cross” on Thursday, September 19, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. Turnbloom will examine the relationship between sacraments and justice using the constitution of the Congregation of Holy Cross as a guide. For […]

Filed Under: 09-16-2019, Academics, Events, Theology Department, Theology Thursday Lecture Tagged With: David Turnbloom, Theology Department, Theology Thursday

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Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Communication and Media, presented “Teaching with Transformative International Conflict Partners” on the panel, “Healing Divides and Elevating Connections within Conflict & Peacebuilding.” National Communication Association Convention. November, 2025.

Christi Richardson-Zboralski, Director of Marketing – Graduate Programs, published a short story under pen name, Christi R. Suzanne, entitled “Outlaw’s Dust.” In Lisa Diane Kastner (Ed.) 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. Running Wild Press. January 7, 2026. All proceeds from this anthology go toward Habitat for Humanity LA. Find it on the Broadway Books website or on Bookshop.org.

Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

Jessica Murphy Moo, editor of Portland Magazine and director of storytelling, wrote the lyrics to two songs in “We Go On, Oswego,” a song cycle honoring female refugees who lived at Camp Ontario in upstate New York. From 1944-1946, Camp Ontario provided emergency shelter to refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe. “We Go On, Oswego” was performed at Nazareth College, in collaboration with Finger Lakes Opera, on December 4, 2025. It was commissioned by Katie Hannigan, PhD. The song “There Is No Underground,” was written in collaboration with composer Maria Thompson Corley, and the song “My Table,” was written in collaboration with composer Kurt Erickson.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “A Spirituality of Desert Discipleship for Our Times. Reflections on the Readings of the Third Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 13, 2025.

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