The performing and fine arts department will present a screening of Buster Keaton’s classic silent film, “The General,” accompanied by a live soundtrack by the University Orchestra, on Saturday, January 23, in Buckley Center Auditorium. The soundtrack was written by student composer Dana Coppernoll-Houston. A pre-concert talk on film music will be presented by Edmund […]
Events
Pacific Northwest Book Award Winner The Estimable Brian Doyle Reading, Jan. 19
Brian Doyle, award-winning essayist, novelist and editor of Portland magazine, will read from several of his new books at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, January 19, in the Pilot House bookstore. Doyle is the author of many books of essays, poems, and fiction, among them the sprawling Oregon novel Mink River and the sea novel The […]
2015 University Staff Awards
Employee awards for 2015 were presented at the annual employees’ holiday banquet on Monday, December 21. The winners: Teri Landtiser, who won the Margaret W. Henzi Award for outstanding office/clerical employees, and was cited as “Terri Landtiser, who was praised as “trusted and loyal, diligent and dedicated, selfless and serene, utterly unflappable, and entirely devoted […]
Best Wishes to Carol Welch, January 15
Please join the University events office in extending best wishes to Carol Welch, who is retiring on January 15, 2016. Carol has been an esteemed member of the University Staff for 25 years, with 13 years in payroll, 8 years in HR, and 4 years in University events. Carol has been an integral member of […]
Pilots Men’s Basketball vs. Gonzaga: Tickets On Sale Jan. 11
Tickets for the big Pilot basketball game vs. Gonzaga go on sale on Monday, January 11, at 11 a.m., and the athletics team hopes to pack the Chiles Center with UP community members. Tickets will be available for purchase on Ticketmaster.com, in person at the Pilots box office, or over the phone by calling x7525. […]
Pilots Men Return Home For WCC Games
Make plans to join the Pilots men’s basketball team in the Chiles Center this week for two West Coast Conference basketball games. The action starts on Thursday night with a game against University of San Diego. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m., and staff tickets are still available at 50 percent off on general admission […]
Free Tickets for Build, Remodel, and Landscape Show
The University events office has tickets for free admission to the Build, Remodel & Landscape Show on January 8, 9, and 10, 2016, according to Carol Welch, University events. Employees are welcome to e-mail Carol for free tickets; she can send tickets via campus mail, or employees can stop by the events trailer in person. […]
You’re Invited: Laurie Kelley’s Farewell Party, Dec. 18
All University faculty and staff are invited to wish Laurie Kelley a fond farewell on Friday, December 18, from 2 to 3 p.m., in the Pilot House. Laurie will be leaving her position as vice president of University relations to become president and chief development officer for the Providence Foundations throughout the Oregon region. She […]
Advent Concert Tickets Still Available
The Advent Concert is scheduled for Saturday, December 5, at 8 p.m., at St. Mary’s Cathedral. The Advent Concert is the highlight of the year for the University Singers, directed by Michael Connolly, and Women’s Chorale, directed by Kathryn Briggs. The featured composition is “A Ceremony of Carols” by Benjamin Britten, accompanied by UP faculty […]
Celebrate International Education Week, Nov. 16-22
International Education Week is here, and from November 16-22, the University of Portland is hosting campus-wide events open to the broader UP community and the public. All during the week, international cuisine will be featured in the Bauccio Commons; photos can be sent using #UPIEW and #IEW2015 for a chance to win $25; and tickets […]