The University and the performing and fine arts department will host the 41st annual Best in the Northwest Choir Festival, Friday May 9, all day, in Buckley Center Auditorium. Choir members will also use first floor Buckley Center classrooms for robing and rehearsal. Top honors go to the finest middle and junior high school choirs […]
Events
Let Us Commence
The University is preparing for a record number of graduates in its 2014 spring commencement exercises on Sunday, May 4, set for 1:30 p.m. at the Earle A. and Virginia H. Chiles Center on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. University president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., will confer an anticipated 818 bachelor’s degrees on Sunday. […]
Spring 2014 Commencement, May 4
The University is preparing for a record number of graduates in its 2014 spring commencement exercises on Sunday, May 4, set for 1:30 p.m. , in the Chiles Center. University president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., will confer an anticipated 818 bachelor’s degrees on Sunday. Also participating will be 111 students who expect to be […]
$100K Challenge Venture Competition, April 26
The Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation is proud to announce the $100K Challenge Venture Competition on Saturday, April 26, in Shiley Hall room 301. This competition provides students with the opportunity to receive feedback from experts in the entrepreneurial community, win monetary prizes, and acquire legal services that will help advance an idea […]
Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 25
Holocaust survivor Anneke Bloomfield will speak on campus in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day on Friday, April 25, at 4 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163. She will share her experience as a hidden child in the Netherlands during World War II. The event is free and open to all and light refreshments will be […]
Retiring Faculty Ceremony & Reception, April 25
The following faculty members have announced their retirement at the conclusion of the spring 2014 semester, according to Kathleen Staten, provost’s office: Kathy Crabtree, Nursing Chris Kodadek, Biology Herman Asarnow, English Thompson Faller, Philosophy Susan Baillet, Psychology Robert Duff, Sociology Rev. Claude Pomerleau, C.S.C., Political Science Caroline Mann, Library A ceremony for all 2014 faculty […]
17th Annual UP Day, April 25
The 17th annual UP Day at Joe Etzel Field is scheduled for Friday, April 25, at 3 p.m. The Pilots will take the mound against the San Francisco Dons. All employees and family members are welcome to attend the game at no charge, and also enjoy complimentary hot dogs (vegetarian alternative available as well), chips, […]
Romeo and Juliet Concert, April 22
The University of Portland Orchestra will present the “Romeo and Juliet” concert, featuring Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture and Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, on Tuesday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Admission is free and all are welcome. The orchestra will perform two of the most famous musical depictions […]
Third Annual Sam Jam Fundraiser, April 16
The third annual Sam Jam fundraiser will take place on Wednesday, April 16, at 7 p.m., in the Chiles Center. Members of the Pilot men’s and women’s basketball teams will compete in a wheelchair basketball game against the Portland Wheelblazers of Oregon Disability Sports to raise money for Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA). Sam Jam […]
McNerney-Hanson Ethics Bowl Showcase at UP
The second annual McNerney-Hanson Ethics Bowl Showcase was held on Saturday, April 5, according to College of Arts and Sciences dean Michael F. Andrews (pictured). The event was sponsored by Andrews, who also serves as the McNerney-Hanson University Endowed Chair in Ethics. This year’s McNerney-Hanson Ethics Bowl highlighted the nationally acclaimed UP Speech and Debate […]