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Founders’ Day Celebration, April 8

The University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 8. Four sessions of student presentations will be held in place of regularly scheduled classes, and all students and faculty are encouraged take part in the day’s events, featuring senior presentations, undergraduate research, panel discussions, recitals, and more. Classes scheduled to begin after 4 p.m. will be held […]

Music At Midweek, Feb. 5

Patrick Murphy, performing and fine arts, will discuss his recent trip to Moscow during this week’s Music at Midweek, on Wednesday, February 5, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. The event is free and open to all. Murphy will focus on the trials and tribulations he faced in attempting to obtain musical […]

Free Screening: “Walking the Camino,” Jan. 29

All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend a free screening of the documentary “Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago” on Wednesday, January 29, at 7 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons. The screening is open to the public. This multiple award winning film has been selling out screenings around the world. It concerns […]

Music At Midweek

Ken Kleszynski, performing and fine arts, will present a brief lecture about the British composer George Lloyd (1913-1998), followed by the short film “Strange Storms and Symphonies,” about Lloyd’s life and music, on Wednesday, January 29, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. His presentation will be this week’s “Music at Midweek” event, […]

Dream UP: Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Jan. 20

All faculty, staff, and students are invited to join multicultural programs and the Moreau Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons. There will be opportunities to sign up for community service projects throughout spring 2014, plus a DJ, free t-shirts for individuals […]

Music at Midweek, Jan. 22

The performing and fine arts department will present Elisa Doughty, soprano (pictured), and Susan McDaniel, piano, in the next Music at Midweek performance on Wednesday, January 22, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. The performance is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. Selections will include Six Elizabethan Songs […]

Bonnie Meltzer Exhibit, Portland Tribune Article

North Portland mixed media artist Bonnie Meltzer will show her work in the “Coal: Not in Any Back Yard” exhibit from January 13 to February 6 in the Buckley Center Gallery. She is also featured in an article titled “Eco-Crusader with a Hot Glue Gun” in the January 16 edition of the Portland Tribune. See […]