The Pamplin School of Business will offer an MBA and MSF information session on Wednesday, September 25, from 6 to 7 p.m., in the Murphy Conference Room of Franz Hall, according to Melissa McCarthy. It is a great opportunity to learn more about both programs, ask questions, and sit in on a class. RSVPs are requested to mccarthy@up.edu. For more information contact McCarthy at 7225 or mccarthy@up.edu.
Events
Parents: Need a Break?
The University daycare house will be providing child care on Friday, Sept. 20, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., during a Pamplin School of Business barbecue. Cost is $30 for one child and $40 per family. Parents who are not members of the PSOBA faculty are welcome to take advantage of this Parents Night Out service, which also takes place on the first Friday of each month. E-mail Cala Richman at calar@vhflc.org if interested in reserving a spot for your child.
Corrado Hall 15th Anniversary
Please join Corrado Hall staff and residents in celebrating 15 years of building Christian community at a celebratory Mass on Monday, September 23, at 6 p.m., in the St. Susanna Chapel. For more information contact Fiona Corner, residence life, at 8999 or corner@up.edu.
Palanca, Please
Thirty-six students will be attending the September Encounter with Christ Retreat along with 22 student leaders from September 27-29. All faculty and staff are asked if they would consider writing a note (palanca) to students they know who will be attending. Writing palanca is an opportunity to encourage students and express appreciation for them outside the classroom. Each retreatant will receive an envelope of surprise palanca. Please do not discuss this concept with students, in order to keep it a surprise.
A list of students can be found at www.up.edu/campusministry/palanca. Please submit your palanca to the campus ministry office in the Pilot House or St. Mary’s by Wednesday, September 25. Mark the envelope with “Encounter Retreat—(student’s name).” For more information contact Beth Barsotti, campus ministry, at 7463 or barsotti@up.edu.
New International Film Series
The Collaborative for International Studies and Global Outreach (CISGO) is pleased to announce the first International film series on campus that will begin this semester, 2013, and continue into spring semester, 2014. Filmmakers from Portland, including faculty and staff from UP, will screen their works related to international travel and research. The first screening will be on Thursday, September 12, from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Kate Regan (pictured), international languages and cultures, will screen her latest film, “Trekking with Quijote.” Courtney Vail Fletcher, communication studies, and Jeff Kennel, marketing and communications, will screen their film on Nicaragua in November. For more details, go to the CISGO website at www. up.edu/cisgo.
Mathematics Colloquium
The mathematics department will present its first Mathematics Colloquium for the 2013-2014 academic year on Wednesday, September 4, at 4 p.m., in Buckley Center room 207. They will present “A Panel Discussion on Graduate School: Applying, finding funding and succeeding.” Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Carol Bruch, mathematics, at 7166 or bruce@up.edu.
DNP Candidate Presentation
Jason Kephart, a 2014 doctor of nursing practice—family nurse practitioner candidate, has been working over the past year to complete his practice improvement project (PIP), a scholarly project designed to improve practice or patient outcomes. Kephart will be presenting his PIP poster on Monday, September 9 9 to 9:30 a.m., in Buckley Center room 310. The title of his presentation is “Secondary data analysis of nurse practitioner workforce characteristics: Implications for the future of primary care in Oregon.” All interested parties are invited to attend his presentation; RSVPs are not necessary. For more information contact Stacey Boatright, nursing, at 7211 or boatrigh@up.edu.
Fall 2013 Opening Convocation
All faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to attend the University’s Opening Convocation on Tuesday, August 27, at 4 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. University president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., will share some thoughts to open the academic year and set the tone for what is sure to be another incredible year on the Bluff. A reception will be held immediately following the convocation in the Bauccio Commons Board Room.
As Fr. Beauchamp has said before, even though classes begin on Monday, August 26, for many the Opening Convocation is the moment when the new academic year really begins. “It is when we all come together in one place – when we see one another, say hello, share stories and news, greet new colleagues, and get strength and invigoration from one another,” he says. “This annual gathering is one of the events that marks us as a true learning community and it is for me one of the most exciting times of the year as things get underway.”
For more information, contact the president’s office at 7101 or simek@up.edu.
Chapel Schedule For Fall 2013
The Mass schedule at the Chapel of Christ the Teacher will return to its regular academic year times with the start of the fall 2013 semester. Sunday Masses will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. Daily Mass, Monday through Friday, will be celebrated at 12:05 p.m. Confessions will be heard on Monday evenings from 9 to 10 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 5 to 5:30 p.m. For more information contact campus ministry at 7131 or mccreary@up.edu.
Employee Kickball Extravaganza
All UP employees, both faculty and staff, are welcome to take part in the first annual Employee Kickball Extravaganza on Wednesday, August 14, at 4 p.m., on the Shipstad Quad, according to organizers Mary Beebe and Joe Kuffner, marketing and communications. Kick off the new school year by playing everyone’s favorite schoolyard game (no, not dodgeball) with your UP coworkers. All skill levels welcome; the only requirement is a desire to have some fun in the sun before students show up and take over the campus. Please RSVP to Kuffner at kuffnerj@up.edu or Beebe at beebe@up.edu.