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The late Brian Doyle, whose connection with the Congregation of Holy Cross spanned over 40 years until his sudden passing in the spring of 2017, has received a posthumous 2017 Spirit of Holy Cross Award. Given annually to lay collaborators of the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers, the award […]

The UP Crossroads speaker series kicks off a new season with the theme of “Ethics and Technology” for the 2017-2018 academic year. The engaging series features an informal roundtable discussion hosted by a guest speaker on a topic at the intersection of technology and teaching. Dan McGinty, Dundon-Berchtold Institute, will start the first conversation on September 19 at 3 p.m. in the Digital Lab. […]

All University faculty, staff, and students are invited to the groundbreaking ceremony for our new academic center, Dundon-Berchtold Hall, on Thursday, September 21, at 6 p.m., on the Eastside Quad near Waldschmidt Hall. There will be a short program in which we will also recognize the generous lead benefactors of the new building, Amy Dundon-Berchtold […]

The University of Portland welcomes 34 new faculty members to The Bluff as they begin new faculty orientation on Tuesday, August 22. The day-long orientation will introduce the new faculty to the University’s resources, traditions, and culture with sessions on teaching and learning, scholarship, faith and formation, and service and leadership. Get to know our […]

University of Portland School of Nursing dean Joane Moceri was named as the 2017 Outstanding Alumna of the University of Washington Tacoma’s Nursing & Healthcare Leadership Program in June. Moceri is a former UW Tacoma faculty member and received her master of nursing degree from the school. Moceri received her award at University of Washington […]

For the second straight year, the Portland Pilots had 12 rowers named Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) National Scholar Athletes, tied for the second most in the country among all NCAA DI schools; also that number is easily the most among West Coast Conference schools. The Pilots rowing team is coached by Pasha Spencer, athletics. […]

The University of Portland lost a beloved member of our community when Brian Doyle, award-winning author and editor of Portland magazine for 25 years, passed away at his home, early in the morning of May 27, 2017, from complications related to a brain tumor. Brian, 60, is survived by his wife, Mary, their daughter, Lily, and […]

Three French teaching assistantships have been granted to University of Portland French studies graduates by the French government, according to Trudie Booth, international languages and cultures. Emma Bauer ’17, Clare Munger ’15, and Jenna Kunz ’17 will be teaching in France this coming academic year. A fourth UP alumna applied and may receive word later […]

Mass will be celebrated in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and Monday through Friday at 12:05 p.m. during the summer months. Reconciliation will be available on Fridays from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Please call campus ministry at x7131 or ministry@up.edu if you have any questions.

Three students from the Department of Performing & Fine Arts were awarded national fellowships at the 49th Annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, held April 17-22 at the John F. Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. Adele Kennedy, Megan Macker, and Maddie Nguyen were each awarded the top honor in their […]