The next UP Hive event will be “Quality! For Fork’s Sake,” taking place on Wednesday, January 21, at CENTRL (1355 NW Everett Street, no. 100), starting at 5:30 p.m. Alumni panelists will explore how food is produced and critiqued, from farm practices to presentation on consumers’ and customers’ plates. Panelist Jason Kallingal ’04 owns Life […]
Franz Center for Leadership Entrepreneurship and Innovation
$100K Challenge Venture Competition Results
Six Shiley School of Engineering students placed first in the for-profit business category of the University of Portland’s $100K Challenge Venture Competition, an expanded business plan competition hosted by the University’s Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation. The winning engineering group, Dynamic Assistive Technologies, consisted of Jordan Schiemer, Audre Ramey, Caroline Pisani, Ann Truong, […]
Wanted: 20 Faculty, 20 Staff For Leadership Fellows Positions
The Franz Center is seeking 20 faculty and 20 staff members who want to learn more about becoming a leadership fellow as part of the Leadership Certificate Program, according to Pete Rooks, Franz Center. Prospective leadership fellows must be either full-time staff members or faculty members appointed at an adjunct level or higher. A Dexheimer […]
$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 […]
Leadership Speaker Series: Laura Mansfield, April 7
The Franz Center’s Leadership Speaker Series welcomes Laura Mansfield, CEO of PAGATIM creative audio agency, on Monday, April 7, at 7:10 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Mansfield will speak on her career and leadership philosophy. Her talk is free and open to all. For more information contact the Franz Center at 7769 or franzcenter@up.edu.
Leadership Speaker Series: Chris Corrado, March 31
Chris Corrado, president and CEO of Environments, will speak on Monday, March 31, at 7:10 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The event, free and open to all, is sponsored by the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation and is part of the center’s Leadership Speaker Series. Corrado, a 1982 graduate of the University, serves […]
Bauccio Lecture in Entrepreneurship, March 27
The 2014 Bauccio Lecture in Entrepreneurship will be delivered by Whole Foods Market co-CEO Walter Robb III on Thursday, March 27, at 4:15 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to all faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the public. Robb joined Whole Foods in 1991, operating the Mill Valley, Calif., store […]
DJ Wilson Leadership Speaker Series Lecture, March 24
DJ Wilson, president and general manager of KGW Media Group Portland since 2007, will be the guest speaker for the University of Portland’s Leadership Speaker Series at 7:10 p.m. on Monday, March 24, in Buckley Center Auditorium. Her talk is free and open to faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the public. Wilson is president of […]
Faith-Based Leadership Program
The University’s Faith-Based Leadership Program is designed for students who want to experience the challenges facing leaders in the Church and other faith-based organizations. Interning as an executive assistant for a senior leader in one of these organizations, students will be immersed in the reality of its day-to-day operations while, at the same time, discerning […]
Jill Nelson Lecture, Feb. 24
Jill Nelson, founder and CEO of Ruby Receptionists, will speak on Monday, February 24, at 7:10 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The event, free and open to all, is sponsored by the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation as part of their Leadership Speaker Series. Founded by Nelson in 2003, Ruby Receptionists serves more […]