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Issues
2024-2025 Readings and Lectures Series Presents: Erica Berry (Feb. 26)
The Departments of Environmental Studies and English are proud to present a reading event with author Erica Berry at the UP Bookstore on February 26. Berry is the author of the 2024 Oregon Book Award winner “Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear,” which explores our cultural constructions of predator and prey, and what it means to navigate a world in which we can be both, through the lens of a wrongfully misunderstood species. (Read More).
Home Purchase Opportunity Exclusively for University of Portland Employees (Feb. 27)
The University is offering two of its residential properties – 6719 and 6727 Portsmouth Avenue – for sale to interested faculty or staff employees. The deadline to indicate interest is February 27. (Read More).
Staff Development Week (Mar. 3-6)
Staff Development Week is designed to inspire learning, personal growth, and practical skill-building beyond the workplace. Through engaging sessions on a variety of topics, employees can explore new interests, gain useful life skills, and enhance their overall well-being. (Read More).
Faculty Writing Retreat (Jun. 11-13)
To highlight our academic mission and to support faculty holistically as well as professionally, the Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture is offering a summer Faculty Writing Retreat at the Guest House at Mt. Angel Abbey, June 11 – 13. This retreat will be a time of reflection, study, and community building. (Read More).
PortLog: Campus Buildings, History, & Fun Facts
In February, Alumni & Family Relations hosts Family Weekend, where Pilot families come to witness their students in action and enjoy the colorful history of our campus and its many points of interest. The latest edition of PortLog is a special tour for our Pilot Families and features a collection of fun-facts about our campus home. (Read More).
Public Research Fellows: Project Participants Needed!
The Public Research Fellows is conducting a project aimed at documenting how the North Portland community experiences everyday democracy. We want you to share your experiences related to the Columbia Park and Annex along with its physical infrastructure in a co-creating session where we will discuss your interactions with the City Council and your hopes for an engaged civil dialogue with the new government. (Read More).
Rhodes & Marshall Scholarship Nominations Needed
Faculty members are encouraged to send the names of academically and experientially exceptional, ambitious rising seniors who would benefit from attending graduate school at Cambridge, Oxford, or one of the other premier UK institutions, to the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement. (Read More).
Inclement Weather Reminders
The sunshine held out longer than expected. Alas, cold and snow have arrived. Please review these updates from Facilities Services and Campus Safety for important information and tips regarding inclement weather. (Read More).
POL Presents: Executive Orders Explained (Feb. 5)
Professors Bill Curtis and Jeff Meiser will unpack and discuss presidential executive orders, as well as their power and limitations in this lecture event. Sponsored by POL, Engaged Humanities, and Constructive Dialogues. (Read More).