Fire drills will occur in all campus buildings at the beginning of the spring 2025 semester. Academic Building fire drills will be held the second week of school (Tuesday). Faculty and staff should be aware of the evacuation routes for the buildings in which they work. (Read More).
Issues
New to The Bluff—Lane Brown: Custodian, Facilities – Campus Wide
Lane worked at P.P.S. as part of the public school system staff prior to joining us at UP.
Welcome, Lane!
New to The Bluff—Shirley Tayun: Custodial Supervisor, Facilities Services
Shirley owned a private cleaning company prior to UP and is the loving mother of four beautiful boys.
Welcome, Shirley!
Outdoor Pursuits: Wilderness Emergency Training Courses (Feb. 1-2; Mar. 1-5)
The Outdoor Pursuits Program is hosting Wilderness First Aid (February 1-2) and a Wilderness First Responder Courses (March 1-5). These courses are designed to give you the medical skills, technical skills, and decision-making skills to respond to an incident in the backcountry. (Read More).
Get Involved!
Have you been wondering how you can get involved to make our world a better place for future generations? Or maybe you just want to make UP a safer place for students, faculty, and staff to live, learn and work? UP Wellness has options for you! (Read More).
PortLog: The Fair Rose Campaign
In the latest PortLog post, we highlight the Fair Rose Campaign, a city-wide collegiate anti-discrimination project led by ASUP in 1951. (Read More).
Teaching Award; Scholarship Award—Nominations due Jan. 31
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) invites nominations for two 2025 Faculty Awards: the Faculty Teaching Award and Faculty Scholarship Award. Nominations are facilitated via e-mail. (Read More).
AI and The Future of Work (Jan. 29)
Join the Center for Teaching and Learning and Natalie Nelson-Marsh from the Communication Studies program for a discussion about AI and the Workplace. (Read More).
New Program! Colleague Campus Connections
Want to peek into a colleague’s classroom and discover new teaching ideas? Want someone to visit yours and provide helpful feedback? Join Colleague Campus Connections, a new and informal program that pairs faculty members to learn from and inspire each other through casual classroom visits and conversations. (Read More).
Faculty Book Launch: “Unmentionable Madness”(Jan. 23)
The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to share a launch event for Unmentionable Madness: Gender, Disability, and Shame in the Malaria Treatment of Neurosyphilis. Christin L. Hancock, PhD, employs feminist disability history to uncover the history of a radical and experimental medical treatment and its impact on the women and men who received it in the 1920s and 1930s. (Read More).