All University of Portland community members are invited to celebrate the feast day of Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, on Wednesday, January 20, at 5 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Karen Eifler, co-director of the Garaventa Center, will be honored as a recipient of the 2015 […]
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Pacific Northwest Book Award Winner The Estimable Brian Doyle Reading, Jan. 19
Brian Doyle, award-winning essayist, novelist and editor of Portland magazine, will read from several of his new books at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, January 19, in the Pilot House bookstore. Doyle is the author of many books of essays, poems, and fiction, among them the sprawling Oregon novel Mink River and the sea novel The […]
Faith And Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Jan. 29
The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be Friday, January 29, at 3:30 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy Conference Room. The group will discuss a chapter from William Deresiewicz’s book Excellent Sheep entitled “Great Books,” an excerpt from Gunartana’s Mindfulness in Plain English, and a reflection by Thicht Nhat Hanh entitled “Washing Dishes” […]
2015 University Staff Awards
Employee awards for 2015 were presented at the annual employees’ holiday banquet on Monday, December 21. The winners: Teri Landtiser, who won the Margaret W. Henzi Award for outstanding office/clerical employees, and was cited as “Terri Landtiser, who was praised as “trusted and loyal, diligent and dedicated, selfless and serene, utterly unflappable, and entirely devoted […]
New Mileage Reimbursement Rate For 2016
Beginning January 1, 2016, the University is adjusting its mileage reimbursement rate to $0.54/mile in accordance with IRS rules, according to Eric Barger, controller. Miles driven in 2015 will be reimbursed at the then- effective rate of $0.575/mile. Miles driven in 2015 must be submitted for reimbursement by the end of February, 2016. For more […]
St. Andre Bessette Feast Day Mass, Jan. 6
Please join the UP and Holy Cross communities in celebration of the feast day of St. Andre Bessette, C.S.C., at the 12:05 p.m. Mass in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher on Wednesday, January 6. St. Andre is a significant saint for the Congregation of Holy Cross as he was a Holy Cross brother and […]
UP Accounting Team Takes Second Place In National Competition
A team of University of Portland students finished second in the 2015 AICPA Accounting Competition, held recently in Durham, North Carolina. The UP students’ finish earned a $3,000 award for the University, and the team received a $10,000 award to be split among team members. The team consisted of students Isaac Mansuetti, Lance Chee, and […]
Free Tickets for Build, Remodel, and Landscape Show
The University events office has tickets for free admission to the Build, Remodel & Landscape Show on January 8, 9, and 10, 2016, according to Carol Welch, University events. Employees are welcome to e-mail Carol for free tickets; she can send tickets via campus mail, or employees can stop by the events trailer in person. […]
Scheduling Library Sessions for Spring Semester
With the end of one year comes the time to plan for the next. The end of the fall semester is a great time to schedule library instruction before the calendar fills up. Librarians are ready to work with faculty to tailor sessions to their students’ research needs. Classes typically meet in the Clark Library’s […]
Lunch, Learn, Lose Weight
The first Lunch & Learn session for 2016 will take place on Wednesday, January 6, from noon to 1 p.m., in Room 222 of the Clark Library. A representative from Kaiser Permanente will present “Losing Weight the Healthy Way.” All employees are welcome to attend. For more information contact human resources at hr@up.edu.