The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be Friday, January 31, 3:30 to 5 p.m., in the Murphy Room. We will discuss Thomas Merton’s essay “Rain and Rhinoceros,” Andrew Guest’s essay in Oregon Humanities, “Pursuing a Science of Happiness,” and the poem “Happiness,” by Jane Kenyon. All readings are available here on […]
01-06-2020
Mindfulness With Teri Pipe, Jan. 23: All Welcome
In celebration of the University of Portland School of Nursing’s 85th anniversary, our next guest speaker, Dr. Teri Pipe, will be visiting campus on Thursday, January 23, 2020, to discuss the topic of mindfulness. Pipe is the chief well-being officer at Arizona State University and the founding director of ASU’s Center for Mindfulness, Compassion, and […]
Support Is Here For Student Class Presentations, Group Projects
Do you assign presentations and group projects in your classes? Do you often find that your students could use help in improving their presenting of material and working effectively in groups? The Learning Commons in collaboration with the Department of Communication Studies offers peer consulting in our Speech and Presentation Lab and Groupwork Lab. These […]
MLK Day Celebration, Jan. 20: A “Day On” at UP
In 2020 the University of Portland will mark national Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a “day on,” not a day off, according to Yuri Hernández Osorio, student activities. As the University community celebrates the legacy of Dr. King, there will be opportunities to engage in events throughout the day and ways to serve the community in the […]
2019-2020 Excellence in Service Award: Nominations Needed
The Committee on Committees is now accepting faculty nominations for the 2019-2020 Excellence in Service Award. This award allows the University community to recognize and celebrate outstanding dedication and accomplishment in service. The committee will accept nominations until noon on Friday, January 24. Nominations should be submitted to the Service Award Moodle site. Submission of supporting […]
2019 Spirit of Holy Cross Awardee: Thomas Greene
The Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers, will award the Spirit of Holy Cross Award to retiring University of Portland provost Thomas Greene. Greene is among the five 2019 recipients announced by the Congregation’s United States Province Office. Greene, who has served UP as an instructor, administrator, professor, and leader for […]
Fall Pilots Academic Snapshot
The athletics department posted a fall semester GPA of 3.296 with 41 percent (117) of student-athletes being named to the Dean’s List. More than 76 percent of student-athletes now have a cumulative GPA better than 3.0. A total of 18 student-athletes earned a perfect 4.0 in the fall. Since athletics started recording department data in […]
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 Monday, January 6. St. Andre is a significant saint for the Congregation of Holy Cross as he was a Holy Cross brother and […]
Beauchamp Center Closed Jan. 8-12
The Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center will be closed from Wednesday, January 8 until Sunday, January 12 for facility updates, according to Kaitlin Bourne, recreational services. Faculty and staff fitness classes will resume on Monday, January 13. The schedule will be posted next week. For more information contact Bourne at bourne@up.edu.
Reconcile PCards by Jan. 7, Please
The controller’s office wants to remind faculty and staff that may be traveling and not on campus the first week in January, that they still need to do PCard reconciliations of December charges before Thursday, January 7, 2020. Wherever you are, the first week in January you can log onto the Wells Fargo website and […]