News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
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 information contact the controller’s office at 7393 or barger@up.edu.
As the new term gets underway, faculty have probably made several resolutions for their classrooms, perhaps incorporating feedback from recent course evaluations. To provide steady, straightforward resources for honing their craft, the Teaching & Learning Collaborative (TLC) offers a Tip of the Week in each issue of upbeat. Each is compact enough to be read or viewed in the length of time it takes to drink a cup of coffee.
A variety of common teaching concerns are addressed in a rotation that includes: accessible education, technology, internationalization, efficiency and teaching millennials. Resources include links to brief videos, white papers, and strategy articles from publications such as The Teaching Professor. Faculty should look in their mailboxes in the next week for a coupon good for a coffee purchased from Bon Appetit, redeemable at any of the coffee kiosks on campus.
Those who have ideas for resources the TLC could provide in this manner, or questions to be tackled, please contact Karen Eifler at eifler@up.edu. The TLC will also publicize workshops and brown bag sessions hosted by the many units on campus dedicated to supporting excellent teaching.
Tickets for the big Pilot basketball game vs. Gonzaga go on sale on Monday, January 11, at 11 a.m., and the athletics team hopes to pack the Chiles Center with UP community members. Tickets will be available for purchase on Ticketmaster.com, in person at the Pilots box office, or over the phone by calling x7525. It is recommended that people try to use Ticketmaster.com for tickets, as they can help thousands of people at once.
Make plans to join the Pilots men’s basketball team in the Chiles Center this week for two West Coast Conference basketball games. The action starts on Thursday night with a game against University of San Diego. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m., and staff tickets are still available at 50 percent off on general admission through the Pilots box office. Then on Saturday night the action continues as the Pilots welcome Brigham Young University to the Chiles Center for a big West Coast Conference faceoff. Tip-off for this game is at 3 p.m. and once again staff can purchase GA tickets for 50 percent off at the Pilots box office.
For more information contact athletics at 7117 or go to www.portlandpilots.com.