The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be Friday, February 6, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy conference room. The group will discuss “Cultivating ‘Sparks of Divinity:’ Soul-Making as Purpose of Higher Education” by late Ursinus College president Bobby Fong. In the context of this reading, the […]
01-12-2015
Come Celebrate Thirst Friday, Jan. 23
The Garaventa Center will hold its first Thirst Friday social gathering for the spring semester on Friday, January 23, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. All faculty and staff are invited to celebrate settling in to the new semester with a glass of wine, tasty appetizers, and fun conversation. For more information contact Karen Eifler, Garaventa […]
Next UP Hive Event: Jan. 21
The next UP Hive event will be “Quality! For Fork’s Sake,” taking place on Wednesday, January 21, at CENTRL (1355 NW Everett Street, no. 100), starting at 5:30 p.m. Alumni panelists will explore how food is produced and critiqued, from farm practices to presentation on consumers’ and customers’ plates. Panelist Jason Kallingal ’04 owns Life […]
2014 University Staff Awards
Staff awards for 2014 were presented at the annual employees’ holiday banquet on Thursday, December 18. The winners are: Cathy Kelley, mailing services, who won the Margaret W. Henzi Award for outstanding office/clerical employees, and was cited as “like Margaret Henzi herself, trusted and loyal, diligent and dedicated, kind-hearted and utterly devoted to the University […]
Earth Care Summit: True Costs of Climate Change, Jan. 24-25
The University will host the sixth annual Earth Care Summit, “The True Costs of Climate Change,” on Saturday and Sunday, January 24 and 25, in Buckley Center Auditorium and Franz Hall. Registration will close on Friday, January 16; go to www.emoregon.org. Attendees will explore how climate change affects physical and mental health, agriculture and biodiversity, […]
Celebrate Feast of Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., Jan. 20
All University community members are invited to celebrate the feast day of Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, on Tuesday, January 20, at 5 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Political science professor Gary Malecha will be honored as a recipient of the 2014 Spirit of Holy Cross […]
Going For Gold (And Silver And Bronze)
The marketing and communications office has received a number of awards from the CounciI for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in its 2014 District 8 competition. The University’s quarterly Portland Magazine won two gold awards: one for the June 2014 RISE Campaign closing issue, and one for the Winter 2014 editorial essay about the […]
Locked Out? Fix It Yourself!
Information services has launched a new self-service password reset application. All users must enroll in order to use this new tool, which will require updating their security profile by adding an alternate e-mail contact and setting up security questions. This takes just a few minutes to complete. The new app offers a convenient way to […]
TLC From the TLC
Each week this semester, look in upbeat for a link to a brief article or video with straightforward, concrete ideas for supporting excellent teaching. These are meant to last about as long as it takes to drink a cup of coffee or tea; coupons for a hot beverage from Bon Appetit were distributed to all […]
Spring 2015 Teaching and Scholarship Calendar
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has released its Spring 2015 calendar of deadlines, according to committee chair Lauretta Frederking, political science. Butine Awards: Butine call sent out: January 12 Deadline for faculty to submit applications to department chairs, dean, and chair of Committee on Teaching and Scholarship: Feb. 6, no later than noon […]