After a year of research of peer and aspirant schools and feedback from students, faculty, and staff, the Division of Student Affairs is pleased to launch its new Diversity & Inclusion website at this link. All are encouraged to visit the site to find opportunities for student involvement, important University and educational resources, ways to […]
01-18-2016
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” […]
Kick Off Year of Mercy With Campus Ministry, Jan. 17
Campus Ministry invites the UP community to help inaugurate Pope Francis’ Year of Mercy on Sunday, January 17, at the 10:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. Masses in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. The theme for the year is “Undoing the Knots.” Campus Ministry encourages all faculty, staff, and students to come to the chapel […]
2015 Katherine A. Kendall International Social Work Grant
The University of Portland’s Dorothy Day Social Work Program, in collaboration with its Studies Abroad and Spanish programs, has been awarded a $10,000 Katherine A. Kendall International Social Work Grant, sponsored by the Council on Social Work Education. The grant will allow the University’s social work program to make significant improvements to their curriculum with […]
Digital Lab: Spring Workshops
The Clark Library’s Digital Lab is offering a mix of new workshops and repeats of popular ones during the spring semester. Offerings include Resume Design, PowerPoint Slide Design, Using Your Digital Camera, Introduction to 3D Printing, Video Editing with Premiere Pro, and Website Building. All workshops are open to current students, faculty, and staff. Visit […]
Grants To Fund Research in Environmental and Sustainability Issues
The Shiley School of Engineering has received three grants totaling $45,000 for undergraduate student research projects dealing with environmental and sustainability issues. The research involves collaboration with other schools and organizations, and each project is funded by a $15,000 grant from the Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges & Universities (The Alliance) and the Katherine Bisbee […]
Palanca, Please
A group of 36 students will be attending the January Encounter with Christ Retreat along with 21 student leaders from January 29-30. All faculty and staff are asked to consider writing a note (palanca) to students they may know on the retreat’s attendance list. Palanca present an opportunity to encourage students and express appreciation for […]
TLC Tip Of The Week: Accessible Word Docs Made Easy
This week’s teaching tip from the Teaching & Learning Collaborative (TLC) is a brief introduction to creating accessible Microsoft Office documents. Whether or not you have jumped on board with the new Office 365 system, chances are extremely high that you are using Word and PowerPoint to deliver learning materials. And just as surely, even […]
Math Colloquium: Jan. 18
The spring semester’s first Math Colloquium will take place on Monday, January 18, at 4 p.m., in Franz Hall Room 038. Speaker Anne Yust from Birmingham-Southern College will present “Predator-Prey Dynamics with Intraspecific Competition and an Allee Effect in the Predator Population.” Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Carol Bruce, mathematics, at 7166 […]
New Men’s Soccer Coach: Nick Carlin-Voigt
Nick Carlin-Voigt has been hired as the new head coach for the Pilots men’s soccer team. Carlin-Voight comes to Portland from UCLA, where he was the associate head coach for the Bruins during the past four seasons. Carlin-Voigt was actively involved in all aspects of the UCLA soccer program, including player development, training, scouting, scheduling, soccer-specific […]