01-19-2015

UP Accounting Team Advances to National Finals

January 19, 2015

Four University of Portland accounting students won the regional round of the KPMG Case Competition in Chicago this past weekend. The team, made up of Erika Schlotfeldt, Jessie Robinson, Emily Glaser, and Courtney Lemon, beat teams from University of Missouri, University of Illinois, University of Washington, DePaul, Colorado State, and Wisconsin. The UP accounting team will now travel to New York at the end of February for the U.S. finals, where it will compete against other regional teams, including Howard University, Boston College, and University of Michigan.

The UP accounting team took first place in a KPMG accounting competition leading up to its Chicago appearance, beating three teams from University of Oregon and Oregon State University.

For more information on the University of Portland accounting program and competitive accounting teams, contact Ellen Lippman, business administration, at 7268 or lippman@up.edu.

Committee On Faculty Welfare Survey

January 19, 2015

Faculty members who have not had a chance to respond to the Committee on Faculty Welfare’s survey about issues and areas of concern still have time to do so—the timeline for submitting feedback has been extended until Monday, January 26. The survey is available at http://tinyurl.com/pxyecd5. Survey responses are completely anonymous; faculty may also omit any questions they prefer not to answer. The Committee on Faculty Welfare is gathering this information so they can speak with the administration on behalf of the UP faculty.

For more information contact Tamar More, committee chair, at more@up.edu.

Come Celebrate Thirst Friday, Jan. 23

January 19, 2015

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 Center, at 8014 or eifler@up.edu.

All Welcome For Adam Coon Lecture, Jan. 19

January 19, 2015

The Department of International Languages and Cultures invites faculty, staff, and students to attend a talk by Adam Coon, a candidate for the position of assistant professor of Spanish, on Monday, January 19, at 4:30 p.m., in the Holy Cross Lounge on the third floor of Franz Hall. Coon will present “Grinding Words: Self-Representations of Women in Contemporary Nahua Cultural Production.” Coon’s scholarship focuses in Mesoamerican indigenous literature from Mexico and Central America, and his dissertation is a study of emerging Nahua literature, written for the most part in its original language, though published bilingually in Nahuatl and Spanish.

For more information contact Maria Echenique, international languages and cultures, at 7190 or echeniqu@up.edu.

Next UP Hive Event: Jan. 21

January 19, 2015

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 of Pie Wood-Fired Pizza, which has been named one of Portland’s best pizzas. Panelist Megan Hallstone (pictured) was born and raised on Columbia Farms, located on Sauvie Island. After graduating from college and moving around in the corporate world for several years, she traded in her sneakers for rubber boots and returned to her family’s farm.

The UP Hive is an open forum for University of Portland alumni of all ages and professions who wish to connect with each other through networking and interactive educational events. For more information contact the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation at 7769 or ecenter@up.edu.

Faculty, Staff Invited To Showcase Hula Talents

January 19, 2015

The Hawaii club will be hosting its 39th Annual Luau on March 28, 2015. This year’s theme is Pi’i Mai Ka Nalu (“Overcoming/riding a wave”). As in years past the Hawaii Club extends an invitation to any faculty or staff members who are interested in learning hula basics and showcasing their dance talents in the luau show. It is always a fun role reversal when the students can be the teachers; they promise there won’t be any tests. Practice will take place on Sundays in St. Mary’s at 10 a.m., beginning January 25.

For more information contact Tiffany Harada at harada15@up.edu. Mahalo!

TLC From the TLC

January 19, 2015

This week’s teaching resource is a brief video featuring Pamela Potter, nursing, sharing several specific strategies she employs in her online and hybrid courses for creating a sense of community among students and using basic multimedia tools accessible to all faculty to move beyond information in the textbook. Support for all the ideas she offers is available in the Clark Library Digital Lab or through academic technology services.The video was created by Phyllis Egby, education, as part of her ATR grant.

Please remember that TLC resources are meant to be enjoyed with a cup of coffee, compliments of the associate provost and the Teaching & Learning Collaborative. Those who have not yet received a coupon are asked to contact Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, at eifler@up.edu.

Streamlined Summit Requesting Through UP Library Search

January 19, 2015

On Tuesday, January 20, Summit requesting will be integrated into the UP Library Search system. Once this is implemented, users will need to sign into their library “My Account” in order to see options to request items through Summit. This change streamlines the Summit experience by eliminating multiple prompts for authentication and adding the ability to track the status of Summit items through UP library accounts. This is the final phase of a two-year migration to one shared system among all 37 academic libraries in the Orbis Cascade Alliance. There may be some bumps as it goes live, but staff are committed to resolving issues. Please contact the library for help with any difficulties related to Summit requesting.

Emergency Response Training: Are You Ready for a Disaster?

January 19, 2015

The University of Portland Campus Community Emergency Response Team (CCERT) offers emergency response training for all faculty, staff, and students, according to Jeff Rook, public safety. Volunteers are trained by the University’s CCERT trainers and Portland Fire and Rescue to provide emergency disaster assistance on campus and in the immediate surrounding neighborhood. Public safety offers CCERT classes at no cost to people who live or work at the University of Portland. Participants attend a total of 24 hours of hands-on training. Classes are on Wednesdays, 4:30-7:30, starting January 28 in the Chiles Center Hall of Fame Room.

For more information and online registration go to http://tinyurl.com/okfsf5r, or contact Rook at 7161 or rook@up.edu.

Men’s Basketball Returns To The Bluff This Week

January 19, 2015

The Pilots men’s basketball team will return to Portland this week for two West Coast Conference home games. The first is scheduled for Thursday night at 7 p.m. versus Pacific. The second game will be on Saturday night at 7 p.m. as the Pilots take on Saint Mary’s. Saturday night will be a Black Out game, where fans are encouraged to wear black to the game, and there will also be a black rally towel giveaway.

For more information, visit PortlandPilots.com. For tickets, call the Pilots Box Office at 7525.