01-20-2014

Basil Moreau Feast Day, 2013 Spirit of Holy Cross Award

January 20, 2014

The University of Portland will celebrate the Feast of Basil Moreau on Monday, January 20, with Mass in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher at 5 p.m. During the Mass, the 2013 Spirit of Holy Cross Award will be presented to longtime University of Portland supporters Al and Sue Corrado. The award is given annually to non-Holy Cross individuals who live and serve the Holy Cross mission. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend and honor both the founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross and the Corrados, whose selfless efforts on the University’s behalf have helped the Holy Cross mission for decades.

For more information contact Rev. Jeffrey Allison, C.S.C., at 7321 or allison@up.edu.

New Volleyball Coach Hired

January 20, 2014

Brent Crouch has been named head coach of the University of Portland volleyball program, according to Pilots athletics director Scott Leykam. Crouch spent the last four seasons at Saint Mary’s College, most recently serving as the top assistant and recruiting coordinator for the indoor program and head coach of their sand volleyball program. Crouch served as head coach of the men’s volleyball team at San Diego City College from 2006-08, and was also the head coach of the University of Oregon’s club men’s volleyball team, helping the Ducks finish 15th in the nation in Division 1-AA in 2005.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in history in 1998 from Texas A&M and earned his master’s in philosophy from Texas A&M in 2000. Crouch went on to earn his Ph.D. in philosophy from Oregon in 2006 and has held various teaching positions at Oregon, San Diego City College, and Saint Mary’s since 2000. For more information contact athletics at 7117 or go to www.portlandpilots.com.

Parents Night Out, Jan. 24

January 20, 2014

University parents are invited to take the opportunity to enjoy four hours of free time with their significant others while the UP onsite daycare watches their children on Parents Night Out, Friday, January 24, from 6-10 p.m. This service is provided by Vermont Hills Family Life Center daycare/preschool. The cost is $30 per child and $40 for two children and includes dinner for the kids. Proceeds benefit the UP daycare/preschool house. For more information or to sign your kids up contact Cala Richman, director, at (503) 283-9688 or calar@vhflc.com.

Library Hours Extended

January 20, 2014

The Clark Library will be open more hours during spring semester. For early birds, the library opens at 7 a.m., Monday through Friday. For night owls, the main and upper floors are open until 2 a.m., Sunday through Thursday. After midnight, the building is only accessible by card swipe using a current UP ID (card reader is to left of main door). The service desk and lower floor will still close at midnight.

For more information contact the library at 7111 or go to http://library.up.edu.

MAT Informational, Jan. 21

January 20, 2014

Faculty, staff, and students are invited to a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Informational on Tuesday, January 21, at 6 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy Room (room 426). The MAT is an intensive program designed to prepare individuals with baccalaureate degrees for teaching in K-12 schools. MAT graduates earn a masters degree and are eligible for Oregon initial licensure at two contiguous levels of authorization: early childhood, elementary, middle and/or high school. To attend, please RSVP to the School of Education at 7135.

Join the UP Shamrock Run Team

January 20, 2014

All faculty and staff are invited to show their UP pride and help out a great cause by joining the University’s Shamrock Run team. The run/walk takes place on Sunday, March 16, 2014, at Waterfront Park in downtown Portland. Those who join the team will get some great UP gear and will be able to pick up their race packets with official race shirt, race bib, and UP gear, on campus a week before the race.

Registration information for the Shamrock Run can be found here (choose the “team” option; the UP team code is 1070). Race registration closes on Wednesday, January 22.

Last year, the UP team was the 8th largest at the Shamrock Run, consisting of 157 runners and walkers. Because of the great turnout, we were able to raise $785 for the Bill Reed Scholarship Fund. This year, if we have at least 75 members on the UP team, Shamrock Run will donate $5 per person to the University’s Recreation and Wellness Center, which will break ground in May 2014. More information can be found here. Questions? Feel free to contact Amy Shelly (shelly@up.edu), Roya Ghorbani-Elizeh (ghorbani@up.edu), or Bridget Bimrose (bimrose@up.edu) in marketing and communications.

Pilots And Pasta, Together Again

January 20, 2014

All-you-can-eat pregame pasta meals have returned to the Chiles Center for the remaining Thursday night 2013-14 Pilot men’s basketball home games. The pre-game meal and social will be available for $8 per person at the game versus BYU on January 23, and Loyola Marymount on February 13. Doors will open and food service will begin on the South Mezzanine one hour prior to each game’s scheduled tip-off. The buffet-style meals will feature two different kinds of pasta, caesar salad, dessert and beverages. For more information about group outings, catered events, and special offers at University of Portland men’s basketball games contact the Pilot box office at 7525 or go to www.portlandpilots.com.

Music at Midweek, Jan. 22

January 20, 2014

The performing and fine arts department will present Elisa Doughty, soprano (pictured), and Susan McDaniel, piano, in the next Music at Midweek performance on Wednesday, January 22, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. The performance is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. Selections will include Six Elizabethan Songs by Dominick Argento; Myrthen Lieder, Op. 25 by Robert Schumann; Le Rossignol des Lilas (Dauphin) by Reynaldo Hahn, and others. For more information contact performing and fine arts at 7228 or pfa@up.edu.

Bonnie Meltzer Exhibit, Portland Tribune Article

January 20, 2014

North Portland mixed media artist Bonnie Meltzer will show her work in the “Coal: Not in Any Back Yard” exhibit from January 13 to February 6 in the Buckley Center Gallery. She is also featured in an article titled “Eco-Crusader with a Hot Glue Gun” in the January 16 edition of the Portland Tribune. See the article, which includes information about her UP show, at http://tinyurl.com/lj2x7rx.

Meltzer’s concern over proposed coal exports being routed through her North Portland neighborhood and Columbia River Gorge inspired her to create the works featured here. Additional artworks by painter Kelly Neidig and ceramist Thom Caccamo will be included as well.

For more information contact Pat Bognar, performing and fine arts, at 7792 or bognar@up.edu.

Math Colloquium, Jan. 22

January 20, 2014

The next Math Colloquium will be held on Wednesday, January 22, from 4-5 p.m., in Buckley Center room 209. The speaker will be Albert Kim from Reed College, who will present “A Bayesian model for cluster detection.” Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Carol Bruce, mathematics, at 7166 or bruce@up.edu.