UP physicist Steve Mayer and philosopher Norah Martin engage on topics ranging from climate change to AI through the lenses of faith and science. Moderated by Eric Anctil. (Read more.)
01-22-2024
West Coast Conference Webinar: ACT! to Support WCC Athlete Mental Health (Feb. 12)
The conference office is pleased to announce our mental health webinar series and partnership with the U.S. Center for Mental Health & Sport. This interactive and engaging webinar is the first half of the U.S. Center for Mental Health & Sport’s ACT! Mental Health Awareness Certification and will highlight the factors in sport that serve to protect athletes. The webinar will also look at factors that put athletes at risk of experiencing mental health challenges, and it will suggest ways to provide support. (Read more.)
Author Talk with Michael O’Loughlin: “Hidden Mercy” (Feb. 13)
The Garaventa Center invites you to an author talk with journalist Michael O’Loughlin as he discusses his book: “Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear”. O’Loughlin’s book uncovers many profound stories of Catholics who chose compassion, often at great personal cost, during the height of the AIDS crisis in the United States. (Read more.)
Call For Proposals: Spring 2024 Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund (Feb. 16)
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) invites all full-time faculty, instructors, lecturers, and librarians (at assistant, associate, and senior ranks) to submit proposals for the Spring 2024 Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. (Read more.)
TITLE IX Info Session and Q&A (Feb. 21)
A Title IX information session and Q&A will be held on Wednesday, February 21,12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., on Zoom. Ann James (Title IX Coordinator) will provide general information on the Title IX program, and answer questions. (Read more.)
2024 Excellence in Service Award—Call for Nominations (Due Feb. 23)
The service award seeks to identify and recognize faculty members that enhance the UP community, professional communities, and/or the world community through their service and leadership work with students, colleagues, and community members. Recipients of the awards are honored at the Faculty Gala in May. (Read more.)
Service of Prayer & Light (Jan. 23)
A Service of Prayer & Light will be held on Tuesday, January 23, at 4 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. This service is intended to reflect the diversity of faiths and cultures that make University of Portland a strong and vibrant place. We will share the light of candles with one another as a symbol of the faith, hope, charity, compassion, and care that unite the UP community. We will also distribute cards of gratitude and affirmation that community members may send to fellow Pilots throughout the semester. (Read more.)
Green Dot Faculty & Staff Overview (Jan. 26)
Please join us for a Professional Development opportunity focused on contributing to a safe and healthy campus for all. The Green Dot Faculty and Staff Overview (70-minute training) focuses on addressing issues related to gender and sexual violence on campus. (Read More)
2024-25 FAFSA Online Application is Now Open
The Department of Education has announced that the 2024-25 FAFSA is open 24/7. The 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opened intermittently on December 31, 2023, with limited hours of access during their “soft launch.” While there are still a few known implementation issues, the application is now working for most students/families. (Read More)
Join the Alternative Grading Collaborative
Dear colleagues, how many of you have ever wondered if grading really, truly reflects student learning? How many of you have wondered if there is a better way? If the answers to these questions are ones you’d like to explore in a supportive community, please consider joining the nascent, grassroots, UP Alternative Grading Collaborative that sprung up in the summer of 2023, met this fall for lunch, and hosted a day-long workshop before the start of the spring 2024 semester. (Read more.)