News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
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.
Brian Doyle Auditorium, February 6, 5 p.m.
Free and open to all. Info at up.edu/garaventa or 503-943-7702. ADA compliant event.
The conference office is pleased to announce our mental health webinar series and partnership with the US Center for Mental Health & Sport. Our first virtual webinar, “Thriving Mental Health in Sport: Mental Health Awareness Training for WCC Coach and Staff Support of Athlete Mental Health,” will take place on Monday, February 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (PT).
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.
In Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear, gay Catholic journalist Michael O’Loughlin uncovers many profound stories from the height of the AIDS crisis in the United States of Catholics who at great personal cost chose compassion. O’Loughlin’s work is a compelling picture of those who responded to human suffering with mercy, offering insights for LGBTQ and other people of faith struggling to find a home in religious communities today.
Brian Doyle Auditorium, February 13, 5 p.m.
Co-sponsored by the English Lecture Series. Free and open to all.
Info at up.edu/garaventa or 503-943-7702. ADA compliant event.
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 20243 Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. Projects and Conference applications are limited to $2,000 in the spring funding cycle. Applicants should discuss their Butine proposals with their respective deans (and chairs for CAS applicants) before applying.
Submission deadline to TAS via Moodle, and to Chair/Deans is Friday, February 16, 2024.
Contact TAS chair Bonnie Parks, tas@up.edu, with questions.
All are welcome to attend!
Title IX information session and Q&A on Wednesday, February 21, 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., on Zoom.
Meeting ID: 951 7167 8198
Ann James (Title IX Coordinator) will provide general information on the Title IX program, and answer questions. For more info, contact the Title IX office x8982.
Each year an individual faculty member is recognized for excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. Recipients of the awards are honored in May at the Faculty Gala.
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.
Examples of excellence in service include:
Eligibility and selection criteria for the Excellence in Service award are established by the Academic Senate and can be found on the Senate’s website (see “Resources” and “C on C Faculty Awards Criteria and Submission Information”). The selection process includes a formal nomination, the submission of supporting materials by the nominees, final selection by the Committee on Committees, and announcement and presentation at the Faculty Gala.
The deadline for nominations is February 23.
The deadline for supporting materials by nominees is April 5.
Please submit a nomination letter on the Service Award Moodle page.
A very special Service of Prayer & Light will take place on Tuesday, January 23, at 4 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Next week’s service is intended to reflect the diversity of faiths and cultures that make the University of Portland a strong and vibrant place. It will feature readings from the Christian tradition and other faith traditions. Prayers will also be spoken in languages other than English. 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.
All community members, regardless of faith tradition, are welcome and encouraged to attend.
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. It can help you think through the words and actions you can use to address situations that have historically been unmentionable. We will also address the ways the information and skills in the training are transferrable to many interpersonal concerns.
Please email greendot@up.edu and to let us know if you plan to attend or if you have any questions.
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.
We highly encourage students to submit a FAFSA every year of attendance. Applications may be submitted through the FAFSA Online Portal: https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa.
To learn more about the 2024-25 FAFSA see information at https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/fafsa-support.
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. We will continue our gatherings by hosting a series of casual, friendly, come-as-you-are lunch conversations meant to build a community interested in new adventures in “Grading for Growth.”
The come-as-you-are conversations will be held in the Teske dining room with lunch provided (buffet in the Holy Cross Dining room) on:
Feb 6, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
March 11, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
April 11, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Please RSVP at the link below for the events:
These conversations are sponsored by UP’s $500K, 5-year Howard Hughes Inclusive Excellence 3 Grant focused on supporting adoption of inclusive teaching practices.
Questions? Contact vanhoomi@up.edu