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01-27-2014

Spring Butine Proposals Due by Feb. 7

February 3, 2014

FrederkingJan20The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship cordially invites all regular faculty to submit proposals to receive funding from the Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. Faculty can download Butine application materials and review selection criteria by visiting https://www.up.edu/academic-senate/tas/. Applications are due to 1) the Chair of the Committee on Teaching and Scholarship, Lauretta Frederking (by e-mail to tas@up.edu); 2) the applications’ respective department chairs (if CAS); and 3) the applicants’ deans no later than noon on Friday, February 7, 2014. Please note also that applicants must discuss their Butine proposals with their respective deans prior to submitting applications for consideration. It is imperative that the proposals must be fully completed, otherwise they will be automatically disqualified from consideration.

For more information, contact Frederking at 8076 or tas@up.edu.

Filed Under: 01-20-2014, 01-27-2014, 02-03-2014, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund, Lauretta Frederking, Teaching and Scholarship Committee

Faith & Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Feb. 7

February 3, 2014

il papaThe next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be on Friday, February 7, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy conference room. The group will be discussing Antonio Spadaro’s “Interview with Pope Francis: A Big Heart Open to God,” and a Rothko image to be announced later. Readings are on electronic reserve in the library under Eifler, Karen or Martin, Norah, Faith and Intellectual Discussion Group. All faculty and staff are welcome. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Martin at martinn@up.edu or Eifler at eifler@up.edu.

Filed Under: 01-13-2014, 01-20-2014, 01-27-2014, 02-03-2014, Academics, Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group Tagged With: Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Karen Eifler, Norah Martin

Mobile App Vendor Sessions

February 3, 2014

Apps Smart phone applications logos images dreamstime_m_31882324.jpgThe administration has heard the message: students want mobile application functionality at UP. The President’s Advisory Council on Information Technology has appointed a sub-committee to identify the needs and goals of mobile applications and/or websites. This is a time of transition for mobile technology, so the focus of this group is the long term.

In the short term, committee members have identified two vendors who offer solutions specific to higher education, and whose offerings complement other campus mobile solutions such as Moodle, Library, and Guidebook. Information services will be demonstrating two vendor solutions on campus with sessions focusing on students, and also for University personnel. The two vendors are DubLabs (www.dub labs.com) and ModoLabs (www.modolabs.com). The committee is very interested in all opinions concerning these two offerings and it is hoped that representatives of all campus units are able to attend. There will be three sessions by each vendor. Everyone is welcome to attend any of the three sessions. Each session will be approximately one hour in length with the first half hour being a demonstration of the product offerings, and the remaining time for questions.

The DubLabs sessions took place on Thursday, January 30. The ModoLabs sessions will take place on Wednesday, February 5, at 10 a.m., in Buckley Center room 163, with focus on University personnel; at 2 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163, with focus 0n students and university personnel; and at 5 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163, with focus on students (refreshments provided).

For more information contact Ann Harris, information services, at 8116 or harrisa@up.edu.

Filed Under: 01-27-2014, 02-03-2014, Campus Services, International Languages & Cultures Tagged With: Ann Harris, Information Services, Mobil Apps

President-Elect Reception, Jan. 27

January 27, 2014

Poorman-lightened150.jpgPlease join the University community at 10:30 a.m. today, Monday January 27, in the Bauccio Commons Board Room as we welcome Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C. as the 20th president-elect. University regent Tom Arndorfer, who led the presidential search committee, will give brief remarks and Father Poorman will also speak. Please also stay afterwards to enjoy a short reception with coffee and pastries.

For more information contact Laurie Kelley, interim vice president of university relations, at kelleyl@up.edu or 8332, or go to http://tinyurl.com/kolj44g.

Filed Under: 01-27-2014, University Relations Tagged With: Rev. Mark Poorman C.S.C., University president, University Relations

$100,000 to RISE Campaign

January 27, 2014

RISEThe development office has announced RISE Campaign gifts totaling $100,000 from two members of the University’s board of regents. The donors and their gifts are John (Jack) Block ’71 ($50,000) and Ted Winnowski ($50,000).

Block graduated from the University of Portland in 1971 with a business administration degree and is president of Block Electric Co. Inc. He has served on the board since 2000. From his donation, $25,000 will go to the Pamplin School of Business Administration and $25,000 to the future Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center. He began his career with Block Electric immediately after earning his degree and became the company’s president in 1980.

Winnowski, a financial and corporate consultant, is also a strategic member of Columbia Business Advisors, a private consulting firm in the Northwest, plus Veber Partners, an investment banking firm. Previously, he served as president and chief executive officer of Centennial Bank and Centennial Bancorp, Portland. Winnowski has served on the board since 1994, including nearly six years as chair. He recently served as a board member for Regence BlueCross and BlueShield of Oregon, is the former Honorary Consul for the Republic of Poland in Oregon, and is honorary board chair for the Portland Chamber of Commerce (currently Portland Business Alliance).

The gifts are part of the University’s RISE Campaign, which was announced in December 2010 and seeks to raise $175 million by 2014. The campaign has raised more than $168 million to date and is one of the largest development campaigns ever for a Pacific Northwest private college or university.

For more information contact development at 7395 or hanna@up.edu.

Filed Under: 01-27-2014, Development, University Relations Tagged With: Development Office, Jack Block, RISE Campaign, Ted Winnowski

Free Screening: “Walking the Camino,” Jan. 29

January 27, 2014

el caminoAll faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend a free screening of the documentary “Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago” on Wednesday, January 29, at 7 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons. The screening is open to the public. This multiple award winning film has been selling out screenings around the world. It concerns six strangers as they attempt to walk 500 miles across Spain, using the famous pilgrim path. The movie will be followed by a panel discussion with Kate Regan, international languages and cultures, and director and producer Lydia B. Smith. For more information or ADA accommodations contact the Garaventa Center at 7702 or powell@up.edu, or visit www.up.edu/garaventa.

Filed Under: 01-20-2014, 01-27-2014, Academics, Campus Services, Events, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Jamie Powell, Kate Regan, Lydia B. Smith, Walking the Camino

Emergency Response Training: Are You Ready for a Disaster?

January 27, 2014

1firstaidkit copyThe 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 29 in Buckley Center room 314. For more information and online registration clink on this link. For more information contact Rook at 7161 or rook@up.edu.

Filed Under: 01-06-2014, 01-13-2014, 01-20-2014, 01-27-2014, 12-23-2013, Academics, Campus Services, Public Safety Tagged With: CCERT Training, Jeff Rook, public safety

Employee Assistance Provider Visiting Campus, Jan. 29

January 27, 2014

sherwoodThe university’s new Employee Assistance Program provider, Cascade Behavioral Group, will be on campus to host an orientation to the various services that they provide on Wednesday, January 29 at noon in BC 163. For more information contact Andy Sherwood, human resources, at sherwood@up.edu.

Filed Under: 01-20-2014, 01-27-2014, Human Resources Tagged With: Andy Sherwood, Employee Assistance Program, Human Resources

Music At Midweek

January 27, 2014

University of Portland, upKen Kleszynski, performing and fine arts, will present a brief lecture about the British composer George Lloyd (1913-1998), followed by the short film “Strange Storms and Symphonies,” about Lloyd’s life and music, on Wednesday, January 29, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. His presentation will be this week’s “Music at Midweek” event, which is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. For more information contact performing and fine arts at 7228 or pfa@up.edu.

Filed Under: 01-27-2014, Academics, Events, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Ken Kleszynski, Music at Midweek, Performing and Fine Arts

CISGO Seed Grant Recipients

January 27, 2014

Staff and faculty portraitsThe Collaborative for International Studies and Global Outreach (CISGO) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2013-2014 CISGO Seed Grants, according to Kate Regan, international languages and cultures. The grants are for projects related to increasing international issues and learning on campus, and support faculty, staff, and student projects that increase international awareness and inter-cultural competency at the University of Portland and beyond. The awardees are:

  • Student Erika Standeven: “CSWE Training in Intergroup Dialogue: Knowledge and Skills for the Practice of Cross-Cultural Competence, Awareness, and Social Justice”
  • Student Aurora Myer: “A Comparative Study of Food Distribution Policies in the U.S. and Central America: Tackling Inequity through Social Entrepreneurship”
  • Sally Hood, English: “English as a Second Language (ESL) Curriculum Development in Toledo and Madrid, Spain for School of Education Students”
  • Alice Gates, sociology and social work: “Exploring Brazilian and U.S. Perspectives on Social Work Practice, Research, and Education”
  • Jeffrey White, international laguages and cultures: “Peer Mentoring for Global Learning: Program Planning and Implementation”
  • David Taylor, biology: “A Moveable Feast: A Comparison of Food Crop Diversity and Utilization among Portland-area Asian and Latino Immigrant Communities”
  • Mark Meckler, business administration: “The impact of authenticity and truthfulness driven cultural leadership and followership on regional and national economic health”
  • Jennette Lovejoy, communication studies: “Coming Together Through Stories”
  • Howard Feldman, business administration: “Intercultural Effectiveness Scale Workshop”
  • Brad Franco, history: “UP Study Abroad Program in Siena, Italy.”

For more information contact Regan at 7364 or regan@up.edu.

Filed Under: 01-27-2014, Academics, International Languages & Cultures Tagged With: Alice Gates, Aurora Myer, Brad Franco, CISCO, David Taylor, Erika Standven, Howard Feldman, Jeanette Lovejoy, Jeffrey White, Kate Regan, Mark Meckler, Sally Hood

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