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02-02-2015

Health Center: Information about Measles

1aFlu-Shot-Child.150jpgOn Friday, January 23, 2015, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Alert Network issued an advisory regarding the multi-state measles outbreak, which began in California in December. CDC reminds us that measles is a highly contagious, acute viral illness which can cause severe health complications, including pneumonia, encephalitis, and death. It is transmitted by contact with an infected person through coughing and sneezing; infected people are contagious from four days before their rash starts through four days afterwards. After an infected person leaves a location, the virus remains viable for up to two hours on surfaces and in the air.

Please visit the CDC website to learn what vaccines are recommended for you. Contact your healthcare provider, local pharmacy or the health center for additional information.

New Museum Post: UP Pep Band

1939-Band copyThe University Pep Band dates back to the very early years of the University when the college band was formed in 1902. Band uniforms, marching in parades, and performing on football fields were all part of the band’s history, especially in the 1930’s and 40’s. As loyal supporters of University athletic teams, the Pep Band energizes crowds and teams with Pilot Spirit, which has continued through the years.

Find more information about the Pep Band at the museum’s blog post.

Contact Carolyn Connolly, Museum Coordinator, at piatz@up.edu or 8038 for more information.

University Museum Display

karl-mcdade-football-shoes-1930s copyAll are invited to view a display of selections from the University Museum located in the display case across from the Shepard Freshman Resource Center on the first floor of Buckley Center. Included in the display of photographs and memorabilia are football shoes from the 1930’s, baseball mitt from around 1908, equipment used in physics classes, a 1947 dance card, religious articles, and some University and Pilot souvenirs.

To see more historical artifacts and photographs, all are welcome to visit the University Museum in the basement of Shipstad Hall, room 014:  Open Monday and Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Wednesday 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; or by appointment.

For more information contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at 8038, or piatz@up.edu.

Pilots Women’s Basketball to Host Mother-Daughter Clinic

motherdaughter-copyThe Pilot women’s basketball team will be hosting its annual Mother-Daughter Clinic on Saturday, February 7, following their 2 p.m. game versus Santa Clara. The fan-favorite clinic is free and open to all kids and parents and will start 10-15 minutes after the game ends. To RSVP for the clinic, please e-mail Jon Brooks at brooksj@up.edu. This game is also the annual Play4Kay Breast Cancer awareness game, featuring free admission for everyone that wears pink to the game.

Bringing Eyes of Faith To Film: “The Lego Movie,” Feb. 3

the-lego-movie-is-the-highest-grossing-film-of-the-year-at-the-uk-box-office copyThe Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film Series will present “The Lego Movie” on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 223. Enjoy movie snacks and hear Karen Eifler and Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., use the series to illuminate unexpected themes of grace and transcendence in popular contemporary movies. For further information, please contact Karen Eifler at eifler@up.edu or 8014.

Michael Andrews Lecture, Feb. 10

andrews-copyMichael F. Andrews, the University’s McNerney-Hanson Endowed Chair in Ethics and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, will give a lecture on Edith Stein in the Holy Cross Lounge on the 3rd floor of Franz Hall on Tuesday, February 10, at 7:15 p.m. His talk is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public.

Andrews will explore the life of Edith Stein in terms of her understanding of “woman” and “vocation.” Stein was a Jewish philosopher and author who converted to Catholicism before becoming a Carmelite nun, and ultimately perished in the gas chambers of Auschwitz. She was canonized in October 1998.

For more information contact the Garaventa Center at 7702 or garaventa@up.edu.

TIAA-CREF Investment Counselor Meetings, Feb. 10-12

tiaa-cref-copyPreston Watts, the University’s TIAA-CREF investment counselor for employees, will be on campus a number of times this year for individual financial counseling sessions. The next one-on-one counseling sessions will take place on February 10, 11, and 12 in Orrico Hall room 101. Go to www.tiaa-cref.org/schedulenow or call TIAA-CREF at (877) 842-2028 (press 5) to schedule an appointment today.

For more information contact Andy Sherwood, human resources, at 8981 or sherwood@up.edu.

Come See “Brothers, Sing On,” Feb. 8

brotherssingThe performing and fine arts department will host its seventh annual “Brothers, Sing On” musical event on Sunday, February 8, at 3 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to all. The event features a collaboration of five different singing groups from the Portland area: Vocal Attraction (Liberty High School), Men’s Chorale (Parkrose High School), The Men of the University Singers (University of Portland), Tsunami (Pacific Youth Choir), and the Balladeers (Multnomah Athletic Club).

The annual concert got its start after the Balladeers performed at Cleveland High School in 2007 and 2008. The late Roger O. Doyle, a long-time Balladeers director and beloved UP music professor, enjoyed these experiences enough to propose the participation of other men’s choirs in such an event, creating the first “Brothers, Sing On!” concert in 2009. The result was a program of different men’s singing choirs.

For the seventh annual incarnation of the concert, the five men’s singing groups will be joining together for the first time. For more information contact performing and fine arts at 7228 or pfa@up.edu.

Faith And Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Feb. 6

FongBobbyThe next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be Friday, February 6, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy conference room. The group will discuss “Cultivating ‘Sparks of Divinity:’ Soul-Making as Purpose of Higher Education” by late Ursinus College president Bobby Fong. In the context of this reading, the group will discuss answers to the question, “What was the most significant book you read as an undergraduate?” All faculty and staff are welcome, and refreshments will be served.

For more information contact Norah Martin, philosophy, at 7138 or martinn@up.edu.