UPbeat

News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

02-05-2024

The Flickering Universe: An Evening with Pattiann Rogers, Robert Michael Pyle, and University of Portland Scholars

In her most recent book, poet Pattiann Rogers offers a fresh metaphor for the ephemeral nature of experience, time, and the human soul—flickering. Join Rogers and fellow naturalist and writer Robert Michael Pyle for a live online panel discussion about flickering and being. The panel will be moderated by University of Portland scholar Corey S. Pressman (Integrative Health and Wellness) and rounded out by Rachel Wheeler (Theology), and Shannon Mayer (Physics). (Read More).

Career Education Center: Spring Programs and Daily Drop-In Hours

The Career Education Center will be offering a number of programs and events this spring to help students prepare for summer jobs, internships, and post-graduate pursuits, including full-time opportunities and applying to graduate/professional school. Daily drop-in hours will also be available for students seeking feedback or career resources. (Read More).

Inclusive Description in the Clark Library Catalog

Did you know that even the way books are described can show historical bias? Our library catalog contains many of these examples, either through problematic descriptions of a book’s subject or the deliberate omission of historically marginalized topics, such as LGBTQIA+ themes. Bonnie Parks(Collection Technology Librarian) recently completed a sabbatical project focused on researching and updating these terms to provide more equitable access and make our catalog more inclusive for faculty and student study and scholarship. (Read more).

BetterMynd Teletherapy for Students

University of Portland has partnered with BetterMynd, an online therapy platform, to offer each active student access to 5 free teletherapy sessions from a diverse network of licensed mental health counselors. Teletherapy sessions are available during the day, at night, and on weekends, so students can get support that works with their schedules. (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.)

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.)

Come to a Core Samples Lunch this Semester!

All staff and faculty are invited to attend one or both of this spring’s Core Samples Lunches, as guests of the Garaventa Center and Core Program. These have proven a terrific way for all of us to build our knowledge of what happens in UP’s Core Curriculum. Learning from gifted teachers over free food and without exams: could it be any better? (Read More)

Gratituesdays All Semester Long

Is one of your goals in the New Year to notice and appreciate the amazing people in your life? The Garaventa Center (Franz 330) will be open from 12-1 p.m. every Tuesday until Finals Week for you to write a short note of gratitude or appreciation to someone you’d like to thank. Cards, pens, and stamps are provided; feel free to bring your lunch. All staff and faculty are welcome! (Read More)