02-07-2022

The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce recipients of the Spring 2022 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research awards. These faculty members have been selected to collaborate with and mentor an undergraduate on a co-designed research experience during the 2022 spring semester: Andra Davis, Nursing: “Assessing Usability and Validity of Two Palliative Care Educational […]

Got an idea for an invention, a for-profit or social impact venture? Then come pitch it in UP’s premier pitch competition—Pilot Venture Challenge (PVC). PVC is open to all UP students. You can enter as an individual or as a team up to 5 members. Top 3 winners in each category win cash prizes. Top […]

The Diversity and Inclusion Committee is proud to host the founder and CEO of Meals 4 Heels, Nikeisah Newton. This event is free and open to the public. Click here to RSVP to hear her talk on February 10, at 6:00 p.m. (PST). An RSVP is required to receive the Zoom link. Please contact Yuri at hernandy@up.edu for […]

The library recently received a $1500 Collection Equity Outreach Award from the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM). This award helps libraries amplify diverse voices writing on health and medical topics. Our goal for this award was to increase the online resources supporting LGBTQIA+ students, faculty, and staff at the University of Portland, as well […]

In this ongoing series, Marketing & Communications will introduce design and brand assets to help you with your marketing needs.  This week: Email Signatures. How to create a brand-aligned email signature.  Ever wonder what you’re supposed to type in your email signature block? Well, ShareUP has brand-approved email templates that you can download today. Simply visit this link and […]

Portland Bureau of Transportation has expanded their boundaries for the city’s bike share program, Biketown. You can now access and use Biketown e-bikes in the St. Johns, Portsmouth, and University Park neighborhoods for destinations around campus and greater Portland. A Biketown e-bike station has just been installed next to Lund Family Hall, on Willamette Blvd. […]

Jordan E. Parks will serve as the new Executive Assistant to the President. Prior to joining University of Portland, Jordan worked as an Executive Coordinator for Deloitte in Dallas, Texas.

The Moreau Center for Service and Justice is excited to welcome Shawna Gordon as the new Program Manager for Community Partnerships.    Shawna grew up in Vancouver, WA, and describes her calling as working with young people to help them connect with the best version of themselves. She brings experience in higher education, church ministry, and […]

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) welcomes creative and transformational proposals to lead Faculty Development Day on May 3 around a particular theme. Similar to other Spring 2022 campus events, the plan is for Faculty Development Day to be an in-person event. Faculty should submit a 1–2-page proposal identifying the central theme, keynote speaker, […]

As crucial as community-building is, your hosts in the Garaventa Center never want you to get sick of, or sick at Thirst Fridays. To get us past the omicron surge, Thirst Friday on February 11 is cancelled, but we hope to be back and as vibrant as ever for a final Thirst Friday of the year on April […]