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02-07-2022

Date Change for UP Theater: The Moors

Due to our virtual start to the semester, UP Theater is shifting the performance dates for The Moors. With this change, we are working around several events produced by our colleagues in music, which unfortunately means we have had to cancel our Sunday matinee.

The Moors will now be performed on: 

  • Wednesday, February 16 at 7:30 p.m. 
  • Thursday, February 17 at 7:30 p.m. 
  • Friday, February 18 at 8:00p.m. 
  • Saturday, February 19 at 7:30 p.m. 

We hope you will be able to join us at one of these performances. Tickets are available at: https://our.show/moors-up2022.

Please also know that we might need to make additional shifts, depending on how the COVID situation evolves. Thank you for your understanding and for your support of UP Theater.

Why Theology Needs Ted Lasso (Feb. 16)

Join us for a Beckman Humor Project event with Karen Eifler of UP’s Garaventa Center as Eifler pokes around the smash hit Ted Lasso and illuminates themes of grace and transcendence the show’s writers may not have anticipated. Or did they? Wednesday, February 16, at 5:30 p.m. in Franz Hall 120 or join the livestream here: uportland.zoom.us/j/92402865150. Free and open to all. Masks required. For ADA accommodations or more info: up.edu/garaventa or 503-943-7702. Hosted by the Beckman Human Project and the Garaventa Center.

Call for Spring 2022 Butine Grant Applications (Due Feb. 18)

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) invites all full-time faculty, lecturers, and instructors to submit proposals for the Spring 2022 Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. Projects and Conference applications are limited to $2000 in the spring funding cycle. Please use the most current application forms which are now available for download from the Butine Moodle site. Also, a reminder that applicants must discuss their Butine proposals with their respective deans (and chairs for CAS applicants) before applying. Deadline to TAS and to Chair/Deans, Friday, February 18. Contact TAS chair Jen Lovejoy, tas@up.edu, with questions.

Entrepreneurship Scholars Program Accepting Applications 

The Entrepreneurship Scholars Program is now accepting applications from students across all majors and disciplines to join the 2022-23 cohort. E-Scholars is a highly selective program that accepts up to 25 students each year. The year-long academic program challenges students to find their passions, explore outside the classroom, build their network all while developing their own venture. Other benefits of the program include domestic and international travel, working one-on-one with a mentor, participation in Pilot Venture Challenge, and being a member of the E-Scholar network. To learn more and how to apply, click here to watch a short video.

For questions, contact Kay Molkentin at molkenti@up.edu or visit the Franz Center webpage.