02-08-2016

Summer Learning Program: Tutoring Available

April 1, 2016

Each year, the School of Education sponsors a tutoring program for later elementary, middle, and high school students in the summer. The program is held on campus and, this year, it will run Monday-Thursday, July 5-August 4, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Students entering grades 4-11 in 2016-17 will work with tutors who are School of Education master of arts in teaching (MAT) program candidates. The MAT students/tutors work with students on their learning needs in math, reading, writing, speaking, and other subjects.

If you would like to register your child or have any questions, please contact the School of Education at x7135 or soed@up.edu.

Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film: “Inside Out,” Feb. 17

February 12, 2016

The next Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film screening will take place on Wednesday, February 17, with a free screening of Disney Pixar’s “Inside Out” at 7:15 p.m. in Romanaggi Hall Room 203. All are welcome to this free event, with movie snacks provided. Garaventa Center co-directors Karen Eifler and Rev. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., will explore themes of grace, redemption, and transcendence in surprising places.

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

TIAA-CREF Counselor On Campus in Feb., March, April

February 12, 2016

Patrick Egan, a TIAA-CREF investment counselor, will be on campus for individual financial counseling sessions with University employees on the following dates:

February 17, Orrico Hall rm. 101
March 17, Orrico Hall rm. 101
April 12, 13, & 14, Orrico Hall rm. 101

These sessions are available to any employee and appointments can be made by going to www.tiaa-cref.org/schedulenow or call TIAA-CREF at (877) 842-2028, press 5.

For more information contact HR at hr@up.edu.

State of the University Address, Alumni Awards, March 1

February 5, 2016

University president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., will deliver the annual State of the University Address and present the 2016 Alumni Awards on Tuesday, March 1, at the Sentinel Hotel (614 SW 11th, Portland). Doors open at 11:30 a.m., with the program from noon to 1 p.m. Seating is limited; cost is $20 per person or $200 for a table of 10. Register online at this link. Registration closes on Wednesday, February 24.

Fr. Poorman’s talk will include an update on the new student residence hall taking shape on N. Willamette Boulevard and many other factors affecting the University’s success.

Also on the agenda will be the annual Alumni Awards. This year’s winners are Joe Hollman ’64, Distinguished Alumni Award; Julie Johnson ’86, Rev. Thomas C. Oddo, C.S.C., Outstanding Service Alumni Award; Shane Deckert ’07, Contemporary Alumni Award, and UP senior Shelley West ’16, winner of the Thomas A. Gerhardt ’55 Memorial Award for Student Leadership.

For more information, e-mail Jamie Berger at bergerj@up.edu or call x7397.

Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10

February 5, 2016

Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the Season of Lent, a period of preparation leading into the celebration of the saving mysteries for Jesus’ passion, death, and resurrection. Masses will be offered on Ash Wednesday at 12:05 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Masses will also be offered at 10:15 p.m. in Mehling, Kenna, and Schoenfeldt Hall chapels.

For more information contact Campus Ministry at 7131 or ministry@up.edu.

Marianne Lloyd Talk, “Prayers, Puns, & Practice,” Feb. 9

February 5, 2016

Seton Hall professor Marianne Lloyd will give a talk entitled “Prayers, Puns, and Practice” on the role of memory in imagination, faith, and humor on Tuesday, February 9 at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall Room 120.

Lloyd says she won’t be able to prove that God has a sense of humor, but she hopes to provide evidence that such truth should not come as a surprise. The event is part of the Beckman Humor Project, which celebrates humor as “a creative way to puncture arrogance and outwit violence.”

Lloyd, an associate professor of psychology at Seton Hall, researches memory illusions, teaches statistics and research methods and serves on the Faculty Senate and the Board for the Center for Vocation and Servant Leadership. She was the 2015 recipient of the Collegium Visionary Award for her work to bring the Catholic mission into her teaching and scholarship. Her talk is sponsored by the Garaventa Center.

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

William J. Mazzocco Lecture in Distributive Justice, Feb. 11

February 5, 2016

University of Notre Dame political science professor Christina Wolbrecht will present the 2016 William J. Mazzocco Lecture in Distributive Justice on Thursday, Feb. 11, at 6:30 p.m., in Shiley Hall Room 301. Her talk is free and open to all.

Wolbrecht is associate professor and director of the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy at the University of Notre Dame. She is the author of The Politics of Women’s Rights: Parties, Positions, and Change, which received the 2001 Leon D. Epstein Outstanding Book Award from the Political Organizations and Parties Section of the APSA, and co-editor (with Rodney E. Hero) of The Politics of Democratic Inclusion and (with Karen Beckwith and Lisa Baldez) of Political Women and American Democracy.

The William J. Mazzocco Lecture in Distributive Justice was established in 2006 to honor 1937 UP alumnus Bill Mazzocco, who had a long, distinguished career in military intelligence with various World War II assignments at diplomatic posts, and made significant contributions to the Marshall Plan. He credited his years at UP with giving him a solid moral foundation that guided his steadfast belief in the principles of equitable and fair distribution of wealth.

For more information or ADA accommodations contact the political science department at 7274 or polisci@up.edu.

Butler Wins National Award for Educational Outreach to Schools

February 5, 2016

Environmental studies professor Bob Butler has won a national award in “Educational Outreach to Schools” from the Western States Seismic Policy Council for his work on the Cascadia Earthscope Earthquake and Tsunami Education Program (CEETEP). Butler serves as principal investigator for the University’s collaboration with OSU and Central Washington University through a grant from the National Science Foundation EarthScope Program. In that role he is lead workshop instructor on Earthquake and Tsunami Science. Over the past three years, CEETEP has held six workshops for K-12 Earth Science teachers, parks and museum interpreters, and emergency management educators in coastal communities from the Olympic Peninsula to the Redwood Coast of California.

The national awards are presented every four years and recognize organizations and agencies for their achievements as demonstrated through exemplary programs, projects, and products that address earthquake risk reduction within the United States.

Butler has been a professor of geophysics at the University since 2004. He teaches earth system science, natural hazards, and oceanography and is known locally as an expert in the field of earthquakes and earthquake preparedness. He is also the project director of Teachers on the Leading Edge (TOTLE), a K-12 Earth Science teacher professional development program featuring Pacific Northwest geology and geological hazards. Among his many awards, Butler was named the Oregon Academy of Science 2013 Outstanding Higher Education Teacher in Science and Mathematics, and received the 2014 Fred Fox Distinguished Service to Science Education Award from the Oregon Science Teachers, and the 2015 Neil Milner Award from the National Association of Geoscience Teachers.

For more information contact environmental studies at 8342 or inanb@up.edu.

Celebrate Thirst Friday, February 12

February 5, 2016

All faculty and staff are invited to the first Thirst Friday of the new year on February 12. Drop by the Garaventa Center (330 Franz) any time between 4 and 6 p.m. to enjoy hearty treats, assorted libations, and most especially, warm conversation with campus neighbors. Come for 10 minutes or two hours, but do come, and for more Garaventa points bring along someone who’s never been before. For more information, please contact Karen Eifler at eifler@up.edu.

UP Ranked No. 1 in Oregon For Annual Alumni Earnings

February 5, 2016

The University of Portland has been ranked the no. 1 university in the state of Oregon among all four-year institutions whose alumni “go on to earn the most money” by the news website Business Insider in a January 2016 survey. University of Portland alumni averaged a median salary of $51,700 ten years after enrolling in classes.

Business Insider’s rankings were based on a recent report by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. The report used the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard to highlight the median earnings of students over ten years from over 1,400 colleges nationwide. The survey also listed the costs to annually attend each top school as comparison data. In that cost was tuition, required fees, as well as room and board. University of Portland’s annual tuition was listed as $52,152.

The complete list of rankings state by state are available online at this link.