News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
There is one more discussion group available for faculty and staff, led by Fr. Charlie Gordon C.S.C., to talk about this year’s ReadUP selection, The Moor’s Account, on Tuesday, February 9, at 3:30 p.m., in the Clark Library conference room. Light snacks provided. No RSVP required, just bring your copy of the book and look forward to some engaging conversation.
For ADA accommodations or more information contact the Garaventa Center at garaventa@up.edu or 7702.
Author Laila Lalami will visit the University campus to discuss her book, The Moor’s Account, this year’s ReadUP book, on Monday, February 15, at 7 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Lalami is the spring 2016 Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writer, and her talk will be free and open to all.
Lalami’s essays and opinion pieces have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, The Nation, the Guardian, the New York Times, and in many anthologies. She is currently a professor of creative writing at the University of California at Riverside.
The Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series was founded in 1988 by Rev. Arthur Schoenfeldt, C.S.C., of the University’s Holy Cross community, and his sister, University regent Suzanne Schoenfeldt Fields, in honor of their parents. Twice each year (usually in February and October), Schoenfeldt guest writers offer a public reading and also visit students and faculty during their time on The Bluff, especially in literature, science, and journalism classes.
For more information contact John Orr, assistant provost, at orr@up.edu.
All faculty and staff are invited to invest in the future of the University of Portland by attending one of the following meetings to help guide development of the new strategic plan. The following strategic planning meetings are available during the week of February 8-14. All of the meetings listed below and meetings of the subcommittees are open to the UP community.
All are invited to visit the strategic plan website for more information at this link.
Every Friday during Lent the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. The Blessed Sacrament will also be exposed for Adoration at that time. All are welcome to come and experience a time of peace, mercy, and reconciliation.
A special invitation is extended to all who have not been to Confession in a long time. Even if you have forgotten the words and prayers, just come, let the priest know, and he will be happy to lead you through. It is time to experience the great gift of God’s love and mercy.
For more information contact Campus Ministry at 7131 or ministry@up.edu.
The University of Portland hosted the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Cascade Classical Auditions on January 29-30. The annual vocal competition is for high school and college students from Oregon and Southwest Washington, with the largest categories comprising lower college women (freshmen and sophomores) and upper college women (juniors and seniors). The competition attracted 160 students from the NATS Cascade Chapter to the UP campus, and competitors from the University of Portland music program included three first place winners.
All those listed will continue to the regional round in March, and those who go on from there will compete at the NATS National Convention in Chicago in July.
For more information contact Nicole Hanig, performing and fine arts, at 7858 or hanig@up.edu.
Faculty members are invited to apply on behalf of themselves and an undergraduate student researcher for stipend support for an intensive undergraduate research experience during summer 2016. Students are expected to work full-time (35 hours/week) for 6 weeks on the project or the equivalent of 6 weeks over the course of one or both summer sessions. Faculty members are expected to work with and mentor the students in a co-designed research project.
Students will be paid $2,500 for their work on the project. Faculty will be compensated $1,000 for mentoring the student in research. Up to six projects will be funded.
For more information and/or to request an application, contact the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement at ur@up.edu or x8264. Completed applications are due by February 26 at noon.
Heather Hall Lewis, financial aid, was nominated by her peers in the Oregon Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (OASFAA) for the Unsung Heroes Award. The award is given to OASFAA voting and affiliate members who demonstrate extraordinary commitment to Oregon students and OASFAA by “working without reward or recognition.” Past awards have gone to members who may not serve as OASFAA committee chairs or executive board members, but have shown a commitment by quietly working on committees or working in their offices or communities.
For more information contact financial aid at 7311 or finaid@up.edu.
The Pilots men’s basketball team will host Gonzaga on Thursday, February 11, at 8 p.m., in the Chiles Center. Tickets for the game are sold out at this time. However, those who have tickets should note that gates will open at 6:30 p.m., 90 minutes before the game. If you weren’t able to get tickets, the game will be airing live on TV on ESPNU. You can also catch the game online at http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index, if your cable provider offers WatchESPN.
For more information please visit www.portlandpilots.com.
The next Music at Midweek performance will feature New York-based pianists Stephanie Kai-Win Ho and Saar Ahuvia, who make up the duo of Stephanie and Saar, on Wednesday, February 10, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. The performance is free and open to all.
For more information contact performing and fine arts at 7228 or pfa@up.edu.
What with cell phones, smartphones, headphones, everyone has their own phone, everywhere, all the time, and always within reach. The University Archives and Museum’s new post and display take readers to a time in the University’s history when there were just a few phones on campus; including dormitory phones that were shared (gasp!) with residents on a wing or floor. Check out the latest post at https://sites.up.edu/museum/the-future-war-human-v-machine-0-9/.
In addition to the blog post, there is a physical display about University telephone history with photos and artifacts in the Buckley Center first floor display case across from the studies abroad office. The blog post can be viewed any time; but the physical display will be up until the end of February.
For more information contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu or 8038.