The 2021 Pilot Venture Challenge, UP’s premier invention, business and social venture competition hosted by the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, is now accepting applications from students across all majors and disciplines. Pilot Venture Challenge will again be held virtually on Saturday, April 17 and Saturday, April 24. To help students learn how to […]
02-15-2021
Saint John’s Bible Moment of Beauty: David Anthology
This week’s moment of beauty with The Saint John’s Bible is actually a detail from the sweeping David Anthology illumination, which covers two enormous pages in the Book of Kings. The music for this 90-second video was provided by clarinetist Jade Ward ’22.
Displacement and (In)Justice in Portland Roundtable, Feb. 18
To mark this year’s theme, “Displacement and Justice,” the Public Research Fellows has invited local community leaders from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the Rosewood Initiative, Unite Oregon, Division Midway Alliance, and Living Cully to participate in a Roundtable, Thursday, Feb. 18, at 5 p.m. Plan to join us for this important conversation, moderated by Dr. Lara-Zuzan Golesorkhi, via this […]
Learning Commons: Group Work Lab is Open
The Group Work Lab, housed in UP’s Learning Commons, is open and ready to assist groups of students—whether for class projects or campus groups hoping to reorganize and refocus their work. Students can book an appointment for their group through the Bookings Scheduler to meet with a Group Work Lab consultant, both of whom have […]
TLC Teaching Tip of the Week: Finding New York Times Articles
Do your students need to access current newspaper articles from the New York Times? The library subscribes to a New York Times database that provides full text articles from 1980 through today. These articles are text-only; images are not included. The New York Times database initially connects users to a screen where they can search by topic or keyword. To assist with […]
Stephanie Salomone selected as Associate Director of Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching)
Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, was selected as an Associate Director of Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching), a national program of the Mathematics Association of America that provides professional development for new faculty in mathematics. Salomone was a Next fellow in 2005 and was offered the opportunity to apply for the associate director position last fall. […]
Say Cheese, Please: Feb. 24 Photo Shoot
The Office of Marketing and Communications has scheduled a photographer to take headshots of new employees for our online directory on Wednesday, February 24. To schedule an appointment, please email Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu. Photos will be taken in Clark Library. Only those with confirmed appointments may attend. Please note: These appointments are limited to […]
Ash Wednesday Masses, February 17
Two Masses will be offered in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher on Ash Wednesday, which is on February 17. Masses will be at 12:05 p.m. and 5 p.m. Masks and social distancing will be required. Both of these Masses will be live streamed for those who wish to attend virtually. If you wish to […]
Latest Community Message From Fr. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C.
Dear University of Portland Community Members, I write today with several important updates regarding plans for a primarily in-person Fall 2021 Semester, our mode of instruction for the Summer Sessions, a freeze on tuition and academic fees for the 2021–22 academic year, and this May’s Commencement exercises. But first, I offer my gratitude to all […]
MediaSpace Copies of Zoom Recordings
The ATSI team has discovered that during 2020, some Zoom recordings synched to MediaSpace may have automatically been copied to the libraries of all meeting/class attendees due to platform settings. These settings have since been updated to prevent any future occurrences. If you have any recordings which you would prefer attendees not be able to […]