The Moreau Center facilitates the University’s annual application for the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, according to Ann Shultz, Moreau Center. The Corporation for National and Community Service created the honor roll in 2006 to identify, collect, and recognize the outstanding service taking place at higher education institutions across the nation. To maintain […]
02-23-2015
Faculty Speakers Series: Jennette Lovejoy, Feb. 26
The next guest of the Faculty Speaker Series will be Jennette Lovejoy, communication studies, who will present “Social Networking in the Classroom” on Thursday, February 26, at 3 p.m., in the Clark Library classroom. Lovejoy will give a talk about an innovative project she piloted recently using Cel.ly. She challenged her students to communicate solely […]
A Given Life: Padre
For eyes that see, the University witnesses a living series of gift-legacies. Third in the University museum and archives “A Given Life” series is the late Rev. Arthur “Padre” Schoenfeldt, C.S.C., a Portland native and graduate of Columbia Prep. Padre’s gift to the University community was his kindness and generosity toward others, particularly as a […]
Volunteers Needed For Study
Faculty and staff who are between the ages of 40 and 80, with no back surgeries or serious back injuries, are invited to participate in a study about flexibility of the lumbar spine. Those who participate will contribute to research that will benefit patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery. The study will not take more than […]
Society Of Women Engineers Career Fair, Feb. 27
The SWE Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair will take place on Friday, February 27, from 1 to 4 p.m., in Shiley Hall. The fair is open to all current UP students and alumni. Recruiters from approximately 40 companies will be on campus to talk to engineering and computer science students about summer jobs, internships, […]
Oregon Academy of Sciences Meeting, Feb. 28
The University will host the 2015 Oregon Academy of Sciences Meeting on Saturday, February 28, according to Steve Kolmes, environmental science. Kolmes serves as president of the OAS. Faculty, staff, students, and the public are welcome to attend a talk by Bob Butler, environmental science, “Animating Cascadia Earthquake Risk,” at 1 p.m., in Buckley Center […]
Travel Grants Available Now
The Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research offers a limited number of small grants to help offset the cost of attending the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, to be held from April 16-18 at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Wash., according to John Orr, assistant provost. For more information or for access to the grant application, […]
“Full Circle” Opens Feb. 25
The performing and fine arts department will present Full Circle, by Charles L. Mee, February 25 to March 1, in Mago Hunt Center Theater. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. except for the 2 p.m. Sunday matinee. Set in Berlin in 1989, Full Circle is a recklessly exuberant comedy, with East meeting West, potential and peril […]
Pre-Show Panel, Reception for “Full Circle,” Feb. 27
Prior to the Friday, February 27 performance of Full Circle, all ticket holders are invited to enjoy complimentary wine and cheese while listening to a panel of campus experts, including Mead Hunter, performing and fine arts; Brian Els, history; and Rev. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., theology, as they highlight production details and illuminate important themes in […]
Women of the Bible Concert, Feb. 28
The Garaventa Center will present “Women of the Bible,” a concert highlighting the holy, courageous, and remarkable women in the Bible, on Saturday, February 28, at 7:30 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. The concert will feature world premieres of music by Cynthia Gerdes and David DeLyser, composed for sopranos Nicole Hanig (pictured) […]