All current FSA Plan participants had through March 15, 2014 to complete eligible transactions for the 2013 plan year. Participants now have until March 31, 2014 to file all claims for reimbursement with Flex Plan. There will be no 2013 funds available beyond this grace period. Beginning with the 2014 plan year, all savings under […]
02-24-2014
Deadlines For 2014-2015 Bulletin Revisions
Updates to the narrative section of the 2014-2015 University Bulletin (program descriptions, requirements, anything but the course descriptions section) were due to reviewers by Monday, March 17, according to Matt Baasten, associate provost. While all schools and departments are set up differently, in most cases “reviewers” are deans or associate deans; updated bulletin sections are […]
TIAA-CREF Representative Visits, March 4-6
University employees’ TIAA-CREF investment counselor Yasemin Under will be on campus in March for individual financial counseling sessions. She will be on campus for one-on-one counseling sessions on Tuesday, March 4 and Wednesday, March 5. Go to www.tiaa-cref.org/schedulenow to schedule an appointment today. Call TIAA-CREF at (877) 842-2028 or Andy Sherwood at 8981 for more […]
Sr. Angela Hoffman, O.S.B., Outstanding Higher Education Teacher in Science and Mathematics
Sr. Angela Hoffman, O.S.B., chemistry, has been named the Oregon Academy of Science 2014 Outstanding Higher Education Teacher in Science and Mathematics. Hoffman has helped undergraduate students with more than 150 projects involving the ingredient Paclitaxel and the anti-cancer drug Taxol (marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb). University of Portland environmental science professor Bob Butler was the […]
2014 Rank and Tenure Decisions
Effective July 1, 2014, the following professors will be promoted from assistant to associate professor and granted tenure, according to the provost’s office: Tanya Crenshaw, Engineering Andrew Golla, Performing and Fine Arts Christin Hancock, History Hillary Merk, Education Patrick Murphy, Performing and Fine Arts Craig Swinyard, Mathematics Eugenijus Urnezius, Chemistry For more information contact the […]
The Many Sides of Peace, Feb. 24
Suzanne and Brayton Shanley will present “The Many Sides of Peace,” an exploration of living in an intentional and contemplative community in commitment to Christian nonviolence and sustainable living, on Monday, February 24, at 7 p.m., in the Holy Cross Lounge on the third floor of Franz Hall. Their talk is free and open to […]
New Printer Installation, Feb. 26-27
Printing services will be replacing one of their printers and will not be able to run large color print jobs on Wednesday, February 26 or Thursday, February 27, according to supervisor Linda Gill. Please plan print jobs for this week accordingly. For more information contact printing services at 7200 or lgill@up.edu.
Fr. James Heft Lecture, Feb. 27
Fr. James Heft, president of the Institute for Advanced Studies at USC, will present “Bishops and Theologians: A Creative Tension?” on Thursday, February 27, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163. Fr. Heft is the author of Catholic High Schools: Facing the New Realities (2011) and is currently working on a book that examines […]
Relay for Life at UP: Start Teams, Fundraising Now!
All faculty and staff are invited to take part in the 2014 Relay For Life of the University of Portland on Friday, March 28, in the Chiles Center, according to event chair Katelyn Griffin. The Relay For Life of the University of Portland is a student-led fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Relay’s goal is […]
PFA Presents “Woyzeck,” Feb. 26-March 1
The performing and fine arts department will present Georg Büchner’s Woyzeck on February 26-28 and March 1 in Mago Hunt Center Theater. All performances are at 7:30 p.m., with two performances set for Saturday, March 1, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. No Sunday matinee is scheduled for this performance. Admission is $10 for adults […]