Please join the Office of Financial Affairs as we say goodbye to Rowena Bramlette, assistant vice president for budgeting. We will honor Rowena for her contributions to the University of Portland in a retirement reception to be held at the Pilot House on Friday, March 1, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. All University employees are […]
02-25-2019
Nominate Students For Diversity and Inclusion Annual Scholarship
The development office invites you to recommend one to two students for the Diversity and Inclusion Annual Scholarship. Nominees should be working to promote diversity on campus through their involvement in on-campus activities, in the classroom, and/or through their participation in community service. Which student(s) stand out to you as leaders in our efforts to […]
C’mon, Smile! Faculty/Staff Photo Session, Feb. 26
Each month, the marketing office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis, for our online directory. The next session is Tuesday, February 26, from 11 a.m. to noon. To schedule an appointment or for questions, please e-mail Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, February 25. Photos will be […]
Concert With Renowned Liturgical Musician David Haas, Feb. 28
Campus Ministry and the Garaventa Center invite you to spend an evening with David Haas as he presents a free concert, “I Will Bring You Home: Songs of Prayer, Stories of Faith,” on Thursday, February 28, at 7 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Haas is the composer of “You Are Mine,” “Blest […]
Music at Midweek, Feb. 27: Glazier & Ugorich
This week’s Music at Midweek featured Jackie Glazier on clarinet and Ivan Ugorich on piano on Wednesday, February 27, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. Music at Midweek is free and open to all. Glazier is an active soloist, chamber musician, orchestral clarinetist, pedagogue, and advocate of new music. She was appointed […]
Zeal, Providence, Hospitality: Did You Know?
Every Catholic religious order was founded to address a particular problem of a time and locale. In the case of the Congregation of Holy Cross, that problem was the devastation wrought by the French Revolution, which had led to suppression of public worship and the shutting down of many Catholic communities. Nearly two generations of […]
Write @ Night: Walk-In Hours at the Writing Center
Do your students have papers due just before Spring Break? At the Writing Center, we’re piloting evening walk-in hours at busy times in the term. These hours are perfect for students who don’t want to commit in advance to a 30- or 60-minute appointment; they’re ideal for those “just in time” writing needs students often […]
Nominate Students For 2019 Gerhardt Award
The Office of Alumni Relations is accepting nominations for the 2019 Thomas A. Gerhardt Award for Student Leadership. Criteria for selection include: Student must be a graduating senior; Student must have demonstrated leadership throughout his or her undergraduate career; Student must demonstrate consistent dedication to the University and the community through service to God and neighbor. […]
A Big Week for Pilot Tennis, Basketball
The Pilot tennis and basketball teams are heading into a big week, as women’s basketball kicks off the busy weekend with a game versus LMU on Thursday, February 28, at 7 p.m. Tennis continues with a doubleheader on Friday, with the women taking on Santa Clara at 10 a.m., and the men battling Pacific Northwest […]
TLC From The TLC: Think-Pair-Share Explained
Think-Pair-Share is a classic way to improve equity and engagement in the classroom, according to Carolyn James, mathematics. Students think about a prompt individually, discuss their ideas in pairs, and the instructor leads a discussion as student share their ideas with the whole class. Think-Pair-Share can easily be extended; consider having students write during think time (even in a STEM class) […]