The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be on Friday, March 23, from 3:30-5 p.m., in the Murphy Room. The group will be discussing “Reflections on the Cosmic Perspective” excerpted from Neil deGrasse Tyson’s 2017 book Astrophysics for People in a Hurry and the poem “The Brain is Wider Than the Sky” […]
02-26-2018
Exhibit: “The Architecture of Internment: The Buildup to Wartime Incarceration,” March 3-9
The Social Justice Program will bring a nationally recognized exhibit, “The Architecture of Internment: The Buildup to Wartime Incarceration,” to the UP campus from Saturday, March 3 to Friday, March 9, in St. Mary’s Student Center. Produced by Portland-based Graham Street Productions, which creates “socially relevant documentaries, books and exhibits to educate, inspire and mobilize audiences,” the exhibit explores how Oregonians participated […]
Nominations Welcome for Oddo Scholarship
Shortly after his untimely death in 1989, University president Rev. Thomas Oddo, C.S.C., was memorialized by faculty, staff, students, and friends with the establishment of an endowed scholarship fund named after him. Every year the University awards scholarship funds in Fr. Oddo’s name to one or more students who meet a set of criteria which includes demonstrated […]
Healing Beyond Healthcare, March 6
The Garaventa Center and School of Nursing invite you to a free presentation, “Healing Beyond Healthcare,” on Tuesday, March 6, at 7:15 p.m., in the Chiles Center Hall of Fame Room. In their talk, adjunct nursing instructor Katie Strawn and Columbia University orthopedic surgeon Joseph Dutkowsky will shine a light on the chaos of the […]
Institutional Review Board Deadlines For Spring Semester
All research involving human subjects should be submitted to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for review. The IRB will meet during the second week of each month during Spring semester 2018. Proposals requiring a full board review will be reviewed at the next scheduled meeting if submitted by the end of the prior month. A […]
Schoenfeldt, ReadUP Author Rebecca Skloot Lecture, Feb. 26
The entire University community is invited to take part in the culmination of the fourth annual ReadUP event, according to Thomas Greene, provost. This year features The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, who will speak on February 26 as a guest of the Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series. Her lecture will take place […]
“Science and Faith” with Joel Nigg, Feb. 28
The Garaventa Center invites all faculty and staff to a free talk by clinical psychologist Joel Nigg, entitled “Science and Faith: Common Misconceptions and Paths to Integration,” on Wednesday, February 28, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. In popular culture, a widespread impression remains that religious faith and scientific logic are opposed. This […]
Music at Midweek: “Angels of the Amazon,” Feb. 28
The next Music at Midweek features the opera “Angel of the Amazon,” written by Evan Mack, the story of Sr. Dorothy Stang, a nun from Ohio who worked with the poor for 40 years. On February 12, 2005, at the age of 73, she was murdered-by-hire for her works as she recited the beatitudes in prayer. […]
UPCrossroads Welcomes Peter Pappas, March 2
The final UPCrossroads discussion event for this spring will take place on Friday, March 2, at 3 p.m., in the Clark Library Digital Lab. Join guest speaker Peter Pappas from the School of Education for an intriguing exploration of where social media has taken us. His talk, “Social media promised us a voice for all, instead we […]
CISGO Diversity and Internationalization Grants
In support of VISION 2020 and the University of Portland mission, the Collaborative for International Studies and Global Outreach (CISGO) will continue the University-wide efforts to infuse a greater sense of internationalization and diversity into the UP Community. Faculty and professional staff are invited to submit a grant proposal to advance diversity & inclusion on […]