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News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

02-29-2016

Rene Sanchez Lecture on Social Justice, March 1

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University of Portland theology professor Rene Sanchez will speak on social justice in the Catholic Church on Tuesday, March 1, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church (25 N. Rosa Parks Way, Portland), at 7 p.m. (English) and Saturday, March 5 at 9 a.m. (Spanish). The event is free and open to all.

Sanchez will focus on the seven key principles of Catholic Social Teaching: Life and Dignity of the Human Person; Call to Family, Community, and Participation; Rights and Responsibilities; Option for the Poor and Vulnerable; The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers; Solidarity; and Care for God’s Creation.

For more information contact the theology department at x7274 or theo@up.edu.

A Fond Farewell Fête For Ken Hallênius, Feb. 29

kennethPlease join the alumni relations staff on Monday, February 29, at 3:30 p.m., in Franz Hall Room 120 to thank Ken Hallenius for 15 years of devoted service to the University of Portland. Hallenius has accepted a position at the University of Notre Dame as communications specialist for the Center for Ethics and Culture.

Ken joined the University in August of 2001, serving in residence life for six years before joining alumni relations in 2007. His quick wit and encyclopedic knowledge of UP alumni will be sorely missed. He often remarks that his career with UP has been “three of the happiest years of my life.”

For more information contact alumni relations at 7328 or alumni@up.edu.

Work-Life Balance: SOPHIA Sponsored Workshop, March 1

sophiaHow best to balance faculty work and non-work responsibilities, interests, and aspirations is a persistent question. Please join SOPHIA for an interactive workshop about these balancing acts on Tuesday, March 1, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons President’s Boardroom. The workshop offers a chance to articulate the challenges faced by senior-level faculty and strategize about how to meet them.

SOPHIA is a faculty engagement program, charged by the provost to explore and provide faculty development opportunities for senior-level faculty. Since work-life issues cut across faculty careers, we welcome all faculty members to participate. However, given the group’s charge, they are especially interested in the shape this question may take for those already tenured and promoted. Refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP by Friday, February 26, to Karen Eifler at eifler@up.edu.

Fine Wine, Fine Cheese, Fine Conversation

wine copyThe Holy Cross community is again delighted to invite all faculty and staff to the ever-popular Wine and Cheese Social on Friday, March 4, from 3:30-5:30 p.m., at Holy Cross Court Lounge on the lower level of 5410 N. Strong St. All are invited to join the Holy Cross community for a relaxing and enjoyable afternoon filled with fine wine, fine cheese, and fine conversation.

For more information contact Kaley McCauley at x8024 or mccauley@up.edu.

Pamplin School of Business Graduate Program Info Sessions

franzhallAll UP community members are invited to learn about the Pamplin School of Business graduate programs, including the MBA with six concentrations, MBA in Non-Profit Management, MS in Finance, and MS in Operations & Technology Management. Find out about flexible programs that match the lifestyle of working professionals with evening courses, go at your own pace options, and more. All programs are accredited by AACSB, the top global accreditation authority, and faculty members are dedicated to students’ success through academic support, advising, small class size, connections in the business community, and critical expertise in the field.

Spring term sessions are just in time for summer start applications due on April 15 and fall start applications due July 15:

  • Wednesday, March 2: Franz Hall Murphy Conference room, 6 p.m.
  • Wednesday, March 9: Westside Campus, 6 p.m. (15220 NW Laidlaw Rd, Portland OR 97229, Suite 230)
  • Saturday, April 16: Westside Campus, 10:30 a.m.
  • Wednesday, April 20: Franz Hall Murphy Conference room, 6 p.m.
  • Wednesday, May 18: Franz Hall Murphy Conference room, 6 p.m.

RSVP to Melissa McCarthy, program director, at mccarthy@up.edu or 7225.

Transformation Fridays: Sacrament of Reconciliation

prayerEvery Friday during Lent the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. The Blessed Sacrament will also be exposed for Adoration at that time. Reconciliation will also be offered on Mondays from 9-10 p.m. and Wednesday from 5-5:30 p.m. It is also available by appointment with individual priests.

For more information contact Campus Ministry at 7131 or ministry@up.edu.

Founders’ Day Submissions Due Thursday, March 3, 11:59 p.m.

founders day girl copySubmissions for the University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration are due Thursday, March 3, by 11:59 p.m. Faculty who have questions about the Founders’ Day schedule and how to submit student presenters’ data for the schedule can speak to their school’s liaison (listed below) or contact Michele Leasor, program coordinator, at 8264 or leasor@up.edu.

The Founders’ Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 12. Four sessions of student presentations will be held in place of regularly scheduled classes, and all students and faculty are encouraged to take part in the day’s events, featuring senior presentations, undergraduate research, panel discussions, recitals, and more.

2016 Founders’ Day liaisons:

  • Business: Ian Parkman, Christine Naylor
  • CAS: Laura Hogue
  • Education: Jackie Waggoner, Stacey Boatright
  • Engineering: Jamie Strohecker, Kim Spir
  • Nursing: Carol Craig, Kim Nguyen.

Engineering Alumnus Establishes VanGrunsven Professorship

DickVanGDick VanGrunsven, a 1961 engineering graduate of the University of Portland, has pledged $30,000 to establish a new term professorship in the Shiley School of Engineering. Over the three-year term of the project, mechanical engineering professor Timothy Doughty will have the title “The Richard and Diane VanGrunsven Professor of Engineering.” With the VanGrunsven gift, Doughty will work to improve the quality and increase the number of co-curricular, hands-on, student/faculty projects conducted during summers in the Shiley School of Engineering.

VanGrunsven founded Van’s Aircraft, Inc., in 1972, primarily to sell plans and parts for the RV-3, a homebuilt aircraft he designed (the “RV” in each model number match his initials). He manufactured the company’s products himself in a small shop behind his house in Reedville, Oregon. As business grew and Van’s Aircraft began producing full aircraft kits and new designs, the company moved to larger quarters in North Plains, Oregon. In 2000 the company moved to a new 60,000-square-foot facility near the small town of Aurora, Oregon. The employee-owned company currently employs over 50 people and produces several hundred complete aircraft kits per year.

For more information contact the Shiley School at x7292 or go to http://engineering.up.edu.

Father Thomas C. Oddo, C.S.C., Memorial Scholarship

oddoTomShortly after his untimely death in 1989, Univer­sity of Portland president Rev. Thomas C. 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 two students who meet a set of criteria which includes demonstrated commitment to service and to service learning.

Nominations are welcome at this time for the next awards to students, and are due by March 18, 2016. A nomination form is available at http://tinyurl.com/m936kyp.