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03-02-2015

Retiring Faculty Ceremony & Reception, April 24

April 20, 2015

hThe following faculty members have announced their retirement at the conclusion of the spring 2015 semester, according to Kathleen Staten, provost’s office: 

  • Raymond Bard, chemistry
  • Susan Decker, nursing
  • Kenneth Kleszynski, performing & fine arts
  • Elayne Shapiro, communication studies
  • Joanne Warner, nursing

A ceremony for all 2015 retirees will take place on Friday, April 24, at 3:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium, followed by a reception in the Bauccio Commons board room. For more information contact Staten at 7105 or staten@up.edu.

Filed Under: 03-02-2015, 04-20-2015, Academics, Events, Provost's Office Tagged With: Elayne Shapiro, Joanne Warner, Kathleen Staten, Kenneth Kleszynski, Provost's Office, Ray Bard, Susan Decker

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

March 23, 2015

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 27. A nomination form is available at http://tinyurl.com/m936kyp.

Filed Under: 03-02-2015, 03-16-2015, 03-23-2015, Campus Ministry, Campus Services, Moreau Center Tagged With: Campus Ministry, Moreau Center, Rev. Thomas Oddo C.S.C.

Faith And Intellectual Life Discussion Group, March 27

March 23, 2015

staff & faculty portraitsThe next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be on Friday, March 27, 3:30-5 p.m., in the Franz Hall Murphy Room. The group will be discussing Isak Dinesen’s short story Babette’s Feast, and also will also be celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group with special refreshments. All faculty and staff are welcome. For more information contact Norah Martin, philosophy, at martinn@up.edu.

Filed Under: 03-02-2015, 03-09-2015, 03-16-2015, 03-23-2015, Academics, Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group Tagged With: Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Norah Martin

Digital Identity Week, March 16-20

March 16, 2015

digital identityThe University of Portland will present Digital Identity Week, a series of events designed to help raise the awareness of students, faculty, and staff when it comes to their digital identities, from Monday, March 16 to Friday, March 20, according to Eric Anctil, education.

For more information, visit the Digital Identity Week homepage and follow the events on Twitter (@digitalidup; #digitalidentityUP).

Filed Under: 03-02-2015, 03-09-2015, 03-16-2015, Campus Services Tagged With: Digital Identity Week, Eric Anctil

SOLD OUT – State Of The University, Alumni Awards, March 17

March 16, 2015

poormanUniversity president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., will give his first  State of the University address and present the 2015 Alumni Awards at a sold out event on Tuesday, March 17, at the Sentinel Hotel, 614 S.W. 11th Ave. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., with a program from noon to 1 p.m.

With KGW’s Laurel Porter as moderator, Fr. Poorman will discuss ongoing effects of the recently completed RISE Campaign (which raised more than $182 million), the latest achievements in athletics and academics, and other factors affecting the University’s short-and-long-term success. Also on the agenda will be the annual Alumni Awards. This year’s winners are Scott Reis ’98, Distinguished Alumni Award; Stan Muessle ’62, Rev. Tom Oddo, C.S.C. Outstanding Service Award; Christina Palmer Fuller ’07, MBA ’12, Contem­porary Alumni Award; and UP senior Nicholas MacKinnon ’15, winner of the Thomas A. Gerhardt ’55 Memorial Award for Student Leadership.

For more information, contact the marketing and communications office at 7202 or speaker@up.edu.

Filed Under: 03-02-2015, 03-09-2015, 03-16-2015, Events, President's Office, University Relations Tagged With: Christina Palmer Fuller, Laurel Porter, Nicholas MacKinnon, Rev. Mark L. Poorman C.S.C., Scott Reis, Stan Muessle, State of the University

Dial “6” To Get Out, Starting March 18

March 9, 2015

hOn Wednesday, March 18, the University will change the number to dial for an outside phone line from 9 to 6. After that date, callers will no longer be able to get an outside line by dialing 9. This change is being enacted in an effort to reduce inadvertent 911 calls.

For any questions or concerns, please contact public safety at 7161 or publicsafety@up.edu, or the information services help desk at 7000 or help@up.edu.

Filed Under: 03-02-2015, 03-09-2015, 03-16-2015, Campus Services, Information Services, Public Safety Tagged With: Information Services, public safety

Joane Moceri Appointed Nursing Dean, Effective July 1

March 2, 2015

U of PUniversity president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., has appointed Joane Moceri as dean of the School of Nursing, effective July 1. Moceri will succeed Joanne Warner, who is retiring after serving as dean since 2007.

Moceri joined the University as an associate professor in 2012, and began service as the associate dean for the undergraduate nursing program in May 2013. Before her time at UP, she taught at the University of Washington Tacoma in the B.S.N. completion and graduate nursing programs, and was the founding director of the Pierce College Nursing Program where she focused on increasing the enrollment of underrepresented populations in nursing. Moceri earned her Ph.D, M.N., and B.S.N. from the University of Washington.

Along with nursing, Moceri has extensive experience in business management. Since coming to UP, she has taught undergraduate courses on nursing theory, communication, and nursing leadership; as well as graduate courses on resource management, communication, and population health.

For more information contact the School of Nursing at 7211 or nursing@up.edu.

Filed Under: 03-02-2015, Academics, School of Nursing Tagged With: Joane Moceri, Rev. Mark L. Poorman C.S.C., School of Nursing

New Duties For Fr. Art Wheeler

March 2, 2015

wheeler copyRev. Art Wheeler, C.S.C., has indicated to the provost that he would like to return to the history faculty on a full-time basis beginning with the 2015 fall semester. He currently serves as assistant to the provost and director of the Studies Abroad Progam.

In his 20 years as study abroad director, Fr. Art has been relentless about adding programs and encouraging students to study abroad, and now about one-third of UP students have studied abroad at some point in their academic programs. He has also served as associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences and was a long serving chair of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Athletics. Father Art has  consistently taught classes while serving in administrative roles. He won the Culligan Award, the highest award for faculty at the University of Portland, in 2005, and was recognized with the Dean’s Award for Leadership in 2012. He is a well-known advocate for students and his counseling and advising services have been influential in students’ lives for many years.

For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu.

Filed Under: 03-02-2015, Academics, College of Arts & Sciences, History, Studies Abroad Tagged With: Rev. Art Wheeler C.S.C., Studies Abroad

Honorees Chosen For 2015 Commencement

March 2, 2015

FrHayes copyThe University has announced six honorees who will receive recognition during the undergraduate commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 3, at the Chiles Center. The graduate commencement ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 2.

Father William Hayes, S.J. (pictured), will receive the University’s highest honor, the Christus Magister Medal. Fr. Hayes spent his entire professional life, more than 65 years, in Catholic education at Portland’s Jesuit High School, Gonzaga Prep in Spokane, Seattle University, and others before coming back to Jesuit as president in 1984.

Receiving honorary doctorates will be:

  • Anne Fadiman, Yale University professor and renowned essayist, and former editor of The American Scholar and Civilization magazines. Fadiman will deliver the University’s graduate school commencement address.
  • David Haas, director of the Emmaus Center for Music, Prayer, and Ministry, in St. Paul, Minnesota. With more than 45 collections and recordings of his work widely used in Christian worship, Haas is one of the most prolific and influential composers of contemporary Catholic liturgical music since the Second Vatican Council.
  • Scott Malpass: vice president and chief investment officer at the University of Notre Dame, is responsible for investment of the university’s endowment, working capital, pension and life income assets. In 2014, Notre Dame’s assets were worth close to $10 billion, making the university’s endowment the 12th largest in American higher education and the largest at a Catholic university.
  • Larree Renda: former executive vice president of Safeway, Inc., and president of Safeway Health, Inc., started her career in 1974 bagging groceries. She is a member of the University of Portland’s board of regents. In 2009, she was named Food Industry Executive of the Year by the USC Marshall Food Industry Management Program. Renda was the 2010 Chair of the California Chamber of Commerce, and in 2001 and 2002 was voted one of the “50 Most Influential Women in Business” by Fortune Magazine. She will deliver the University’s undergraduate commencement address.
  • Walter Urba, M.D, medical director and director of cancer research at the Robert W. Franz Cancer Research Center, Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, at Providence Portland Medical Center, is one of the world’s leaders in working against cancers with immunology.

More information about the University’s commencement ceremonies can be found at http://www.up.edu/commencement.

Filed Under: 03-02-2015, Academics, Events Tagged With: 2015 Commencement, Ann Fadmiman, Christus Magister, David Haas, Fr. William Hayes S.J., Larree Renda, Scott Malpass, Walter Urba

“My Life in Holy Cross,” March 3

March 2, 2015

holy crossNot long ago, Pope Francis declared 2015 to be The Year of Consecrated Life. To honor that declaration, the local Holy Cross community will partner with the Garaventa Center to offer “My Life in Holy Cross” on Tuesday, March 3, at 7:15 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons board room. Rev. Charlie McCoy, C.S.C., will facilitate a conversation among Frs. Claude Pomerleau and Pat Hannon, who will offer compelling vignettes of their priestly vocations and lives in Holy Cross ministry. Following the panel, the priests will take questions from the audience. This is a great way for the UP community to get to know some of the human stories and faces of the religious community with whom we labor. The event is free and open to the public; light refreshments will be served.

For more information contact Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, at 8014 or eifler@up.edu.

Filed Under: 03-02-2015, Campus Services, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Congregation of Holy Cross, Garaventa Center, Rev. Charles McCoy C.S.C., Rev. Claude Pomerleau C.S.C., Rev. Pat Hannon C.S.C.

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