Award-winning essayist and critic William Deresiewicz will present the keynote lecture, titled “The Self in Society and the Humanity in Both,” for English department’s annual Northwest Undergraduate Conference on Literature (NUCL) on Saturday, March 19, at 1:45 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. His lecture is free and open to the public. Deresiewicz’s works […]
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The Biblical Truth About America’s Death Penalty, March 14
Dale Recinella, chaplain for Florida’s death row, will explore challenges to the death penalty rooted in sacred Scripture on Monday, March 14, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall Room 120. His talk is free and open to all. Recinella has served for 25 years as a spiritual counselor and Catholic correctional chaplain, ministering to men […]
Emergency Lockdown Drill, Thursday, March 17
On Thursday, March 17, at approximately 10:15 a.m., the University of Portland will conduct an emergency lockdown drill. All members of the UP community are asked to shelter in place for a short period of time. All will receive notification when the emergency drill begins and will also be notified at the end of the […]
Faculty, Staff Invited: Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) Dissertation Defenses
The School of Education cordially invites UP faculty and staff to attend the final dissertation defenses of the inaugural cohort of Ed.D. candidates in the coming weeks. For a full schedule of the defenses, please click here.
Bonnie Parks Receives 2016 Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award
University of Portland collections technology librarian Bonnie Parks has been named as the 2016 recipient of the Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award for her distinguished contributions to serials librarianship. The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services division of the American Library Association makes the award each year to a leader in the field. The award […]
Family Open Forum Series Continues with Christina Astorga on Bioethics, March 11
The theology department and the M.A. in pastoral ministry programs continue their partnership with the intercultural community of St. Pius X Parish with their Family Open Forum Series, according to Kathleen McManus, OP, theology. The next forum is a simultaneously translated English and Spanish conversation about bioethics with theology department chair Christina Astorga on Friday, […]
It’s Just Like TIAA-CREF, But Without The CREF
Employees may notice that TIAA-CREF looks a little different. They will be rolling out a new website in the next few weeks and are shortening their name to TIAA. The UP human resources team, which works closely with TIAA-CREF, assures employees here will be no changes to retirement accounts. More information can be found on […]
Request Software for Summer, Fall 2016 by March 18
It is time again for information services to begin the process of creating computer lab and classroom builds for 2016 summer and fall terms. Whatever has been installed on the computers for spring 2016 will not be on the computers for summer or fall unless a specific request is made. Exceptions include Microsoft Office, internet […]
Nominate Students for Franz Center’s Leader Certificate Program
All faculty members are invited to nominate eligible, outstanding students for the Leader Certificate course (LDR 225) offered in fall 2016. During this course students explore what it means to be a leader using the 7 Leader Habits within Common Leader Vocabulary, assess and understand their strengths, explore several leadership theories, and create a personalized […]
Palanca Opportunity Open to All
A group of 39 students will be attending the March Encounter with Christ Retreat along with 21 student leaders from March 18-20. All faculty and staff are asked to consider writing a note (palanca) to students they may know on the retreat’s attendance list. Palanca present an opportunity to encourage students and express appreciation for […]