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03-20-2017

Summer 2017 Provost’s Initiative Awards

The provost’s office is pleased to announce recipients of the Summer 2017 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research awards. These faculty members have been selected to collaborate with and mentor an undergraduate on a co-designed research experience during the 2017 summer semester: Randy Hetherington, education: “Bridging the Gap: Research informed practice in partnership with schools,” with […]

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 […]

Music at Midweek: Student Perfomances

The remainder of the spring semester’s Music at Midweek performance will feature student performers, according to Nicole Hanig, performing and fine arts. The lone exception will be Wednesday, April 12, when the Hunt Center will be used during the Jazz Festival. Please come on Wednesdays from 12:30 to 1:30 to see our amazingly talented students. […]

Late Stay Request Forms Due April 7

If your department will be sponsoring students to remain on campus after the standard move-out dates (May 5 for most students, May 8 for graduating seniors), please complete a Department Late Stay Request form. If your department did not receive a copy of the template for making this request (sent March 13), please contact the […]

“Home” Pre-Play Panel and Reception, March 25

All ticket holders for the Saturday, March 25 show of Home are invited to enjoy a complimentary wine and cheese reception courtesy of the Garaventa Center as campus experts highlight production details and intriguing themes before the play. The reception begins at 6:15 p.m., followed by the panel at 6:45 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. […]

NUCL Keynote: “Critical Thought for Critical Times,” March 25

Literature professor Erica Edwards of the University of California, Riverside will present “Critical Thought for Critical Times,” the keynote address for the 2017 Northwest Undergraduate Conference on Literature (NUCL), on Saturday, March 25, at 1:45 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons. Her talk is free and open to all. What is the nature of critical thought […]

Fresh Check Day, March 24

Fresh Check Day, a mental health fair that combines fun activities with educational information about mental health and suicide awareness, will take place on Friday, March 24, from 1-4 p.m., on the quiet side of the Bauccio Commons. Come join us for an afternoon filled with food trucks, zumba, meditation, fun games, and much more. […]

Annual UP Hawaii Club Luau, March 25

The University of Portland Hawaii Club’s annual Luau will take place on Saturday, March 25, from 5 to 9 p.m., in the Chiles Center. Every year the University’s Hawaiian community offers authentic aloha hospitality with kalua pig, poke, chicken, poi, and other Hawaiian delicacies, plus traditional dancers and decor. General admission (12 and older) is […]

Lenten Reflections with Holy Cross Series, March 22 & 29, April 5

University president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., will present “Welcoming the Stranger: Hospitality and Christian Discipleship” as a guest of the Lenten Reflections with Holy Cross speaker series at Holy Redeemer Church (25 Rosa Parks Way). He will speak at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, and the lecture is free and open to all. On […]