Thanks to everyone who responded to the library survey. Data analysis is underway and preliminary results will be shared by the end of spring semester. There was a 50 percent response rate from faculty and the top five units with the highest response will receive pastries and coffee: nursing, communication studies, physics, performing and fine […]
03-21-2016
Home Sweet Home Workshop, March 31
All faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to learn how to develop a whole-house remodeling plan from local design firm Arciform at the Home Sweet Home Workshop on Thursday, March 31, at 6 p.m., in Franz Hall Room 120. Topics covered include identifying your remodeling needs, setting a budget, creating a timeline, and hiring a […]
Submit Book Orders, Help Students Save $$
Summer and fall book orders are due by Wednesday, March 24, and submitting book orders now helps the Barnes & Noble bookstore keep costs down for students, according to bookstore manager Erin Cave. Book rentals are one way students can save. UP’s rental program grows each semester; in the current semester, students rented over 6,000 […]
Faculty Development Day Panel Proposals Welcome
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is accepting proposals from faculty who would like to organize panels for Faculty Development Day on Tuesday, May 3. Please send panel proposals to committee chair Aaron Wootton (tas@up.edu) by Friday, April 15.
UP Trivia/Bar Bets: NCAA or NAIA? First National Title Revisited
The game of Trivia aims to be precise; bar bets often take the form of tricks that fudge and fuddle. So, exploiting that ambiguity: when challenged with the question, “Which is UP’s first National Championship?,” you need to decide: NCAA or NAIA. In either case, it is the women’s athletic programs bringing UP the glory. […]
Have A Mindful March
The Beauchamp Center is promoting a “Mindful March” and encouraging the UP community to participate in some of its many yoga and meditation offerings. On Wednesday, March 23, there will be a special guided meditation for UP employees from 12:15-1 p.m., in Studio 30. Mindfulness meditation is a great way to reduce stress, increase focus, […]
Shamrock Run Recap
Organizers would like to thank all who participated in the University of Portland’s 2016 Shamrock Run team, supporting Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. More than 140 UP walkers and runners representing students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends braved the rain, wind, and cold to complete the race on Sunday, March 13. UP made super team status, raising […]