All University of Portland employees are invited to send their kids to this summer’s Portland Pilots Basketball Day Camps and enjoy a special discount. Day camps run June 19-23, June 26-30, and August 7-11. While the normal fee is $350, UP employees can pay only $297.50 if they register online and enter the code “GOPILOTS.” […]
03-27-2017
Anchors Away, All Invited, May 4
All faculty and staff and their families are invited to Anchors Away on Thursday, May 4, on the bluff behind Bauccio Commons, from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. Please join the Campus Program Board and the entire UP community as we gather together to celebrate the conclusion of the 2016-17 academic year with a barbecue, beer garden, live music, and lots […]
TIAA Representative Visit, April 11-13
A representative from TIAA, which administers the University’s retirement accounts, will be on campus on April 11-13, according to Laura Barnard, human resources. Financial counseling appointments are available during work hours on those days in Oricco Hall, but appointments must be scheduled at www.tiaa-cref.org/schedulenow or by calling call TIAA at 877.842.2028 (press 5 to schedule an […]
Theology Thursday Lecture by Simon Aihiokhai, April 6
The next Theology Thursday lecture will feature Simon Aihiokhai, theology, as he presents “New Perspectives for Interfaith Dialogue in the 21st Century” on Thursday, April 6, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall 120. The event is free and open to all. Arguing for the place of religious truths in the era of globalization, this talk […]
Nominate Students To Attend Bystander Intervention Training
Green Dot is hosting its next Bystander Intervention Training for students on Saturday, April 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Organizers are still collecting nominations for student leaders to attend the training and learn how to help decrease violence in the UP community. The nomination form takes about 30 seconds to fill out and there is an […]
Summer and Fall Book Orders Due March 31
Summer and fall book orders are due by Friday, March 31st, according to Eric Cave, bookstore. Orders can be placed via the web at www.uportland.bncollege.com and select “Faculty Resources.” They can also be emailed to cave@up.edu. To make the process even easier, just say “Same as Last Year!” Orders can also be phoned in at x7125. Questions? […]
Fulbright Information Session, April 10
SOPHIA is pleased to invite all faculty with any interest in pursuing administrative, short-term, or long-term Fulbright fellowships to an open house information session on Monday, April 10, 3:15-4:15 p.m., in the Murphy Room of Franz Hall. Representatives from Fulbright, administered by CIES, will be on hand to share a brief slideshow about the range […]
Got a Great Student or Alumni Story? Send it to Marketing!
The marketing and communications office is always looking for stories about the marvelously talented and dedicated students and alumni who make up our community. Faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents–anyone who wants to share information about what our students do to make the world a better place can now submit their stories to the marketing office […]
Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group, March 31
The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be on Friday, March 31, 3:30-5 p.m., in the Murphy Room. The group will be reading three short articles: Andrew Reiner, “Teaching Men to Be Emotionally Honest;” Sarah Brown and Katherine Mangan, “What ‘Safe Spaces’ Really Look Like on College Campuses;” and Christine Emba, […]
Rhodes and Marshall Scholarship Candidates Wanted
Faculty members are encouraged to send the names of academically and experientially exceptional, ambitious rising seniors who would benefit from attending graduate school at Cambridge, Oxford, or one of the other premier UK institutions, to the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement, according to John Orr, assistant to the provost. Students applying for these awards must […]